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Lynyrd Skynyrd

In front of a swamp backdrop, with Confederate flags flying, Lynyrd Skynyrd piledrive through their back catalogue in a valiant attempt to turn a Monday night in Ardwick into a scene from The Dukes of Hazard. Read more…

STRANGERWAYS with THE JANICE GRAHAM BAND

STRANGERWAYS @ JOSHUA BROOKS SATURDAY 13TH MARCH Playing Live... THE JANICE GRAHAM BAND Read more…

The XX

Noisy people!! Read more…

Stereophonics

It's hard to believe it's some 13 years since Welsh rockers Stereophonics brought us Word Gets Around. Bringing a festival atmosphere to the MEN Arena, it was the songs that have stood the test of the past decade that shone for the band's loyal following. Read more…

Lily Allen and Dizzee Rascal

Lily Allen is battling illness. “I’ve got a bout of bronchitis so sorry if my singing’s a bit s***,” she apologies, before adding “Not that it’s any good to begin with.” Read more…

Brendan Benson

There was a time – let’s call it pre-Raconteurs – when Brendan Benson seemed like a fragile performer. Then a shy but engaging solo artist formerly backed by a fairly temporary band of fine pickers, Benson stole all the attention on stage but never really looked comfortable in its gaze. Read more…

The Noisettes

You must know you've made it after selling out virtually every Manchester venue in a year, all off the back of one short album. Short but sweet, of course. Read more…

James McCartney

At 32, you might wonder what’s kept him, but James McCartney – yes, the son of Beatles legend Sir Paul – has decided to embark on a solo career. Read more…

Twisted Wheel

Derided and doted on in equal measure, Twisted Wheel are perhaps the most divisive Greater Manchester band for some time. The Oldham three piece’s eponymous debut garnered a mixed reception, but they will hardly care when the disciples turn up in such raucous fashion as they did at the newly opened Fac251. Read more…

African Soul Rebels 2010: Oumou Sangare + Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou + The Kalahari Surfers

For a night replete with social commentary and politically orientated African acts crashing off each other as counterpoints, one particular quotation sheds light on our own society. Read more…

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