A last minute jaunt over to his second home of Manchester saw DJ Astrocreep take in the aural delights of the enigmatic Chelsea Wolfe for the first time. After blasting Soft Play down his ears on the train over, still earworming himfrom a few days previous, the big lad met up with a couple of friends and headed down to the venue in time for doors and our support act.
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It had been a long time since Jase W had been in the Grote Zaal for a show but no better reason to be here than for a band like MONO. Not only that but with an orchestral outfit backing them to boot. The Grote Zaal in this venue is a really magnificent room to behold and is architecturally gorgeous on the inside but JW was not here to marvel at geometric patterns, oh no, he was here to experience one of the best post rock outfits to come out of Japan. They tour relatively infrequently so missing the chance to see this show wasn’t on the table in any form, especially not a special show like this.
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A local gig of not so local people is the thing for tonight, as southern punks Soft Play are in town, with Welsh punk quintet Panic Shack spreading their own take on the riot grrl scene in perfect support. A cold evening outside with the change of seasons is against the warm, sweaty room that the upstairs room of the local Academy venue always becomes with a sellout show, a great setting for the tour.
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As the nights grow longer and Halloween approaches, there’s no better way to dive into the spooky season than with a thrilling lineup of genre-defining acts. Headlining Manchester’s Victoria Warehouse were Columbus, Ohio’s Beartooth, who over the last decade have firmly established themselves as one of the best-known outfits within the metalcore scene. They were joined by Australia’s Polaris, who are still riding high following the success of their third full-length album Fatalism, and Landmvrks from Marseille, France, who are best known for putting on some of the highest energy live shows currently on the road. Thursday’s performance spanned several continents, and this exhilarating crossover certainly did not disappoint.
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Well, it’s only a few days until our favourite night of the year – even though we’ve already attended our first fancy dress ball of the season – and so we’re throwing open the doors for this special edition of the Singles Club featuring some of the spookiest and, it has to be admitted, loosely Halloween-themed tunes that have been bothering our death decks in the lead up to All Soul’s Eve… so, let’s dive into the big gooey cauldron of rock ‘n’ roll fangtasticness, shall we? OK, if you insist…
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