With the onset of May and a slightly better chance of blue skies, the local festival season is fast approaching. Ian Pennington looks forward to Salford’s Sounds From The Other City, with particular interest in combinations of new technologies and classic instruments.
Does punk played on the ukulele really work? Sarah Adie finds out firsthand, checking out Ukepunk’s latest gig at Cushion in Altrincham.
Jonn Dean has been a constantly shifting musical experimenter during his time recording and performing music from a Manchester hub. An electronica project took the backseat while he played keyboards with local alt-rock group Kin, but since they disbanded Veí has moved to the fore. Ian Pennington talks to him about his development as a musician and his work with the Baptists & Bootleggers record label.
Sunday 1 April saw the launch of the very first Afflecks Fringe Festival. Hosted mainly by the purpose-built Three Minute Theatre, the extensive programme of events also covers Matt and Phreds, The Frog and Bucket and Nexus Art Café. Mule Culture section reviewers report back with their experiences.
Following a residency at Sicknote clubnights focusing on the musical sub-genre tangents of dubstep and dark electronica, local DJ and electronic music producer Cogidubnus set up his own record label, named Broken Bubble, which features digital albums by some of his favourite artists. The latest release via that label is his own material and is reviewed here by Ian Pennington.
The tenth release on local electronic music label Mindset Records saw the light of day on Monday 9 April. Ian Pennington has a listen.
This Sunday saw the launch of the very first Afflecks Fringe Festival. Hosted mainly by the purpose-built Three Minute Theatre, the extensive programme of events also covers Matt and Phreds, The Frog and Bucket and Nexus Art Café.
