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Animal Collective ‘Ballet Slippers’
Capable of being captivating and but also quite frustrating since they first appeared with Spirit They're Gone Spirit They've Vanished in 2000, live performanc... Read More...
Daniel Kirby
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Restless Bear 1st Anniversary – St. Mary’s Creative Space, Chester, UK (16th November 2019)
There hasn't been a whole lot going on in Chester for music lovers over the past decade, with locals often having to hop on the train to nearby Liverpool or Ma... Read More...
A.A. Bondy – St. Mary’s Creative Space, Chester, UK (7th November 2019)
Alabama born Auguste Arthur Bondy started his musical career as a guitarist and vocalist with indie grunge band Verbena. Formed out of high school and initiall... Read More...
Moon Duo – Invisible Wind Factory, Liverpool, UK (30th October 2019)
Formed in the incessantly sunny city of San Francisco a decade ago when Wooden Shjips guitarist Ripley Johnson joined forces with keyboardist Sanae Yamada, the... Read More...
Julie’s Haircut – The Live Rooms, Chester, UK (2nd October 2019)
Fairly well known in their home country of Italy, the Sassuolo-formed Julie's Haircut have been releasing music for the best part of 25 years now. However, man... Read More...
33 1/3 Book Series Releases B-Sides Collection
Starting in 2003, the 33 1/3 series began publishing short books about classic albums. 16 years later the series has put out books on over 140 albums, with man... Read More...
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Tool ‘Fear Inoculum’
Tool fans have waited a long time for this. 13 years to be exact. Their last record was released back in 2006, before social media and streaming services came ... Read More...
Manchester Psych Fest 2019 – Manchester, UK (30th August)
Six years on from its humble beginnings in the city's vibrant Northern Quarter, the latest edition of Manchester Psych Fest saw it expanding by moving near to ... Read More...
Future Yard 2019 – Birkenhead, The Wirral (23rd and 24th August)
Put together by the team behind Bido Lito! magazine, a local monthly which has been promoting arts and culture on Merseyside for the best part of a decade now,... Read More...
Manchester Psych Fest 2019: Stage Times Announced
Manchester Psych Fest has released the stage times for its expanded 2019 edition. Now in its sixth year, it has moved away from its Northern Quarter birth pla... Read More...
Daniel Kirby
Chester-based writer and photographer interested in various forms of rock, hip hop and electronica. Some of my favourite artists over the years have been Radiohead, Tool, Talking Heads, Pink Floyd, Aphex Twin and MF DOOM.