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Shambolics KU, Stockton

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 Advertisment Shambolics KU, Stockton Saturday 13 May 2023 Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/SHAMBOLICSku Stockton’s KU are once again bringing one of the UK’s most exciting new live acts to the region with a show from indie-pop four-piece Shambolics on May 13th. The Alan McGee endorsed band are signed to his Creation23 label and have recently released their latest EP, Take It Or Leave It, while the single of the same name blends Britpop influences with 80s grooves into something to both sing and dance along to. Having only formed in 2017, Shambolics’ debut single, Chasing A Disaster, went straight to number 2 in the UK Official Vinyl Chart and then just before lockdown the band played their biggest show to date, selling out St. Lukes in Glasgow. Then, taking advantage of the enforced break the band relocated to Glasgow and hooked up with producer Chris Marshall. Shambolics’ more recent work is grittier and more honest while maintaining the melodies and upbeat disposition they we

Preview: Greg Griffin at KU, Stockton

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advertisement Greg Griffin KU, Stockton Friday 12 May 2023   Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/GuyGriffinKU Greg Griffin comes to KU in Stockton in May as part of a rare UK tour in support of his latest solo album Automatic. The Proud Mary legend has played and recorded all over the world with some of the biggest names in the music industry, so this is something of a coup for the Stockton venue. Tickets are already selling fast, and this show is expected to sell out. Singer-songwriter Greg first hooked up with fellow musician Paul Newsome in the late 90s and became the first band signed to Noel Gallagher's Sour Mash label with the Oasis man going on to produce their first album of unabashed blues rock, The Same Old Blues. Around the same time Greg started recording and touring extensively with artists including Neil Young, Paul Weller, Stereophonics, and The Black Crowes before moving to San Diego in 2013. Greg’s most recent solo album, Automatic, released in October 2022, w

A Man Called Adam - Legendary North-East Electronic Duo Announce New Album: ‘the Girl With A Hole In Her Heart’

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  A Man Called Adam - Legendary North-East Electronic Duo Announce New Album: ‘the Girl With A Hole In Her Heart’ Released Digitally: 26 May 2023 // Vinyl: 21 July via Other Records #ad Amazon Link: https://amzn.to/4230kBK   A MAN CALLED ADAM have announced a brand new album ‘The Girl With A Hole In Her Heart’.   An album about Teesside and the wild coastal and industrial landscapes where the band’s Sally Rodgers grew up, the album will be released digitally on 26 May (via Other Records). The announcement arrives as the duo also share its title-track today.  Their first new album since 2019’s ‘Farmarama’, ‘The Girl With A Hole In Her Heart’ is a Balearic record, though not one that’s inspired by those fabled Iberian sun-kissed beaches that stretch on forever and sunsets that stop you in your tracks. Rather, it’s a House record made for all night dancing in a decommissioned steelwork. It’s an ambient record that strolls a windswept coastline where lime-grass dunes rise and fall like slu

Beans on Toast - will be “Back Out On The Road”

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advertisement   Beans on Toast “BACK OUT ON THE ROAD” Outlaw folk musician - Beans on Toast - will be “Back Out On The Road” next Spring. Thursday 2 March 2023 - NEWCASTLE The Cluny - Tickets: https://tidd.ly/3Cc7U24 Tuesday 7 March 2023 - MIDDLESBROUGH Westgarth Social Tickets: https://tidd.ly/3I9Apl0 Following the runaway success of his extended UK tour in 2022, the cult hero is already plotting his return with a “mahoosive ramble” in the works for 2023.  One man and his guitar with songs to sing and stories to tell, UK fans will be able to catch him performing at 30 of the country's finest independent venues throughout February and March. Speaking about the upcoming tour Beans says:  “Folk music is an age-old art form, and it’s more relevant than ever in these wild and crazy modern times. You can expect an inspiring and entertaining gig, a relaxed and fun affair that leaves you feeling like you've met up with an old friend, and you're all the better for it.” Since 20

Lemonheads at Newcastle University

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advertisement   THE LEMONHEADS ANNOUNCE SPECIAL 30TH ANNIVERSARY SHOWS PERFORMING ‘IT’S A SHAME ABOUT RAY’ IN ITS ENTIRETY including   Newcastle University Students Union Saturday 1 Oct 2022 Tickets: https:// tidd.ly/3b5bsJk   THE LEMONHEADS have announced a run of special anniversary shows in the UK this September/October. Celebrating 30 years of their fifth studio album ‘ It’s a Shame About Ray ’, the American rockers will be playing the album in full for UK audiences. Heading to  Birmingham ,  London ,  Manchester ,  Bristol  and  Newcastle , the shows will be a unique chance to hear the album live in its entirety.  Released in 1992 and produced by the Robb Brothers, the album was an international hit gaining a  #31 positioning in the UK Top 100.  With its title taken from a quote frontman Evan Dando had seen in a Sydney newspaper about a boy named Ray being repeatedly kicked out of school, the record gained rave reviews at the time of its release. Awarded five out of five stars by

1975 Utilita Arena Newcastle

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  Advertisement 1975 Utilita Arena Newcastle Thursday 1 st September 2022. Tickets: https://ticketmaster-uk.tm7559.net/15A4ng https://tidd.ly/3x9pqSe The 1975 have announced their 2023 tour, coming to Utilita Arena Newcastle on the 25 th Jan 2023. Tickets go on sale at 9am on the 9 th September from https://ticketmaster-uk.tm7559.net/15A4ng .   The 1975 have just released ‘I’m In Love With You’ - the third track from their highly anticipated forthcoming new album ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’. You can listen to ‘I’m In Love With You’ HERE while you can watch the video, directed by Samuel Bradley, HERE . ‘I’m In Love With You’ follows recent releases ‘Happiness’ and ‘Part Of The Band’, the band’s acclaimed comeback single which Pitchfork praised as “ the kind of grand, playful pop song that only this band could pull of f”. All three tracks will feature on ‘Being Funny In A Foreign Language’, the band’s fifth studio album, released Friday 14th October via

Preview: Joanne Shaw Taylor at Newcastle Tyne Theatre

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 advertisement #1 Blues Billboard artist Joanne Shaw Taylor brings live show to Newcastle   Joanne Shaw Taylor Newcastle Tyne Theatre & Opera House Thursday 1 st December 2022 Tickets: Tickets are available directly from the theatre and online from EventimUK: https://tinyurl.com/TIXjoanneSHAWtaylor Join #1 Billboard Blues Artist Joanne Shaw Taylor and her amazing band as they perform songs from her highly acclaimed new release, “The Blues Album”, along with fan favourites from the past at Newcastle’s Tyne Theatre and Opera House on Thursday 1 st December 2022. “The Blues Album” is Joanne Shaw Taylor’s eighth album and is a collection of blues and soul covers, produced by Joe Bonamassa and Josh Smith. Shaw Taylor is a critically acclaimed guitarist and singer-songwriter, evidenced in this new collection of pieces, building on her work from the past two decades. Taylor has become one of the hottest live acts on the modern Blues scene, and soon you’ll see why. You don