Northeast Music Guide

The Jacques -  ‘I Never Want To Be Your Boyfriend’ New Single Out Now:   Listen Here   Newcastle Live Date: Monday 2 nd March 2020 – The Cluny, Newcastle  Tickets: https://ticketmaster-uk.tm7559.net/kEmJM #Ad London four-piece THE JACQUES have shared their new single, ‘ I Never Want To Be Your Boyfriend ’, as well as announcing an extensive UK headline tour in March. Opening to a driving bassline juxtaposed with swelling guitar lines, saccharine synths and nonchalant vocals, the track is a reverb-drenched slice of dream-pop which builds through verses laden with evocative lyricism into infectious choruses which convey their intent from beneath a shroud of laid-back irreverence. The track was produced by Dan Swift (Snow Patrol/Ash), and recorded at both RAK and Rockfield Studios.  Lead singer Finn explains,  “‘I Never Want To Be Your Boyfriend’ is definitely our poppiest song to date... for that reason it’s really fun to pl...

Thumper ‘Down’ out now via Reckless Records and appearing at the North East Tuesday 25 th February 2020 - Think Tank Underground, Newcastle Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/THUMPERnewcastle #Ad The Irish Times Thumper have confirmed their 2020 UK tour, taking the sextet from Glasgow to Brighton, via Newcastle, throughout February and March. The band have also blown up airwaves across the UK and Ireland with their infectious pop grunge single,  ‘(You’re Bringing Me) Down’.   “Down’ infuses the best of pop and grunge, with a throwback to the glory days of 90s noise-rock. At the center of manic beats and pounding rhythms are skillfully crafted lyrics that reveal the beauty behind the chaos.”  -  Hotpress “ THUMPER are the future rock and roll icons we’ve been waiting for. Four guitarists stage front and 2 drummers, they create “a sonic thrust impossible to ignore”-   Tony Clayton Lea, They are the band we’re obsessing...

What’s Love Got To Do With It? Smash hit show celebrating Tina Turner is heading to Sunderland in 2020 What's Love Got To Do With It? Sunderland Empire Wednesday, June 17 2020. Tickets now on sale: https://prf.hn/l/K93E1Or #Ad Tina Turner fans should get ready to party as the smash hit touring show What’s Love Got To Do With It ? arrives in Sunderland in the second year of its massive UK tour. What's Love Got To Do With It?  is a joyous show celebrating the music of the incredible Tina Turner. Launched in 2019, the show has been selling out theatres in towns and cities across the UK. Now, as part of the 2020 tour, What’s Love Got To Do With It? is set to wow fans when it heads to the Sunderland Empire on Wednesday, June 17 2020. Brought to you by the award-winning producers behind the hugely successful Whitney - Queen Of The Night , What’s Love Got To Do With It? is the ultimate tribute concert paying homage to one of the most iconic and much l...

Daddy Long Legs Confirm UK & Ireland Tour Dates including Thurs 30 th January 2020 - The Cluny, Newcastle Tickets: https://ticketmaster-uk.tm7560.net/yAANv #Ad Brooklyn, NY-based trio Daddy Long Legs—Brian Hurd (vocals, harmonica, guitar), Murat Akturk (slide guitar), Josh Styles (drums, maracas) have confirmed a run of UK & IRE tour dates for January and February 2020. "Daddy Long Legs takes the blues and turns them inside out, upside down, round about and renews their primal energy. My favorite rompin’ stompin’ New York band of the moment."   -Lenny Kaye Produced by Jimmy Sutton and engineered by Alex Hall (JD McPherson, Pokey LaFarge, Jake La Botz) at Hi-Style Studios in Chicago, the band’s debut album,  Lowdown Ways  features 12 original compositions with songwriting contributions from JD McPherson and Sutton. A new direction from their first two studio albums (released by Norton Records), Lowdown Ways sees the boys widen their sonic h...

Young Darlington Musicians To Compose And Perform Own Piece Of Music With World Class Orchestra As part of the Darlington Concert Series co-produced by Orchestras Live and Darlington Hippodrome, a creative project is being held for young musicians from local Secondary schools who will compose their own piece of music to perform with the Hallé Orchestra at Darlington Hippodrome. In workshops led by experienced Hallé musicians and Orchestras Live/Spitalfields new trainee music leader Alice Phelps , a short 5 minute piece is being devised that combines the participants and Halle musicians as an ensemble. Hallé musicians and Alice are working with young guitar players at Haughton School in Education Village and Longfield Academy to explore the themes, structure and musical ideas of the Rodrigo Guitar Concerto. A final workshop will take place on Tuesday 7th January at Longfield Academy in Darlington before rehearsals in the Hippodrome on Thursday 9th Ja...

The Bellrays Confirm January 2020 UK tour With support from Los Pepes The Bellrays have confirmed an eleven date UK tour for January 2020, with special guests Los Pepes. Kicking off in Portsmouth on 15/01, the run includes stops in Bristol, Scotland, Middlesbrough, Newcastle and Brighton before finishing at London’s Oslo on 26/01. North East dates are as follows: Thursday 23 rd January - The Cluny, Newcastle Tickets: https://ticketmaster-uk.tm7560.net/YP3AK Friday 24 th January - Westgate Social Club, Middlesbrough Tickets: https://tinyurl.com/WestgaRthBellrays #Ad Blues is the teacher. Punk is the preacher. It’s all about emotion and energy, experience and raw talent, spirit and intellect. Exciting things happen when these things collide. Bob Vennum and Lisa Kekaula   made the BellRays happen in 1991 in East LA but they weren’t really thinking about any of this then. They wanted to play music and they wanted it to feel ...