Northeast Music Guide

Carillion-Igloo and NARC. magazine present the return  of...THE AIRSTREAM SESSIONS as part of The Ouseburn  Festival 2014. Come down to Malmo Quay on Newcastle's Quayside on Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th July to check out some fantastic live acoustic acts performing outside our shiny silver Airstream bus. SATURDAY 5TH JU LY 2pm: JACK FALLOWS (Sleepwalk, Skull Puppies) http:// sleepwalkband.bandcamp.com/ http:// skullpuppies.bandcamp.com/ Acclaimed illustrator and musician Jack Fallows plays melancholic folk punk for fans of comic books and Dungeons & Dragons. 3pm: SUNTRAPP http://www.suntrapp.co.uk/ Sublime indie-folk that has received praise from Lauren Laverne, The 405 and Amazing Radio amongst many others. 4pm: MEGHANN CLANCY http:// www.meghannclancy.co.uk/ An acoustic singer-songwriter from North Yorkshire currently based in Newcastle upon Tyne, Meghann Clancy's captivating music combines catchy melodies and a pure vocal to tell stories drawn from ...

Observations from 27/03/2014 At The Cluny Photos all ©Jowheretogo Words by James Clarke: Had to nip along to  The Cluny  when I heard there was a fundraising band extravaganza for relatively new muso mag  NE:MM , ran by  Russell Poad , whom I’ve always admired for promoting excellent live shows in t he past. Last night’s line-up was another fine example of quality Northeast talent.  I rocked up around 9pm and caught the end of a set by a duo named “what we call progress” Their Chemical Brothers meets singer songwriter setup had me intrigued, it wasn’t just button pushing techno-nonsense, it was clever, melodic, unique and quite beautiful. These guys wouldn’t be out of place in some kind of post clubbing chillout backroom. I’d like to see more of them.  Next up was mint Yorkshire lass  Meghann Clancy . I’m massively biased as I’ve always loved her music plus accompanying cellist  Katie Hall   is also in my band  3 at Sea . I wa...