Feather Trade at The Brudenell on 7 September

Following on from international festival dates as well as touring in the USA, Athens, G.A.  and post-punk trio Feather Trade has now recorded their first album – The Sound of Broken Worlds – with Matt Yelton (Pixies; Frank Black and The Catholics.) Matt met up with producer Gareth Jones at one of the band’s shows […]

Leeds Gigs in October (and what the critics say)

Here’s a selection of  Leeds’ October gigs at some of our favourite venues – and what people say.   APRE at Hyde Park Book Club on 1st   What people say about APRE:   “Frighteningly composed and confident for a band’s first step” DIY    “Endlessly curious art-pop…showing a fastidious eye for detail, the first sign of where APRE […]

Molly Sarlé – At Hyde Park Book Club on 3 September 

Molly Sarlé’s debut album, Karaoke Angel, is due out this autumn.  In the meantime, she’s shared a single + video, This Close, from the album.  Filmed on a California beach, it tells the tale of falling in love with a karaoke singer. You can watch it HERE  Molly explained her thinking behind the single: “I wrote ‘This Close’ […]

The World’s Biggest Blanket Fort – Another World Record for Leeds?

On Wednesday 28 August and Thursday 29, Yorkshire’s Time4Sleep will make an attempt to break the record for the world’s biggest blanket fort – in Millennium Square!  It will hopefully measure 661 square metres. With the use of 650 blankets and some scaffolding, the aim is that the fort will exceed the current record of […]

Chow Down’s Final Foodie Fest For 2019

Halifax’s iconic Piece Hall is the venue once again this bank holiday weekend, for the final Chow Down of 2019 – and with 17 traders, including some new to Chow Down, there’s a great deal on offer for visitors to get their teeth into! There are three days of food, drinks, live music and activities […]