Tuesday 3 February 2015

Neck Deep Live Review

Neck Deep
January 30th, 2015


Neck Deep played an unbelievably flawless set in Glasgow on January 30th at The Garage. They give 110% throughout the whole night and it really showed.


Lets start from the beginning of the night, Canadian natives Seaway started the night and they kicked off what was potentially the best pop-punk gig I've personally ever been to. 

The energy these guys put into their performance from the minute they stepped onto the stage was fantastic and they really got the crowd into a good mind set in peroration for what the rest of the night had in store for them. 

Next on stage all the way from the other side of the world, Australia's amazing Trophy Eyes. These guys are definitely ones to watch, if you've listened to their album already you'll know that they have excellently composed songs however they are just as amazing live. These guys had the crowd jumping from the barrier to the back of the room for their entire set and the crowd loved every moment. It was these guys that really started the wave of crowd surfers that just got crazier as the night went on. If you've not heard their album yet go check it out, they're well worth it! 

Direct support on this Neck Deep tour came from Chicago lads Knuckle Puck. These guys are something else on stage, their energy is amazing and the crowd were really feeding off it during their set. It's been a while since I've been to a gig where there is constantly crowd surfers coming over the barrier non-stop for a bands entire set, although I really shouldn't be surprised with Knuckle Puck's fast passed set and super energetic delivery of each and every singe song that they performed. Everyone in the room really seemed to love what they were watching and listening to. 

The headliners, the guys everyone was there to see Neck Deep! Playing a variety of songs from both EP's "A History Of Bad Decisions" & "Rain In July" as well as songs off their album "Wishful Thinking". I've personally seen these guys live a couple of times now and they seem to keep getting better and better. The venue was prepared for the crowd to go wild and photographers were warned before the guys come on that they might need to leave the pit if there were too many crowd surfers, however we were lucky that the brunt of crowd surfers came over after the first three songs. Neck Deep have an fantastic presence onstage and they have a phenomenal amount of energy, everyone in the room was in complete awe of them. During their song "A Part Of Me" Ben (singer) told everyone to take their phones out and put their torches on and with that brought a beautiful scene to look at as everyone stood with phones out singing along to the song. 

Going to see a Neck Deep headliner is definitely recommended if you're looking for a night full of amazing music and laughs with the band as their banter in stage is great. 

To see our full gallery of pictures from the night click HERE

To check out our interviews with the guys of Trophy Eyes and Knuckle Puck 
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@Gill_Cresswell


Wednesday 28 January 2015

TREASURES Stream 'Alive' EP in Full



Stream TREASURES Debut EP ‘Alive’ In Full (Out Now)



On Tour This Week - UK Headline Dates w/ Grace Lake

Fast-rising Basingstoke alt-rockers Treasures are pleased to be streaming their new EP 'Alive' in full this week following it's release on Monday, after premiering it with Kerrang! Magazine recently.

Listen and share here: https://soundcloud.com/treasures-uk/sets/alive-ep

To celebrate the release of the EP, the band are currently on a run of UK headline tour dates joined on the January leg by Rochdale quartet Grace Lakes.

With their feet barely out of the door, TREASURES are already picking up some very promising early support from Rock Sound, Kerrang Magazine, Big Cheese Magazine and a host of online publications - eyes peeled for what comes next for this ambitious quintet.

The Alive EP is out now on iTunes - purchase here.

You can watch the video for latest single 'Do What I Want' here: 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xtJW2Iuta0

What the press are saying about 'Alive':
"Straddles post-hardcore and alt-rock refreshingly" - Rock Sound (7/10)
"If you’re a fan of the likes of Mallory Knox and Young Guns, then stick this in your ears now!" - Kerrang Magazine
"Contemplative, defiant and scournful, 'Alive' is a fantastically diverse debut" - AlreadyHeard (4/5)
"This is the kind of record that every new band should dream of making when debuting material.” - Hit The Floor (4.5/5)
“Alive sets the benchmark for Treasures’ future releases. And what a high one it is.” - OurZone Magazine


'Alive' UK Headline Tour Dates:

(with support from Grace Lake)

24.01.15 Manchester - Retro Bar
25.01.15 Swansea - Static Bar
28.01.15 Sheffield - Southsea Live
29.01.15 Wakefield - Players Bar
30.01.15 Dunstable - Harvest Home   
31.01.15 Basingstoke - Sanctuary
20.02.15 Haverfordwest - Labyrinth
21.02.15 Workington - Lounge 41
22.02.15 Hull - O'Reileys

@Gill_Cresswell

Lion and The Wolf Head Out On Massive UK Tour





Lion and The Wolf Massive UK Tour


                                                          Photo Credit: Lewis Bloor         

With his new, critically acclaimed album, "Symptoms", in tow, The Lion And The Wolf (Thomas George, in real life) is taking to the road for 3+ weeks,.
His heartfelt and melancholic songwriting has seen Thomas rapidly gaining fans all over the continent, and with his DIY touring mentality, it saw him play well over 130 shows in 2014. 2015 looks set to be even bigger and better for The Lion And The Wolf.





Tour Dates:
January
Saturday 31st - LENTON STEPHEN’S HOUSE
February
Sunday 1st - NOTTINGHAM CHAMELEON CAFE (3pm)
Tuesday 3rd - MANCHESTER GULLIVERS
Wednesday 4th - LONDON THE WAITING ROOM
Friday 6th - LEICESTER, LOOKING GLASS
Sunday 8th - PLYMOUTH, DAVE’S HOUSE
Monday 9th - BRISTOL, BROOK’S HOUSE
Tuesday 10th - FROME CHEESE AND GRAIN
Wednesday 11th - NORWICH OWL SANCTUARY
Thursday 12th - BARNSLEY ROCK AND BLUES
Friday 13th - CHESTER COMPASS BAR
Saturday 14th - LEEDS SANTIAGO BAR
Sunday 15th - HUDDERSFIELD, BIRKBY MANOR
Tuesday 17th - SOUTHAMPTON JOINERS
Wednesday 18th - IPSWICH THE WINE BAR
Friday 20th - HIGH WYCOMBE PHOENIX
Saturday 21st - BRIGHTON STICKY MIKES
Monday 23rd - EASTBOURNE BUSKERS BAR



The Lion And The Wolf - Symptoms is available to order on Vinyl, CD and Digital Download, now: https://thelionandthewolf.bandcamp.com/

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