Welcome to Lau-Land, the Leeds edition. The music festival curated by the folk trio Lau has previously seen action last...
Sunday night at the Howard Assembly Room. It is always a special time and place. And the appearance here tonight...
Speaking specifically to the predominantly female audience in what is a packed Howard Assembly Room tonight, Fafa Ruffino, says “Our...
Having just experienced a quite remarkable performance of Neon – the latest project to come from Manchester Collective – we...
In October 2015, PJ Harvey and the photographer/filmmaker Seamus Murphy staged a multimedia performance at the Royal Festival Hall in London. The occasion featured...
“I don’t know? What do you figure? Are we the same? Or vastly different?” This is Jesca Hoop’s first direct...
“If it’s me and yer granny on bongos, it’s the Fall.” Thus spoke Mark E. Smith, singer and frontman of the Fall,...
It is the opening night of the tour. Ten further dates in this country will follow before the tour crosses...
For Manchester Collective collaboration is key. Much of this innovative arts organisation’s success over the past seven years has been...
It is Refugee Week, a national festival “celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary.” Founded...
The name of Kathryn Tickell is synonymous with Northumbria. The English composer, performer, educator, and successful recording artist is widely...
The last time I saw Lanterns on the Lake in concert was September 2021. The occasion was that of the Long Division...
Manchester Collective and Howard Assembly Room have now enjoyed a fruitful working relationship for a number of years. The innovative...
It is exactly four years and one day since Omar Sosa and Seckou Keita last stood together on this stage....
“For those of you who have been starved of live music,” Richard Dawson begins, referencing the recent restrictions enforced upon...