Post-gig at The Waterloo was a blur of handshakes, photos, merch, autographs and fans, and Dan was more than generous with every one of them. Rather than monopolise his time in the moment, we agreed to pick things up over…
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Blackpool’s Waterloo Music Bar has a way of turning an ordinary night into something mythical. Last night, as Dan Byrne rolled into town partway through his debut album launch tour, the place felt like it was vibrating with purpose. I…
There’s a particular kind of hush that settles over a venue just before the opening act walks on. Not silence, because Mancs and the Ritz don’t do silence, but that low, curious murmur of a crowd still finding its feet,…
Walking into the Ritz last Wednesday, the space grabbed you more than anything else – Not the crowd, the stage, or even the bands, but the fact that the normally well populated balcony was closed off, reserved only for AAA…
The Deaf Institute’s ground floor Lodge Room has always felt like the kind of place where bands come to either find themselves or lose themselves. Sometimes both happen on the same night. The 100 capacity room seems intimate without being…
Superstition demands you stay at home on Friday the 13th to stay safe, so I’m so glad we were all able to prove superstition wrong tonight If you gave superstition the middle finger and showed up looking for fat riffs…