My band, Galaxians, will be on the bill for the awesome British Wildlife Festival in Leeds this March. Spanning three days, it’s the sixth annual weekend of exciting music from all over the world (and Leeds).
Sonic intensity: that’s the Flower-Corsano Duo. Add Group Inerane – a band of Tuareg musicians from Niger – and there’s an explosive mix of improv-thrash-jazz, desert psychedelia and West African Rock all in one evening.
This time last year, myself and two friends (Kristina Diprose and Joshua Sadler) were busy packing up an art project we’d just completed called Are You Listening Leeds? It condensed 24 hours of city life into 24 minutes, all contained within a spectacular audio-visual exhibit in a disused shop.
I’ve changed my music section around. You can now find out, for instance, why I smashed a piano up once and recorded it.
There’s a swathe of excellent gigs happening this autumn in Leeds, and not without good reason. Here’s what’s coming up in October.
In other words, I’ve made a new song. It’s good, I think. Why not listen and decide for yourself?
Don’t fancy spending another Sunday hungover down the greasy spoon? How’s about a green-themed afternoon quiz in an amazing coffee shop-cum-art gallery? Here’s something a bit different: there’s jam scones, art and £60 worth of theatre tickets up for grabs – all raising funds to help tackle climate change.
Seven years in the running, I Love West Leeds Arts Festival (1-24 July) will be hosted in airstream caravans, converted garden sheds and even a swimming pool! I asked director Jane Earnshaw about some the things we can expect to find at Leeds’ quirkiest little festival.
My first Croon piece was published last week – a preview of British Wildlife 5.5, an all-day event at The Brudenell Social Club. It is, obviously, a little out of date now (it happened on 18 June), but here it is nevertheless.
I’ve started writing for a site called Croon. It’s a really good idea – it aims to fuse the different online aspects of a local music scene (message boards, band websites, ticket outlets, videos and so forth) into one location.
