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).
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.
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 It is, obviously, a little out of date now (it happened on 18 June), but here it is nevertheless.
Looming over the chimneypots, deep in the student metropolis of Hyde Park, there’s a huge, towering building that strikes an imposing sight over the takeaways and coffee shops. This is the former St Margaret of Antioch church, a once-decaying Victorian relic that has been beautifully transformed into Left Bank Leeds – a vibrant arts centre, music venue and performance space.
Since November 2010 I’ve written reviews, previews and events listings for the cultural website digyorkshire.com. Here’s a portfolio of my work so far.
The British Wildlife Festival is a brilliant, independently-run event that’s now in its fifth year in Leeds. It’ll be treating discerning music fans to an exciting weekend of wonderful new noise from around the world.
He accompanied many high-profile artists from the US, including Sonny Rollins, Ben Webster, Roland Kirk, Dexter Gordon, Freddie Hubbard, Zoot Sims and Al Cohn.
