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ALRIGHT are five lads from the Fylde Coast who have known each other since being kids. Featuring Joe Darnell (vocals), Matt Bunnage (rhythm guitar), Brad Mills (bass), Liam Smith (drums) and Conagh Griffin (lead guitar), their shared love for music eventually brought them together in their mid-twenties just after lockdown. Joe chats ahead of their hometown show at The Waterloo on 8th March. Your wear Blackpool origins on your sleeve, when other bands may shy away from their heritage. What draws you to Blackpool iconography, such as the single art and title for Tangerine Dream, and why is the town…

The Blackpool-based shoegaze four piece band have just returned from a full European tour and are now looking forward to a homecoming gig at Bootleg on 23rd March. Front man Bobby Pook tells us how they've drawn inspiration from '90s Britpop for their new album, Ceremonia, and why Blackpool is special when it comes to music. Tell us a bit about you. We’re a band from Blackpool called Blanket. We’ve been releasing records and touring for around eight years and we’re about to release a new record titled Ceremonia. The band is: Bobby Pook - vocals/guitar; Simon Morgan - guitar;…

How writing and performing music helped Patrick Meehan survive cancer, bereavement and lockdown. “I went into DJing thinking it was going to be a piece of piss, a complete laugh…” Patrick Meehan is sitting in his living room, one side of the room adorned with gig posters, another crowded with a collection of guitars. He’s been playing guitar and singing in bands, on and off, since the early 2000s, in bands like The Offcuts, Nana White Pepper, and currently Ginge, but he’s speaking about his recent experimentation with DJing, and how he got into it. “I thought it's going to…

From emotional accordion playing to a topless man with a tambourine, Personal Trainer at Bootleg Social kept an eclectic gig on the right side of chaotic. Kicking off the night Amsterdam-based garage rock act Queen’s Pleasure. The unprepared masses in Bootleg Social were suddenly assaulted by a defiant and relentless single-note bass intro that caught the attention of the crowd and dragged some of them forward straight away. The four-piece were alive and electric, as exciting to watch as they were to listen to as each member brought movement and energy to the stage. While most punters didn’t have their…