Music Archives - Page 2 of 6 - Blackpool Social Club

22 Apr

Penelope Isles set to shake up Blackpool Central Library this weekend.

Catherine Mugonyi0 CommentsMusic & Gigslibraries, library, live music, Music, Music Venues, musicians, what's on

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In collaboration with Get It Loud In Libraries, Penelope Isles are bringing their unique sounds to Blackpool Library for an extra special, all ages, matinee performance. Performing tracks from their well-received album, 'Until The Tide Creeps in', the Brighton quartet bring melodic genius, dreamy guitar riffs and bright harmonies to the indie pop scene. [/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Taking recognisable influence from bands like The Thrills, Penelope Isles portray 'an impressive mix of talents and a mesmerising delivery of each song.' (New Noise) Get It Loud’s distinct matinee format brings emerging class acts to local libraries on Sunday afternoons for gigs that are accessible and a delight to all ages.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_raw_html…

01 Apr

Music Q&A: Heavy Salad

Antonia Charlesworth0 CommentsMusic & GigsMusic

Formed in 2018 by Lee Mann (live bassist with The Moonlandingz), Rob Glennie and Allan Hutchison, Heavy Salad have since expanded to a seven-piece outfit, enlisting Ally McBoo, Esther Maylor, Lucy Hope (AKA The Priestesses) and Oscar Remers along the way. Charged-up on a myriad of musical influences from surf-rock and free-jazz to over driven pop and experimental rock, Heavy Salad occupy that intangible space between perceived reality and the abyss of your mind. They caught up with Blackpool Social Club as they were gearing up to play SXSW in Texas. They play Bootleg Social on 8th April as part…

01 Mar

Music Q&A: The Hara

Antonia Charlesworth0 CommentsMusic & Gigslive music, Music, Music Venues

Manchester trio The Hara visit Bootleg Social on 1st April as part of their We All wear Black Tour. The same day as the release of their eponymous EP, the night promises a special kind of riotous fun. Josh Taylor (frontman), Zack Breen (guitar) and Jack Kennedy’s (drums) music refused to be pigeonholed but fans of Yungblud, Bring Me the Horizon or Chase Atlantic will want to make sure they snap up tickets while they band is still playing the kind of special intimate shows Bootleg has become synonymous with. Zack Breen tells us what to expect. What informs your music and songwriting? Experience, context…

25 Oct

Lancaster Does Music

Buzz Bury0 CommentsMusic & Gigsfestival, international, Lancaster, live music, Music

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] It’s a short dash up the A6 and you find yourself in the historical capital of the region, Lancaster. It’s the place I spent my student years, a place where some good friends live and the home one of the most amazing city music festivals around. Lancaster Music Festival 2021 was the 11th edition of one of the UK’s largest urban music festivals. Where music lovers can lend their ears to sounds in historic venues, the streets, the squares and what feels like every bar possible. The festival boasts over 30 venues with more than 300 performances from 200…

20 Oct

Shhhh – Blackpool library makes some noise

Buzz Bury0 CommentsMusic & Gigslibraries, library, live music, Music, punk, rock

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Friday night seemed to be back to its busy busy usual. I fought my way through the bright lights, crowds of people, lines of cars to arrive at Blackpool Central Library to find out what happens when a band regularly referred to as ‘post-punk’ comes to a town that’s hosts the annual Rebellion Punk Festival and a place where punk seems to have never left. MUSH Leeds based out-fit were Blackpool Libraries first collaboration with Get it Loud in Libraries to bring live music to a place where you are traditionally encouraged to keep the noise down. Get it…

06 Oct

Beats amongst the Bookshelves

Catherine Mugonyi0 CommentsMusic & Gigslibraries, library, live music, Music, rock

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Get it Loud in Libraries is coming to Blackpool, hosting Mush's debut appearance on the library scene and bringing a touch of punk to the bookshelves of Blackpool. Performing tracks from their well-received album, 'Lines Redacted', the leeds-based art-rock trio Mush brings tongue-in-cheek lyrics, memorable guitar riffs and a fresh 2021 perspective to the music scene. Described as “rallying against aggravating, absurd political realities with passion and humour” (Pitchfork), it's no surprise that Mush has chosen to play such an unexpected venue as Blackpool Library. Get it Loud in Libraries are beyond excited to bring the band's post-punk sounds to…

18 Sep

Review: Nick Cave and Warren Ellis live at the Blackpool Opera House

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsMusic & Gigslive music, Music, Music Venues, Opera House, review, Reviews, rock, soul, Winter Gardens

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] 10/09/2021 PEACE WILL COME An odd choice of venue for Nick Cave and Warren Ellis? Perhaps. This, however, did not deter a large audience in the grand auditorium of Blackpool Opera House with its 2,813-seat capacity. They were dressed to the nines, with some resembling Cave himself! This being the first joint bill tour, Cave and Ellis may have felt they had something to prove, and prove it they did. Pre-show, the stage was impressive even with the house lights up, with its array of musical instruments including a grand piano, guitar, drums, violin and something mysterious in a…

07 Sep

COMPETITION: Nick Cave gig tickets giveaway

Blackpool Social Club0 CommentsMusic & Gigslive music, Music, Nick Cave, Opera House

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Nick Cave and Warren Ellis are performing this Friday night at the Blackpool Opera House, one of 20 UK shows, and we have tickets to give away. Previously members of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, formed in 1983, the Australian rock band created a stir in the alternative rock, post-punk, and gothic rock genre. On the back of 17 studio albums, they have also had numerous international tours and hit songs such as Do you love me? and Into My Arms. Memorably, Nick Cave duetted with Kylie Minogue on the track Where the Wild Roses Grow which charted…

24 Aug

Sound on The Ground at Blackpool Cricket Club – the countdown begins

Claire Griffiths0 CommentsMusic & Gigscricketclub, Hacienda, live music, Music

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Lockdown has been long and laborious, what of the nightclubs, live events, sport, and music? These things feel so important as we begin to creep back to holidays and shared experience again - what is on offer for the big bank holiday weekend. I caught up with the organisers behind Blackpool Cricket Clubs latest offering - Sound on The Ground. [/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image="33396" img_size="large"][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]It is not often Blackpool might get Philamonic Orchestras and classic house music acts in one weekend. These acts might be reserved for Lytham Proms or Manchester. But a small committee attached to The Cricket Club has…

22 Jun

Sensational Smash-hit SIX at Blackpool Opera House

Aishley Docherty0 CommentsLocal Newsdance, live theatre, Music, musical, musicals, SIX, Theatre, Winter Gardens

The international smash hit musical SIX is headed to the Opera House In Blackpool from Wednesday 7th July 2021 as part of a major UK tour. The explosive multi-award-winning show has celebrated huge successes after the release of its soundtrack in 2018 which stormed the charts across the globe. Then followed a UK tour and a period in The west end before Covid-19 forced its closure. The triumph of this incredible sell-out Tudor take-off can probably be attributed to the powerful messaging that underpins its vibrant soundtrack and ball busting girl band format . The show is certainly boundary-pushing, genre-redefining,…