Having taken part in one of North America’s largest music industry events last month – the NXNE 2012 festival in Toronto – The Roseville Band have this week been declared ‘International Standout Act’ by the festival. Earlier this year the band performed in Canada as part of the Canadian Music Week conference, where they were […]
The BBC Introducing stage at this year’s Reading and Leeds festival is set to get a lot more interesting with the announcement that familiar faces Deaf Club will be playing. They follow in the footsteps of Gallops who by all accounts stormed the BBC Introducing stage in 2010 (highlights here). Some of the big names […]
The final Blue Lantern open mic was a roaring success last night (9th July 2012) with a massive turnout of familiar faces (past and present) at Yales Cafe Bar in Wrexham. We were there to witness some great sets ranging from A capella performances to guitar and harmonica-fuelled acoustic tracks. The night started at around […]
The Blue Lantern acoustic night is set to close its doors for the final time. The open mic night which has taken place (almost) every Monday night at Yales (Central Station) for the past eleven years is to finish on Monday July 9th. Wrexham legend (and Blue Lantern regular) Pete Spesh will be the special […]
There’s a new kid in town, albeit one that has been around a very long time. Yes, The Seven Stars has opened its doors but this time with a fantastic new twist…
One of the most pleasurable things about hunting down new music to write about is when the planets align and a band comes into focus who literally take your breath away…
In celebration of Wrexham’s Year of Culture a series of performances have been held at St Giles Church. Organised by The Foundry, they have highlighted some of the best musical talent in Wrexham. The final session, simply named ‘Winter’ features Camera, one of Wrexham’s most successful bands. Playing to a capacity crowd, it is clear […]
Once upon a time, not so long ago, there used to be an idea that to break into the music industry you had, play gigs to one man and his dog, sleep in vans…
