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Ailish O'Leary Austin

Ailish O’Leary Austin

Head of Music Photography for the Mancunion and photography student at Manchester Metropolitan University! Contact: ailishpix.com • instagram.com/ailishpix • [email protected]

The Last Dinner Party live: Spreading their ‘Ecstasy’ across the UK

The Last Dinner Party live: Spreading their ‘Ecstasy’ across the UK

We observe Britain’s hottest indie prospect in action as they spread their ‘ecstasy’ at their most recent Manchester show
Live Review: Caroline Polachek at Albert Hall

Live Review: Caroline Polachek at Albert Hall

Caroline Polachek stuns a sold-out Albert in her rescheduled show, touring her second solo album Desire, I Want To Turn Into You.
Live review: Black Country, New Road @ New Century Hall, Manchester

Live review: Black Country, New Road @ New Century Hall, Manchester

Black Country, New Road returned to Manchester for their biggest headliner in the city to date, showcasing songs from their Live at Bush Hall album.
Live review: Alex G at Manchester’s O2 Ritz

Live review: Alex G at Manchester’s O2 Ritz

The Philadelphian musician performed anthem after anthem in an eclectic mix of genre-bending hits
Interview: Hungry on “guitar music”, Cambridge, and BROCKHAMPTON

Interview: Hungry on “guitar music”, Cambridge, and BROCKHAMPTON

Ahead of playing Night and Day Café, the Manchester-based band discusses stage presence, headline shows, and their new single, ‘The Jig’
Anniversaries, jump scares, and onset tinnitus: Mogwai transfix the Albert Hall

Anniversaries, jump scares, and onset tinnitus: Mogwai transfix the Albert Hall

25 years on from their debut album, the Glaswegian band persist in offering up new ideas, new concepts, and new meaning
Live review: Gigs and Bands Society presents Into the Northern Quarter at Night & Day

Live review: Gigs and Bands Society presents Into the Northern Quarter at Night & Day

The Mancunion explores a prosperous evening as ‘Gigs and Bands’ society produces a night of superb music from exciting up and coming artists
Live review: Nation of Language take fans Back to the Future at Gorilla

Live review: Nation of Language take fans Back to the Future at Gorilla

Synth-pop obsessives Nation of Language bring their acclaimed electronica from New York to Manchester
Live review: Stella Donnelly takes Manchester by storm

Live review: Stella Donnelly takes Manchester by storm

Australian singer-songwriter Stella Donnelly plays an empowering set at Band on the Wall