The band’s second and final homecoming show at The Ritz saw the crowd treated to a magical set

Catsuits, hair and rock signs – The Darkness reach Manchester on their Let Them Eat Cake World Tour

The enigmatic Liverpool outfit played an assured set at the Deaf Institute

The Porcupine Tree man brought his solo show to the Academy – with mixed results

The man behind the Harlem Shake brought his polished live show to Gorilla

The London four-piece veer into more traditional pop territory with their sophomore effort

A tepid perfomance from the Tennessee songstress was matched by an unenthusiastic crowd

The London trio’s summery debut is the perfect tonic for a dull February

Phoebe Clarke chats to Jack Savoretti on his number album, and finds out whether being compared to Bob Dylan ever gets old.

Nature, solitude and being Dave Grohl’s favourite new band: Ritzy Bryan talks Wolf’s Law with The Mancunion

The up-and-comers delivered an impressive set in support to Swiss Lips

“When the band leaves, everyone is in disarray. As their new album proudly states, when The Bronx shoot to kill, they don’t fuck around.”

The local boys done good spoke to Joe Goggins on breaking through, working with Elbow and their own Bohemian Rhapsody

The Oxford quintet are set to bring Holy Fire to Manchester

The stateside sensations do things the old-fashioned way at the Academy

Local foursome delight Deaf Institute with lyrics of sex, drugs, and chocolate

Lisa Murgatroyd tucks in To Kill a King’s new album

Ben Glover gives us the low down on the latest instalment of Recentes

James Ross checks out Deftones at Manchester Academy

The Courteeners are back with a new record – and continue to personify everything wrong with present-day Manchester music