We found ourselves covering a charity concert on Friday night. Called ‘Singing in the Rain’ it was in aid of the victims of the Cumbrian floods and they had got together some great local bands from Leeds.
Kinch
Birdman Rallies
Hannah Trigwell and
The Moves
We didn’t manage to stay for all the gig but caught the set...
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Singing in the Rain // Charity Gig – Leeds Metropole Hotel
Leeds Festival – Round Up
So as part of our Year of Sound we had access to Leeds festival and captured some amazing images of all the goings on and great bands. It’s so much fun hearing a load of new bands & being in the pit photographing at stages with full lighting rigs & smoke & fun stuff like that. ...
U2 – Don Valley Stadium [from the crowd]
So – while TSG togs Barber & Booker got their U2 press passes & shuffled into the pit, a few of us went to see the show from the other side of the barriers. I took my Canon g10 to document the fun.
This is the crazy crab spaceship type stage used on the U2 360...
Party In The Park [Leeds]
Yesterday was Party In The Park – Leeds City Council & 96.3 Radio Aire’s pop festival in Temple Newsam park. I joined in the frolics representing Radio Aire & The Leeds Guide. Guess what?! The weather was bobbins. For a change. It’s as if mother nature earmarks festival dates. Check the brolly action…
There was a...
Joe Bataan @ The Wardrobe
Last Saturday we were asked down by the owner of The Wardrobe to photograph the legendary New Yorker Joe Bataan on his whistle-stop, 3 date tour of the UK. Born and raised in Spanish Harlem Joe pioneered latin soul music in the 70s, including songs you’ve no doubt heard (Gypsie Woman, Coco-E, The Bottle, Ordinary...
Portico Quartet & ODi: Brudenell Social Club 20th May
Portico Quartet are four young musicians from South London who sound like nothing you’ve ever heard before. Living and playing together they describe their ethos as like an Indy band that plays post-jazz, and their unique sound has won them fans from Gilles Peterson to Radio 4 and Notion to BBC Music Magazine, and made...
Rhythmatic
Rhythmatic are a 6 piece band of musicians from Leeds College of Music. They have the desire to create a function band of the highest and affordable standard. Rhythmatic mix up old and new using pop, funk, soul and rock to get all ages on the dance floor.
The six members are Lorna on vocals, Seb vocals,...
Ellen & The Escapades: Holy Trinity Church 16th May 2009
The lovely ‘Ellen & The Escapades‘ are a band we have been following closely over the last 6 months. They’ve been planning a single launch party for near 6 months to mark the release of their 7″ vinyl-only single ‘Without You’. The venue was the awesome Holy Trinity Church on Boar Lane in Leeds centre. ...
Micky P Kerr: Carpe Diem 14th May 2009
On Thursday night we were invited along to the re-launch of Carpe Diem in Leeds. Our host for the evening was the lovely Roxanne. With live music being such a big part Of Carpe Diem over the past 8 years which has seen the likes of a young Kaiser Chiefs and Pigeon Detectives grace its stage before moving on...
HI-FI Club: 360 Night 6th May
Wednesday night we dropped into Richard Watsons 360 club night down at the mighty Hi-Fi club in Leeds. They’ve relaunched their night on Wednesday’s now, before Hifi’s longstanding MoveOnUp soul night. First act, was TSG faves Pilla- Dave Rees & Jen Chapman working a set of their classic and spanking new acoustic numbers. They were...