Last week Phil Barber, Rob Booker & I joined our pals Hope & Social at the Crypt where they’re in the process of recording their second album.
They’ve done various creative gigs and events at the Crypt before and for some reason had a feeling it was in a romantic hamlet...
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Hope and Social: Recording Session
Sunday Service // Recent Highlights [by The Sound Gallery]
Many Sunday Services have passed and it’s been a while since we posted any pictures. We try to get high-caliber acts down to play the night in exchange for quality gig photography, and we’ve recently processed a job lot from November, December and January and thought we’d combine the highlights into one post.
I like the...
The Battle of Plumpton Leeds Met leg // Music Photography by The Sound Gallery
Last week we joined James Owen Fender for another round of his Battle of the Bands competition, in association with his Plumpton Presents band night in Leeds. James set up the competition to promote undiscovered bands and win a fantastic prize: some quality prizes, such as the winning band getting a ...
The Battle of Plumpton LCM leg // Music Photography by The Sound Gallery
Leeds music stalwart James Owen Fender decided to host a Battle of the Bands to dig out Leeds’ finest upcoming groups in association with his night ‘Plumpton Presents‘. It’s been cunningly named ‘The Battle of Plumpton’ and has some quality prizes, such as the winning band getting a track waxed...
Singing in the Rain // Charity Gig – Leeds Metropole Hotel
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...
Dan Wilde Live Video // New Leads at Left Bank, Leeds • by Barnaby Aldrick
My buddy and all round skill musician Gavin Mart asked me along to photograph his ‘New Leads’ gig at ‘Left Bank’ arts space in Leeds in December. While I was photographing Dan Wilde (who’s played my Sunday Service night several times) Gav asked if I could shoot a little video and this is what I...
Sunday Service // Mark Geary Special & October SS • by The Sound Gallery
Back in October the legendary Irish muso Mark Geary brought his pals Dan Wilde, Seamus McGloughlin & Ian Bailey to Verve for a special gig in association with my Sunday Service acoustic band night. We’ve had Mark & Dan down before and they both simply amazing. It may have been the hottest gig ever, because as...
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...