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
Be the Architect – Hope and Social
The Hope & Social guys have been working really hard over the last few weeks to get this live album out. It is the recording of the gig they did at the Crypt back in October. What is also pretty cool is that they have used some of the images we took on the night...
Hope & Social: Christmas Gig
On Saturday the Hope and Social guys held their Christmas gig in the church where they recorded Architect of this Church. It was a very Christmassy affair to help raise money for repairs to the roof. A number of the parishioners were there serving up tea coffee or little drop of mulled wine if you...
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...
Hope and Social – Update
Below is a little video of all the images from the gig at The Crypt – Enjoy!
Hope and Social – The Crypt 17th October 2009
Part 2: After seeing Hope and Social at Oporto it was off to the Crypt on Saturday for a really special night. This is the guys hope turf. It is where they recorded the album ‘Architect of the Church’ and has become a very special place for them. So to watch them play the whole...
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...
Hope & Social: Album Launch at the Library [11th June 09]
I was lucky enough to be asked along by Hope & Social to their album launch at the Library Pub in Leeds last Thursday; and sweet Jesus, what an amazing gig it was!
These guys rarely disappoint and have been working the local music scene for years (both as Hope & Social and in their former...