I run a monthly band night in Leeds centre called the Sunday Service and have only just found a moment to process the images from February’s gig. It was a cracking gig at Verve bar, featuring three solid and significantly different acts.
Our old pals Katriona Gilmore and Jamie Roberts...
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Sunday Service February // Music Photography • by The Sound Gallery
Hope and Social: Recording Session
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...
The NewMasterSounds – Wardrobe Leeds
Saturday night I was asked to pop down and cover the first anniversary of the Spanish Harlem nights at The Wardrobe. To celebrate this fact they had an amazing line up. The New Mastersounds were accompanied by some awesome guests performers Cleve Freckleton and the Haggis Horns Brass. The opening band...
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 ...
George Grand Duo // TSG Band Profile Shoot @ The Loft Leeds
We got a call recently from the Leeds-based George Grant Jazz Duo, asking if we could shoot them some promotional images. They had a gig a day or so later, so Phil & I joined them for an hour beforehand at the Loft Events Space.Â
It was a whistle stop bash, with only having an...
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...
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...