Gigs of the week ft. Shura, Bloc Party, Django Django + more

Ten Fe | Mon 30 Nov | The Castle Hotel | £5
Band who has drawn comparisons with Madchester sounds (especially The Verve) whose records are produced by Ewan Pearson (Jagwar Ma, M83).
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YAK | Tue 1 Dec | Gullivers | £7
London-based trio who are noisy, raw and evoke early Nirvana.
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Lanterns on the Lake | Wed 2 Dec | Ruby Lounge | £10
Atmospheric rock four-piece from Newcastle who are signed to Bella Union (Bernard + Edith, Father John Misty).
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Willis Earl Beal | Wed 2 Dec | Night & Day | £9
Experimental folk/R&B singer songwriter hailing from Chicago.
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Matt Berry & The Maypoles | Wed 2 Dec | Club Academy | £17.50
Known for his role in Garth Marenghi and The IT Crowd, Berry performs acid jazz with The Maypoles.
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Bloc Party (pictured) | Thu 3 Dec | Albert Hall | £25
Band who led the experimental indie-disco movement in the noughties return with a new line up.
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Shura | Thu 3 Dec | Gorilla | £11
London-based singer songwriter whose sounds encompasses synthpop, R&B and new wave.
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Flo Morrissey | Thu 3 Dec | Castle Hotel | £7
Londoner folk-pop artist with serene, swooning tracks.
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Faithless | Sat 5 Dec | Manchester Arena | £35
Trance/trip hop band who have been trailblazers since the 90’s.
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Guy Garvey | Sat 5 Dec | Albert Hall | £30
Known as the singer/songwriter of alt-rock band Elbow, Garvey performs his solo material.
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Sex Swing | Sat 5 Dec | Soup Kitchen | £6.50
Hard-psyche/punk band made up of members from Dethscalator, Mugstar and Part Chimp.
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Django Django | Sun 6 Dec | Albert Hall | £17.50
Scottish four-piece with sounds of psychedelia and krautrock.
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