Frankie and the Heartstrings | Mon 11 May | Night & Day Cafe | £10
Sunderland indie band who has drawn comparisons with Orange Juice and Dexy’s Midnight Runners.
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Meat Wave | Tue 12 May | The Castle Hotel | £6
Lo-fi punk band hailing from Chicago.
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Tyler, The Creator | Wed 13 May | Manchester Academy | £20
Odd Future member touring in support of fourth album Cherry Bomb.
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Vennart + Charlie Barnes | Wed 13 May | Soup Kitchen | £11
Former member of rock band Oceansize and multi-instrumentalist perform at a double headline show.
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The Sunshine Underground | Thu 14 May | Sound Control | £8
Leeds indie-dance band perform an acoustic set.
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Sun Club | Thu 14 May | Soup Kitchen | £6
Baltimore band that combines various styles including Afropop rhythms and pop melodies. For fans of Vampire Weekend and Animal Collective.
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Nizlopi | Fri 15 May | The Deaf Institute | £15
Two-piece folk/jazz band playing guitar, bodhrán, double bass and the human beatbox.
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Alabama Shakes | Sat 16 May | O2 Apollo | £19.50
Rock band with notes of soul and blues.
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Daddy Long Legs | Sat 16 May | Gullivers | £8
Garage blues band from Brooklyn.
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Twerps | Sun 17 May | Eagle Inn | £7
Australian band with sounds of lo-fi indie rock. For fans of Real Estate and Yo La Tengo.
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Oh Man The Mountain | Sun 17 May | Band on the Wall | FREE
Eight-piece folk band who draws influence from blues and gothic Americana.
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- Words:
- Edwina Chan
- Published on:
- Sun 10 May 2015
