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News: First headliners confirmed for Live at The Piece Hall 2024
Following the huge success of their expanded live music series earlier this year, today The Piece Hall have made the first in a chain of announcements about the acts for next years lineup. Nile Rodgers & CHIC, Richard Ashcroft, Jess Glynne and rock legends Status Quo are the first headliners announced for Live at The …
Premiere: Paul Murphy announces new album as POSTDATA, shares ‘Mine the Sea’
Also known as the voice of excellent Canadian outfit Wintersleep, it would be fair to say Paul Murphy likes to keep busy. His main band last released In the Land Of in 2019, a year after his second album as POSTDATA, Let’s Be Wilderness. Twin Flames arrived in early 2021, and today he’s announcing his …
Live Review: Primal Scream / Working Men’s Club / LoneLady– The Piece Hall, Halifax 08/07/2022
The summer of music events are steadily coming to a close in Halifax, with only one more gig after this evening to go but the crowds are showing no signs of waning. Tonight sees headline act Primal Scream being supported by the local band Working Men’s Club and Manchester-based LoneLady – each with a background …
Live Review: Paloma Faith / Jack Kane – The Piece Hall, Halifax 02/07/22
A consecutive night for me at Halifax’s The Piece Hall, this time featuring the enigmatic Paloma Faith supported by Jack Kane. This venue will never lose its appeal for me – it’s my hometown so will always have a special place in my heart, but for anyone who hasn’t managed to attend a live music …
Live Review: Tom Grennan / The Ramona Flowers – The Piece Hall, Halifax 01/07/22
Tonight sees Tom Grennan perform at The Piece Hall, the iconic 18th century former cloth mill in Halifax, and what a beautiful backdrop it is for the venues aptly named Summer of Music in collaboration with Cuffe and Taylor. Starting the night off is support act The Ramona Flowers, a Bristol based band who are well …
Live Review: First Aid Kit / CMAT – The Piece Hall, Halifax 23.06.2022
By Tom Marshall Having graced the music world with their newest single ‘Angel’, the Swedish duo play their first UK show in three years, the stage of Halifax’s Piece Hall, a truly impeccable venue I might add having been my first ever visit. The scene was set, the atmosphere was that of a festival: long …
Album Review: The Orielles – Silver Dollar Moment
Backseat Mafia recently interviewed Halifax band The Orielles following the release of a couple excellent singles in anticipation of their debut album, “Silver Dollar Moment” due out on 16 February 2018. We’ve had a listen to the album and it really is an extraordinary debut. Sweet harmonies over a scuzzy layer of instruments is not …
Interview: The Orielles
Backseat Mafia recently reviewed the new single “Blue Suitcase (Disco Wrist)” from the magnificent The Orielles, a band we have been following closely since 2015. In advance of a highly anticipated debut album, “Silver Dollar Moment”, due for release on 16 February, a UK tour in February and a European tour in April, we caught …
Track: The Orielles – Blue Suitcase (Disco Wrist)
Following on from their fabulous Let Your Dogtooth Grow, Halifax three piece The Orielles have released a new track from their forthcoming debut album, Silver Dollar Moment, which drops on Friday 16th February via the ever brilliant Heavenly Recordings. Titled Blue Suitcase (Disco Wrist), the band say about the track “Blue Suitcase is a track …
Track: Vogue Dots – If you stay
Out this week is the new single from Canadian Synth pop duo Vogue Dots. In keeping with at least my image of snow capped, windswept Canada, its full of these melancholy but breezy melodies and icy synth lines. Its as though you’re transported to a place where solitude is the norm, rather than the exception, …