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Nothing, says ANDY HEDGECOCK, can rescue this undistinguished amalgam of ponderous melodrama and shallow philosophical speculation
Cheap gig with class acts is a Manchester model worth following
JAMIE BRITTON invites readers to visit 3,500 locals as part of a marathon artistic pub crawl
JOHN GREEN welcomes a valuable and incisive analysis of a world become hyperpolitical but without the mass movement institutions to represent it
JAMES WALSH is moved by a provocative and original take on the relationship between ecology and architecture, and a plea to work with, not against, the materials and minerals of our world
An immersive, participatory display by a queer Australian Aboriginal performer, and a rebellious unravelling of traditional Scottish dance
Sunset Nebula + Desert Mountain Tribe + Throw
Down Bones
Gullivers, Manchester
4/5
IN MANY ways this gig was like going back in time. A ticket price below £10 and a venue with a proper bar rather than a temporary plastic one had punters happy from the outset. Other venues please note.
Instrumental trio Sunset Nebula open proceedings with an interestingly effects-driven set. Bands without vocals can often descend into the mundane but the Nottingham threesome maintain a freshness with each tune and keep the small audience captive throughout.
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