MISHKIN FITZGERALD + FELINE & STRANGE + CORINNE LUCY
Wednesday July 11th
The Lab, Northampton
A celebration of female singers and songwriters. Headlined by the front-woman of progressive rock band Birdeatsbaby, Mishkin Fitzgerald plays darkly tinged pianos ballads and melancholic alt-pop tunes. Feline & Strange are a “theatrical punk” duo from Berlin with a powerful female voice, cello, piano and synths. And Corinne Lucy sings her melodic, “embarrassingly earnest” songs. Doors 7pm, £5 tickets
BULLETS & OCTANE + LAST HOUNDS
Thursday July 12th
The White Hart, Corby
Southern Californians Bullets and Octane exploded onto the hard rock scene twenty year ago, and this year hit the road to support new album Waking Up Dead. Support from midlands hip-hop-infused punks. Doors 8pm, £5 tickets
GEOFF CARNE & THE HATZ
Friday July 13th
The King Billy, Northampton
Blues rock duo with several albums to their name, including Get Close. Doors 9pm, free entry
STEREO SKULL + DEAF TRAP
Saturday July 14th
The Lab, Northampton
Last minute announcement: a celebration of NN noise from two locally-loved metal and alt-rock acts. Doors 7pm, free entry
LUKE CONCANNON
Sunday July 15th
Engine, Northampton
Formerly one half of Nizlopi, and one of Ed Sheeran’s closest pals, Luke Concannon is playing a “house concert” at the co-work space in Abington. Concannon had a number one single in 2005 with ‘JCB Song’. BYOB. Doors 6.30pm; it’s a ‘gift economy’ gig so you “pay what you think it’s worth”.
