KOYO + VEINS + FAMILY OF NOISE
Thursday June 7th
The White Hart, Corby
Leeds experimentalists – “Radiohead meets Hawkwind”, says The Guardian. This is their Download warm-up show. Support from local rockers / noiseniks help make for an unmissable midweek gig. Doors 8pm, £3 tickets
HAR-Q + CEEPZ + LEO ROBINSON + MORE
Thursday June 7th
The Lab, Northampton
A ‘Lay It Down’ open mic-style night of hip hop and grime: freestyle, spoken word, it’s all here. Get in touch with them if you want to perform! Doors 8pm, free entry
DAWSON SMITH & THE DISSENTERS
Thursday June 7th
The Black Prince, Northampton
Roadhouse blues with a rock’n’roll heart, from Leicester, playing songs from 2017 album The Mileage. Doors 8.30pm, free entry
MY GRASS IS BLUE + DR. X
Friday June 8th
The White Hart, Corby
French group, active since the 90s, playing bluegrass, folk, Western Swing, and ragtime. Nu-blues duo from Leicester in support. Doors 7.30pm, price TBA
RENTAL WIVES + LUNA ROSA
Friday June 8th
The Lamplighter, Northampton
Josh and Matt, formerly of ShoeTown cult-favourites Jubilee Courts, are returning to their favourite local for a one-off hometown show with their new project. Expect melodic guitar riffs, profound lyricism, and baggy vibes. Corby support playing some of the new tunes they’re about to unleash into the world. Doors 8pm, free entry
KOMODO QUARTET
Friday June 8th
The Pomfret Arms, Northampton
New vibrant Northampton act who bring the funk and mix up swing , Latin, and groove in the melting pot. Doors 8.30pm, free entry
DONNA TAGGART
Friday June 8th
The Cube, Corby
An Irish singer and musician who first turned heads in 2011 with her debut album Celtic Lady, Vol. 1, Donna Taggart’s fluid voice and comforting interpretations of classic Celtic ballads and country-folk songs have drawn comparisons to artists like Mary Black, Eva Cassidy, and Alison Krauss. Based out of Omagh, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, Taggart’s popularity soared in 2016 when her rendition of American country-gospel singer/songwriter Jenn Bostic’s ‘Jealous of the Angels’, which appeared on 2013’s Celtic Lady, Vol. 2, became an international hit. Doors 7.30pm, £21 tickets
STILL REMAINS + SHADOW OF ACOLYTE
Friday June 8th
The King Billy Rock Bar, Northampton
A night of metal, local headliners and fellow east Midlanders in support. Doors 9pm, free entry
BORROWED TIME + THE MISPELT + BORN TO DESTRUCT
Saturday June 9th
The Horseshoe, Wellingborough
Punk night at the Horseshoe: headliners from Gloucester/Cheltenham, openers from Cambridge, and a local act in the sandwich middle. Doors 8pm, free entry
JONO & THE UKE DEALERS + KENNETH J NASH + HELEN VERRILL + ROZISM + LILLITH’S ARMY + JULIE WOOLMORE
Sunday June 10th
The Umbrella Fair Pavillion, Northampton
A Samaritans fundraiser featuring the cream of the NN songwriter scene. Their ‘rucksack project’ provides essentials to the town’s homeless, such as woolies and tin openers, so really something to get along to. Doors 7pm, £3.50 tickets
