TURIN BRAKES + ELIZA SHADDAD
Thursday October 18th
The Roadmender, Northampton
After 19 years together and over a million records sold worldwide, the London quartet released their eighth studio album Invisible Storm in January. One of the finest songwriter bands of the last decade or so, they have seven top 40 hits to their name. Support from acoustic/electronica singer. Doors 7pm, £20 tickets
LAY IT DOWN
Thursday October 18th
The Lab, Northampton
Firmly established and doing the business for the urban music scene in NN, this edition sees featured artists Har-Q, Melody Man, and Kalma & RG The Baron, plus plenty more rappers and poets. Doors 8pm, free entry
KILLATRIX + SKYFLOOD
Thursday October 18th
The King Billy, Northampton
Think Enter Shikari mixed with Avril Lavigne and you have Killatrix. Support from alternative post-rock band from Corby. Doors 8.30pm, free entry
ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN + JONATHAN JACKSON
Saturday October 20th
Royal & Derngate, Northampton
The long-standing post-punk/art-rock stars play the Derngate in support of the release of new album The Stars, The Oceans & The Moon. Enation singer in support. Doors 7pm, tickets are £29.50 to £39.50
LAY IT DOWN
Saturday October 20th
The Pomfret Arms, Northampton
The hip-hop/grime night adds something else on top of it’s regular Thursday session and heads down Cotton End for a Saturday night party, starring Har-Q, Leo Robinson, Reality, Napps, and more. Doors 4pm, free entry
THE VINCENT VEGA BAND + MEZIAH + SUNCHYMES
Saturday, 20 October
The Garibaldi Hotel, Northampton
Lloyd Cole/Richard Hawley/XTC-esque indie from the headliners. Meziah is Chris Pettifer, experimenting with dub, techno, electronica, and psychedelia. Opening with some excellent summery pop from Aaron. Doors 7pm, free entry
THE FEELING
Saturday October 20th
The Roadmender, Northampton
Performing their celebrated million-selling 2006 album Twelve Stops And Home. This show has sold out, check venue for returns.
FURY + THE DARKHORSE + EX-PETS + TAKE REFUGE
Saturday October 20th
Raff’s Bar, Wellingborough
Worcester metallers, doom/sludge from Rushden, noisy punks from Northampton, and old-school sounding metal to open. Doors 7pm, £6 entry
THE LOVELY EGGS + THE LEN PRICE 3 + ILL
Sunday October 21st
The Roadmender, Northampton
Much-loved surreal psych-punk rock duo from Lancashire return to ShoeTown with their biggest headline show yet. Mod punks from Medway also return to the town, ensuring much glorious noise. Riveting post-punk early doors too. Doors 7pm, £10 tickets
CRYBB
Sunday October 21st
Delapre Abbey, Northampton
The folk duo play live at Delapre Abbey’s Autumn Festival. Autumnal food, crafts and activities promised. From 1pm, free entry
