DEAF TRAP + GOGO LOCO
Friday June 1st
Club 43, Northampton
Another edition of The Barratts ‘Green Carnation’ club, this time with two of ShoeTown’s finest new noise makers. This is a late night event [post beer fest/Miles Kane] with two floors of DJs afterwards. Doors 10pm, live music from 11pm, £4 on the door
NORTHAMPTON COUNTY BEER FESTIVAL
Fri June 1st – Sun 3rd
Beckett’s Park, Northampton
The annual beer festival is a great place for live music. The line-up this year includes Donnybrook Fair, GoGo Loco, The 2Tones, The Keepers, Cool Jazz Collective, HubCap, The Bighead, Goldwater, The Shed Machinery String Band, Banter, Deep Sea Mountains, Goldwater, Moulton 77 Brass Band, The Bighead, Jono and the Uke Dealers, Velvet Engine, Houses In Motion, Kenneth J Nash and many more. Doors 11am-11pm Fri and Sat, 11am-6pm on the Sunday. £5 entry [free to CAMRA members]
MILES KANE
Friday June 1st
The Roadmender, Northampton
Miles Kane is back with a new single ‘Loaded’ and a 16 date UK tour. Previewing songs from his work-in-progress new record, which is his first solo material since 2013’s Don’t Forget Who You Are. Doors 7pm, £20 tickets
REAPER + THE MISER + I PLEAD GUILTY + STEREO SKULL + RUINIZER + LONDON BLACK
Friday June 1st
Raffs Bar, Wellingborough
Corby metallers, late ’70s riff rage, post-hardcore from London, cyber/prog metal from Northants. Doors 7pm, £5 entry
REBECCA RYAN + JOE CORKRAM + MYJAIKE
Friday June 1st
UFO Pavilion, Northampton
The Songwriter Sessions is run as a “pin-drop event”, to fully immerse in the music of these three local acoustic singer-songwriters. Doors 7.30pm, £3 entry
CASKET FEEDER + SHARKTEETH GRINDER + NEGATIVE THOUGHT PROCESS + GARSHKOTT
Friday June 1st
The Lab, Northampton
The MK headliners launch their new EP Scalps ce soir. Corby grindcore and more bring the noise before. Doors: 8pm, £5 OTD (£3 members)
GIPSYDELICA + VHS PIRATES + GINHOUSE GYPSIES
Saturday June 2nd
The Lab, Northampton
Balkan “psychedelic ethno rock infusion” who bring the party big time, with Lab regulars in support. Doors 7pm, £5 entry
EMPYRE + JASON ACHILLES MEZILIS
Sunday June 3rd
The King Billy, Northampton
“Triumphant, chest beating rock” from Brackley/Northampton, plus Los Angeles multi-instrumentalist making avant-garde soundscapes [mostly with guitar]. Covers bands on the bill too. Doors 2pm, free entry
