As usual we're on top of all the news from #barbara and there's a feature full in our latest post. atthebarrier.com/2025/06/21/b...

Just sharing this here as well as on the other bin fires :-) Thanks to @lunatraktors.bsky.social for the music and the new favourite phrase atthebarrier.com/2025/06/18/l...

We’re at night #1 as an impassioned Bruce Springsteen kicks off a three night run at the Co-op live on his return to Manchester. atthebarrier.com/2025/05/15/b... @brucespringsteen.net #live @cooplive.bsky.social #estreetband

A required retrospective of the adopted Madridēnos, the track record of these dogs with a few newies thrown in for better than good measure. atthebarrier.com/.../track-do... #albumreview#mondegreenrecords #trackslaid #trackscovered @trackdogs.bsky.social @seurasog.bsky.social

atthebarrier.com/2025/04/28/j... #jesssilk #oldbrokenisle @seurasog.bsky.social

We’re celebrating Spring with a new Kate Rusby album and tour as we head over to Halifax for the second date of the new tour. atthebarrier.com/2025/04/28/k... #livereview @katerusby.bsky.social #victoriatheatre #purerecords

Soulful taster of Nashville singer-songwriter Anderson East's forthcoming album, Worthy. atthebarrier.com/2025/03/19/a... #newsingle #andersoneast #chasingyou

Alex Y of ‘Arctic Metal’ outfit, Arctic Dreams, joins us to talk about the inspiration that comes from Kataklysm. atthebarrier.com/2025/03/19/a...

A great new collection that travels through the lazy days of British rock and pop music of 1975. @cherryredrecords.bsky.social atthebarrier.com/2025/03/19/v...

Dean Owens, our favourite Leither is back, this time embroidering his wares with some well heeled Italianana; spaghetti (country and) western, maybe, for an album better than that pun. atthebarrier.com/2025/02/14/d... @deanowens1.bsky.social @seurasog.bsky.social

The next in our series of big big bits from Big Big Train is inspired by their 2024 live dates. atthebarrier.com/2025/01/30/b... @bigbigtrain.bsky.social #bigbigbits #progrock #thelikesofus

A personal dispatch and a musical petition to maintain a language, culture and way of life. Cynefin transcend understanding of the language, through the beauty of its construction. atthebarrier.com/2025/01/30/c... #albumreview @seurasog.bsky.social @cynefinmusic

Latest news from the fine folk at @folkbytheoak.bsky.social … atthebarrier.com/2025/01/27/f...

CFP. Carpenter, Fowlis & Polwart. Astonishing, astounding, amazing. All of that. More. New album out today and @seurasog.bsky.social is on it. atthebarrier.com/2025/01/24/m... @juliefowlis.bsky.social #marychapincarpenter #karinepolwart

It’s an emotional gig for Magnum at Manchester Academy as they pay tribute to the late Tony Clarkin with an evening of classic Magnum. atthebarrier.com/2025/01/24/m...

It’s that time of the year again. Glastonbury Festival have announced details of the 2025 iteration of their Emerging Talent Competition. atthebarrier.com/2025/01/21/g...

Larkin Poe whip up a storm on Bloom. Vintage sounds given a classy polish. atthebarrier.com/2025/01/20/l...

LUSH gathers a kaleidoscope of the 90s with an impressive musical cast. atthebarrier.com/2025/01/21/l...

@seurasog.bsky.social is at the #KitchenGardenCafe for @jesssilk.bsky.social atthebarrier.com/2025/01/14/j...

Video premiere for Headlights – the new single from Mudlow – as 2025 starts as we hope it means to go on. atthebarrier.com/2025/01/01/m... #mudlow #videopremiere #headlights #blues

Don Powell's Occasional Flames reboot their seasonal offering. Bah humbug and all as they carry on with all the carry on. atthebarrier.com/2024/12/23/d...

Noddy's mate, Don Powell and his Occasional Flames reboot their seasonal offering. Bah humbug and all as they carry on with all the carry on. atthebarrier.com/2024/12/23/d... #donpowell #occasionalflames #nevermindthebaubles #lesglover #christmasalbum

Pastoral Englishness and Malian sensibilities unite in harmony for the lead single from the forthcoming album by Piers Faccini and Ballaké Sissoko. atthebarrier.com/2024/12/23/p... #newsingle #bourneonthewind #piersfaccini #ballakesissoko

@seurasog.bsky.social is in Brum for an Xmas encounter with the #SharonShannon big band, paying tribute to #Shanemacgowan atthebarrier.com/2024/12/22/t...

Fire, flair and Blues class from Katie Knipp. atthebarrier.com/2024/12/22/k... #katieknipp #blues #me #ballingthejack #joecushley

Baskery get all Shakey – the Neil Young legacy gets coated with lush harmonies. atthebarrier.com/2024/12/20/b... #albumreview #theyoungsessions #baskery #neilyoung

3rd album from Bristol-based psych-folk trio, Hands Of The Heron, is the perfect accompaniment to that contemplative activity. atthebarrier.com/2024/12/20/h... #albumreview #handsoftheheron #quietlight

Morris - from Boss Morris - for both minors and matures, to absorb and enjoy. File under ‘lovely’. atthebarrier.com/2024/12/19/b... #albumreview #bossmorris @samsweeney.bsky.social #robharbron #mirandarutter #morris @bellowhead.bsky.social

Debut album from the Boo Hewerdine/Vlad Nosal collaboration, Hotel Art. Guaranteed to charm. atthebarrier.com/2024/12/19/h... #albumreview #hotelart #elevatormusic #vladnosal @boohewerdine.bsky.social

Hills & Valleys is the musically superb and atmospheric album, from the seven-piece acoustic jazz ensemble Superlocrian. atthebarrier.com/2024/12/18/s... #albumreview #superlocrian #hillsandvalleys

Melodious dreamscapes, sumptuous harmonies and plush instrumentation and Polaris, the new album from Yani Martinelli is a triumph. atthebarrier.com/2024/12/18/y... #yanimartinelli #albumreview #polaris

The definitive Bonzo Boxset: 7 years in the making and featuring just about everything that the Bonzos ever committed to vinyl, tape or celluloid. The Bonzo completist’s dream product… atthebarrier.com/2024/12/17/b... #madfishmusic #bonzodogdoodahband #stillbarking

We go out on a limb and attempt to pick the best of the Rabin years on a single Yes LP. atthebarrier.com/2024/12/17/y... #albumreview #yesmusic #trevorrabin #jonanderson #prog

Latest live set sees Hawkwind plough furiously on a never ending course. atthebarrier.com/2024/12/16/h... #albumreview #livealbum #royalalberthall #hawkwind #davebrock #cherryredrecords

A collection of European dance tunes from Gentile & Wood, played with meticulous and tender loving care. atthebarrier.com/2024/12/16/h... #albumreview #violetsky #grimdonrecords #lewiswood #helengentile #gentileandwood

Second album from Oregon based Rainbow Face with their unique brand of punky prog rock. atthebarrier.com/2024/12/16/r... #albumreview #enjoythisruin #rainbowface #progrock

What Fairport Convention do after their holidays - Wintour plans atthebarrier.com/2024/12/16/f... #fairportconvention @onefellswoopagency.bsky.social #folkrock #wintour

Scottish Post Prog Rockers Idiogram unveil new single Butcher’s Parcel. atthebarrier.com/2024/12/13/i...

The Muldoons return with their second album We Saw The View, following the release of 2020’s Made For Each Other. Does the second album hit the same? atthebarrier.com/2024/12/13/t... #albumreview @themuldoons.bsky.social #wesawtheview

We’re packed in with the hardcore at Rough Trade in Nottingham for an instore appearance by The Darkness, playing songs from their new album. atthebarrier.com/2024/12/12/t... @chuffmedia.bsky.social #thedarkness @roughtraderecords.bsky.social

Actor Nigel Planer is joined by a group of powerful friends – and the result: a breathtaking single/video combo. atthebarrier.com/2024/12/11/n...

Forndom proudly unveils Moþir, an immersive exploration of divine ambiguity. atthebarrier.com/2024/12/11/f... #albumreview #nordvis #disciplinepr

@seurasog.bsky.social catches up with My Daring Clementine at the Kitchen Garden, Birmingham. atthebarrier.com/2024/12/11/m... #mydarlingclementine #kitchengardencafe

New single from Toria Wooff as she gets all seasonal doing the Waltz Of Winter Hey and news of her Somewhat Gothic Christmas gig… atthebarrier.com/2024/12/10/t... #newsingle #toriawooff #waltzofwinterhey #inhousepress #sloeflower

A squeezebox-and -fiddletastic Christmas (plus) to soothe any a jaundiced ear. And all of those in the know. atthebarrier.com/2024/12/10/j... #johnspiers #jackieoates #birnamcd #amidwintersnight @seurasog.bsky.social

Boo Hewerdine and Brooks Williams bridge the distance between Glasgow and Cambridge to come with State Of The Union album #4 – a vibrant, life-affirming collection of bluesy acoustic gems. atthebarrier.com/2024/12/10/s... #stateoftheunion #papertigers #revealrecords @boohewerdine.bsky.social

Our old friends, The Magpies, return to get our Christmas season off to a joyful, atmospheric, start with their new single, Midnight Oil. atthebarrier.com/2024/12/10/t... #newsingle #midnightoil #themagpies #gildedlily

Debut album from Brooklyn, NY collective, Fun Facts. Dreamy post-punk plus intimate, melodic vocals = warm satisfaction. atthebarrier.com/2024/12/09/f... #albumreview #funfacts #apartmentrock

Look at your watch – time for a reboot of classic early 80s Bill Nelson atthebarrier.com/2024/12/09/b... #albumreview @cherryredrecords.bsky.social #esoteric #billnelson #bebopdeluxe

LIVE - We’re at Manchester Academy 2 for a triple bill of Hard Rock with Gun, Kira Mac and Collateral. atthebarrier.com/2024/12/08/g... #livereview #gun #kiramac #collateral #manchesteracademy2 #hombres #cosanostrapr #hardrock