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Fancy Claps presents... EASTER
Manchester indie-rockers Easter have built a reputation as one of the city’s best-kept secrets. Spurred along by singer/songwriter/guitarist Tom Long with a rotating cast of Manc underground shredders, they’re a formidable live act who’ve toured the UK repeatedly and provided support for post-rock
behemoths Mono, avant-rockers Ranga and Mugstar but also poppier acts such as Canadian shoe-gazers Tallies. However, for all of Manchester’s illustrious musical history, it’s hard to bring to mind a local act that they compare or aspire to. Instead Easter’s binoculars are fixed on the fuzzy indie-rock of Dinosaur Jr , Guided By Voices and Teenage Fanclub with added twin-guitar weaving recalling the articulate jams of Television, Chris Forsyth and even Wishbone Ash. Only in Tom’s vocals are there hints of their surroundings with occasional echoes of Morrissey and a few junctions away across the M62, Dave Gedge.
They’ve found admirers in Huw Stephens and Tom Ravenscroft at 6 Music and garnered praise from Uncut, Record Collector and NYC’s The Big Takeover while building a loyal fanbase across the UK.
https://linktr.ee/easterband
With support from...
THE BRICKS
Garagey post-punk new wave mash-up with riot grrrl vocals from York. Ex members of Red Monkey/Thick Syrup/Broken Arm/Mob Rules.
https://thebricksband.bandcamp.com/releases
FIG BY FOUR
Fig by Four is multi-instrumentalist Sarah Statham (she/her), who weaves ethereal thoughts on connection, memory and loss into a refreshing melting pot of off-kilter alternative/indie musical storytelling. Her debut collection of songs, released as Capture Reveal in October 2023, is hinged on pensive lyrics, dynamic rhythms, characterful guitars and ear-catching basslines. Fig’s varied musicality swings between the viscerally immediate and the sweepingly cinematic. Drip-feeding melodic hooks and choruses that begin to feel like mantras for everyday connection with the self and the world around us. Like glimpsing diary entries or being walked through a dream, Fig by Four is a shift in perspective that draws you in and absorbs you in Sarah’s carefully crafted worlds, which are full of heart, warmth and authentic human spirit.
https://figbyfour.bandcamp.com/
Wednesday 27th March
Wharf Chambers
Membership:
Wharf Chambers is a members' club, and you need to be a member, or a guest of a member, in order to attend. To join, please visit wharfchambers.org
Membership is annual and costs £2 - it requires a minimum of 48 hours to take effect.
Advance tickets £6 +BF here: https://www.wegottickets.com/event/608507
Nobody turned away for lack of funds.
Please contact me in advance if you are bringing a support worker and they will get free entry to the show.
Accessibility:
There are 2 entrances – the front door, which is up steps from the street, and a ramped, wheelchair accessible back door, accessed via the alleyway to the left of the front door.
Covid-19:
If you have any covid-19 symptoms, please do not attend. If this is the case and you have a ticket, please contact me on the day and you will be refunded.
Safe space policy:
Everyone should be able to feel safe and welcome at the event so I ask that you be respectful of other people’s personal space. Wharf operates a safer spaces policy and doesn’t tolerate any violent or aggressive behaviour, any prejudiced behaviour, any discrimination or any harassment. You can read through Wharf Chambers safer spaces policy: wharfchambers.org/the-club/safer-spaces/
If you do have any issues you can speak to me at the event, I will be sat by the door. Alternatively you can speak to a member of Wharf Chambers’ bar staff.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Wharf Chambers, 8 Wharf Street, Leeds, LS2 7EQ, United Kingdom,Leeds
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