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About the show
Sunbird is 10: Against the Odds and Louder Than Ever.
From June 26th, 2016, to right now! it’s been one hell of a decade. Against every hurdle thrown at grassroots venues, Sunbird Records is still here. This isn’t just an anniversary; it’s a victory lap for live music in the Northwest.
To celebrate 10 years of keeping the lights on and the amps cranked, we’re throwing a massive full weekend takeover this May Bank Holiday!
We’ve curated a lineup that tells our story, featuring acts who have played over that period, some have played since the beginning, some features members from acts that played the early days, but most importantly one way or another they are all part of the Sunbird family and part of its 10 year story.
The celebration starts on continues on Sunday 3rd May with the following line up;
Dwelled
Sky Valley Mistress
LUNATHUG
Denim Breakfast
BOI TOI
Pre-Empted
Grassroots venues are the heartbeat of the scene, and 10 years is a milestone worth shouting about. Come down and share your stories, reminisce about the legendary gigs, and help us toast to the next decade.
Come down and share your stories, reminisce about past gigs and nights here, tell us what you’re looking forward to next, who you would like to see play here, come and celebrate 10 years of loud nights, making friends and good times but most importantly celebrate 10 years of Sunbird Records still being here.
Featuring
Sky Valley Mistress
Returning with their first release since their debut album “Faithless Rituals”, Sky Valley Mistress have launched back into the sonic stratosphere with their brand new single “Too Many Ghosts”.
Recorded at The Nave Studios, Leeds with engineer Danny Blackburn (Adult DVD), it’s clear that the sound of the desert still fuels this band wherever they go as their latest cut is cactus needle sharp. From the moment the track picks up, Sky Valley Mistress drive you beyond the horizon and leave you hanging by the hook of the chorus ready to ride again. Or as the band explain:
“This song is meant for the open highway. Somewhere you have the freedom to put your foot down and still feel like you’re cruising”.
Now streamlined and stripped back to the two original members, refusing to conform to conventions, on the record Sky Valley Mistress have doubled down their studio sound and present themselves as a four-piece band. How the hearse rollin’, flare strollin’, speaker ‘splodin’ outfit recreate this in the flesh as a Duel-Drumming Duo however, has to be seen to be believed. Lead vocalist Kayley “Hell Kitten” Davies picks up the sticks and play one half of a drum kit, with former drummer Maxwell Harvey William Newsome III taking on the electric guitar and keeping one foot on the kick drum. No samples. No backing tracks. No click tracks.
No one is playing rock and roll the way that these two do.
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