Author: Adam Graver
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Marsicans – Too Good
Marsicans have been on the Leeds music scene for more than six years now, and in that time have achieved and continue to achieve many things both in their home city and elsewhere, with their next endeavour after a Summer of festival appearances being a support tour for H2N favourites…
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Hope and Glory Festival Preview Featuring The Shimmer Band
With just a day to go until Liverpool’s biggest event of 2017, Halfway 2 Nowhere have previewed the weekend and what you can expect from Hope and Glory 2017. With an eclectic mix of music spanning numerous decades, the curators of Hope and Glory Festival have done an incredible job…
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Puppet Theory – I, The King
Last month Manchester band Puppet Theory released their brand new single I, The King. Following first EP Buttons the new track was much anticipate by Halfway 2 Nowhere, so much so we booked them for our first ever live show in York. The band have something relatively unique as they…
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Harrison Rimmer – I Am On Fire
Apart from being one of the nicest guys in the music industry right now, Harrison Rimmer is an exceptionally talented musician and one that works harder than most. Every time I see Harrison he’s either just played a show and about to play another, or on his way to a…
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In Conversation With…Billy Bibby and The Wry Smiles
Back in June before their huge gig at Fibbers in York, I had the pleasure of chatting to Billy Bibby and The Wry Smiles in a sweaty backroom on one of the hottest days of the year. Since seeing them then, the band have gone on to play huge sets…
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Live: Kendal Calling 2017
Since we had such a good time we thought we’d let you beautiful people know some of our highlights from what we got up to this weekend at Kendal. We kicked off the weekend with Man & The Echo who delivered an eclectic set of tunes to which a lot…
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Live: Tramlines Festival 2017
One year away from what is bound to be a huge tenth birthday party in 2018, this year’s Tramlines provided the biggest and most eclectic lineup to date and Halfway 2 Nowhere was there to document it all. From the main stages, to the smallest fringe stages and everything in…
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Courtyards – Everything
Courtyards are a band we genuinely believe have the world at their feet. They have the vocal ability, drive and ambition to be whatever band they choose to be and their latest offering “Everything” is a great example of them shifting their music to the next level. The Huddersfield 4-piece…
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MYSTERY JETS ‘JETROSPECTIVE’
Following the success of their 2016 album ‘Curve of the Earth (which featured ‘Telomere’, nominated for this year’s Ivor Novello Awards for Best Song Musically & Lyrically), Eel Pie Island’s Mystery Jets will head to the Garage this September for five unique shows, which will see them play each of…
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The Elephant Trees – Monster
Where do I even begin with this new Elephant Trees single. As you might recall we fell in love with this band earlier on in the year when they released “90 Degrees” and gave a rousing show at the Wardrobe in Leeds. There was something immediately special about the band…
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In Your Prime – 24
In Your Prime have been on the local Leeds scene for coming up to a year now and have built up quite a reputation as a formidable live band, but ’24’ is the first recorded piece of music we’ve heard from them. It does not disappoint. The track starts with…
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Corella // Barcelona Girl Review + Interview
Corella are a band H2N have become very fond of in recent times seeing the band support The Glass Caves in York twice in 2017. They have an energy and buzz that is rare in indie bands who often seem like success should be handed to them on a plate.…
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ASH come to Holmfirth for rowdy Yorkshire show
NORTHERN IRISH POWER POP TRIO ANNOUNCE HOLMFIRTH SHOW Veteran Northern Irish indie rockers Ash will kick off their UK tour in style at Holmfirth’s Picturedrome on August 13th. The veteran Downpatrick trio have enjoyed a fortuitous career spanning more than two decades and are currently touring latest release ’Kablammo!’ – a high-octane…
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H2N picks of 2017 so far
So, we’ve just passed the halfway mark of the year and what a year it has been for music. The demise of Linkin Park, the resurgence of Papa Roach and the mind blowing Royal Blood album have all been distinct highlights so far. But H2N is a grassroots blog, a…
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Regan – Four Fingers
Halfway 2 Nowhere first saw Regan back in February in support of Young Amphibians – when we saw them then we said that of their eight song set, the song that should be recorded was “Four Fingers”. Here we are three four months later and the band have done just…
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Live: Glass Mountain & Brooders – Crescent, York
If my many years of gig attending has taught me anything, it’s that shows where you go expecting nothing at all more often than not end up being some of the best nights out. Tuesday night at the Crescent in York was no different as Glass Mountain and Brooders closed…
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H2N heads to Lisbon’s Nos Alive
This July – Halfway 2 Nowhere will be flying out to Portugal for the biggest showcase of live music the country has to offer. Chris gave the festival a preview ahead of the event next month. What is Nos Alive? Nos Alive is an annual three day music event held…
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Futuresound “Ones to Watch” Ready to Takeover Leeds
The Futuresound “Ones to Watch” competition kicks off it’s residency at The Wardobe in Leeds tonight with three superb artists bidding for a coveted spot at this August’s Leeds Festival. There will be 12 incredible heats, each consisting of three of the best young artists on the scene at the…
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Freeda – Voodoo
Emerging from Manchester in 2016, the band Freeda have recently released their debut EP Voodoo, a three track collection of Blues Rock come early Brit Pop which promises big things. Freeda is made up of: Sean Rowles (Acoustic guitar and lead vocals), Callum Hignett (Lead guitar), Adam Barton (Bass and…
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Live: Hunter and the Bear – Lending Room, Leeds
As anyone who’s been there can attest, The Lending Room at The Library is not a large venue by any stretch of the imagination, but when Hunter and the Bear descended on it for the final date of their Paper Heart tour, it may as well have been an arena.…
The Setlist & The Script 