This was the first time in a very long while that Quenched Music had stepped into Manchester’s Soup Kitchen, for live music rather than their famous DJ nights. Let’s just say the night did not disappoint. Even when we first arrived there was a buzz around the venue with spectators and musicians mingling and soaking [...]

When I first heard The Cribs back as a plump faced fourteen year old, who tried ever so hard to fit into a range of Primark’s finest pinstriped blazers, it wasn’t the lyrics or the choruses that grasped me, it was the attitude. The sound. How could three lads from Wakefield create something so raw? [...]

He’s a former member of the Happy Mondays. Knows a thing or two about a Bic razor. But doesn’t feel he’s worthy of getting in Mick Jagger’s pants! KAV, real name Kav Sandhu, has formulated a band he believes will deliver the “live energy” previous group members have failed to capture. The Guardian once quoted him as [...]

Mark Wynn’s album ‘James Dean makes me insecure, why does he have to be so shexy’ is a woven narrative detailing the highs and lows of every day life. It will strike a chord with folk, wherever you are. Be we drinking tea in the morning, waiting for the bus, or eating hot food from [...]

This was the debut year for Festival 6 in the magical Portmeirion, the setting of cult programme The Prisoner, the one with Patrick McGoohan, also played Danger Man. While relaying my obvious inner geek I must add that just to go to the place of where the TV show was shot was enough for me. [...]

The Start is purposeful pop rather than accidental, Alex writes ‘songs to make people jump around and enjoy life,’ he sings without reservation which means that even if pop is not your genre of choice, this EP might just sway you. The title track feels like a warm summer night at a festival, which cheers [...]

Mother Nature’s Candy is as sweet as its title, a little too sweet at times but overall a lovely little pop EP. Mother Nature’s Candy sticks to a methodical formula of a vocal harmony intro followed by acoustic guitar with a gentle pop beat on the drums and power out with a simple riff, at [...]

I press play and the sound of a flute glides into the room, followed swiftly by Ríoghnach’s honeyed voice glazed with a subtle menace. I first heard Ríoghnach Connolly’s voice over a bedroom recording about six years ago and I was awestruck even then. An accomplished flautist she matches her instruments stylistic approach to her [...]

Meet Manchester’s latest darlings The Heartbreaks, a four piece Indie band who have made their home in our fair/rainy city. Their debut album ‘Funtimes’ has been making waves with it’s mix of Johnny Marr-esque guitar janglings and retro stylings and the band, buoyed by this success, are about to hit the road once again for [...]

Today Quenched Music is joined by Bradley Thompson and Luke Bainbridge (Observer Journalist), Festival Director and Head of arts and culture of Festival No.6, one of the UK’s newest festivals, which is based in picturesque Portmeirion and has captured the imagination of the public. As a massive fan of the idea of this festival and massive fan [...]