North West independent record label Loner Noise are proud to present WRONG Festival – A Festival For The Freakscene, a one day happening on the 22nd April 2017 at the newly formed creative hub of the Liverpool Docklands.

Aiming to create something truly unique and very special for the first time in Liverpool, organisers are proud to announce that Japanese psych legends Bo Ningen will be topping a bill which brings together the disparate scenes from the heavier and stranger corners of rock music on a freaked-out ride from punk to noise to psychedelia and everywhere in between.

The event takes place across three venues: The Kazimier team’s much lauded new venture Invisible Wind Factory, latest after-party hotspot The North Shore Troubadour, and local DIY venue stalwarts Drop the Dumbulls. It will play host to 30 bands across the venues running from afternoon until late at night, and continuing the party into the small hours.

FULL LINE-UP:

BO NINGEN / THE WYTCHES / HECK / PART CHIMP / THE COSMIC DEAD / BLACKLISTERS / ELEVANT / COWTOWN / SKINNY GIRL DIET / FALSE ADVERTISING / HOUSEWIVES / USA NAILS / THE HYENA KILL / BONNACONS OF DOOM / MUMS / JAZZHANDS / SPQR / EVIL BLIZZARD / INDIAN QUEENS / CATTLE / GRAVVES / SUPER LUXURY / BERNACCIA / RONGORONGO / POCKET APOCALYPE / INDIGO MOON / KAPIL SESHASAYEE / SALT THE SNAIL / DRORE / WILD FRUIT ART COLLECTIVE / FEDERALES / BASIC DICKS / NO WAVE DJs / BEAR GROWLS DJ

Recently supporting the mighty Primal Scream and originally hailing from Japan but now based in London, Bo Ningen have a ferocious reputation for exhilarating live insanity. The band have released three critically acclaimed albums to date and have collaborated with Savages, earning widespread acclaim from the likes of The Quietus, DIY, Line of Best Fit and The New York Times.

They will be joined by a host of underground heroes in the form of Brighton’s finest surf-doom outfit The Wytches, extreme noise mob Heck whose raucous live shows are the stuff of legend, dark-humoured noise rock quartet Blacklisters, Glasgow’s foremost psychonauts The Cosmic Dead, near-legendary UK underground heroesPart Chimp, the immediate, cutting mutant-pop of Cowtown, and many more.

The festival will also introduce bands from the fledgling Loner Noise label roster including Elevant, SPQR, Gravves, Kapil Seshasayee, Federales and Pocket Apocalypse.

A city not necessarily known for its heavier underground rock scene, but one that’s utterly steeped in rich musical heritage, WRONG intends to be the first festival in the city to tie together Liverpool’s extremely talented (if sometimes overlooked) ever-growing pool of visceral and exciting heavy bands, as well as bringing high profile leaders and legends of the Freakscene to the city for rare live outings in the region.

WRONG Festival takes place on the 22nd April, 2017 in the new creative hub of Liverpool’s Docklands. For more information, click the links below.

Event information:

Ticket price: £20 general admission, £15 discounted advance ticket
Doors: 1:00pm – 6:00am
Age restrictions: 18+

WRONG Festival online:

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Ticket Links:

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The young Brit will headline ten dates in May, kicking off at Thekla in Bristol on the 15th May, and concluding at Concorde 2 in Brighton on the 30th May. This new run of dates is in addition to the previously announced UK shows in March, and will be preceded by Declan’s first appearances at Coachella in California this April.

Tickets for the May tour go on general sale from Friday 24th February via www.DeclanMckenna.net

Following twelve months of persistent touring across the UK, US, and Europe, Declan and his band’s live shows have soon become spectacles in themselves. As an artist who interacts regularly with his fanbase on social media, the energy and elation in the ever increasing sized rooms when the artist and fans are all brought together, makes for an incredible atmosphere and experience.

in a very short period of time, the recently turned 18 year old has become synonymous with wrapping his fizzing alt-pop songs in smart, engaged lyrical content. It’s been a timely arrival for this young British musician who doesn’t proclaim to have all the answers, but believes it his duty to at least pose a few pertinent questions. Crucially perhaps, none of the activist in Declan comes at the expense of his ear for a melody, and with new single, Kids Don’t Wanna Come Home, Declan has divulged another tantalising taster to his debut album, due for announcement imminently.

Declan McKenna Live:

15th May – Thekla, Bristol
16th May – Junction 2, Cambridge
17th May – Gorilla, Manchester
19th May – Academy 2, Dublin
20th May – Oh Yeah Music Centre, Belfast
21st May – King Tuts, Glasgow
23rd May – Heaven, London
24th May – O2 Institute 2, Birmingham
26th May – Rescue Rooms, Nottingham
30th May – Concorde 2, Brighton

The sax man on over 400 records and many classic hits, Snake has worked with some of the worlds biggest acts including Take That, Lisa Stansfield, The Eurythmics, George Michael, Ray Charles, Tom Jones and of course, M People to name just a few. Classic Sax Solos part 2 see’s The Snake Davis Band (including vocals) perform more of these magical classics in this exhilarating show. A myriad of classics such as Young Americans, Will You, Walk on The Wild Side and some of Snakes own including Search for the Hero , What’s more, they also tells you a bit more about them, fascinating facts and insights into the music we already love.

Imagine a room full of the saxophone greats; Junior Walker, King Curtis, Clarence Clemmons, Charlie Parker, Michael Brecker and more. Snake can deliver them all; Sultry sax, searing sax, screaming sax, sexy sax, soulful sax

Tickets: http://www.squarechapel.co.uk/whats-on/snake-davis-classic-sax-solos-part-2

The album was produced by Sean Lennon at his studio compound in upstate New York throughout 2016, the album is the group’s most musically evolved to date, while still staying true to their original blistering take on fuzzy, dirty rock n’ roll.

During the recording the band isolated themselves from the outside world, infusing the album with a focused liveliness similar to the spirit that brought them together in the first place. On Satan’s graffiti or God’s art? founding members Cole Alexander and Jared Swilley teamed with former guitarist Jack Hines (who played in the group from 2002-2004) and recent additions Oakley Munson on drums and Zumi Rosow on saxophone. The album also features contributions by Saul Adamczewski of Fat White Family and guest vocals by Yoko Ono.

Black Lips were born of DIY ethic, working their way from sweaty basement shows in Georgia to huge crowds at international music festivals (including a performance at Fun Fun Fun Fest that appears in Terrence Malick’s forthcoming film Song to Song) to tours in such far flung locales as India, Jordan, Cyprus, Egypt, Lebanon, Iraqi Kurdistan, the United Arab Emirates and many more. Satan’s graffiti or God’s art? vindicates Black Lips for sticking it out through many years of shifting trends and buzz bands; providing a sonically captivating document that is as creatively unhinged as it is precisely executed, one of the rawest and most expansive albums in the band’s storied history.

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/theblacklips

Pre-order: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/satans-graffiti-or-gods-art/id1216431305?ls=1&app=itunes

Casual Threats are a DIY post-punk trio (ffo Slaves, At The Drive-In, Interpol) and Massa Confusa are an electronic post-punk band with drum machines. Both bands are touring in support of recent releases.

Massa Confusa released their 2nd album Two Man-Machine on the 19th November 2016 and Casual Threats put out their debut Life From Below on the 28th October 2016, but they were both unable to tour much further than their home towns of Newcastle and Stockon. Now they are joining forces to showcase tracks from these releases, and to celebrate MC’s release of ‘Massa Confusa Presents Compilation: Vol 3’, a 36 track comp of bands MC have put on under their Massa Confusa Presents promotion moniker.

The comp will be available digitally on Clarty Cat Records with a limited edition accompanying zine created by MC bassist Matt O’Brien aka Nurse Hayhem. It is the 3rd in a series and features an eclectic mix of North East acts such as Kobadelta, Good Friend, Fret!, Big Fail, Year of Birds and Preqwal; as well as bands from further afield like Nasty Little Lonely (Bristol), Damn Teeth (Glasgow), Jesus And His Judgemental Father (Leeds) and The Infinite Three (London). MC and Casual threats will feature too.

You can listen to last years compilation here: https://clartycat.bandcamp.com/album/massa-confusa-presents-compilation-volume-2

The tour comprises solo and duo sets by MC (dates depending) playing a mix of new and old material. As a duo MC includes bassist Matt O’Brien and MC’s usual industrial backing track. As a solo performance, MC’s Ally Morton reworks MC material with guitar, loops and samples. Casual Threats will provide their usual energetic show representing material from ‘Life From Below’.

The info: Massa Confusa

Massa Confusa started as the solo project of guitarist/vocalist/programmer Ally Morton until 2012 when bassist Matt O’Brien joined to officially make Massa Confusa a collaborative unit.

In July 2013 they performed their first gig and released ‘EP3’ which was the first release to feature Matt on recording; and in December 2013 they released their 4th, ‘Obsessive Computive Disorder,’ at a show with We Are Knuckle Dragger, Cauls and Vasquez.

Aiming to strengthen the community of the North East scene and attract names from outside of the region, they began putting on monthly gigs in Newcastle and Durham under the moniker of ‘Massa Confusa Presents’ in February 2014, and launched their own record label ‘Clarty Cat’ in January 2016, which is also home to Nerd punk trio ‘Skull Puppies’ and ‘Sleepwalk.’ They have also released 2 compilations of bands they put on in 2014 and 2015. You can listen to them on clartycat.bandcamp.com.

Other releases include the album ‘Amblyopic,’ ‘BBC Introducing sessions,’ a cover of ‘Christmas Wrapping’ by the Waitresses for ‘Another Alt Xmas Album,’ ‘Two Imaginary Boys: A tribute to The Cure for Graft-e-oke #3,’ ‘Covers’ EP,’ and ‘Acoustica’ EP.

The latest album, ‘Two Man-Machine,’ was released November 19th 2016.

“Rough but refined, sometimes pitch-black attitude towards post-punk.. with motorik rhythms and occasional jagged synth edges.” God Is In The TV Zine

“Massa Confusa do an awful lot of good within the local DIY scene, booking regular shows and releasing other bands’ music and they have recently curated a compilation featuring bands they’ve put on at their Massa Confusa Presents… gigs. They’re pretty prolific with their own music too, which is a brilliantly abrasive, twisted take on post-punk.” Drowned in Sound

“Tight post-punk vibes and highly intelligent songwriting.” NARC

‘Two Man-Machine’: https://clartycat.bandcamp.com/album/massa-confusa-two-man-machine
Website: http://massaconfusa.com
Facebook: https://facebook.com/msscnfs
Instagram: http://instagram.com/msscnfs

The info: Casual Threats

Casual Threats have spent the last year and a half honing their aggression laden post-punk sound on the regional live circuit. Support slots with the likes of rising stars Piano Wire, Forever Cult and Yawning Dog have punctuated a relentless run of shows in the resurgent North East music scene with the likes of Mouses, Coquin Migale, Kobadelta and Plaza which has seen the band steadily hone their sound.

Casual Threats have taken time to meld anger, sadness and passion into their grungy wall of noise; a trait that has cemented them as one of the ones to watch in the North East of England. Mixing such unbridled aggression with a focused depth and understanding of melody, Casual Threats released ‘Life From Below’ in October on Laundry Service Records, which offers a poignant outlook on the world in 2016. Drawing influence from both historical feelings of betrayal in the North East and more recent political crises, the three piece consisting of Conor, Ollie and Bazz are trying to take stock of what it is to grow up and live in an area repeatedly decimated by job losses and council cuts; but one which still offers hope and a sense of belonging to its inhabitants .

This release is a testament to the band’s DIY work ethic; being recorded, mixed and mastered in house by Steven Bardgett (Mouses) and co-produced by the band.
“Unashamedly pissed off, Casual Threats are more interested in making you feel sad, than anything else. But their sound brings some emotional relevance to the fore, which for the millennials, who are awash with shit they need to put up with is incredibly hard.” The Pentatonic

“Their pessimistic lyricist make for a sound that is a cross breed between Joy Division and The Buzzcocks.” Gigwise

“Jamming post-hardcores dissonant aggression, post-punks wiry experimentation, and Interpol-esque dour melodies into one track is a tall order, but Casual Threats pull it off with confident aplomb.” – Independent Clauses

“The Smiths meet Slaves” – Ear To The Ground

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Dates:

Tue 11 Apr – West Street Live, Sheffield w/ Lawman, The Devil in Faust (Fourth City Promotions)
Wed 12 Apr – Maguire’s Pizza Bar, Liverpool w/ Scaredycats, Wife’s Head, Enamel Animal (Yeah Buddy DIY)
Thu 13 Apr – 1 in 12 Club, Bradford w/ Milk Crimes (Sink Bradford Sink)
Fri 14 Apr – Chunk, Leeds w/ Lo Egin, Man Fantastic & The Hand Of God (Adult Baby)