Nialler9 — There was a beautiful piece of radio on BBC’s Across The Line last week about the Belfast weekend of gigs called A Little Bit Of Solidarity in 2008 culminating in a gig in one of the biggest venues in town, Mandela Hall featuring And So I Watch Yo... more info

Guardian Music — Innovative free-jazz percussionist who took improvisation to new heightsThe American percussionist, composer and bandleader Paul Motian, who has died aged 80, was perhaps most famous for enhancing the work of a brilliant jazz pianist. This he did no... more info

Altsounds — Due to unforeseen circumstances LaFaro's upcoming UK tour with Hold Your Horse Is in November has been cancelled. The band hope to reschedule for early next year but in the meantime they will join And So I Watch you From Afar on their upcoming Europe... more info

The Music Fix — Belfast bruisers hit the road once more! more info

Altsounds — Polar opposite to the delicate poise of the influential jazz bassist Scott LaFaro from which this Belfast quartet takes their name, LaFaro are a wrecking ball of a band. Their rhythmic post-hardcore is designed to pulverize dance floors and leave... more info

Altsounds — The band's second album "*Easy Meat*" will be released on *Monday 3rd October* on *LP*, *CD* & *Digital Download*. To co-inside with today's pre order, Irish label *Small Town America* have today put up the album in full to stream online. *Preorder ... more info

Nialler9 — Belfast rockers LaFaro will release their second album Easy Meat through Smalltown America on Monday October 3rd but the pre-sale is now available digitally via iTunes or physically on CD. Easy Meat is a high octane collection of loud and heavy rock ... more info

Altsounds — With the band's upcoming album set to cause a storm, Belfast's Lafaro will hit to road hard, hitting various venues across the UK. Polar opposite to the delicate poise of the influential jazz bassist Scott LaFaro from which th... more info

Guardian Music — 1961: Number 30 in our series of the 50 key events in the history of dance musicOne day in 1961 an 18-year-old German music student named Manfred Eicher descended the steps of the Village Vanguard in Greenwich Village to hear the pianist Bill Evans, ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Ben said... Daily Downloads, Apr 03.11 Cannonball Adderley Quintet: Cannonball & Coltrane Chet Baker: Chet Chet Baker: In New York Blondie: Blondie Cabaret Voltaire: Plasticity Cocteau Twins: Aikea Guinea EP Elvis Costello: My Flame Burns Blue Miles ... more info