PRESTON : Blitz

Saturday 24th October, 2015

7:30pm

Event information

The Icicle Works

Named after the 1960 short story "The Day The Icicle Works Closed" by science fiction author Frederik Pohl, The Icicle Works joined Liverpool's early 1980s 'neo-psychedelia' wave, which also propelled Echo & The Bunnymen and The Teardrop Explodes to stardom. After scoring a massive hit with the memorable ‘Love is a Wonderful Colour’ followed by ‘Hollow Horse’, ‘Understanding Jane’ and ‘Evangeline’, lead singer Ian McNabb went on to pursue a solo career, although a reformed Icicle Works have been performing occasional live dates since 2006.

http://www.ianmcnabb.com/

Martin Bramah

Martin Bramah formed Blue Orchids in 1979, after departing The Fall, and they were viewed as one of a handful of post-punk outfits that delivered quality material with great songs and a mesmerising live act. Bramah’s shamanic stage presence is not to be missed, as he delivers his songs with the fevered intensity of a travelling preacher man, with equal measures of passion and venom and none of this is lost in his occasional solo appearances.

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Blue-Orchids/421040661291884

The Long Lost Band

Long Lost Band do spacey, wistful melodic pop and have been impressing people all over the North West since 2010. Their 3rd album, a collaboration with Tim Buckley lyricist Larry Beckett, titled 'One More Mile' has just been released.

http://www.thelonglostband.com/