New and new-to-me music 2026-W09 Irish/French alternative rock

Fresh on my #blog - "New and new-to-me Music: 2026-w09"

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3 members of a band on a stage. On the left is a man with short, brown, spiky hair, wearing a sleeveless denim jacket over a black hoodie and blue jeans, and playing a grey and black electric guitar. In the middle is a woman with her hair cut in a brassy bob, wearing a grey woollen scarf over a strappy brown top that reveals her midriff and a pair of blue jeans, playing a yellow-ish electric guitar and singing in to a microphone on a stand in front of her. On the right is a man with shaggy brown hair, wearing a black leather jacket over a green t-shirt and blue jeans, playing a brown and white bass guitar. Racks of amplifiers line the black walls behind them, with a brown acoustic guitar casually leaning against one of the amps.

Photo of the Day 8th May 2025.
 
Greg (guitar), Lennie Butler (guitar/vocals) and Will Thompson (bass) of the band Sandbox, on stage at The Roadhouse, Manchester, 12th March 2006.
 
#Manchester #TheRoadhouse #Sandbox #ManchesterBands #ManchesterMusic #LiveMusic #BandPhotography

Two members of a rock band performing on a stage. On the left is a woman with long dark hair with a woven yellow hair band, wearing a white dress with a red and black floral pattern, and playing a red electric guitar. On the right is a man with mid-length shaggy hair, wearing a black shirt over a blue t-shirt, and dark coloured trousers, playing a black electric bass guitar. They are standing facing each other, and their heads are slightly bowed. A pair of microphone stands are in front of them in the foreground, while a glossy black metal pole holds up the ceiling immediately behind them. Amplifiers line black walls in the background.

Photo of the Day 3rd May 2025.
 
Juanita Stein (guitar, vocals) and Brendan Picchio (bass) of the Australian band Howling Bells, at The Roadhouse, Manchester, 21st May 2006.
 
#Manchester #TheRoadhouse #HowlingBells #JuanitaStein #AustralianBands #ManchesterMusic #LiveMusic #BandPhotography

A man with long brown hair flowing over his shoulders, and a Cavalier-style moustache and goatee beard, wearing a brown flower-print shirt and a blue pair of jeans with black and grey trainers, playing a black electric guitar. There are grey and black amplifiers on upturned red crates behind him, with black walls and ceiling beyond that.

Photo of the Day 28th April 2025.
 
Tom Knott, guitarist with Manchester band Rocketfield, on stage at The Roadhouse, Manchester. 29th January 2001.
 
#Manchester #TheRoadhouse #RocketField #TomKnott #guitar #ManchesterBands #ManchesterMusic #LiveMusic #BandPhotography

A man with short, close-cropped greying hair and beard, and wearing an open blue, red, and white checked shirt over a white t-shirt, playing an orange electric guitar. A camera flash has frozen him in place, while a long exposure and a slow zoom in has combined with the stage lights to paint the area around him with red and yellow light. In the background, a man wearing a blue cap and wearing a red and white basketball shirt and playing a bass guitar is singing into a microphone. Black walls mark the edges of the room, with a bright light smeared into a streak in the top right corner.

Photo of the Day 3rd April 2025.
 
Rob Clougher, guitarist with the Pearl Jam cover band Pearl Jammer on stage at The Roadhouse in Manchester, 14th September 2013.
 
#Manchester #TheRoadhouse #PearlJammer #RobClougher #guitar #CoverBand #LiverpoolBands #ManchesterMusic #LiveMusic #BandPhotography

A man with shoulder-length brown hair, wearing a black stetson hat, and a black shirt with red piping, and red flowers across the chest. A flash has frozen him in place, while a long exposure and movement have combined with stage lights to paint red light around his head. A black wall behind him fills the rest of the frame.

Photo of the Day 31st March 2025.
 
Glenn Moule, drummer with Australian Indie band Howling Bells, at The Roadhouse, Manchester, 21st May 2006.
 
#Manchester #TheRoadhouse #HowlingBells #GlennMoule #drums #AustralianBands #ManchesterMusic #LiveMusic #BandPhotography

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3 members of a rock band on a stage - On the left is a tall man with short dark hair, and wearing a lightup, red horns headband, a white t-shirt, and blue jeans, playing a white guitar. His face is painted white, with a black stripe across the eyes. In the middle is a woman with long blonde hair cascading over her shoulders, with a red headband with a red butterfly suspended above it, and wearing a white t-shirt, a black and white checked mini skirt, and black high-heeled shoes, playing a white bass guitar. Her face is also painted white, with a thick black stripe over the eyes. On the right, at the back of the stage, a man with short dark hair and wearing a white t-shirt and pale blue jeans, is sitting behind a white drum kit. Again, his face is painted white, with a thick black stripe across his eyes. Green and red lights are fitted at the back of the stage, with another red light in the top left corner of the frame. Black and yellow cables are strewn across the floor of the stage, with amplifiers and spare guitars scattered around. Black walls and ceiling fill the rest of the frame.

Bonus Photo of the Day 24th March 2014.
 
Kamikaze Six on stage for a Halloween gig at The Roadhouse, Manchester, 31st October 2014.

#Manchester #TheRoadhouse #KamikazeSix #ManchesterBands #ManchesterMusic #LiveMusic #BandPhotography