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Smote @ The White Hotel, Salford, 24th January 2025 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Smote & Yaswadah @ The White Hotel, Salford, 24th January 2025

7th February 20257th February 2025 Matthew Williams Salford, Smote, The White Hotel, Yaswadah

As I head to The White Hotel in Salford, an old garage in a derelict part of the city, hidden

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The Body & Dis Fig @ The White Hotel, Salford, 28th August 2024 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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The Body & Dis Fig / She The Throne @ The White Hotel, Salford, 28th August 2024

25th September 202425th September 2024 Matthew Williams Dis Fig, Electronic, Experimental, Grey Lantern, Salford, She The Throne, The Beauty Witch, The Body, The White Hotel

Another evening out and a chance to visit another new venue, to watch two bands that were relatively new to

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Teeth Of The Sea @ The White Hotel, Salford, 20th Oct 2023 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Through The Lens: Teeth Of The Sea / Hey Colossus @ The White Hotel, Salford, 20th October 2023

14th February 202414th February 2024 Lee Edwards Hey Colossus, Kraut, Noise-Rock, Psych, Salford, Teeth Of The Sea, The Beauty Witch, The White Hotel, Through The Lens

I really don’t know where the time goes and how I got so far behind publishing these photos, and yes,

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JAAW @ The White Hotel, Salford, 20th September 2023 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Through The Lens: JAAW / [slab] @ The White Hotel, Salford, 20th September 2023

30th November 202330th November 2023 Lee Edwards [slab], JAAW, Noise-Rock, Post-Rock, Salford, Svart Records, The Beauty Witch, The White Hotel, Through The Lens

One of these days I’ll finally catch up on the backlog of photos I need to sort through after a

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Divide And Dissolve @ The White Hotel, Salford, 5th Sept 2023 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Through The Lens: Divide And Dissolve / Dawn Ray’d / Ragana @ The White Hotel, Salford, 5th September 2023

11th October 202313th October 2023 Lee Edwards Black Metal, Dawn Ray'd, Divide And Dissolve, Doom, Drone, Grey Lantern, Ragana, Salford, The Beauty Witch, The White Hotel, Through The Lens

Yes, I’m still running massively behind sorting through my recent gig photos, and here’s another better late than never post

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Kungens Män @ The White Hotel, Salford, 1st August 2023 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Through The Lens: Kungens Män / Dead Sea Apes / Crooked Head @ The White Hotel, Salford, 1st August 2023

18th August 202319th August 2023 Lee Edwards Crooked Head, Dead Sea Apes, Kungens Män, Prog, Psych, Salford, The Beauty Witch, The White Hotel, Through The Lens

Another trip to The White Hotel in Salford, which seems to be the venue of choice for Manchester-based promoter The

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Jo Quail @ The White Hotel, Salford, 13th May 2023 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Through The Lens: Jo Quail / Dead Space Chamber Music @ The White Hotel, Salford, 13th May 2023

23rd June 202311th July 2023 Lee Edwards Dead Space Chamber Music, Jo Quail, Neo Classical, Neo Folk, Salford, The Beauty Witch, The White Hotel, Through The Lens

Back in mid-May, I took another short trip down to The White Hotel in Salford when The Beauty Witch presented

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GNOD @ The White Hotel, Salford, 2nd May 2023 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Through The Lens: GNOD / The Shits @ The White Hotel, Salford, 2nd May 2023

6th June 20236th June 2023 Lee Edwards Gnod, Salford, The Beauty Witch, The Shits, The White Hotel, Through The Lens

A bit of a home coming gig for the psych chameleons GNOD who played for The Beauty Witch at The

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Messa @ The White Hotel, Salford, 22nd Feb 2023 – Photo by Lee Edwards
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Through The Lens: Messa / Julinko @ The White Hotel, Salford, 22nd February 2023

13th March 202313th March 2023 Lee Edwards Doom Rock, Drone, Julinko, Messa, Salford, Soundscapes, The Beauty Witch, The White Hotel, Through The Lens

Just 24 hours after the Author & Punisher and Zetra gig at The Deaf Institute in Manchester‘s city centre, our

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Video Premiere: Black Helium ‘Up On A Hill’ – New Album ‘The Animals Are Coming’ Drops Friday
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Video Premiere: Black Helium ‘Up On A Hill’ – New Album ‘The Animals Are Coming’ Drops Friday

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Step into a kaleidoscopic fever dream with the premiere of Up On A Hill, the latest mind-warping transmission from London’s

Premiere: The Long Hunt ‘Spine Of Dusk’ – New Album ‘Natural Order’ Drops 18th July
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Premiere: The Long Hunt ‘Spine Of Dusk’ – New Album ‘Natural Order’ Drops 18th July

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Video Premiere: Lower Slaughter ‘Take A Seat’ – New Album ‘Deep Living’ Releases 6th June
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Video Premiere: Lower Slaughter ‘Take A Seat’ – New Album ‘Deep Living’ Releases 6th June

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Premiere: Clamfight – Self-Titled Album Releases This Friday, 16th May
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