Newsround #1: Beirut, Eugene McGuinness... The Jackson 5?!
DiS is busy, busy, busy at the moment, and we realise we've been a bit slack on the news front of late. Apologies! Here's a handy, bite-sized round-up to make up for it»
Eugene McGuinness News
Watch: Eugene McGuinness' new vid and him on tour
Eugene McGuinness, a massive exception to the rule that singer-songwriters are usually rubbish, has a couple of releases on the horizon that you should know about.»
DiScover Sheffield: Autumn programme announced (new underwear-centric)
Up here at DiScover Sheffield, we've got a bunch of lineups sure to warm the cockles and delight the ears this Autumn/Winter»
WIN! Tickets to the DiS-sponsored Green Man Festival - last day!
DiS has two pairs of tickets to give away to this summer's Green Man Festival, held in the stunning Brecon Beacons, Wales, on August 15-17»
Green Man 2008: full line-up and running order here
The full line-up for this summer's Green Man Festival - held August 15-17 in Glanusk Park, Brecon Beacons - has been revealed»
Wild Beasts, Archie Bronson, Lightspeed and Eugene: Domino are going to Green Man
A clutch of Domino recording artists have been tacked on to the bill for this year’s Green Man festival»
Bella Union bringing el Guincho, Emmy the Great, Duke Spirit to Wireless
Bella Union, the fine independent label started by Cocteau Twin Simon Raymonde just over a decade ago, have been given their own stage at this year’s Wireless festival. Guess what? They have some of the best line-ups of the weekend»
The Great Escape: full Thursday schedule
Yeah, we know this is up on the Great Escape website already, but for your convenience here it is again - the full plan for who's where and when this year in Brighton»
The Kills, Irmin Schmidt, Jason Molina, Lykke Li and more to play London instores next weekend
The Kills (pictured), Billy Bragg, Jason Molina and Can’s Irmin Schmidt are among those who’ll be turning out next weekend for Record Store Day»
Unveiled: the final addition to DiS' Great Escape bill
The final addition to our Great Escape line-up revealed»
Crystal Castles, Futureheads, These New Puritans to headline for DiS at Great Escape: line-up here
As promised yesterday, here is DrownedinSound’s line-up for this year’s Great Escape Festival in Brighton»
Eugene McGuinness to open Great Escape festival for DrownedinSound - full announcement tomorrow
DrownedinSound is delighted to announce that Eugene McGuinness will raise the curtain on this year’s festival for us, with the rest of our bill announced tomorrow morning»
Nasty Fest 8: Deerhunter, Nine Black Alps and more for Leeds all-dayer
The DiS-supported Nasty Fest returns to Leeds' Faversham early next month, and tickets for the all-day do are available for just £12 now...»
Swn Festival tickets go on sale
Tickets for the inaugural Swn festival are now on sale.»
Touring NOW: Youthmovies and Adam Gnade
On tour, from this evening through 'til next month: DiS's Youthmovies and US spoken-word poetic dude Adam Gnade (pictured). Buy him gin and watch him spin...»
Brainwash Festival: line-up announced for Leeds charity bash
The Brainwash Festival returns to Leeds later this year for three days of bleeps and beats and riffs and rock, all in the name of charity...»
Early forecast: it'll be Swn-ny in Wales this November
Opening details have been released for Cardiff's own SXSW, taking place in pubs, clubs, cafés and art spaces across the city...»
Eugene McGuinness announces dates aplenty
Fresh from support slots with the likes of The Shins, Regina Spektor and Rilo Kiley, our favourite new singer/songwriter Eugene McGuinness has announced a sod-load of new dates in some very fine company.»
Youthmovies celebrate last night of proms with free download
The third installment from the running series of Youthmovies free live downloads has been made available to you special, special people.»
DiS's end-of-summer shindig: updated (oh, and it's THIS Friday)
Early birds at this Friday's end-of-summer DiS bash at London's Monto Water Rats (yes, we know summer's only just started... sorry) will be treated to the sounds of up-and-coming Londoners Hot Rocket (pictured), who have been lined up to open proceedings.»
The DiScover Diary - August 20-26
Each week, the DiScover Diary will outline some choice gigs up and down the country, highlighting some excellent up-and-coming acts across the nation’s varied stages, and focus on one act in particular who are both on tour and on the DiS stereo rather a lot of late. Here we sneak a brief peek at new singing and songwriting kid on the block Eugene McGuinness, who just happens to have bagged himself a few choice support slots…»
65's away: Sheffield glitch-rockers miss DiS's summer show
65daysofstatic have had to cancel their DJ set at DiS's end-of-summer party - held at London's Monto Water Rats on August 31 - as they will be travelling to Ireland around the time of their set...»
End-of-Summer Party: tickets selling like cakes. Hot cakes. Straight from the oven cakes...
Tickets are selling... selling... selling for DiS's special end-of-summer party at London's Monto Water Rats at the end of the month, so if you want in, you'd best get on it now...»
Eugene McGuinness: album details announced
Hugely talented singer-songwriter Eugene McGuinness - already well praised on these pages - is to release his debut (mini?) album in August...»
DiS's end-of-summer Russian Circles show: line-up expands
Good news, friends of DiS! Our special end-of-summer bash at the Monto Water Rats on August 31 - headlined by the beyond awesome Russian Circles, who'll be delivering their debut London headline set - has grown. Now, we think, it's time to get properly excited...»
Saturday April 14: DiScover Club is GO
Another day, another free DrownedinSound show, and this one’s a real treat...»
Next week: two free DiS shows in London
DiS has not one but two free shows up its flappy sleeves for y'all next week...»
DiS in Digest: our pick of the week's news
DiS in Digest has been away. We were physically away. Now we are not. Hello...»
DiScover Club update: April alterations
Bad news, brothers and sisters of The Rock - Leeds' ace pop-punkin' trio Sky Larkin have been forced to pull out of April's edition of our once-a-month DiScover Club, held at London's Notting Hill Arts Club...»
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