Artisan Tap

27/07/2026

Psychedelic lifer Jeffrey Alexander has been floating around the musical cosmos for some time now, racking up a Discogs entry certain to crash your browser. We’re talking a slew of solo releases, a stack of collaborations, and membership of crews such Jackie-O Mo********er, Dire Wolves, and The Iditarod, cropping up on the likes of Feeding Tube, Cardinal Fuzz, K-RAA-K, and Astral Editions.

His latest outfit, The Heavy Lidders, takes his long-form inclinations and repoints them in the direction of song, but the journey is still totally freaked out. Fuzzed-up jams weave through a tangled maze of dusty country, rattling blues, and liquid psyche, with a healthy dose of free jazz skronk as the Thesian string guiding us to the end. The band have made a habit of collaborating, and in that spirit it’s an extra joy that they’ll be joined by Christina Carter of Charlambides on lead vocals, pulling them into deeper, noisier, and more intense territory.

27/07/2026

This Week-

Tuesday - Honeybox are back, in conversation with Will Sherratt who will be accompanied by Julia Mosley. This is a free entry event and starts at 7pm.

Thursday - Electric Tentacle’s electronic music open mic. Another great line up of all genres of electronic music.

Friday - Walter Kocays, the gravel voiced songsmith headlines an awesome up featuring Ava Ralph, The Mob (Irish inspired folk from the band leader of Average Joe) and Manchester singer songwriter Rose Marsden

Saturday - Strange Stoke presents the highly anticipated debut of goth band Morning Star, followed by Strange DJs after party

Sunday - it’s open mic presented by Lo-Tide, please message them for a slot

25/07/2026

People always say we never book enough hula hooping trumpet playing Surf garage bands, well now we have…Check out Oh Gunquit! And then grab a ticket. Saturday August 15th.

Support from sci-fi trash rockers The Complaint That Creeps

Oh!Gunquit (22-8-25). CROSSFIRE.Y con esta fantástica versión de J...

24/07/2026

Tonight - Daniall Lee celebrates the release of his new EP with a headline. Imagine the lovechild of Jarvis Cocker and John Grant, conceived at a Bowie gig and raised on the sound of synthesizers, Britpop and showtunes…
Support comes from Emzae, who wowed the audience at this years Cablefest. Opening up for the first time at the Tap, Heidi.

https://www.seetickets.com/event/daniall-lee-emzae-heidi/artisan-tap/3654743

Door 7pm - music starts at 8pm

23/07/2026

Two rowdy ducks in tonight, they couldn’t give a cluck.

23/07/2026

Last shout out for tonight’s Paul Rose Band.

The Paul Rose Band - led by renowned Newcastle-born guitarist and composer Paul Rose. Songs that blends rock, blues, country, jazz, and folk, with the virtuoso guitarist, whos band features Paul Burgess (10cc, The Guilty Men) and Chris Bevington.

https://www.seetickets.com/event/the-paul-rose-band/artisan-tap/3628272

A quick first take for a Sunday morning, playing along to a backing...

23/07/2026

A little guide to help you check out some new music through out August.

22/07/2026

Coming up this week at Artisan Tap

Grab a Ticket : https://www.seetickets.com/promoter/say-something-music/28479

22/07/2026

Can you ticket? Yes you can!

We have added another way to get a ticket for a gig, Music Mania in Hanley will have physical tickets available for a large selection of our gigs. You can also purchase from SeeTickets, pay us direct via PayPal (don’t forget to tell us which gig!) or pay at the bar.

21/07/2026

Only a couple of weeks until Flint Fire - Prodigy Tribute Band are due to perform at the Tap. It’s going to be beautiful chaos!

If you are thinking of coming we would really appreciate it if you could get your ticket in advance so we can eliminate any chance of cancellation.

Set includes We Live Forever, Omen, Warrior Dance, Firestarter, Breathe, Voodoo People, Poison, No Good (Start the Dance), Their Law, Smack My Bitch Up, Out Of Space and many more.

Grab a ticket here : https://www.seetickets.com/event/flint-fire-the-prodigy-tribute/artisan-tap/3643202