https://www.stepladderrecords.co.uk/gigs-1 daily 0.75 2025-05-20 https://www.stepladderrecords.co.uk/gigs-1/draags-uk-tour-with-milkmaiden-guests monthly 0.5 2025-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/246c3b96-6d63-49cb-b946-8e8e3e539356/Copy+of+Copy+of+r001-028.jpg Gigs - Draags UK Tour with Milkmaiden + Lavender Rodriguez - DRAAGS combine queer punk, hardcore, funk, hip-hop, prog and dance, with theatrical vocals, screaming horns and heavy groovy rhythms. Based in Leeds, their music is both an escape from and a direct sucker punch to capitalism and the oppressive state. Their lyrics focus on social justice, alienation and dystopia in society. They want people to move with frenzied ecstasy and share a radical message of love and connection with one another. DRAAGS’ eponymous album is landing May 23rd 2025 and their UK tour is hitting up Middlesbrough, Manchester, Glasgow, Leeds, London and Bradford from May 25th-30th. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/febc0e22-dd10-4eb8-9184-7b0bc2263349/image1.jpeg Gigs - Draags UK Tour with Milkmaiden + Lavender Rodriguez - Behold, government’s most feared - blue haired, pronoun-ed, queer menace, Lavender Rodriguez, a force in spinning plates of alt-pop, electronic dance and punk-ish anthemic tunes, bound to rally the masses and hypnotise you into dancing. Their stories celebrate the intersectionality of queerness and being mixed-race as they take the Manchester scene by storm with their genre-bending, head-bopping music. Inspirations for their sounds include Porij, Mysie, Master Peace, Caroline Polachek, Hemlocke Springs and Hayley Williams. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/8d9e241f-a786-43d9-a19a-86be7deb56b4/1+mooo+credit+_+who_is_pidge+.jpg Gigs - Draags UK Tour with Milkmaiden + Lavender Rodriguez - MilkMaiden is your new favourite low–budget gaffa-tape bimbo cuntry music star. She is inspired by a legacy of divine, ethereal women such as Kate Bush, Courtney Love, and Dolly Parton with a big, crude and rude attitude. You might have seen her grace the stages of Sexquisite Cabaret as a resident act, and various dives throughout Manchester to London and New York to New Orleans MilkMaiden is for the working grrrls, the dykes, and the dog. None of the above? Stand in the back x Death of All Men EP will be released on bandcamp May 8th for your purchasing pleasure. Photo by this_is_pidge https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/0f2cb371-f9f5-4a43-af78-a0468d6dc591/Copy+of+Copy+of+DRAAGS+BW+1.jpg Gigs - Draags UK Tour with Milkmaiden + Lavender Rodriguez - Make it stand out Step Ladder Records takes over Withington Public Hall Institute with a queer-punk ethos Leeds-based heavies DRAAGS headline as part of their UK Tour with unrelenting energy SUPPORTS: Milkmaiden delivers some cheeky cabaret-infused chaos and charisma from London, Manchester local Lavender Rodriguez brings a genre twisting solo set bouncing from electronic dance, to alt-pop & punk https://www.stepladderrecords.co.uk/gigs-1/legs-on-wheels-with-ladybarn-at-the-rat-pigeon monthly 0.5 2025-03-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/40884a45-2864-4810-8726-11e42969219c/Copy-of-Redux-WELC%E2%A8%81ME-T%E2%A8%82-THE-WHEEL-W%E2%A8%81RLD.pdf.jpg Gigs - Legs On Wheels with Ladybarn at The Rat & Pigeon - Step Ladder Records presents Manchester prog heroes Legs On Wheels at The Rat & Pigeon, backed by post-rock/jazz heavies Ladybarn. Expect theatrical, journey-based music, virtuosic playing and massive head-banging. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/7c993ff2-af95-4f23-9e9f-20c71730aa08/Press+pic+1+-+Hayley+Rodriquez.jpg Gigs - Legs On Wheels with Ladybarn at The Rat & Pigeon - LADYBARN Ladybarn are an eclectic three-piece post-rock group based in Manchester, UK. Ladybarn's music uses approaches to jazz harmony and electronic effects to showcase a vast range of timbres and soundscapes, seamlessly transitioning from intimate ballads to explosive and impassioned moments. Drawing inspiration from an endless list of genres, the trio's sound is a melting pot of diverse influences, reflecting their passion for a wide range of styles. Off the back of the release of their first EP ‘Intruder’, Ladybarn have started crafting seamless, flowing sets that feel as though you’re experiencing a story told through their sonic landscape. https://www.stepladderrecords.co.uk/gigs-1/zolatec monthly 0.5 2025-02-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/f27cf908-77aa-4fca-80c3-43e1b783deff/slr+feb+26.jpg Gigs - ZOLATEC with Gary Fisher & The Magic Pennies - Step Ladder Records delves into the experimental, whimsical and ethereal with their first ever Stage & Radio event… Expect synths, noise, psychedelia, skiffle, breakbeats and steel pan drums. Poster by Charlie McGee (@charloeart) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/740d2516-ab0b-462b-a556-5e7ff54bbbf0/ZOLATEC_ATSR_EP_Cover.jpg Gigs - ZOLATEC with Gary Fisher & The Magic Pennies - ZOLATEC: Breakbeats stutter in dark soundscapes, cut with steelpan polyrhythms, ethereal vocals and shoegaze textures. Wide basslines pay homage to sound system subs, shaping dynamic build-ups and heavy drops. Born in Leicester, ZOLATEC is an experienced pannist and music producer. Inspired by music ranging from metal to dub, she uses software to fuse these influences into her own dark & melodic compositions, creating a unique live set performed differently each time. ZOLATEC taught herself how to use Ableton Live during the COVID lockdown period in 2020, and in May 2023 performed her first-ever live set at SOUP, Manchester. “The complex experience of consciousness is as beautiful and chaotic as the music I make. The mission is to serve as an anchor to all those riding the wave. You are not alone, and here’s something you can relate to.” “My music addresses the shortfall of authentic steel drums in music. The Island instrument was only standardized in the 1930’s, and is still relatively new. Many producers choose to use a pitched up/down sample of the drum, creating an instant loss in the dynamics and beauty of the sound.” ZOLA (Solar) TEC (Technical) - Power from the Sun FIND OUT MORE: https://www.zolatec.co.uk/original-music https://www.stepladderrecords.co.uk/gigs-1/beck-pocket-werking-thems-club-step-ladder-records-for-independent-venue-week monthly 0.5 2025-01-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/6c641825-6ed6-4929-8f20-f750f404ee40/IMG_2416.PNG Gigs - BECK POCKET + WERKING THEM’S CLUB// STEP LADDER RECORDS FOR INDEPENDENT VENUE WEEK - BECK POCKET (electro/funk/pop) electro-groove merchants Poster by Charlie McGee, @charloeart https://www.stepladderrecords.co.uk/home daily 1.0 2025-01-25 https://www.stepladderrecords.co.uk/our-story daily 0.75 2025-04-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/847bc301-cc6f-4fcf-9149-a9c63b2ce6f6/IMG_9831.JPG https://www.stepladderrecords.co.uk/about daily 0.75 2025-05-12 https://www.stepladderrecords.co.uk/merch daily 0.75 2025-01-16 https://www.stepladderrecords.co.uk/gallery daily 0.75 2025-01-20 https://www.stepladderrecords.co.uk/gallery/gig-posters monthly 0.5 2025-01-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/2c529f53-cd24-4003-820e-46d4669abb2e/IMG_2416.png Gallery - Gig Posters Beck Pocket & Werking Them's Club at Big Hands, Credit: Charlie McGee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/832ad0f6-ce47-4f60-89e0-54b397eb6c4a/d70c31ab-ed0a-4b21-bad8-3cd1f5fa518f.JPG Gallery - Gig Posters Odd Sounds with Emily Hirst, Overdraught, Credit: Overdraught https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/2949fa8a-8d4e-4d19-a791-5c34f95bf80b/IMG_2493.PNG Gallery - Gig Posters Bonk! & Ask My Bull with Do It Ourselves, Band on The Wall, Credit: Band on The Wall https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/cf2cbec0-c7ef-43ff-868c-d87b4abc3b79/IMG_9999.jpeg Gallery - Gig Posters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/948be453-1ffc-41e2-b6f8-1f5e3e6b015c/SLR+JANUARY+2024+square2.jpg Gallery - Gig Posters Step Ladder Records for Palestine, Ladybarn & Arisha, Peer Hat, Credit: Charlie McGee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/29f7fc2a-5434-4121-a5ad-c9de2596d5e5/SLR+DECEMBER+2023.jpg Gallery - Gig Posters Bonk & Outside Now, Big Hands, Credit: Charlie McGee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/1b77e51c-396d-4e11-90da-4789d1f08dae/SLR+NOVEMBER+2023.jpeg Gallery - Gig Posters Millie Mountain & Connor Lynn, Big Hands, Credit: Charlie McGee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/a39b6512-787b-4483-ab3b-e86df68330c5/Step+Ladder+Records+October+17th.jpg Gallery - Gig Posters Lick The Moon & Seymour Groove, Big Hands, Credit: Charlie McGee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/54670054-c308-4728-90c5-ed0d1c47b5d6/step+ladder+event+poster+2.png Gallery - Gig Posters Roundhouse & Wingspread, Big Hands, Credit: @brain.stew.art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/c6f646ac-2823-4df8-b54a-6e96de91888f/5806cdd4-0674-4f0f-bebf-0dec38db375d.jpg Gallery - Gig Posters Alt Femme - Galivantes, Bonk!, Life Aquatic Band, Ether Mech, DJ Klitbait, Stupid Sexyflanders, DJ Duckdown, DJ Girldick & Kel Diavlo, The Old Abbey Taphouse, Credit: Alt Femme https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/1a00e3c6-3c73-49a0-b1dd-ca66075296af/Untitled_Artwork+42.png Gallery - Gig Posters Bop Kaballa, Connor Lynn & Mrs Mittens and Her Sack Full of Kittens, Big Hands, Credit: Ellie (@_thebugclub_) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/98b464bc-b690-484f-bd11-44be441ec49e/SLR+Poster+May+9th+2.jpg Gallery - Gig Posters Rory A. Green & Olvine, Big Hands, Credit: Charlie McGee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/fb39323f-666e-4c4a-91cd-5399faff7fba/APRIL.png Gallery - Gig Posters Sticky Sol & Oscar Williams Sextet, Big Hands, Credit: Charlie McGee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/31241cf1-1f92-43a4-ac1f-98f605202aab/image0.png Gallery - Gig Posters Deadhaus, Bohosapiens & Pink Familee, The Old Abbey Taphouse, Credit: Ellie (@_thebugclub_) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/27316fa2-5583-44b3-98be-bc8666b04d97/poster+march+big+hands.png Gallery - Gig Posters J2OH & Mr Mustard, Big Hands, Credit: Charlie McGee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/601a5e71-9ddf-4372-bd73-94240d87bfb6/IMG_9173.jpeg Gallery - Gig Posters Government Cheese + Friends, Amen Sage, Freddy B, Killamanjaro, Kop-Z,& Rob NG, The Old Abbey Taphouse, Cedit: Charlie McGee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/f2d29b91-b114-4bef-ba33-2b13a68c74a5/PLANTFOOD+POSTER+QR.png Gallery - Gig Posters Plantfood, Nonunonu & Pink Familee, The Old Abbey Taphouse, Credit: Ellie (@_thebugclub) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/4ecc7e4c-8e92-44b5-9165-b0908f328ce2/image1.png Gallery - Gig Posters William K.Z., Ladybarn & Werking Them's Club, The Old Abbey Taphouse, Credit: Ellie (@_thebugclub) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/b540b247-e2e9-47bc-921a-8fae5954cce4/image0+copy.png Gallery - Gig Posters Connor Lynn, Pink Familee, Plantfood, Paltin, The Old Abbey Taphouse, Credit: Ellie (@_thebugclub) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/bfda5be5-bd70-4134-a2a7-4068a7659c1e/step+ladder+ig+poster+final+.png Gallery - Gig Posters Bethlehem Casuals, Roundhouse, Goddess Collective, The Old Abbey Taphouse, Credit: Ellie (@_thebugclub) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/cbcd89bc-126a-4bae-a01f-25de127063af/image2.jpeg Gallery - Gig Posters Pink Familee, Sticky Sol, Rory A. Green, The Old Abbey Taphouse, Credit: Ellie (@_thebugclub) https://www.stepladderrecords.co.uk/gallery/gig-photography monthly 0.5 2025-01-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/7d166b61-bee1-44b5-bbd9-3d5a25813757/bonkgalivantes-29.jpg Gallery - Gig Photography Bonk!, Night and Day, Credit: Hayley Amber https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/448b0736-9e66-4640-9c1b-a7d03a2ae946/bonkgalivantes-17.jpg Gallery - Gig Photography Galivantes, Night and Day, Credit: Hayley Amber https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/078f7bcc-f7e8-4ac0-9ae6-c1afa768b904/bonkgalivantes-18.jpg Gallery - Gig Photography Bonk!, Night and Day, Credit: Hayley Amber https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/ee154eda-beb2-41e7-8d39-5d96414df4dc/bonkgalivantes-24.jpg Gallery - Gig Photography Galivantes, Night and Day, Credit: Hayley Amber https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/1c383ce3-9e74-4f3c-a4bc-fc7a25e51a71/CNV000025.jpg Gallery - Gig Photography Pink Familee, The Old Abbey Taphouse, Credit: Ashwin Tharoor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/81f3387b-7f3c-40df-a7ec-b6c102985a4f/DSC_0149.jpeg Gallery - Gig Photography Roundhouse, Big Hands, Credit: Step Ladder Records https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/44056d6c-99d0-46ee-9390-d4033bc34989/DSC09316.jpg Gallery - Gig Photography Pink Familee, The Old Abbey Taphouse, Credit: Ashwin Tharoor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/49d2e6d6-c017-4cd1-a0de-2a69b83e7e02/IMG_0362.JPG Gallery - Gig Photography Zak Osborne (Step Ladder Records) and Bethlehem Casuals, The Old Abbey Taphouse, Credit: Sharyn Bellemakers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/8b227436-6b46-44cd-9b16-063b67fe0825/IMG_2489.JPG Gallery - Gig Photography Elf Traps, The Old Abbey Taphouse, Credit: Sharyn Bellemakers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/0fcdfd56-1edd-4815-89ac-eb278cda0a93/IMG_2490.JPG Gallery - Gig Photography Industry Plant, The Old Abbey Taphouse, Credit: Sharyn Bellemakers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/36524363-f404-44aa-9c6b-5646ad32e9f0/IMG_2492.JPG Gallery - Gig Photography Elf Traps, The Old Abbey Taphouse, Credit: Sharyn Bellemakers https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/a1223b45-1c5b-4510-8ec3-2e3fde204aad/IMG_2494.JPG Gallery - Gig Photography Ladybarn, The Peer Hat, Credit: Hayley Amber https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/66d87896-3e95-45a3-862a-f999f494a5f6/IMG_2495.JPG Gallery - Gig Photography Mrs Mittens and Her Sack Full of Kittens, Big Hands, Credit: Unknown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/6fa2a979-bf9f-48c4-96fa-db73fdd728ef/IMG_2496.JPG Gallery - Gig Photography Sticky Sol, Big Hands, Credit: Unknown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/b276c6e9-f886-4804-b355-841d9da41bb3/IMG_2497.JPG Gallery - Gig Photography Oscar Williams Band, Big Hands, Credit: Unknown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/1ce6d427-9dc7-4d8c-914d-aa592a57bc10/IMG_2498.JPG Gallery - Gig Photography Connor Lynn Quartet, Big Hands, Credit: Unknown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/bf9219d1-6d29-49e6-a252-978b6c5236d3/IMG_2499.JPG Gallery - Gig Photography Bop Kaballa, Big Hands, Credit: Unknown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/6b29db39-82db-4c69-a995-f4f84c1a7564/IMG_2500.JPG Gallery - Gig Photography Bop Kaballa, Big Hands, Credit: Unknown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/94f2ad93-1a6c-477a-899c-65722748d30e/IMG_2501.JPG Gallery - Gig Photography Connor Lynn Quartet, Big Hands, Credit: Unknown https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/0fb48748-957a-49a8-8865-7425d9f94094/IMG_9006.JPEG Gallery - Gig Photography Crowd shot, The Old Abbey Taphouse, Credit: Arthur Beardsell https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/eddcebe0-fe8f-4eba-94b3-f8838815c6c4/IMG_9828.JPG Gallery - Gig Photography Arisha, The Peer Hat, Credit: Hayley Amber https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/2d069944-0847-4cdd-8e2a-12e3e4e397f9/IMG_9829.JPG Gallery - Gig Photography Arisha, The Peer Hat, Credit: Hayley Amber https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/633ee25d-88e9-4279-8d02-1d1bce98c6ec/IMG_7233.JPG Gallery - Gig Photography Rory A. Green (band), The Old Abbey Taphouse, Credit: Ashwin Tharoor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/69bae2ce-d17a-457e-a7de-0d12bf8a19d5/IMG_0342.JPG Gallery - Gig Photography Plantfood, The Old Abbey Taphouse, Credit: Ashwin Tharoor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/e8cb4914-2e8d-41a3-aa73-d4de3d868d21/IMG_99992.JPG Gallery - Gig Photography Bethlehem Casuals, The Old Abbey Taphouse, Credit: Ashwin Tharoor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/2243bb0e-625c-4754-ae3a-e04f8a5c32ff/IMG_0347.JPG Gallery - Gig Photography Plantfood, The Old Abbey Taphouse, Credit: Ashwin Tharoor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/9e82e7b0-c955-4173-a926-854a72125bb8/IMG_9656.JPG Gallery - Gig Photography Goddess Collective, The Old Abbey Taphouse, Credit: Ashwin Tharoor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/4054d3c5-e403-4106-8229-863ca7a4029a/IMG_9804.JPG Gallery - Gig Photography Goddess Collective, The Old Abbey Taphouse, Credit: Ashwin Tharoor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/0b72c65c-8c39-44b6-9e3b-02b16799479b/IMG_9817.JPG Gallery - Gig Photography Bethlehem Casuals, The Old Abbey Taphouse, Credit: Ashwin Tharoor https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/6785351ecb89ba3db0b9cb5e/ddcd0632-a024-4595-b6b0-0fab55e1ae5a/9def7f9f-9bb1-4330-ace1-bdfe63f9c38f.jpg Gallery - Gig Photography Rory A. Green (band), The Old Abbey Taphouse, Credit: Ashwin Tharoor