The Delines + Mark Eitzel

A double bill pairing The Delines, an American country and soul band, with the American rock singer Mark Eitzel, at Band On The Wall in Manchester's Northern Quarter.

The Delines are an American country and soul band formed in 2012, after Willy Vlautin of Richmond Fontaine heard singer Amy Boone of The Damnations perform a single ballad. Vlautin then wrote songs tailored to Boone's voice over more than a year before proposing a band. The line-up is Sean Oldham on drums, Freddie Trujillo on bass, Vlautin on guitar and Cory Gray on keyboards and horns, with Boone on vocals. Their debut album, Colfax, appeared in 2014, and the sixth, The Set Up, has been hailed as their best.

Mark Eitzel has been active since 1980 and is linked to Merge Records; the first solo album, 60 Watt Silver Lining, came out in 1996. Eitzel has released over 17 albums of original material, both with American Music Club and as a solo artist. That group, formed in 1983, made seven albums before splitting in 1995 and reuniting in 2004.

On this bill, Eitzel performs a set of just over an hour with a band, drawing on older American Music Club songs, earlier solo records and a new vinyl EP. Band On The Wall is a concert and performance venue in Manchester's Northern Quarter.