The Maccabees News

The Maccabees, Alt-J and Emeli Sande win Ivor Novello Awards

The Ivor Novello awards, which showcases excellence in music writing, were held today in London's Grovesnor Hotel.

The Maccabees: We've Painted Our Studio To Make Us More Professional!

We've Painted Our Studio To Make Us More Professional!

The 50 Best festivals

Expect to find everything from classical to rock in 181 venues across Brighton and Hove and up to the South Downs.

Alt-J, The Maccabees, Jake Bugg and Plan B nominated for Ivor Novello awards

Jake Bugg , Alt-J and The Maccabees are among the nominees for this year's Ivor Novello Awards.

The Maccabees and Reputante played Bowery Ballroom (pics) and Music Hall of Williamsburg

While they never quite got the attention in America that their mid-'00s contemporaries Bloc Party or Arctic Monkeys did, The Maccabees have remained popular in the UK and pulled in enough expats and Anglophiles for two NYC shows last week (2/14 at Bowery Ballroom, 2/16 at Music Hall of Williamsburg), as part of a North American tour with openers Reputante.

Concert Reviews: The Maccabees, February 11th, Mod Club

Brighton band The Maccabees first emerged in 2007 on the strength of the single First Love. Their debut record Colour It In was actually pretty good but it seemed to me that the Maccabees was lost in the shuffle among the many, many "The _____" bands coming from England.

The Maccabees, The Horrors and more confirmed for Manchester's Parklife festival

The line-up for this year's Parklife Weekender in Manchester has been confirmed.

The Maccabees Announced for Parklife Festival

The Maccabees have been announced as playing this year's Parklife Festival.

The Maccabees, Example and The Vaccines confirmed for RockNess 2013

The Vaccines and The Maccabees are amongst the first names to be confirmed for RockNess festival this year.

The Maccabees headline Edinburgh's Hogmanay street celebrations

The Maccabees rang in 2013 at Edinburgh's annual Hogmanay street party last night with their final show in support of third album 'Given To The Wild'.

The Black Keys, Maccabees

The Maccabees kicked off the evening a little after 8 with the title track of their 3rd album �Given to the Wild�. With the release of their 3rd album earlier this year, The Maccabees were still promoting despite this being there last show from an 18 month tour!

The Maccabees to Return to America to Tour

The Maccabees will make their fourth visit to the U.S. to tour.

Alt-J, Jamie XX, The Maccabees & more among Music Producers Guild Awards shortlist

This year's shortlist for the Music Producers Guild awards has been unveiled.

Isle of Wight Festival: Bloc Party and The Maccabees Added

Bloc Party , The Maccabees and The Happy Mondays have all been added to the line up for next year's Isle of Wight Festival.

Caught Live: The Maccabees @ Mencap’s Little Noise Sessions

The Maccabees: 'We're going to produce our new album ourselves'

The Maccabees have revealed that they will produce their new studio album themselves.

The Maccabees Confirmed for Edinburgh's Hogmanay

The Maccabees are going to help celebrate the first 20 year's of Edinburgh's Hogmanay.

The Maccabees reveal new album plans

The Maccabees have said that they want start recording and release the follow-up to their Barclaycard Mercury Prize nominated LP 'Given To The Wild' next year.

The Maccabees - New Record By The End of 2013

The Maccabees have told Xfm - they're not going to be taking a big break between albums...

The Maccabees lose Mercury Music Prize trophy

The Maccabees lost out on winning the Barclaycard Mercury Prize last night and also lost the trophy handed to them for being nominated.

Mercury Prize countdown: 6-4. The Maccabees, Jessie Ware, Plan B

Brighton five-piece named after a Jewish rebel army from the second century BC, but who prefer buzzy guitar antics to anti-Hellenistic war-making.

Little Noise Sessions Announce November Line Ups - Including Olly Murs And The Maccabees

Mencaps Little Noise Sessions, curated by Mencap ambassador Jo Whiley, are back!

The Maccabees, Kate Nash, Martha Wainwright pick the saddest songs ever written - watch

The Maccabees ' Felix White has told NME that he think's Loudon Wainwright's 'Hitting You' is the saddest song ever recorded.

The Maccabees and Noah and The Whale for Mencap Little Noise Sessions

They're taking place at St John-at-Hackney Church next month - with King Charles , Villagers , First Aid Kit and Lucy Rose also among the acts confirmed to play so far.

Enter Shikari, The Maccabees, Pure Love open up about their favourite song lyrics – video

Enter Shikari , The Maccabees and Pure Love have all revealed to NME what their favourite song lyrics are.

The Maccabees open up about the follow-up to 'Given To The Wild' – video

The Maccabees have spoken about their plans for the writing and recording of the follow-up to their third album 'Given To The Wild'.

The Maccabees bring 'Given To The Wild' to Leeds Festival

The Maccabees closed day two of the Leeds Festival tonight (August 25), performing seven songs from their latest album 'Given To The Wild'.

The Cure, Paramore, The Maccabees to play Reading Festival today (August 24)

The Cure will make their first appearance at Reading Festival in 33 years tonight (August 24) as the first day of music gets underway at Richfield Avenue.

Watch Mumford & Sons, The Maccabees, Haim cover 'The Weight' by The Band

Click above to watch fan-shot footage of Mumford and Sons , The Maccabees , Haim and a host more artists covering 'The Weight' by The Band. The rowdy performance took place as part of Mumford and Sons' Gentlemen of the Road Stopover one-day festival in Portland, Maine, earlier this month (August 4).

The Maccabees: Playing After Bob Dylan is "Surreal"

The band took to the main stage at Benicassim last night - following veteran performer and musical icon Bob Dylan's headlining set.

Kyla La Grange Unveils Cover Of The Maccabees' 'Love You Better' - Listen Now

Watford-based singer-songwriter Kyla La Grange has unveiled her cover of The Maccabees Love You Better, following the announcement of her October UK tour.

The Maccabees Cover “Girl, You’ll Be a Woman Soon” for Triple J

Hear more from The Maccabees at their website or Myspace.

Beach Break Live - Pembrey Country Park, Carmarthenshire - 14th June18th June 2012 (Live Review)

Now in its sixth year, what started as 1,000 people singing in a field in 2007 has transformed into a festival that has attracted a 20,000 strong student crowd ready to revel in the multitude of activities that the four-day festival has to offer.

The Maccabees - Live At Alexandra Palace, London

Even the gale force winds didn't stop ticket holders marching up through North London and up the hill to Alexandra Palace on Friday.

Friday, 08/06/12, The Maccabees @ Alexandra Palace, London

The Maccabees have never really won any awards but this, their largest ever London show, will surely mean more to the band than any trophies or mantlepiece gongs ever could.

The Maccabees, Gogol Bordello, Haim, St Vincent to play Mumford and Sons' US mini-festivals

Mumford and Sons are set to take their Gentlemen of the Road Stopover mini-festival to North America later this summer, bringing with them a host of bands and solo artists.

Mumford & Sons recruit The Maccabees, St. Vincent for US dates

Mumford & Sons have announced plans to bring their Gentlemen Of The Road shows to America, recruiting The Maccabees and more in the process.