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Sound Check // Looking Ahead To Contemporary Country At The Night & Day Cafe

The intimate stage over at the Night & Day Café is no stranger to hosting folk and country acts, especially our immensely talented local singer-songwriters taking their first steps on the live circuit. Exciting... Read More...

In The Bag // March-April 2017

Our latest bags are now heading out to a venue near you, brimming with Manchester's best gigs and events over the coming Spring months. Find out exactly what's on yourself, and pick up a bag today. We've rea... Read More...

Review // Bernard + Edith @ Night & Day Café // 11.03.17

Words and photos by Ged Camera. As befitting someone whose voice could be said at times to resemble an angel singing, Edith took to the stage wearing angel draped over her shoulders. Meanwhile, Bernard is li... Read More...

Weekly Preview // Green Energy & Live Music This Week In Manchester // 13.03-19.03

Manchester will soon be a sea of green as another St. Patrick's Day approaches this Friday; a date that sits side by side with live music as well as large amounts of alcohol. We've already seen the Manchester I... Read More...

Review // Meilyr Jones @ The Ruby Lounge // 04.03.17

Words by Wes Foster Meilyr Jones’ music redefines pop music. It has an integrity and soul that cannot be matched by many, if any. Rarely does pop show such a sensitivity, such a vulnerability and such a self... Read More...

Weekly Preview // Discover Manchester’s Week Ahead In Music // 06.03-12.03

Last week, Spotify announced they've hit an impressive 50 million subscribers, an increase of 20 million on this time last year. Though questions are still asked on how sustainable the current streaming model i... Read More...

Review // Sango @ Gorilla 22.02.17

Words by Wes Foster Returning to Manchester yet again in the first date of an European tour (directly after touring the US) Seattle based producer Sango brings an eclectic mix of laid back rhythms and trip h... Read More...

BagThing Monthly Mix // February-March 2017

Each month we'll be listening to the best new releases, as well as looking ahead to the acts gracing Manchester's stages over the coming months. Our February-March mix features Jesca Hoop, Grandaddy, Sinkane, N... Read More...

Sound Check // Car Seat Headrest Announce Second Date In Manchester

If you read any 2016 end of year rundowns, no doubt you will have come across Car Seat Headrest a fair few times. Teens Of Denial brought Car Seat Headrest (stage name for its leader, Will Toledo) to the forefr... Read More...

Review // S U R V I V E @ The Deaf Institute // 21.02.17

Words by Tom Frodsham Anyone obsessed with Netflix’s Stranger Things (if you're not then shame on you) will likely be obsessed with it in part due to the hypnotic and eerie original score that went with it. ... Read More...

In The Bag // February-March 2017

Days are getting lighter, temperatures are hitting double figures and gigs are plentiful. There's plenty to cheer about in this month's BagThing, bursting with Manchester's best offerings over the last few week... Read More...

Weekly Preview // The Big Names, The Small Names, And Everything In-between // 20.02-27.02

You may have found it hard to avoid the FA Cup this weekend, particularly as Lincoln City became the first non-league team to reach the quarter-finals in over a century, knocking out team 81 places above them i... Read More...

Sound Check // Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith Announces Debut Manchester Headline Show

American composer and synthesist Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith received huge accolades last year for her album EARS. Her fifth studio album, the sumptuous record was featured on widespread 'album of the year' rundowns ... Read More...

Review // Cabbage @ Gorilla // 11.02.17

Words by Wes Foster. As do it yourself post punk is making a comeback in a reified Conservative Britain, Cabbage are quickly becoming Manchester’s finest - a proudly political voice, and they stay somewhat i... Read More...

Sound Check // First Wave Of Artists Announced For Dot To Dot Festival 2017

Now in its twelfth year, the tri-city urban festival Dot To Dot has quickly put its own unique stamp on the festival circuit since a first outing in 2005. The festival hosts an array of diverse talent in eclect... Read More...

Sound Check // Reboot Social Returns For Night Of Funk, Soul, House, Disco & More…

The Reboot Project's mission statement is based on a fairly simple concept. Celebrating funky, soulful music since 1999, they aim to "bring back cool things that people may have forgotten", "rebooting" them in ... Read More...

Weekly Preview // Nordic Indie, Valentine’s Day, Bollywood Bash + Thrash Metal // 13.02-19.02

In music, one word (and subject matter in general) dominates the popular record: love. It's all you need, you're all out of it but you can't buy it, you can't live without it, it's like this, it's like that - t... Read More...

Review // Bloc Party @ Manchester Albert Hall // 08.02.17

Words by Wes Foster. Bloc Party’s first of three shows in the UK - two London dates and one late added Albert Hall show - mark their fifth album to date, ‘Hymns’, and the evolution of a constantly progressin... Read More...

Interview // Menace Beach Talk Writing, Favourite Songs & Hippie Trails Ahead Of Deaf Institute Date

Liza Violet and Ryan Needham, better known as Leeds-based indie outfit Menace Beach, are back in Manchester to take to the Deaf Institute's stage once more. Familiar with the venue having played a storming show... Read More...

Sound Check // Nordic & Mancunian Indie Rock Acts Unite Over Two Days

Who really wants a candlelit dinner for two when Nordic indie rockers Sløtface and Fufanu are set to play Manchester this Valentine's week? Supported by three budding Mancunian outfits, we're looking forward to... Read More...

Sound Check // Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds Announce Date At Manchester Arena

Nick Cave And The Bad Seeds have announced a show at the Manchester Arena on a new UK/European tour. The celebrated alternative rock outfit will be appearing on Monday 25th September, just one date into an eigh... Read More...