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When: 7.30pm on Friday 23 March 2012 Where: The Deaf Institute, 135 Grosvenor Street, Manchester M1 7HE We’re excited to be promoting a headline show for Hey! Manchester regulars Driver Drive Faster, supported by Golden Fable and GladEyes. Driver Drive Faster are a new band from Manchester, but you wouldn’t necessarily tell: this masterful debut […]
The Wave Pictures
When: 7.30pm on Saturday 24 March 2012 Where: The Kings Arms, 11 Bloom Street, Salford M3 6AN We’re delighted to welcome back The Wave Pictures – their first headline show here since June 2009. The Wave Pictures are David Tattersall, Franic Rozycki and Jonny ‘Huddersfield’ Helm. In 1998 Franic and David lived in a village called Wymeswold […]
Last Harbour
When: 7.30pm on Monday 26 March 2012 Where: Band on the Wall, 26 Swan Street, Manchester M4 5JZ When: 7.30pm on Sunday 1 April 2012 Where: Trades Club, Holme Street, Hebden Bridge HX7 8EE We’re proud to be presenting the hometown show for Hey! Manchester regulars Last Harbour – plus a visit to Hebden Bridge. Last Harbour […]
Liz Green
When: 7.30pm on Thursday 5 April 2012 Where: The Deaf Institute, 135 Grosvenor Street, Manchester M1 7HE We’re proud to present a headline show from Manchester’s own Liz Green – the first since the release of her acclaimed debut album. The least exotic thing about tragi-comic pop artist Liz Green is her name. No Alela here – […]
Other Lives
When: 7.30pm on Thursday 5 April 2012 Where: Manchester Academy 3, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PR We’re delighted to be welcoming back Oklahoma’s Other Lives. Other Lives formed as an instrumental project in 2004 under the name Kunek. Based in Stillwater, Oklahoma, Kunek (who eventually added vocals to the mix) released one album (Flight of the Flynns) before […]
Great Lake Swimmers
When: 7.30pm on Saturday 14 April 2012 Where: The Deaf Institute, 135 Grosvenor Street, Manchester M1 7HE We’re delighted to be promoting Great Lake Swimmers’ first Manchester show in over two years. Toronto indie-folk darlings Great Lake Swimmers return in April with New Wild Everywhere, their fifth studio album and follow up to 2009’s Juno- and Polaris-nominated […]
Simone Felice Group
When: 7.30pm on Monday 16 April 2012 Where: The Deaf Institute, 135 Grosvenor Street, Manchester M1 7HE We’re delighted to welcome back Simone Felice, performing this time with his Group. When you sit in a room with Simone Felice you can hear a subtle metallic ticking noise. If you hunt for the source of the sound you’ll find […]
The Miserable Rich
When: 7.30pm on Friday 20 April 2012 Where: The Deaf Institute, 135 Grosvenor Street, Manchester M1 7HE We’re pleased to welcome The Miserable Rich back to the Deaf Institute. Tinkering with a winning formula can be a dangerous tactic, but after two critically lauded albums and three years of touring, The Miserable Rich decided that their third […]
An intimate evening with The Unthanks
When: 7.30pm on Sunday 22 April 2012 Where: The Royal Exchange Theatre, St Ann’s Square, Manchester M2 7DH For the third in our new series of Sunday night concerts at the historic Royal Exchange, we present An intimate evening with The Unthanks. Don’t miss this opportunity to see The Unthanks close-up and pared down. For the […]
Ellen and the Escapades
When: 7.30pm on Sunday 22 April 2012 Where: The Castle Hotel, 66 Oldham Street, Manchester M4 1LE We’re excited to be bringing Leeds band Ellen and the Escapades over the Pennines. The past two years have been an exhilarating journey for Leeds-based quintet Ellen and the Escapades. Blending elements of folk, pop and rock, the band’s distinctive […]