When: 7.30pm on Wednesday 24 October 2012 Where: Islington Mill, James Street, Salford M3 5HW We’re proud to be presenting a hometown show for Hey! Manchester regulars Last Harbour. Last Harbour are an expansive collective playing ‘swooning dustbowl baroque’ (Plan B) that comes from ‘the same tangled patch of briar as The Bad Seeds and Tindersticks‘ (Uncut). The only claims they make […]

When: 7.30pm on Thursday 25 October 2012 Where: The Deaf Institute, 135 Grosvenor Street, Manchester M1 7HE We’re delighted to be promoting a show for the rising star Lucy Rose. After months hidden away in her parents’ basement recording debut album Like I Used To (released on 24 September), Lucy Rose is happy to announce an extensive […]

When: 8pm (show starts 8.30pm) on Thursday 25 October 2012 Where: Gorilla, 54-56 Whitworth Street West, Manchester M1 5WW We’re delighted to be bringing award-winning British folk band The Unthanks back to Manchester, for a very special show – our first out the newly opened Gorilla. Songs from the Shipyards is a beautiful and powerful audio-visual work […]

When: 7.30pm on Saturday 27 October 2012 Where: Soup Kitchen, 31-33 Spear Street, Manchester M1 1DF We’re excited to be bringing the excellent Public Service Broadcasting to Soup Kitchen. Public Service Broadcasting are a London-based duo whose main ingredients are: 1) J. Willgoose, Esq. on guitars, banjos, other stringed instruments, samplings, electronic things; 2) Wrigglesworth on drums, […]

When: 7.30pm on Saturday 3 November 2012 Where: The Deaf Institute, 135 Grosvenor Street, Manchester M1 7HE We’re excited to be bringing Hey! Manchester favourite Jesca Hoop back to the Deaf Institute. Jesca Hoop returned with her third album The House That Jack Built on her own label this summer. The House That Jack Built deftly showcases its author’s unflinching […]

When: 7.30pm on Monday 5 November 2012 Where: The Castle Hotel, 66 Oldham Street, Manchester M4 1LE We’re very happy to welcome back Australian singer-songwriter Darren Hanlon – for his first Manchester show since 2008. A charming and clever songwriter, Darren Hanlon has drawn comparisons to Evan Dando and Billy Bragg, but is really his own kettle […]

When: 8pm on Tuesday 6 November 2012 Where: Kraak, off Stevenson Square, Manchester M1 1DB We’re delighted to be welcoming back Baltimore’s Arbouretum, who are in the UK to celebrate Thrill Jockey’s 20th birthday. Dave Heumann has played with The Anomoanon, Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, Cass McCombs and Papa M. Arbouretum is the first band for which he is the primary […]

When: 7.30pm on Thursday 8 November 2012 Where: The Black Lion, 65 Chapel Street, Salford, M3 5BZ We’re happy to once again be working with one of Manchester’s best bands, Easter – this time, at Chapel Street’s The Black Lion. With the Hob Talk EP and a line-up change behind them, support slots with the likes of White […]

When: 7.30pm on Friday 9 November 2012 Where: The Castle Hotel, 66 Oldham Street, Manchester M4 1LE We’re excited to be welcoming Canada’s Hooded Fang to what promises to be a fun Friday night at the Castle Hotel! With surf guitars, ‘verbed-out vocals and danceable 1960s drum breaks, it’s a veritable garage rock riot. Hooded Fang‘s second […]

When: 7.30pm on Saturday 10 November 2012 Where: The Deaf Institute, 135 Grosvenor Street, Manchester M1 7HE We’re pleased to be working with Lau for the first time. Modern folk music’s most innovative band Lau return with their third album, Race The Loser, on 1 October via Reveal Records. The trio’s captivating live and studio performances have […]