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When: 7pm on Friday 9 May 2014 Where: Gorilla, 54-56 Whitworth Street West, Manchester M1 5WW PLEASE NOTE: Due to exceptional demand, this show has been upgraded to Gorilla, the Deaf Institute’s sister venue on Whitworth Street. All original tickets remain valid – but please note the new slightly earlier start time of 7pm. We’re happy to welcome […]
Cavan Moran
When: 7.30pm on Friday 9 May 2014 Where: The Castle Hotel, 66 Oldham Street, Manchester M4 1LE We’re delighted to be helping Cavan Moran launch his new single! For Manchester’s Cavan Moran the term ‘troubadour’ is clearly more a way of life than just a convenient Facebook description. The former frontman of Manchester folkies These Eyes Are […]
The Montgolfier Brothers
When: 6.30pm on Thursday 15 May 2014 Where: Central Library, St Peters Square, M2 5PD We’re delighted to be presenting a rare concert in the Central Library’s reading room. As part of Manchester’s Museums at Night programme on Thursday 15 May, we’re presenting a rare musical performance in the recently re-opened Central Library. Featuring film footage from the […]
Hauschka
When: 7.30pm on Friday 16 May 2014 Where: International Anthony Burgess Foundation, Chorlton Mill, 3 Cambridge Street, Manchester M1 5BY We’re delighted to welcome back Hauschka – his first Manchester show in two years. Düsseldorf-based pianist and composer Volker Bertelmann, aka Hauschka, announces tour dates to coincide with the release of his new Abandoned City album, released […]
S. Carey
When: 8pm on Saturday 17 May 2014 Where: Royal Northern College of Music, 124 Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9RD We’re delighted to be working with S. Carey for the first time. S. Carey’s chosen musical expression is a hugely beatific, restorative panorama of beauty – perfect given how landscape and the wonder of nature inspire much of Carey’s […]
Hiss Golden Messenger
When: 7.30pm on Sunday 18 May 2014 Where: Soup Kitchen, 31-33 Spear Street, Manchester M1 1DF We’re delighted to be working with American artist Hiss Golden Messenger for the first time. Hiss Golden Messenger is Durham, North Carolina-based songwriter M.C. Taylor and multi-instrumentalist and recordist Scott Hirsch, who lives in Brooklyn, New York. The pair has been […]
Hurray For The Riff Raff
When: 7.30pm on Wednesday 21 May 2014 Where: Night & Day Cafe, 26 Oldham St, Manchester, M1 1JN We’re delighted to be working with Hurray For The Riff Raff for the first time. Hurray For The Riff Raff is Alynda Lee Segarra, but in many ways it’s much more than that: it’s a young woman leaving her indelible stamp on […]
Venetian Snares
When: 8pm on Sunday 25 May 2014 Where: Soup Kitchen, 31-33 Spear Street, Manchester M1 1DF We’re delighted to be bringing Venetian Snares, the godfather of IDM, back to Manchester. Aaron Funk (aka Venetian Snares) hails from Winnipeg in Canada. Since his debut 12? in 1999 on a small Minneapolis label he has risen out of the drill’n’bass/breakcore […]
Smoke Fairies
When: 7.30pm on Tuesday 27 May 2014 Where: Band on the Wall, 26 Swan Street, Manchester M4 5JZ We’re excited to be welcoming back Smoke Fairies – this time at Band on the Wall. Smoke Fairies’ outstanding new album, the eponymously titled Smoke Fairies, shows the band in top form, combining their classic approach while exploring new […]
Two Wings
When: 7.30pm on Thursday 29 May 2014 Where: The Castle Hotel, 66 Oldham Street, Manchester M4 1LE We’re delighted to be welcoming back Two Wings – this time to the Castle Hotel. Trailing their second album, A Wake, released by Tin Angel Records in 2014, Glasgow-based quintet Two Wings release the single Peace-Fear. Based around the song-writing […]