When: 7.30pm on Sunday 22 February 2015 Where: The Castle Hotel, 66 Oldham Street, Manchester M4 1LE We’re delighted to be working with Steelism for the first time. It’s a short drive from Nashville, TN, to Muscle Shoals, AL: 125 miles, or about two hours if your foot’s on the leaden side, and you’ve left one musical Mecca for […]

When: 7.30pm on Tuesday 24 February 2015 Where: Gullivers, 109 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LW We’re delighted to be working with H. Hawkline for the first time! In The Pink Of Condition – H. Hawkline’s first record for the irrepressibly brilliant Heavenly Recordings – is a transportational record. Through twelve tracks, it folds the space between a pinched grey seaside […]

When: 8.30pm on Thursday 26 February 2015 Where: Royal Northern College of Music, 124 Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9RD We’re delighted to be bringing Ólafur Arnalds back to Manchester. Born in 1986, Icelandic composer/performer Ólafur Arnalds has always enjoyed pushing boundaries with both his studio work and live shows. Since the release of his debut album Eulogy for Evolution in 2007 […]

When: 7.30pm on Wednesday 9 May Where: The Phoenix, 1 Precinct Centre, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9RN Often compared to Josephine Foster and Neko Case, Marissa Nadler hails from Massachusetts, where perhaps the brutal winters bred into her a chilly disposition and an early propensity for the darker and more melancholy side. Marissa’s music is […]

When: 8pm on Friday 11 May Where: Kro Bar, 325 Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PG Fireworks Night play what has been described as nocturnal harmonised chamber pop, with folk melodies and intricate string arrangements. Sounding like a more sparsely arranged and folky Tindersticks, Fireworks Night make a rare trip North for your listening pleasure. Folk […]

When: 7.30pm on Tuesday 3 March 2015 Where: Gullivers Lounge, 109 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LW PLEASE NOTE: Due to unforeseen circumstances, this show now takes place in Gullivers’ Lounge – an intimate new room at the rear of Gullivers, which is a five-minute walk from Takk. We’re happy to welcome back Vikesh Kapoor – last in town […]

When: 7.30pm on Saturday 12 May Where: The Phoenix, 1 Precinct Centre, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9RN The first time Maria Taylor’s graceful voice was heard through our speakers, was on Azure Ray’s 2001 debut, she sang with a knowledge and a weariness that made us trust and believe her words, fragile tones fragmented through […]

When: 7.30pm on Friday 6 March 2015 Where: The Castle Hotel, 66 Oldham Street, Manchester M4 1LE We’re excited to be working with Fortuna Pop!’s Flowers for the first time! London trio Flowers released their debut album Do What You Want To, It’s What You Should Do in September 2014 via Fortuna POP! (UK/EU) and Kanine Records (USA). […]

When: 8pm on Thursday 24 May Where: Music Box, 65 Oxford Street, Manchester M1 6FQ Here’s your chance to catch Band of Horses promoting their full-length debut, Everything All the Time, and previewing tracks from their eagerly-awaited follow up. Formed in 2004, the group were signed following a show with friends and future labelmates Iron […]

When: 7.30pm on Sunday 8 March 2015 Where: The Castle Hotel, 66 Oldham Street, Manchester M4 1LE We’re excited to be helping Lucy & the Caterpillar launch her new EP! Lucy & the Caterpillar is a name you might be familiar with, having been a regular around the north’s music scene a few years ago, earning herself much […]