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When: 7.30pm on Saturday 26 March 2011 Where: The Deaf Institute, 135 Grosvenor Street, Manchester M1 7HE We’re delighted to be bringing Jesca Hoop, one of our city’s most talented artists, back to our favourite venue, the Deaf Institute! Hoop was born in Southern California to strict Mormon parents. She grew up singing traditional folk […]
Simone Felice at St Ann’s
When: 7.00pm on Saturday 9 April 2011 Where: St Ann’s Church, St Ann Street, Manchester, M2 7LF We’re delighted to be welcoming Simone Felice, one of the most impressive artists we saw last year, to one of Manchester’s few Grade I listed buildings: St Ann’s Church! To celebrate the publication of his new novel, Simone Felice […]
Singing Adams
When: 7.30pm on Sunday 17 April 2011 Where: The Deaf Institute, 135 Grosvenor Street, Manchester M1 7HE We’re delighted to be welcoming former Broken Family Band frontman Steven Adams to Manchester with his new incarnation, Singing Adams! Better known as singer/guitarist/songwriter from The Broken Family Band, Steven Adams called time on that outfit at the […]
Sara Lowes
When: 7.30pm on Monday 18 April 2011 Where: The Castle Hotel, 66 Oldham Street, Manchester M4 1LE Our third outing at The Castle Hotel will feature one of Manchester’s rising stars, Sara Lowes! Sara Lowes has developed a great reputation touring as a session musician with artists including King Creosote, The Earlies and Jim Noir. She is […]
Sounds From The Other City
When: 3.00pm until late on Sunday 1 May 2011 Where: Peel Hall, Peel Building, University of Salford, Salford M5 4W Hey! Manchester is running a stage at this year’s Sounds From The Other City – the one-day music festival that celebrates the diversity of Greater Manchester’s ‘other city’. The 12-hour aural orgy is expanding again in 2011, […]
The Radio Dept.
When: 7.30pm on Wednesday 11 May 2011 Where: The Deaf Institute, 135 Grosvenor Street, Manchester M1 7HE We’re delighted to be welcoming one of our favourite bands of the past five years to Manchester! The Radio Dept. were one of the more successful shoegaze-influenced bands to come out of Sweden in the early 2000s, making […]
The High Llamas
When: 7.30pm on Sunday 15 May 2011 Where: The Deaf Institute, 135 Grosvenor Street, Manchester M1 7HE We’re exciting to announce a rare Manchester visit by Sean O’Hagan’s The High Llamas – plus an equally rare appearance by the Montgolfier Brothers! Although the High Llamas are nominally a group, they’re pretty much the brainchild of singer […]
Team Ghost
When: 7.00pm on Wednesday 18 May 2011 Where: The Castle Hotel, 66 Oldham Street, Manchester M4 1LE We’re excited to be promoting an intimate show for two great French groups – Team Ghost and Anoraak – plus one of our favourite local bands, Daniel Land & The Modern Painters! Nicolas Fromageau was a founding member of […]
The Travelling Band
When: 7.30pm on Thursday 19 May 2011 Where: The Deaf Institute, 135 Grosvenor Street, Manchester M1 7HE We’re excited to be teaming up with one of Manchester’s finest bands for a hometown album launch show. The Travelling Band are an alternative folk band from Manchester, famous for their vocal harmonies, honest song-writing and exciting live […]
Julianna Barwick
When: 7.30pm on Monday 23 May 2011 Where: Kraak, off Stevenson Square, Manchester M1 1DB We’re delighted to be putting on Brooklyn-based singer Julianna Barwick at alternative Northern Quarter venue Kraak. Louisiana-bred, Brooklyn-based recording artist Julianna Barwick crafts ethereal, largely wordless soundscapes, all of which are built around multiple loops and layers of her angelic voice. […]