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When: 7.00pm on Thursday 17 December 2009 Where: The Roadhouse, 8 Newton Street, Manchester M1 2AN We’re delighted to introduce Manchester music fans to Fruit Bats! Fruit Bats are led by guitarist, pianist and singer Eric D Johnson, the band’s main songwriter and only constant member. Originally part of short-lived Chicago group I Rowboat, Johnson […]
Choir of Young Believers
When: 7.30pm on Tuesday 26 January 2010 Where: Dulcimer, 567 Wilbraham Road, Chorlton, Manchester M21 0AE We’re pleased to present the first Manchester headlining show by Copenhagen’s Choir of Young Believers! The man behind Choir Of Young Believers is the 26-year-old Danish-Greek-Indonesian singer, song-writer and guitarist Jannis Noya Makrigiannis. For many years, Jannis has moved […]
Marble Valley
When: 7.30pm on Thursday 28 January 2010 Where: Dulcimer, 567 Wilbraham Road, Chorlton, Manchester M21 0AE We’re delighted to present an intimate show by Marble Valley, the main project by Pavement drummer Steve ‘Westie’ West. Marble Valley is the project of drummer Steve West. After attending high school with future Pavement bandmate Bob Nastanovich, he […]
Erland & The Carnival
When: 7.30pm on Wednesday 17 February 2010 Where: The Deaf Institute, 135 Grosvenor Street, Manchester M1 7HE Erland & The Carnival are a British folk rock band, formed in London by multi-instrumentalist Simon Tong (formerly of the the Verve, Blur, and The Good, the Bad & the Queen), Orkney folk guitarist and singer Gawain Erland […]
Jesca Hoop
When: 7.30pm on Thursday 18 February 2010 Where: The Deaf Institute, 135 Grosvenor Street, Manchester M1 7HE We’re pleased to be putting on Jesca Hoop, one of Manchester’s brightest hopes for 2010! Hoop was born in Southern California to strict Mormon parents. She grew up singing traditional folk tunes in four-part harmony, but soon broke […]
Picastro
When: 7.30pm on Thursday 25 March 2010 Where: Dulcimer, 567 Wilbraham Road, Chorlton, Manchester M21 0AE We’re proud to present the first visit of Toronto’s Picastro to Manchester since 2007! Since their formation in 1997 and the release of their debut album Red Your Blues in 2001, Canada’s Picastro have continued to mine a rich […]
The Besnard Lakes
When: 7.30pm on Monday 29 March 2010 Where: Dulcimer, 567 Wilbraham Road, Chorlton, Manchester M21 0AE Hey! Manchester is excited to present The Besnard Lakes‘ first show in Manchester since 2007. The Besnard Lakes, from Montreal, Canada, were formed by husband-and-wife duo Jace Lasek and Olga Goreas in 2003. They are currently a four-piece, centred […]
Emanuel & The Fear
When: 7.30pm on Sunday 4 April 2010 Where: Dulcimer, 567 Wilbraham Road, Chorlton, Manchester M21 0AE We’re excited to be organising an intimate Easter Sunday special featuring New York City’s Emanuel & The Fear. It comes with good reason that New York City-based orchestral-rock band Emanuel & The Fear bestowed the name upon themselves. After […]
Sounds From The Other City
When: 3.45pm until 11pm on Sunday 2 May 2010 Where: St Philip’s Church, Encombe Place, Salford, Lancashire, M3 6FJ Hey! Manchester has been invited to organise a stage at this year’s Sounds From The Other City! SFTOC is a one-day music festival that celebrates the diversity of Greater Manchester’s ‘other city’. The 12-hour aural orgy […]
Tim Hecker
When: 7.30pm on Thursday 20 May 2010 Where: Sacred Trinity Church, corner of Chapel Street/Blackfriars Street, Salford M3 5DW We’re proud to be promoting the debut Manchester show by Montreal’s Tim Hecker. Tim Hecker is a Canadian-based musician and sound artist, born in Vancouver. Since 1996, he has produced a range of audio works for […]