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Upcoming shows: Federico Albanese... Amelia Coburn... Hayden Thorpe & Propellor Ensemble... Jerron Paxton... Lauren Housley & The Northern Cowboys... Toria Wooff... Sam Amidon... Throwing Muses... Shotgun Jimmie... Jenny Don’t and the Spurs... Lael Neale... Adam Hopper & The Wimps... Niamh Regan... Basia Bulat... AVAWAVES... Beans on Toast... Nick Shoulders... Will Stratton... Joshua Burnside... Lightheaded + Jeanines... Lily Seabird... The Burning Hell... Bremer/McCoy... Blue Bendy... James Yorkston & Nina Persson... The Beths... Natalie Bergman... British Birds... Jolie Holland... Ye Vagabonds... Grant-Lee Phillips... Allo Darlin’... Robert Forster... Martha Tilston... Kathryn Williams... Lilly Hiatt... The Lovely Eggs... Albertine Sarges... Jamie Duffy... Joep Beving... Willy Mason... The Unthanks... BC Camplight... Penguin Cafe... Junior Brother... Will Varley... Jim Moray...

Federico Albanese

When: 7pm on Thursday 8 May 2025 Where: Low Four Studio, Deansgate Mews, Great Northern, Manchester M3 4EN PLEASE NOTE: There is no support act – with doors opening at 7pm and Federico’s set beginning at 8pm. We’re delighted to present this intimate show with Federico Albanese! XXIM Records is proud to announce the release of […]

 

Amelia Coburn

When: 7pm on Friday 9 May 2025 Where: YES Basement, 38 Charles Street, Manchester, M1 7DB PLEASE NOTE: This show has early stage times: 7.30pm for His His and 8.30pm for Amelia Coburn (10pm curfew). We’re delighted to be working with Amelia Coburn again – plus special guests His His! Amelia Coburn is darkness and light. […]

 

Hayden Thorpe & Propellor Ensemble

When: 7.30pm on Friday 9 May 2025 Where: Hallé at St Michael’s, 36-38 George Leigh Street, Ancoats, Manchester M4 5DG PLEASE NOTE: This show has now sold out! We’re excited to be working with Hayden Thorpe and Propellor Ensemble – plus Helen Gayna! Hayden Thorpe is best known as the former frontman and chief songwriter for […]

 

Jerron Paxton

When: 7pm on Sunday 11 May 2025 Where: The Met, Market Street, Bury BL9 0BW We’re excited to welcome Jerron Paxton back – this time, to The Met in Bury! Growing up in Los Angeles, Jerron Paxton would sit with an ear by the radio, eagerly absorbing the nuances and history of Black American traditional music that connect […]

 

Lauren Housley & The Northern Cowboys

When: 7.30pm on Thursday 22 May 2025 Where: Gullivers, 109 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LW We’re delighted to be working with Lauren Housley & The Northern Cowboys for the first time – with special guests The 7:45s and Later Youth! Lauren Housley & The Northern Cowboys are bringing their ‘Raisin’ The Vibe Tour’ to intimate UK venues […]

 

Toria Wooff

When: 7pm on Friday 23 May 2025 Where: YES Basement, 38 Charles Street, Manchester, M1 7DB We’re delighted to be working with Toria Wooff for the first time! Finding splendour in shadows, Toria Wooff sings tales of the beautifully strange. Announcing the release of her beguiling self-titled debut album, her gothic approach to the folk tradition […]

 

Sam Amidon

When: 7.30pm on Saturday 24 May 2025 Where: Hallé at St Michael’s, 36-38 George Leigh Street, Ancoats, Manchester M4 5DG We’re excited to be welcoming Sam Amidon back – this time, to St Michael’s – with special guest Yoshika Colwell. When Sam Amidon flew to Los Angeles late in the winter of 2024 to collaborate with […]

 

Throwing Muses

When: 7.30pm on Saturday 24 May 2025 Where: Manchester Academy 2, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PR We’re delighted to be working with Throwing Muses for the first time! Kristin Hersh brings the Throwing Muses live show to Europe in Spring 2025. Their first tour since 2011, the ‘Muses will embark on a 2025 European tour as […]

 

Shotgun Jimmie

When: 7.30pm on Tuesday 27 May 2025 Where: The Castle Hotel, 66 Oldham Street, Manchester M4 1LE We’re delighted to welcome Shotgun Jimmie back to Manchester – with special guests Dog Daisies! Shotgun Jimmie is a singer-songwriter/one-person-band based in Manitoba, Canada. He’s been touring regularly and releasing records on Toronto’s You’ve Changed Records since 2009. […]

 

Jenny Don’t and the Spurs

When: 7.30pm on Tuesday 27 May 2025 Where: Gullivers, 109 Oldham Street, Manchester, M4 1LW We’re delighted to be working with Jenny Don’t and the Spurs for the first time! Based in the US Northwest, Jenny Don’t and the Spurs have spent over a decade building a global reputation as hard-working stalwarts of the Country Western […]