Tuesday, February 01, 2011

MANCHESTER GIGS IN MUSIC: February 2011 Pt.1

I am a great subscriber to the 'no reunions, no greatest hits tours' philosophy when it comes to gig-going. But there always has to be exceptions. And 'Dean Wareham plays Galaxie 500' which visits The Ruby Lounge this month as part of a short European tour is one of those few exceptions. If you need to catch up on Galaxie 500 in words, pictures and sounds, I'd recommend the excellent A Head Full Of Wishes fan-site as a good starting point.

And either side of that Valentine's Day concert there is plenty of live music going on in Manchester. As ever a mixtape [60 mins / 69 MB] of bands playing Manchester this month to help inform your gig-going decision-making - link in the post below this one.

Manchester Gigs In Music Mixtape: February 2011

Hillary & The Democrats I Wish I’d Taken More Photographs [3.57] (12 Feb Gullivers BUY TICKETS)
Cloud Nothings Hey Cool Kids [7.08] (17 Feb Club Academy BUY TICKETS)
Grouplove Colours [11.20] (6 Feb Ruby Lounge BUY TICKETS)
Anna Calvi Desire [15.11] (28 Feb Deaf Institute BUY TICKETS)
The Soundcarriers Broken Sleep [18.25] (19 Feb Academy 2 BUY TICKETS)
Glasser Apply [23.26] (18 Feb Deaf Institute BUY TICKETS)
Sea Of Bees Willis [26.51] (17 Feb Night & Day BUY TICKETS)
British Sea Power Mongk II [31.36] (15 Feb The Ritz BUY TICKETS)
This Many Boyfriends That’s What Diaries Are For [34.00] (12 Feb Gullivers BUY TICKETS)
Jonny Continental [36.32] (14 Feb Deaf Institute BUY TICKETS)
Yuck Suicide Policeman [39.44] (25 Feb Night & Day BUY TICKETS)
Lulu and the Lampshades Rose Tint [42.35] (8 Feb Night & Day BUY TICKETS)
Emily Barker & The Red Clay Halo Billowing Sea [46.13] (18 Feb The Castle BUY TICKETS)
James Yorkston Tortoise Regrets Hare [50.06] (16 Feb Deaf Institute BUY TICKETS)
Charlie Parr Worried Blues [54.04](23 Feb Sacred Trinity Church BUY TICKETS)
Azure Ray Displaced [57.41] (3 Feb Ruby Lounge BUY TICKETS)
Exlovers New Year’s Day [60.43] (17 Feb Trof, Fallowfield BUY TICKETS)

And not forgetting:
1 Feb Transatlantic Sessions Bridgewater Hall / 1 Feb Band of Horses Academy / 1 Feb Sick Puppies Roadhouse / 3 Feb Freelance Whales + Broken Records Deaf Institute / 3 Feb Lauren Pritchard Night & Day / 4 Feb C W Stoneking Academy / 4 Feb The Joy Formidable Academy / 4 Feb Crystal Castles Academy 1 / 4 Feb Wire The Roadhouse / 4 Feb Deaf School Band on the Wall / 4 Feb Liz Green Fuel Cafe Bar / 5 Feb The Vaselines + Schwervon Sound Control / 5 Feb Zombina and the Skeletons Gullivers / 7 Feb Penguin Cafe + Portico Quartet Bridgewater Hall / 7 Feb Sad Day For Puppets MoHo Live / 7 Feb Aaron Shanley Night & Day / 9 Feb Joan As Policewoman Sound Control / 9 Feb Japanther Islington Mill / 12 Feb The Brute Chorus Night & Day / 12 Feb The Lovely Eggs Gullivers / 13 Feb The Hold Steady The Ritz / 14 Feb Dean Wareham plays Galaxie 500 Ruby Lounge / 15 Feb Anathema Academy 3 / 15 Feb Darkstar Deaf Institute / 15 Feb Harrys Gym The Roadhouse / 16 Feb Fixers Night & Day / 16 Feb Ryan Francesoni The Castle / 17 Feb Duke Garwood Academy / 17 Feb Frankie & The Heartstrings Club Academy / 17 Feb Gruff Rhys + Y Niwl St Philips Church / 17 Feb Air Cav The Castle / 18 Feb David’s Lyre Night & Day / 19 Feb Wolf People Deaf Institute / 19 Feb The Go! Team Academy 2 / 21 Feb Our Love Will Destroy The World Islington Mill / 22 Feb Suuns Deaf Institute / 23 Feb Kill It Kid Trof, Fallowfield 23 Feb Rose Elinor Dougall Deaf Institute / 24 Feb Benjamin Francis Leftwich An Outlet / 24 Feb Les Savy Fav MoHo Live / 24 Feb Morning Parade Night & Day / 24 Feb Julian Cope Band on the Wall / 24 Feb Ben Folds Apollo / 25 Feb Efterklang Academy / 25 Feb YOAV Deaf Institute / 25 Feb King Creosote & The Earlies Band on the Wall / 25 Feb Spokes Islington Mill / 26 Feb Jamie Woon Deaf Institute / 26 Feb Mogwai + The Twilight Sad Academy / 26 Feb Jaguar Skills Academy / 26 Feb The Whigs and Dead Confederate Night & Day / 26 Feb Milk Maid + Weird Era Gullivers

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