Phil France at YES
Following up on his beautiful debut ‘The Swimmer’, Gondwana Records’ Phil France is about to release his second album, ‘Circle’. Catch him in the basement of YES this October.
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Lost Under Heaven at The Deaf Institute
Former WU LYF frontman Ellery Roberts and visual artist Ebony Hoorn make intensely passionate music which tries to make sense of the modern dystopia in which we live. Catch Lost Under Heaven at The Deaf Institute on 29 September.
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Parquet Courts at Church
New York quartet Parquet Courts return to Leeds after the release of their acclaimed new album ‘Wide Awake’. Catch them at Church on the 7 November.
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Haiku Salut at The Deaf Institute
Along with a brand new album, instrumental folktronica trio Haiku Salut bring their wondrous lamp show to Manchester’s Deaf Institute later this month.
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Kamaal Williams at Gorilla
With characteristic effortless, Kamaal Williams’ trippy musical visions will weave a Manchester audience in and out of broken beat, hip hop, funk and drum and bass. Don’t miss your chance to watch the young virtuoso do his thing.
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John Carpenter at The Albert Hall
On the 21 October, a black cloud will hang over Manchester’s Albert Hall, as John Carpenter – Mr Halloween himself – pays the city a special visit.
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Kiran Leonard at Partisan
With a new album just around the corner, Kiran Leonard leads a fundraiser at Manchester’s wonderful Partisan, where the gifted songwriter will be joined by Cult Party and The Birthmarks.
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ENRG Presents Four Tet & Daniel Avery at Invisible Wind Factory
Now is an exciting time to watch partners in crime, Four Tet and Daniel Avery, perform live. Having both released strong new albums, the pair will demonstrate their powers at The Invisible Wind Factory in Liverpool on the 5 October.
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Manchester
Partisan
Partisan is a Manchester-based collective and volunteer-run space for independent, community led, DIY and cultural based projects. They have two floors for events, meetings, office space, live music, club nights, and art.
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Loserpalooza at Aatma and The Peer Hat
Featuring Sunshine Frisbee Laserbeam, Loserpalooza is an all-dayer of indie, rock and metal split across two stages at Manchester’s The Peer Hat and Aatma.
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Nick Mulvey at Buxton Opera House
Having sold out London’s Royal Albert Hall earlier this year, Nick will head out on an 18-date run at much more intimate spaces across the UK and Ireland, including towns that Nick has never previously performed at.
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RNCM Symphony Orchestra at RNCM (Autumn)
A wonderful concert featuring some of Richard Wagner and Sergei Prokofiev’s most original works. All before the concept of ‘originality’ is turned on its head, with Ravel’s incredible arrangement of Mussorgsky’s ‘Pictures at an Exhibition’, as well as a brand new response from RNCM composer Aaron Breeze.
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