News : 25/2/10

CAFE SAKI // ANSWERING MACHINE // MAY68 // HUNGRY PIGEON // KID BRITISH // EVERYTHING EVERYTHING & DELPHIC // SONIC BOOM 6

News has snowballed as this week has gone on, so here’s a slightly belated round-up…

Representing Rusholme for live music, Cafe Saki has recently had its license revoked. However, word has reached us from promoters Underachievers Please Try Harder that this is being appealed and everything for the time being, remains as it were. Having tackled many of the causes of the noise complaints that forced the situation, they are confident in the decision being overturned. Regardless, all events already booked in will run as normal until at least July. As a starting base for several of our city’s great promoters, and offering free hire on a weekday, Saki remains a great venue for emerging nights and DIY gigs. Contact via: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000661680887

The Answering Machine’s Academy gig on January 29th that was cancelled due to a family bereavement has been rearranged and will now take place on Thursday March 18th at Jabez Clegg. Original tickets remain valid, but more are now available at £7. Ages 14+ welcome, and now with two rooms of DJs and live music, including fellow bands The Mandigans, Der Die Das and Slow Readers Club. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=310119440632

Disco-popsters May68 release their single ‘My Ways’ via Hit Club on March 15th, and details have just been announced of their launch party. Hosted by the 5 years-not-out Up The Racket, the band will perform a set at midnight of one of their chaotic indie/electro jamborees at Retro Bar on Saturday March 27th. Advance tickets are available now priced at £4. http://www.seetickets.com/see/price.asp?code=458537

It’s still the bitter cold winter season sadly, but we’re warmed at the mere thought of all those summer festivals. And last year saw Manchester itself hold quite a few separate affairs. One of the newcomers was Hungry Pigeon. Featuring 150 bands, live art, poetry, short films, exhibitions and busking across 20 Northern Quarter venues, it was the only Manchester representative at the UK Festival Awards. So of course it was always going to return in 2010 (28th-30th May to be exact). Early bird tickets are on sale now, and if you want to get involved as either an artist, band, a NQ business or someone after work experience, they’d like to hear from you. http://www.hungrypigeon.com/

Genre-terrorists Sonic Boom Six return home on April 18th as part of their latest UK tour. Coinciding with the release of compilation ‘Rude Awakening’, the hip-hop punks will play at Club Academy with their new line-up following the departure of guitarist Ben Childs. Tour support comes from Knock Out (USA). Tickets on sale now priced £8. http://www.manchesteracademy.net/

Modern ska-fuelled MC troop Kid British have just announced they’ll be playing at Fac251 (The Factory) on Friday 23rd April. In addition, the full version of their debut album has been confirmed to hit shelves in August (first half is out now), and they’ll be releasing a double A-side single for the World Cup in June. ‘Winner/Let’s Have A Party’ will also feature as lead tracks on EA Sport’s latest football game, FIFA World Cup 2010.

And finally, another date just confirmed – Delphic have announced 5 new UK gigs with support from fellow Mancs, Everything Everything. Before you ask: May 21st at The Ritz. Tickets on sale tomorrow at 9am.

That’ll do, pig. That’ll do…

The Answering Machine – ‘Obviously Cold’