Second City » beat boutique http://www.secondcityuk.com Your guide to music and lifestyle in Manchester Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:29:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 What To Do This Week : 15th-21st Feb http://www.secondcityuk.com/what-to-do-this-week-15th-21st-feb http://www.secondcityuk.com/what-to-do-this-week-15th-21st-feb#comments Sun, 14 Feb 2010 19:13:10 +0000 Daniel Alston http://www.secondcityuk.com/?p=321 In the first of our weekly previews, we highlight personal picks of what to do to help you have an even better 7 Days than Craig David did that one time…

MONDAY 15TH FEBRUARY

CRASH OF RHINOS @ SATAN’S HOLLOW

Swiftly moved following the sudden closure of Tiger Lounge, this gig screams ‘party’. If you’re familiar with the bands Little Explorer and The Jesus Years, you may have heard of Derby’s Crash Of Rhinos, which features members of both. We saw them at Kro Bar last October and were pretty astounded with their wave of emotional rock. Throw in ace supports such as the Fugazi-inspired Wooderson from Sheffield, and locals NASDAQ and Well Wisher, and you’ve got a tip-top line-up. £5 on the door, 8pm onwards. Facebook event here.

TUESDAY 16TH FEBRUARY

GABRIEL MINNIKIN/JO ROSE/BLIND ATLAS @ SOUND CONTROL

The first of Sound Control’s new weekly band nights gets off to a majestic start. With a rare show from Canadian singer, song-writer and multi-instrumentalist Gabriel Minnikin (“think Tom Waits meets The Wizard of Oz“), accompanied by his 6-piece band. Support comes from the mercurial Jo Rose and his full band, and the modern-day alternative-country of Blind Atlas. A super line-up for £5, which also grants you access to the hot new indie night Control with XFM DJ Gareth Brooks. A gig and a night out for a fiver, you say? Darn tootin’. 7.30pm onwards. Facebook event here.

WEDNESDAY 17TH FEBRUARY

IDIOSYNC @ JOSHUA BROOKS

New nights are continuing to crop up as the new year is well underway, and iDiOSYNC is one of those cannonballs in-line to launch. Self-described as “a brand new night offering midweek clubbers the best underground techno/tech-house/minimal that Manchester has to offer“, their first night’s line-up includes the in-demand DJ/producer Adam Shaw, Joe Blackett and iDiOSYNC residents. Add to that the cheap drinks offers at good ol’ JB’s and you’ll be dancing like there’s no tomorrow. Tickets are £4 advance; more on the door. 10pm-3am. Facebook event here.

THURSDAY 18TH

BABYBOOM VS FREE FOR ARTS FESTIVAL – LAUNCH NIGHT @ THE BAYHORSE

We’ve spoken before about the forthcoming Babyboom Records co-alition with the fabulous Free For Arts Festival. Well, their nights have come around fast and we’re jolly well looking forward to this. A mish-mash of alternative bands to kick off proceedings, with Hyacinth Girl providing scuzzy vibes, post-rock from the gents in Mountains Became Machines, and prog-punk from SC faves With That Knife. Babyboom DJs will be spinning some polycarbonate and/or vinyl-based music mediums, and there’ll also be live drawing throughout the night. All for the cost of a donation. Can’t say fairer than that. 8pm onwards. Facebook event here.

FURTHUR @ STAR & GARTER

Only the second Furthur, but it’s a night that’s already caught our eye. Do you ever find yourself listening to the most obscure music at home and wishing somewhere played that sort of stuff on a night out? Well, Furthur play “avant rock, afrobeat, doo wop, classic rock, dub, spacerock, shoegaze, funk (the guitar-heavy kind), psych, ragtime and every other genre that ever warped a mind“, so that’s a whole host of obscurity covered right there. 9pm-2am. £2 before 11pm. Facebook event here.

FRIDAY 19TH FEBRUARY

BEAT BOUTIQUE’S 2ND BIRTHDAY PARTY @ RUBY LOUNGE

2 years can certainly fly by, can’t they? It definitely doesn’t feel that long since Beat Boutique launched to considerable aplomb. Now approaching the grand age of 2 – that’s 24 in club night years – BB has grown from strength to strength. Playing “the absolute best in northern soul, funk, ska, psych, 60’s r’n’b and underplayed unknown modernist sounds new and old”, the usual residents plus special guest Anya Proud take up their standard 3rd Friday of the month slot at the warm and homely Ruby Lounge. 10.30pm-4am, £5 entry. Facebook event here.

SATURDAY 20TH FEBRUARY

TURBOJUGEND UK DENIM MASSACRE 2010 @ RETRO BAR

Dig out your denim jackets and sailor hats and get down to Retro Bar for this 2nd annual event from the UK Turbojugends – fans of the ace Norweigan rock band Turbonegro for those that thought we’d started making up words. Featuring live bands in the form of Nottingham garage-rockers The Hip Priests, Welsh punk-rock from The Sick Livers and Manchester’s lightning fast punks Revenge Of The Psychotronic Man, as well as DJs playing the likes of Zeke, The Stooges, Nashville Pussy, The Hellacopters and Turbonegro all night long. 9pm-3am, £5 advance/£6 on the door. Facebook event here.

SUNDAY 21ST FEBRUARY

MURDER MY HOFF @ THE CORNER, FALLOWFIELD

Another new night for you fine people now – Murder My Hoff comes to you courtesy of some of the folk behind Jupiter Rooms and Sex With Robots. High-list credentials already then, this new Fallowfield outing promises “forgotten 80s classics, weird synth pop, quirksters electrofunk and jammin’ slamming hip hop as we murder Hoff on the dancefloor”… Quite why anyone would want to murder Mr Hasselhoff, I don’t know – especially after that legendary kebab video. Nevertheless, this is a free party, and whatever your views on Knight Rider are, that’s a good thing in anyone’s book. 8pm until late; limited free mix CDs to the first people through the door. Facebook event here.

]]> http://www.secondcityuk.com/what-to-do-this-week-15th-21st-feb/feed 1 Nightlife Listings : February http://www.secondcityuk.com/nightlife-listings-february http://www.secondcityuk.com/nightlife-listings-february#comments Wed, 03 Feb 2010 22:04:52 +0000 Daniel Alston http://www.secondcityuk.com/?p=278 Fed up of going to the same bars and clubs where the playlist never changes? Here’s a look at what else the city has to offer when it gets dark…

To add your listing, either comment at the bottom of this page, or email listings@secondcityuk.com

WEDNESDAY 3RD

  • CLUB PHOENIX – POP BUBBLE ROCK! W/BRUTAL – pop-punk/hardcore. 10.30pm-2.30am, £4.
  • DEAF INSTITUTE – NOW WAVE – modern indie/electro/alt. 11pm-2am, £free.
  • SUBSPACE – SUBDIVISION – bass/dubstep. 11pm-3am, £3 before midnight.

THURSDAY 4TH

  • CAFE SAKI – REGGAE THURSDAYS – reggae. 9.30pm-1.30am, £free.
  • THE CORNER, F’FIELD – UBER DISCO – house/techno/electro. 9pm-2am, £1 before 10pm/£2 after.
  • JOSHUA BROOKS – HOSTILE TAKEOVER – rock/hip-hop/metal/punk. 10pm-3am, £2 before midnight with NUS/£3.
  • NO.1 CLUB – MURKAGE – dubstep/electro/house/garage. 10pm-4am, £tbc.
  • SOUND CONTROL – NOUVEAUX NIVEAUX – future disco/electro/indie. 10pm-3am, £free before 10.30pm/£4 NUS or flyer/£5 without.

FRIDAY 5TH

  • COMMON – FREITAGS – electro/indie/disco/pop. 9pm-2am, £free before 10pm/£2 after.
  • DEAF INSTITUTE – BRING ON THE DANCING HORSES – indie/electro/cosmic/italo. 10pm-3am, £free.
  • JOSHUA BROOKS – BARELY LEGAL – indie/electro/pop. 10pm-3am, £3 before 11.30pm/£5 after.
  • MINT LOUNGE – CLIQUE – disco/electro/alt-pop. 10pm-3am, £4 before 11pm/£6 after or £5 with NUS or flyer.
  • MUSIC BOX – PROSTITUTES & POLICEMEN – electro/techno/disco. 10pm-4am, £10 advance.
  • RETRO BAR – DISCO (UN)OBSCURE – rock n’ roll/garage/punk/blues. 10.30pm-3am, £3 before midnight/£4.
  • RUBY LOUNGE – REVOLVER, JUICY & SAME TEENS DANCE-OFF – rock n’ roll/hip-hop/indie. 10.30pm-3am, £free.

SATURDAY 6TH

  • DEAF INSTITUTE – EL DIABLO’S SOCIAL CLUB – cosmic/disco/italo. 10pm-3am, £5.
  • JOSHUA BROOKS – THIS CITY IS OURS – electro/dub/beats. 10pm-3am, £5.
  • MOHO LIVE – PROPAGANDA – indie/alternative/electro. 10pm-4am, £3 NUS, flyer or before 11.30pm/£5 after.
  • RETRO BAR – REFUSE TO LOSE – indie-rock/punk-rock/hardcore. 10pm-3am, £4.
  • ROADHOUSE – CONTORT YOURSELF – electro/8-bit/pop/fidget/dance. 11pm-3am, £4 before 11.30pm/£5 advance, NUS or flyer/£6 after.
  • STAR & GARTER – SMILE – indie/psychedelia/rock/pop. 9pm-3am, £3 with flyer or NUS/£4 without/£5 after 11.30pm.
  • VOODOO LOUNGE – BRING THE HOUSE DOWN – house. 10pm-4am, £4.

SUNDAY 7TH

MONDAY 8TH

  • AREA 51 – HIT & RUN – drum & bass/dubstep/hip-hop. 9pm-3am, £6 advance/£7 NUS/£8.
  • JOSHUA BROOKS – UP THE RACKET – indie/electro. 10pm-3am, £3 before 11/£5 after.
  • ROADHOUSE – REVOLVER – 60s garage/60s pop/rock n’ roll/motown. 10pm-3am, £4.

TUESDAY 9TH

  • DEAF INSTITUTE – MISSIONARY – dubstep/grime/reggae/soul/60s/disco/electro. 10pm-2am, £5.
  • ROADHOUSE – SEX WITH ROBOTS – electo/disco house. 10pm-3am, £1.
  • SOUND CONTROL – CONTROL – indie. 10pm-3am, £free before 10.30pm/£3 after with flyer or NUS/£5 without.

WEDNESDAY 10TH

  • DEAF INSTITUTE – NOW WAVE – modern indie/electro/alt. 11pm-2am, £free.
  • SUBSPACE – B.P.M. – funk/dubstep/grime. 10pm-3am, £4 advance.

THURSDAY 11TH

  • NO.1 CLUB – MURKAGE – dubstep/electro/house/garage. 10pm-4am, £tbc.
  • SOUND CONTROL – NOUVEAUX NIVEAUX – future disco/electro/indie. 10pm-3am, £free before 10.30pm/£4 NUS or flyer/£5 without.

FRIDAY 12TH

  • COMMON – FREITAGS – electro/indie/disco/pop. 9pm-2am, £free before 10pm/£2 after.
  • DEAF INSTITUTE – JUICY – hip-hop/funk. 1opm-3am, £1.
  • JOSHUA BROOKS – MICRON – techno/house/electro. 10pm-4am. £free before 10.30pm/£5 before 11.30pm/£7 after.
  • RUBY LOUNGE – YOUR MAMA’S COOKIN’ – swing/rockabilly. 8pm-3am, £5.
  • STAR & GARTER – SHAKE IT SHAKE IT! – artpop/indie/new wave. 9pm-2.30am, £4 before midnight with flyer/£5 without.

SATURDAY 13TH

  • DEAF INSTITUTE – GUILTY PLEASURES LOVE EXPLOSION – disco/power ballads/pop. 10pm-3am, £8 advance.
  • JOSHUA BROOKS – STRANGERWAYS – indie. 10pm-3am, £3.
  • MOHO LIVE – PROPAGANDA – indie/alternative/electro. 10pm-4am, £3 NUS, flyer or before 11.30pm/£5 after.
  • RETRO BAR – NYTE HEET – rock n’ roll/metal/classic rock. 9pm-2am, £4.
  • SOUND CONTROL – MIAMI – dubstep/future bass/tropical/dance. 11pm-4am, £6 advance.
  • STAR & GARTER – SMILE – indie/psychedelia/rock/pop. 9pm-3am, £3 with flyer or NUS/£4 without/£5 after 11.30pm.

SUNDAY 14TH

MONDAY 15TH

  • AREA 51 – HIT & RUN – drum & bass/dubstep/hip-hop. 9pm-3am, £tba.
  • JOSHUA BROOKS – UP THE RACKET – indie/electro. 10pm-3am, £3 before 11/£5 after.
  • ROADHOUSE – REVOLVER – 60s garage/60s pop/rock n’ roll/motown. 10pm-3am, £4.

TUESDAY 16TH

  • DEAF INSTITUTE – MISSIONARY – dubstep/grime/reggae/soul/60s/disco/electro. 10pm-2am, £5.
  • ROADHOUSE – SEX WITH ROBOTS – electo/disco house. 10pm-3am, £1.
  • SOUND CONTROL – CONTROL – indie. 10pm-3am, £free before 10.30pm/£3 after with flyer or NUS/£5 without.

WEDNESDAY 17TH

  • CLUB PHOENIX – POP BUBBLE ROCK! W/BRUTAL – pop-punk/hardcore. 10.30pm-2.30am, £4.
  • DEAF INSTITUTE – NOW WAVE – modern indie/electro/alt. 11pm-2am, £free.
  • JOSHUA BROOKS – IDIOSYNC – techno/tech-house/minimal. 10pm-3am, £4 advance.
  • SUBSPACE – SUBDIVISION – bass/dubstep. 11pm-3am, £3 before midnight.

THURSDAY 18TH

  • JOSHUA BROOKS – GOOD VIBRATIONS – motown/60s/70s/northern soul. 10pm-3am, £free before 11pm/£2 after with NUS or flyer/£3.
  • NO.1 CLUB – MURKAGE – dubstep/electro/house/garage. 10pm-4am, £tbc.
  • SOUND CONTROL – NOUVEAUX NIVEAUX – future disco/electro/indie. 10pm-3am, £free before 10.30pm/£4 NUS or flyer/£5 without.
  • STAR & GARTER – FURTHUR – noise/rock n’ roll/grunge. 10pm-2am, £2 before 11pm.

FRIDAY 19TH

  • COMMON – FREITAGS – electro/indie/disco/pop. 9pm-2am, £free before 10pm/£2 after.
  • DEAF INSTITUTE – JUPITER ROOMS – disco/techno/acid house/80s. 10pm-3am, £5.
  • MOHO LIVE – AUDIO FARM – house/techno/disco/electronica. 10pm-4am, £8.
  • RETRO BAR – UP THE RACKET – indie/electro. 10pm-3am, £3 before 11/£5 after.
  • RUBY LOUNGE – BEAT BOUTIQUE – northern soul/funk/ska/60s r&b. 10.30pm-3.30am, £5.
  • STAR & GARTER – ASPARAGUS NEXT LEFT – indie-pop/new wave/punk. 9pm-2.30am, £3 before midnight/£5 after.

SATURDAY 20TH

  • THE ATTIC – HERBAL SESSIONS – reggae/hip-hop/drum & bass. 9pm-3am, £5 before 11pm.
  • DEAF INSTITUTE – PRONK – grime/hip-hop/dancehall/rockn’roll. 10pm-3.30am, £5.
  • MOHO LIVE – PROPAGANDA – indie/alternative/electro. 10pm-4am, £3 NUS, flyer or before 11.30pm/£5 after.
  • ROADHOUSE – CONTORT YOURSELF – electro/8-bit/pop/fidget/dance. 11pm-3am, £4 before 11.30pm/£5 advance, NUS or flyer/£6 after.
  • STAR & GARTER – SMILE – indie/psychedelia/rock/pop. 9pm-3am, £3 with flyer or NUS/£4 without/£5 after 11.30pm.
  • VOODOO LOUNGE – ACIDITY V ECLECTIC CIRCUS. 10pm-3am, £3 before 11.30pm/£5 after.

SUNDAY 21ST

MONDAY 22ND

  • AREA 51 – HIT & RUN – drum & bass/dubstep/hip-hop. 9pm-3am, £tba.
  • JOSHUA BROOKS – UP THE RACKET – indie/electro. 10pm-3am, £3 before 11/£5 after.
  • ROADHOUSE – REVOLVER – 60s garage/60s pop/rock n’ roll/motown. 10pm-3am, £4.

TUESDAY 23RD

  • DEAF INSTITUTE – MISSIONARY – dubstep/grime/reggae/soul/60s/disco/electro. 10pm-2am, £5.
  • ROADHOUSE – SEX WITH ROBOTS – electo/disco house. 10pm-3am, £1.
  • SOUND CONTROL – CONTROL – indie. 10pm-3am, £free before 10.30pm/£3 after with flyer or NUS/£5 without.

WEDNESDAY 24TH

  • DEAF INSTITUTE – NOW WAVE – modern indie/electro/alt. 11pm-2am, £free.

THURSDAY 25TH

  • NO.1 CLUB – MURKAGE – dubstep/electro/house/garage. 10pm-4am, £tbc.
  • RETRO BAR – POP CURIOUS? – pop. 9pm-2am, £2 with NUS/£3.
  • SOUND CONTROL – NOUVEAUX NIVEAUX – future disco/electro/indie. 10pm-3am, £free before 10.30pm/£4 NUS or flyer/£5 without.

FRIDAY 26TH

  • COMMON – FREITAGS – electro/indie/disco/pop. 9pm-2am, £free before 10pm/£2 after.
  • RETRO BAR – MID-LIFE CRISIS – alternative 90s. 10pm-3am, £4.

SATURDAY 27TH

  • MOHO LIVE – PROPAGANDA – indie/alternative/electro. 10pm-4am, £3 NUS, flyer or before 11.30pm/£5 after.
  • RETRO BAR – UP THE RACKET – indie/electro. 10pm-3am, £3 before 11/£5 after.
  • ROADHOUSE – HOYA HOYA – dn’b/dubstep/breaks. 10pm-3am, £6.
  • RUBY LOUNGE – CAGED ASYLUM – rock/metal. 10pm-4am, £6 advance/£8 on the door.
  • STAR & GARTER – SMILE – indie/psychedelia/rock/pop. 9pm-3am, £3 with flyer or NUS/£4 without/£5 after 11.30pm.

SUNDAY 28TH

]]> http://www.secondcityuk.com/nightlife-listings-february/feed 0 January Nightlife Listings http://www.secondcityuk.com/january-nightlife-listings http://www.secondcityuk.com/january-nightlife-listings#comments Sat, 09 Jan 2010 15:14:22 +0000 Daniel Alston http://www.secondcityuk.com/?p=85 A guide to what’s on when the sun goes down in Manchester this month. Focusing on the independent venues and DIY nights, offering that something different to the same old nights in the same old clubs.

To add your listing, either comment at the bottom of this page, or email listings@secondcityuk.com

THURSDAY 14TH

  • JOSHUA BROOKS – GOING UNDERGROUND – indie/dance/rock n’ roll. 10pm-3.30am, £free before 11pm/£3 after (£2.50 with flyer).
  • NO.1 CLUB – MURKAGE – dubstep/electro/house/garage. 10pm-4am, £tbc.

FRIDAY 15TH

  • THE ATTIC – DRUM MUSIC – roots/dance. 9pm-3am, £5 before 10pm/£7 after.
  • JOSHUA BROOKS – S’IL VOUS PLAIT – electro/disco. 10.30pm-3.30am, £3 before 11.30pm/£tbc after.
  • RETRO BAR – UP THE RACKET – indie/electro. 10pm-3am, £3 before 11/£5 after.
  • STAR & GARTER – ASPARAGUS NEXT LEFT – indie-pop/new wave/punk. 9pm-2.30am, £3 before midnight/£5 after.

SATURDAY 16TH

  • MOHO LIVE – PROPAGANDA – indie/alternative/electro. 10pm-4am, £3 NUS, flyer or before 11.30pm/£5 after.
  • ROADHOUSE – CONTORT YOURSELF – electro/8-bit/pop/fidget/dance. 11pm-3am, £4 before 11.30pm/£5 advance, NUS or flyer/£6 after.

SUNDAY 17TH

MONDAY 18TH

  • JOSHUA BROOKS – UP THE RACKET – indie/electro. 10pm-3am, £3 before 11/£5 after.
  • ROADHOUSE – REVOLVER – 60s garage/60s pop/rock n’ roll/motown. 10pm-3am, £4.

TUESDAY 19TH

  • DEAF INSTITUTE – MISSIONARY – dubstep/grime/reggae/soul/60s/disco/electro. 10pm-2am, £5.
  • ROADHOUSE – SEX WITH ROBOTS – electo/disco house. 10pm-3am, £1.

WEDNESDAY 20TH

  • DEAF INSTITUTE – NOW WAVE – modern indie/electro/alt. 11pm-2am, £free.

THURSDAY 21ST

  • JOSHUA BROOKS – GOING UNDERGROUND – indie/dance/rock n’ roll. 10pm-3.30am, £free before 11pm/£3 after (£2.50 with flyer).
  • NO.1 CLUB – MURKAGE – dubstep/electro/house/garage. 10pm-4am, £tbc.

FRIDAY 22ND

  • DEAF INSTITUTE – JUPITER ROOMS – disco/techno/acid house/80s. 10pm-3am, £free before 11/£3 after.
  • MOHO LIVE – AUDIO FARM – house/techno/disco/electronica. 10pm-4am, £4.
  • RUBY LOUNGE – BEAT BOUTIQUE – northern soul/funk/ska/60s r&b. 10.30pm-3.30am, £5.
  • STAR & GARTER – PSYCHO RADIO – “songs you can’t hear on the radio”. 9pm-2.30am, £3 before midnight/£5 after.

SATURDAY 23RD

  • THE ATTIC – RELAPSE – house/techno/minimal. 10pm-4am, £6.
  • MOHO LIVE – PROPAGANDA – indie/alternative/electro. 10pm-4am, £3 NUS, flyer or before 11.30pm/£5 after.

SUNDAY 24TH

MONDAY 25TH

  • JOSHUA BROOKS – UP THE RACKET – indie/electro. 10pm-3am, £3 before 11/£5 after.
  • ROADHOUSE – REVOLVER – 60s garage/60s pop/rock n’ roll/motown. 10pm-3am, £4.

TUESDAY 26TH

  • DEAF INSTITUTE – MISSIONARY – dubstep/grime/reggae/soul/60s/disco/electro. 10pm-2am, £5.
  • ROADHOUSE – SEX WITH ROBOTS – electo/disco house. 10pm-3am, £1.
  • SOUND CONTROL – CONTROL – indie. 10pm-3am, £free before 10.30pm/£3 after with flyer or NUS/£5 without.

WEDNESDAY 27TH

THURSDAY 28TH

  • JOSHUA BROOKS – GOING UNDERGROUND – indie/dance/rock n’ roll. 10pm-3.30am, £free before 11pm/£3 after (£2.50 with flyer).
  • NO.1 CLUB – MURKAGE – dubstep/electro/house/garage. 10pm-4am, £tbc.
  • SOUND CONTROL – NOUVEAUX NIVEAUX – future disco/electro/indie. 10pm-3am, £free before 10.30pm/£4 NUS or flyer/£5 without.

FRIDAY 29TH

  • COMMON – FREITAGS – electro/indie/disco/pop. 9pm-2am, £free before 10pm/£2 after.
  • RUBY LOUNGE – SPANK – disco cosmic/italo house/acid. 11pm-4am, £1.
  • SUB 61 – RAVE MONSTA – dubstep. 9pm-4am, £5 advance/£8 on the door.

SATURDAY 30TH

  • DEAF INSTITUTE – PRONK – grime/hip-hop/dancehall/rockn’roll. 10pm-3.30am, £5.
  • MOHO LIVE – PROPAGANDA – indie/alternative/electro. 10pm-4am, £3 NUS, flyer or before 11.30pm/£5 after.
  • RETRO BAR – UP THE RACKET – indie/electro. 10pm-3am, £3 before 11/£5 after.
  • ROADHOUSE – HOYA HOYA – dn’b/dubstep/breaks. 10pm-3am, £6.
  • RUBY LOUNGE – CAGED ASYLUM – rock/metal. 10pm-4am, £6 advance/£8 on the door.

SUNDAY 31ST

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