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OI! YOU LISTENING?
18 January 2009 / Thatched House / Stockport
:: The Medicine Bow :: The Shadowcops :: Danger’s Close :: Gimp Fist :: Citizen Keyne ::
If it’s a while since you visited the punk & Oi scene, refresh yourself with some vibrant sounds

JUST IN TIME
31 January 2009 / Abode (Chorlton) / Manchester
:: Hayley Faye :: Catfish & the Bottlemen :: Coola King ::
Somehow ABODE manages to create the “Inverse Tardis” effect

FULLY BAKED BISCUITS
30 January 2009 / Academy 1 / Manchester
:: Bushart :: Half Man Half Biscuit :: Calvin Party ::
Half Man Half Biscuit are a national treasure; I make no apologies for this site's coverage of every single gig they play in the North West...

UP AGAINST THE WALL - THE MUSICAL
30 January 2009 / Pyramid Arts Centre / Warrington
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Set in the tribute world of funk and soul, the sound of big hair and even bigger shoes, Up Against The Wall cleverly examines the plight of any musician who's trying to make it in the wild, often cruel world of music

THE ZOMBIES WOT GOD FORGOT
26 January 2009 / Ruby Lounge / Manchester
:: Zombie Zombie :: GNOD :: The Christophers :: Paul Green ::
You're never quite sure what you're going to get with GNOD, apart from the fact it probably won't be the same thing as last time you saw them, whenever that was

FRIENDS OF MANCHESTER 09 @ Jabez & Kro 1
24 January 2009 / Various Venues / Manchester
:: Little Engine :: Low Risers :: Kid British :: The Black Knights :: Gideon Conn :: The Longcut :: King Kayak :: Islands Lost At Sea :: Exile Parade :: The Casinos :: Wu Lf Wu Lf :: Young British Artists :: Lowrisers :: Cheap Cuts :: Silverclub ::
60 bands across five stages is, frankly, not the sort of logistical challenge anyone sane would take on

AFTER THE PLAGUE
22 January 2009 / Dry Bar / Manchester
:: The Thinman Project :: The Resistance :: I Am Ten Ninja ::
Another hot slice from the absolute antithesis of the pay-to-play scene; this is where you'll see bands selected because they are worth watching

OFF KILTER
15 January 2009 / The Roadhouse / Manchester
:: Jaxtrio :: Sideshow Lost ::
If it is a day for odd bands, then then things are about to get a little stranger

SHARPER IMAGE
08 January 2009 / Ruby Lounge / Manchester
:: Samuel Sharp :: To Sophia : Trojan Horse : The Black Knights ::
Quite what the parents of the Wolland brothers must have thought of all of this noise, no doubt cast and generated in their bedrooms, is maybe beyond comprehension