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THE BIRTHDAY SEASON CONTINUES...
30 November 2009
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
This Friday (4th Dec) Friends of Mine celebrates its fifth Birthday with not one but two special gigs: New York's The Pains of Being Pure At Heart headline at Academy 2, then hotly tipped locals Dutch Uncles headline at Night & Day.

DELPHIC WELCOME THE NEW DECADE
30 November 2009
Delphic
Delphic release their third single and debut album at the beginning of January, and you can bag all sorts of special offers if you pre-order them. Here's what, and indeed how...

MM RECOMMENDS: A GREAT CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR ANY MANCUNIAN MUSIC FAN
28 November 2009
The Chameleons
Legendary Middleton band The Chameleons release a 25th anniversary edition of their second studio album "What Does Anything Mean? Basically" this week featuring a remastered version of the original album alongside a second CD of demo recordings.

EVERYTHING EVERYTHING SIGN ON THE DOTTED..
26 November 2009
Everything Everything
Everything Everything may now well have just about EVERYTHING...

BRENDA IS 10 - URBIS BASED CELEBRATION
26 November 2009
MM isn't the only leftfield institution celebrating 10 years on the MancMusic scene - art crossover sensation Club Brenda are a decade old and fill Urbis with art, music and books on Tuesday the 1st December 2009...

PAINS MANCHESTER DATE & TICKET COMP
26 November 2009
The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart
ManchesterMusic has one pair of tickets to The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart's Manchester date on Friday the 4th December

SCIENCE MUSEUM HOSTS TALK OF MUSIC - PAST, PRESENT & FUTURE
24 November 2009
Stephen Morris is to lead a debate about the Manchester music scene past, present and future at MOSI (Museum of Science & Industry), Liverpool Road, Manchester, on Friday November 27 2009 at 7.30pm.

OCEANSIZE - * MANCHESTER GIG CANCELLED* -
24 November 2009
Oceansize
MANCHESTER DATE CANCELLED UPDATE - Oceansize have a new EP of surprising dimensions and new textures and are also on tour - here are those essential details with their critical Mancunian visit taking place on Thursday the 26th November...

WOTGODFORGOT'S WEEK OF FESTIVE CHEER
23 November 2009
Battles
Christmas comes early for fans of all things experimental with four Wotgodforgot shows in the space of a week: Six Organs Of Admittance, Battles, Sleepy Sun and Lightning Bolt are the respective headliners with the usual carefully selected support bands.

ANSWERING BACK
23 November 2009
The Answering Machine
The Answering Machine celebrate the end of a great 2009 in which they've released a debut album and toured across the globe with an all-ages gig at Academy 4 this Thursday (26th) Support comes from some of their favourite bands, Post War Years and Crookes

HAPPY BIRTHDAY NIGHT & DAY
22 November 2009
I Am Kloot
Night & Day is 18! Yes, the bar would now be legally old enough to buy a drink in itself, and the celebrate they've got two special gigs on this weekend with I Am Kloot headlining Friday (27th) and The Longcut and Liam Frost Saturday (28th).

NEW VOLTAGE
22 November 2009
May 68
After a couple of quiet years, we're delighted to see High Voltage back in business. Once THE essential weekly fix of new live music; they return on Friday (27th) with a bargain value five-band bill at the Deaf Institute headlined by May 68.

RUBY LOUNGE DECEMBER: JOSH, FRAZER AND A NYE HOUSE PARTY!
22 November 2009
Loads of great stuff coming up at Ruby Lounge in December starting with the brilliant Josh T Pearson on the 2nd running through to Lost And Found's New Years Eve House Party featuring a kitchen, bedrooms and garden shed (apparently) plus The Whip DJing.

MANCHESTERMUSIC 10th ANNIVERSARY SHOWS THIS WEEK !
17 November 2009
ManchesterMusic is 10 years old this year (1999-2009) - to celebrate and fundraise we have a 3 day residency at the Roadhouse this Thursday to Saturday, plus two aftershows at Kraak on Stephenson Sq - MEN / City Life Gig Of The week...

BLOWOUT'S AUTUMN OF CONTENT
12 November 2009
Frazer King
Here are your indispensable gig listings for Blowout at the esteemed Chorlton Irish Club this November an December

ART OF TEA LIVE (Thurs 12/11 + Thurs 3/12) plus EXHIBITION NEWS
12 November 2009
David A. Jaycock
For the uninitiated, The Art Of Tea in East Didsbury have live music TONIGHT (Thurs 12/11) with Dean McPhee, Sam & The Plants and David a Jaycock plus they have more more gigs on the horizon

WITCHWOOD BUCKS THE ROUTINE
12 November 2009
Glass
Tonight (Thurs 12/11) finds Routine Life putting on a show at Ashton's The Witchwood - with Dirty Yellow Rats, the magnificent Glass and Fine Lines - entry is just £3

MANCHESTER DEAF CENTRE FUNDRAISER EVENT
10 November 2009
Beat The Radar
On Sunday 6th December, a host of bands will be helping to raise funds for The Helping Hands Appeal of Manchester Deaf Centre; a local charity that provides a range services and support for people with sensory loss around Greater Manchester

MUSHABOOM! BOWS OUT WITH SPLENDID LINE UP AND NEWS OF A NEW 2010 I.D.
10 November 2009
Tim And Sam's Tim And The Sam Band With Tim And Sam
Mushaboom! presents a last EVER night of "Night of Mayhem" on Thursday, November 19th at the The Bayhorse (Downstairs) on Thomas Street, Northern Q

MUSEUM SEEKS JOY DIVISION ARTEFACTS
10 November 2009
Joy Division
Macclesfield Museum is currently searching for interesting Joy Division artefacts for a proposed exhibition

MANCHESTER URBAN ARTISTS BUILD A MUSICAL FUTURE
10 November 2009
British Urban Collective youth-music project strikes a chord in Manchester...

RED DEER'S XMAS MASKED BALL
10 November 2009
Sophie’s Pigeons
Red Deer Club Animal Masked Christmas Ball - yes the season is upon us...Deer style..

RADAR RELEASE
06 November 2009
Beat The Radar
Beat the Radar's debut album TO THE CITY, FROM THE SEA is out on download from Monday, with an official launch gig at the Deaf Institute on the 13th and a shop release on the 30th..

BLOWOUT!
06 November 2009
Don't forget that tonight (Friday 6/11) there's another essential instalment of Blowout with Proud Parent (Leonore Soundcarriers), The Ambersons plus more at Chorlton Irish Club

FALL'S FALL DATES HIT THE NORTH
05 November 2009
The Fall
Legendary post-punk band The Fall play a series of Northern dates this November at Manchester's Moho Live (10th & 11th) and Liverpool's The Masque on the 22nd

LOVE MUSIC HATE RACISM - MERCHANDISING FOR MUSIC FANS
05 November 2009
Show your support for LMHR and proudly display your views on equality with some of LMHR's fundraising merchandise

LOST & FOUND - 2 YEARS SHEBANG
03 November 2009
The Jessie Rose Trip
Frost, Jessie Rose Trip and Real Dolls all help celebrate Lost & Founds 2nd Birthday at Ruby Lounge this Friday (6/11)!

RETRO PERSPECTIVE
03 November 2009
Retro has, as ever an action packed calender over the next fortnight with both bands and clubs - here's where it's at...