The Deaf Institute nominated for Bar of the Year :::

July 22nd, 2008

The Deaf Institute has been nominated for Bar of the Year as part of The Manchester Food and Drink Festival.
The public vote for the awards until the end of August after which a panel of experts decide the winners using the public vote along with their own.

You can vote for The Deaf Institute here. Hip Hip Hooray!

The Manchester Jazz Festival Launch Party - Friday 18th July :::

July 15th, 2008

Live:
Stuart McCallum {Cinematic Orchestra}Feat. Heidi Vogel
The Chris Illingworth Trio
Beats & Pieces Big Band

DJs:
Ryan Hunn & Jonny Dub
{Sketch City, Hoya:Hoya}

Freedom Principle and Sketch City bringing you urban jazz artists and DJs to launch this years Manchester Jazz Festival. Three pioneering acts mixing up loop/sample based grooves and intense and energetic improvisation alongside Ryan and Jon digging their crates and drawing the line between jazz and various genres, taking in African, Brazilian, Soul, Funk, Soul Hip-Hop and more.

From 9pm

Tickets £6 adv./£8 on the door. Book now from www.skiddle.com

Sweet Babbo & The Voluntary Butler Scheme - Monday 14th July :::

July 12th, 2008

Live:
Sweet Baboo
The Voluntary Butler Scheme
Walton Hesse

Sweet Baboo
Welsh one-man-band, Sweet Baboo has already recorded an album with Euros Childs and supported Daniel Johnston. With his inspired and witty story songs, and his brilliant Twee-pop ingenuity he has been described as a cross between Jeffery Lewis and John Cooper Clarke. But you have to listen to his brilliant song ‘Tom Waits Rip-Off’ to really understand.
www.myspace.com/sweetbabootheband

The Voluntarty Butler Scheme
A one-man assembly of bold and vibrant caricatures in sound; Rob Jones aka The Voluntary Butler Scheme takes a wry look at life’s shortcomings and styles a plasticine pop of ruggedly organic and excitingly abstract songs.
Fresh from a tour with with Joe Lean And The Jing Jang Jong and Duke Special, his debut EP Trading Things In is released on 21st July on The Lowest Layer Of The Trifle Recordings.
www.myspace.com/thevoluntarybutlerscheme

Plus support from local wonders - Walton Hesse
www.myspace.com/waltonhesse

From 8pm
£5 entry or email info@trof.co.uk for cheapo£3 guestlist

Retox - Sunday 6th July :::

June 30th, 2008

Live:
Yellowdog
Glad Eyes
DJs:
Retox DJs and Graeme Hawley {96.2 The Revolution}

Retox, a new night to make Sunday’s more interesting, aims to bring you two of the best Manchester bands on the scene, gently sandwiched between three DJs bringing a rock and roll feast for your ears. Can’t say fairer than that. Like Elbow? Like Bob Dylan? Like The Beatles? Like Radiohead? Like the Arctic monkeys?. . . You’ll love Retox!

From 7pm
£5 entry

 Yellowdog’s myspace…
Gladeyes myspace… 

El Diablo’s Social Club - Saturday 5th July

June 30th, 2008

Join the residents Neil (Big Lad) Scott and ladies man Daniel Webb for fun and frolics as they spin a tropical mixture of quality music, both old and new from cosmic chuggers, discoid slammers, technoid jammers and leftfield Balearic bombers.

It’s free in, so no excuses!

From 9pm