Manchester this week: Sharon Jones, Youngblood Brass Band, Pounders for Palestine, The Herbaliser, The Filthy Six
A very busy week for soul, funk and hip hop (and beyond…) heads this week in Manchester! Peruse below… MONDAY
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Youngblood Brass Band and In The Loop – Monday 20 October @ Band on the Wall, Manchester
We’re chuffed to be doing an hour’s warm up for the bad boys of jazz this coming Monday… As a
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Sample DJ Rasp’s Manchester Scratch Jam
Great footage from Brainfood Media of Rasp’s recent jam in Manchester! Here’s a new mix from him too:
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Manchester: Sage Francis hits Gorilla 16 October + Scroobius Pip
Fiercely independent rapper Sage Francis is part way through his UK/Euro tour of 37 cities, having left his cat at
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The Hip Hop Chip Shop are in the Guardian and also have won a prize
Manchester and beyond Fresh from their win of Best Looking Mobiler (vee-hee-cul) in this year’s British Street Food awards, the
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18NOV14 // Mo Kolours at Joshua Brooks
Go and buy some Mo Kolours music here.
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9OCT14 // Endless City returns with guest Bloodboy of This City Is Ours
Thursday sees the return of beats and arts night Endless City, making its debut at the former Unity Radio Bassment
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J Rocc in Manchester October 11
#JROCCMCR I was pretty hyped to see this poster today in Piccadilly Records – I love learning about gigs through
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Chali 2na returns to Manchester with live band this Wednesday 1st October
One of the nicest guys in hip hop hits town on Wednesday evening, to perform with his full band, following
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Interview and preview: SheBeKeke – Abecedarian EP
Entrenched firmly in Manchester’s creative community, Keke Thompson is a multi-talented artist and performer who’s lining up her debut, self-released
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Groovement Podcast: The Soul Twins present a Groovement 45 session
Download Mixcloud Subscribe on iTunes Groovement 45s: The Soul Twins (Aug 2014) by Jamie Groovement Aka Agent J on Mixcloud
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Win tickets: Snoop Dogg @ Albert Hall Manchester
Update: Winner announced – Congrats to @sharnonikamaraj for winning! The Big Dogg is back in Manchester on Sunday in the relatively
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Tickets: Method Man and Redman hit Manchester in July
‘NUFF SAID Tickets on sale at Skiddle
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Theo Parrish with live band (Amp Fiddler, Mensah, DePorres, Manzanza) at the Ritz
‘I don’t believe in musical genres. There’s no difference between techno, house, jazz, soul… music. The most common denominator… is
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Preview: Strange Breaks & Mr Thing III (BBE, compilation)
Mr Thing Strange Breaks & Mr Thing 3 Release: 19 May 2014 2LP, 2CD (mixed and unmixed), digi This one
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Event: Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings + Lee Fields & The Expressions – Albert Hall Manchester, October
Buy tickets I’ve not managed to make it to the newly restored Albert Hall yet, but I’ll be there for
Read moreManchester: Action Bronson returns 12 May 2014
In anticipation of his debut major label LP, and the already-released mixtape Blue Chips 2, AB is back in the
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Freddie Gibbs in Manchester // 3SEP14
Piñata remains one of the releases of the year for me, and tickets are still available for Freddie Gibbs’ visit
Read moreJonwayne in Manchester with In The Loop, Sparkz and Metrodome
We’re chuffed to be supporting Jonwayne on his Manchester date next week – our pals Metrodome and Sparkz are performing
Read moreDownload: Soul Twins podcast ft Willie Hutch, Dilla, Coke Escovedo and more
The Soul Twins are a Manchester DJ institution and it’s a real joy to see they’ve kicked off a
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