Kraak
Pop Indie Rock with Roscoe / Nathan Barratt & his Mates and more
Pop Indie Rock bring a range of different indie artists for you tonight at the wonderful Kraak Gallery. You will hear sets from Roscoe - Formed from the ashes of two other bands in Late 2010, their focus is on songwriting and with influences ranging from Blues to Funk, Punk to dance, Grunge to Hip Hop which lends itself to an eclectic set of songs, Nathan Barratt and his Mates - Their style is characterised by strong grooves, fun riffs and catchy melodies. Multi-instrumentalists, the band members swap instruments depending on the song, and between a screaming saxophone, wailing guitar solos and heavy bass lines, the songs span multiple genres, invoking both a fun and powerful atmosphere. Adjective Animal - Featuring an experimental and often ambient sound, with themes of coming to terms with change. They were described by The Guardian as “downbeat alternative rock” and Chemistry Lane - Gaining a reputation for their meticulous approach to composing experimental indie music. With layered instrumental depth and the juxtaposition of delicately bold melody, Chemistry Lane create a sound which is totally unique but remains captivatingly familiar.
7pm – 11pm / £5 adv / BUY TICKETS
Kraak / 11 Stevenson Square / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M1 1DB
Kraak
Black Bee Soul Club
Black Bee Soul Club presents a night of the finest up-tempo Northern Soul in the heart of Manchester’s city centre. Taking inspiration from the basement clubs of the 60?s and 70?s, Black Bee can be found in Kraak, if you can find it, which boasts a full wooden dance floor and a huge sound system. So whether you’re a young soul or forever young soul get on your best shoes and prepare for a night of frantic dancin’. Tonight’s soulsters are Mace, Callum Simpson and Rob Shone alongside some of the Black Bee residents Paul Bailey and Sam McEwen.
11pm – 4am / £3 adv / £5 otd / BUY TICKETS
Kraak / 11 Stevenson Square / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M1 1DB
The Castle Hotel
Cinnamon Girl presents Jarrod Dickenson / The Folk Remedy / Jess Roberts
Cinnamon Girl is delighted to welcome Jarrod Dickenson back to Manchester after he blew them away back in July 2013.Having recently released his latest EP ‘Songs From Willow St’ Support comes from The Folk Remedy and Jess Roberts.
“Songs from Willow St” has but one defect – it’s too short and leaves us behind with wanting to hear more, much more, of its talented creator” ~ FATEA Records
8pm / £7
The Castle Hotel / 66 Oldham Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M4 1LE
Night & Day
The Big Slice
The Big Slice gives connoisseurs of quality music a taste of the finest talent around. It offers a genuine musical treat and tonight features the talents of Rum Thief, The Marivaux, The Outfits, Dan Solan, Caoilfhionn (Keelin) Rose and Tiki Black. All this takes place at Night and Day and as ever is followed by the Motor City Disco. They promise to “rock you, roll you, sixties & soul you”.
7.30pm – 2am / £3 adv / £5 otd / BUY TICKETS
Night & Day Cafe / 26 Oldham Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M1 1JN
Matt & Phreds
The Nightcreatures
The Nightcreatures play New Orleans R&B inspired by the hit HBO series ‘Treme‘ and the recordings of Dr John, James Booker and Professor Longhair. They draw their repertoire from a varied mixture of New Orleans classics, old time blues, traditional spirituals, mardi gras and more modern songs which are all given the ‘Nightcreatures treatment‘, as well as original music. Half blues band, half brass band they have the capacity to perform in a street parade as well as on stage and deliver a driving rhythmic sound that demands their audience dance. The band host their own monthly jam session at Matt and Phred’s inviting musicians to join them in playing authentic material from the crescent city.
9.30pm – 1am / £5 / FREE ENTRY (standing) with an NQCard
Matt & Phreds / 64 Tib Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M4 1LW
The Ruby Lounge
The Beards / Trojan Horse
The concept of The Beards is simple – A folk rock band that exclusively perform songs about just one subject: Beards. With a three-album back catalogue of crowd favourites like ‘If Your Dad Doesn’t Have a Beard,You’ve Got Two Mums‘, ‘You Should Consider Sex with a Bearded Man‘ and ‘No Beard, No Good‘, The Beards continue in their ceaseless journey to make the world a more beard-friendly place. The Beards have gained a cult following in Australia after touring the nation relentlessly over the last few years and tonight find perhaps their spiritual home here in the Northern Quarter at The Ruby Lounge. They will be supported by Trojan Horse. This is already sold out, probably to lots of people with beards!
7.30pm / SOLD OUT
Ruby Lounge / 28-34 High Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M4 1QB
The Ruby Lounge
Dusk Till Dawn
On the 3rd Friday of the month The Ruby Lounge will rock to the sounds of Dusk Till Dawn, with a soundtrack of classic sleaze and hard rock with a twist of punk and metal. Along the way there will be prizes given away, themed nights and a whole lot of tequila! With the Dusk Till Dawn DJ’s DJ Michael Angelo Castillo (Voodoo Rock / Project Mayhem-London) bringing the hard rock and metal while DJ Nuno Affuso will provide the classic rock, punk and sleaze alongside Lexi Lowlife (Postmortem / Shock – Manchester).
11pm – 4am / £5 / £4 NUS
Ruby Lounge / 28-34 High Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M4 1QB
Soup Kitchen
Circa Waves
Circa Waves formed in Liverpool six months ago and come to Manchester’s Soup Kitchen on the back of their recently released debut double A-sided single ‘Get Away / Good For Me‘ which came out on Transgressive Records in early December, having previously played a short run of U.K. dates in October.
Basement ~ 7.30pm – 10.15pm / £7
Soup Kitchen / 31-33 Spear Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M1 1DF
Soup Kitchen
meandyou featuring Ron Morelli
Due to circumstances beyond their control Ron Morelli couldn’t attend meandyou’s 5th birthday party back in August 2013, so they’ve invited him back to play their first party of the New Year down in the basement at Soup Kitchen. Since it’s inception 3 years ago, Ron Morelli’s L.I.E.S. (Long Island Electrical Systems) imprint has gone from strength to strength, dominating numerous best of lists and helping to bridge the gap between lo-fi aesthetics and the dance floor. In 2010 Morelli started the label as an outlet for his own and his contemporaries productions that he had been collecting. The label exploded onto the scene by injecting a rawness that was lacking at that time, and has introduced a catalogue of new artists such as Delroy Edwards, Xosar, Florian Kupfer, Svengalisghost, Vereker, Terekke, Willie Burns, amongst others, as well as featuring more established artists such as Legowelt, Steve Summers and Maxmillion Dunbar. As you can imagine the guys at meandyou are particularly excited about bringing Ron back to Manchester after a 2 year absence.
Basement ~ 11pm – 4am / £7 adv / £10
Soup Kitchen / 31-33 Spear Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M1 1DF
Band On The Wall
Gappy Ranks & the Soul Rebel Band / DJ Joey B / Mr Fox
Self proclaimed grandson of reggae, Gappy Ranks together with full live band, The Soul Rebel Band, brings his UK dancehall to Band on the Wall. Recalling the ’90s and the heyday of British artists like Maxi Priest and Bitty Mclean, singer Gappy Ranks brings UK reggae to the world. Born Jacob Lee Williams, the London-based artist rose from a troubled past to become the beacon of the British reggae industry. In 2009 he signed with Greensleeves, releasing his debut album for the label ‘Put The Stereo On‘, in 2010. Fast forward to 2013′s release ‘Shining Hope‘ continues to blend genres. It’s a modern one drop reggae set with a pop edge. Tonight’s show at Band On The Wall also features support from DJ Joey B and Mr Fox.
8.30pm / £14 adv
Band On The Wall / 25 Swan Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester
Twenty Twenty Two
Boombox with David Dunne / Andy Daniels
There’s something new for Friday night at the new Twenty Twenty Two as they introduce us to Boombox! Every Friday they have David Dunne & Andy Daniels on the decks bringing a night of 90?s Beats, Jams & Rhythms. Their new, dedicated Ping Pong room is open to play a bit of wiff waff all night long. Doors open at 4pm with DJs on from 9p and it’s FREE ENTRY!
4pm – 3am / FREE
2022NQ / 20-22 Dale Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M1 1EZ
Mint Lounge
Top Of The Pops ’13 with Pop Curious? / Gus Gorman
Top Of The Pops keeps up with the Friday night tradition of providing a fantastic selection of music at Mint Lounge to kick start your weekend, with their resident DJs playing an “explosive extravaganza” of dance floor gems, long lasting classics & party starters “guaranteed to make you dance yourself ditzy”!
“From Beyonce to Blondie, to The Killers & Jackson’s Thriller with healthy measures of guilty pleasures…we love the nightlife!”
10.30pm – 3.30am / £3 adv / BUY TICKETS / FREE ENTRY & queue jump for NQCard holder & guest
Mint Lounge / 46-50 Oldham Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M4 1LE
NoHo
Friday at NoHo
The Northern Quarter’s “Hippest Boogie Den”, NoHo‘s resident DJs crank up the beats and unleash the classics onto the floor of revellers before them. From high in the DJ control deck he witnesses the shapes, the struts and the boogies as he plays out 80?s soul, funk, disco, rare groove & boogie. You will be moved and if you need to reserve an area or a table so you have your own personal spot then get in touch with the bar.
5pm – 3am / FREE
NoHo / Corner Stevenson Square & Spear Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M1 1FB
Dry Bar / Dry Live
Good Times
Friday night is changing for the better at Dry Bar as they bring us good times at Good Vibes, a mix of funk, disco, soul, indie, R’n'B, house, pop and dance. If it gets you singing and dancing then it’s getting played! Good vibes indeed!
9pm – 4am / FREE
Dry Bar / 28- 30 Oldham Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M1 1JN
Bay Horse Pub
Free Gig Friday with Lovechild / Warn The People
The Bay Horse Pub have decided that putting on a free gig every second Friday of every month just wasn’t enough and therefore EVERY FRIDAY should be known as “Free Gig Friday” from now on, and frankly that sounds like a fantastic idea to me. Free live music on a Friday night, unheard of! Tonight’s FGF is with Lovechild and Warn The People. The show starts at 9pm and did we mention that it is FREE.
8pm-1am / FREE
The Bay Horse Pub / 35-37 Thomas Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M4 1NA
Black Dog Ballroom
WhoSaidWhat?
Resident DJ Stuart Richards hosts WhoSaidWhat? every Friday at Black Dog NQ between 10pm and 4am. WhoSaidWhat? offers a night packed full of disco, funk and house with a few breaks along the way and even some hip hop and reggae to mix the night up a little.
9pm-4am / FREE before 11pm
Black Dog Ballroom / Corner Tib & Church Street/ Northern Quarter / Manchester, M4 1PW
Common
Haxan presents Basic House
Haxan add to this mix of Common’s recent spate of Friday night takeovers by bringing Stephen Bishop AKA Basic House, head honcho of the magnificent Opal Tapes label, to the Edge Street bar. Michael Holland of Haxan has grabbed the bull by the horns recently, inviting guests from a mix of genres with Burnt Offerings, Ohtwo Eighttwo and Jay Boden last year, plus Rae Donaldson and Fergus Clark coming up in the next couple of weeks. Opal Tapes is an underground electronic label based in the cold and wet North East that has been putting out fine house techno and “some of the most cutting-edge experimental music around”. Druss from Salford label Tesla Tapes will also be joining Bishop and Michael to blow your minds and satisfy your earholes.
9pm-2am / FREE before 10pm / £2 after
Common/ 39-41 Edge Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M4 1HW
Odd Bar
Odd Weekends
Two floors to choose from with a DJ apiece. That’s what’s normally going on at Odd, so expect something like that tonight. Will definitely be good music, inebriating drinks of the highest order and fine company. What more could you possibly need on a Friday night?
8pm – late / FREE
Odd Bar / 30-32 Thomas Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M4 1ER
Trof
Melting Pot
Trof drops us into the Melting Pot for an evening of elevating sounds with smooth soul, disco, hip hop, rock ‘n’ roll, reggae and old skool just some of the genres getting in the mix. A lively set of ingredients for an even livelier night.
9pm – 3am / FREE
Trof / 8 Thomas Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M4 1EU
The Frog & Bucket
Barrel Of Laughs
MC Pete Otway presents Andy Askins, Adam Staunton & Tom Stade for The Frog and Bucket‘s flagship Friday night show, Barrel of Laughs. The show goes on until 2am with one of the Frog’s resident DJ’s.
7pm / £16 / £8 Concessions
The Frog & Bucket / 102 Oldham Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M4 1LJ