Matt & Phreds
Mancheska
Mancheska play ska music. Fronted by a four-strong horn section and four versatile vocalists, the energetic eight-piece perform original material, rare gems and Jamaican classics. Mancheska also “ska up” sing-along tunes that are embedded in the British consciousness, like the Dad’s Army theme. Mashing James Bond into Für Elise, this is the first time you’ll ever skank to Beethoven! Mancheska formed in 2012 to play the music of ska originators The Skatalites. Keep two ears out for the group’s rendition of the Tommy McCook tune Feelin’ Fine, for which they have penned lyrics. Now an ode to good times, sunshine, good friends and good wine: Feelin’ Fine is Mancheska’s anthem! Catch them tonight at Matt & Phreds; it’s sure to be an unforgettable show.
“Mancheska had the Matt & Phreds crowd on their feet from the first note. This young band blew us away with their high octane performance and the synergy between the musicians was a joy to watch. If Mancheska are playing near you, go and see them! They are Matt & Phreds’ recommended band to watch 2014.” ~ Claire Turner (Manager, Matt & Phreds jazz club, Manchester)
9.30pm-1am / £5 / FREE ENTRY (Standing) with an NQCard
Matt & Phreds / 64 Tib Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester
Mint Lounge
Funkademia with Trafford Lovething
This Saturday Trafford Lovething takes control of the decks at Funkademia, which takes place every Saturday to a consistently full house, feeding a friendly crowd with a diet of pure unadulterated soul-funk with the dj collective taking you on a journey through four decades of the very best soul, funk, electric disco and hip-hop with a touch of smooth r&b and some big house classics.
This Northern Quarter stalwart sells out most weeks so you’re advised to either arrive early or purchase advance tickets.
10.30pm – 3am / £5 Adv /£6 / BUY TICKETS / Queue jump & 2-4-1 entry with an NQCard
Mint Lounge / 46-50 Oldham Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester
Night & Day
Antics Clubnight with Trampolene / King Kartel / Young Myths / Bete
Since late 2011, Antics has been showcasing the best new bands that most of your family would probably hate. It all started at The Ferret in Preston and now it’s making waves here at Night & Day Café instead. If four of the best new bands about (Trampolene, King Kartel, Young Myths and Bête) isn’t enough for punters, after they’ve finished, the night goes from showcase to party as the Antics DJs take the helm.
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8pm – 3am / £5 adv / BUY TICKETS
Night & Day Cafe / 26 Oldham Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M1 1JN
The Ruby Lounge
XFM X-Posure presents Benjamin Booker / Brown Brogues / Man Made / XFM DJ John Kennedy
Having gained rave reviews from his blistering sold out first few UK shows earlier this year, Rough Trade’s new signing Benjamin Booker has announced a full headline tour in support of the release of his self-titled debut album. The 24-year-old from New Orleans will deliver his punk fuzz blues across the country this Autumn and tonight he’s in the basement of The Ruby Lounge. Supporting him tonight are Brown Brogues, Man Made and XFM DJ John Kennedy.
“Enormously talented” ~ Classic Rock
“It might look like just two people onstage but Benjamin Booker’s voice surely counts as a band member in its own right. Soulful and sandpaper-rough…” ~ The Guardian
6.59pm – 10.45pm / £8
The Ruby Lounge / 28 – 34 High Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M4 1QB
The Ruby Lounge
Pop Curious? School Disco Special
This month Pop Curious? are serving up something special at the Ruby Lounge this Saturday night as they open the doors on their School Disco Special. Playing the hits from the 90’s and 00’s from the likes of All Saints, Spice Girls, Five, Girls Aloud, N-Sync, Liberty X, Destiny’s Child, S Club… basically, all the good stuff to remind you of when all you had to worry about was who was on SM:TV Live that week, and weren’t responsible for bills and all that ‘grown up’ nonsense!
11pm – late / £6
The Ruby Lounge / 28 – 34 High Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M4 1QB
Soup Kitchen
Debt Records present Victorian Dad / Gorilla Riot
Debt Records are cooking up an ominous broth at Soup Kitchen featuring some mysterious rock, spine tingling psychedelia and strange folk.The circuses known as Victorian Dad and Gorilla Riot are in town. Between these acts, Debt Records’ very own Biff Roxby brings his Wonky Disco.
7pm – 11pm / £4 otd
Soup Kitchen / 31-33 Spear Street / Northern Quarter / M1 1DF
Soup Kitchen
Eyes Down with Jon K / Kelvin Brown
Eyes Down originally came into being in 2000 with the desire to play a broad range of music, from ‘all 4 corners of the record shop’ as the phrase was coined, and to make the design and imagery of the night as prominent as the music. Starting life at Dry201, with music largely provided by Jon–K resident DJ at Manchester hip-hop and Drum & Bass night Subtub, and Kelvin Brown resident at the now infamous Electric Chair. The musical styling was balanced by a strong visual element, provided by the two others that made up Eyes Down; Designer Jack Croal and Photographer Gawain Forster. The final piece of the jigsaw was the resident MC, DRS. Over a number of venues including the pre-refurbishment Band on the Wall, and Mancunian stalwart The Roadhouse, Jon and Kelvin established Eyes Down as a singular voice on the Manchester musical landscape. Now after an extended hiatus which began in 2005 the decision to hold this one-off party is a prime example of people power. A group of the original regulars at the club took to the Internet to demand it. They did so with enough perseverance that their pestering eventually convinced Eyes Down to return once more to the dark basement at Soup Kitchen with a big sound system.
11pm – 4am / £7 adv / BUY TICKETS
Soup Kitchen / 31-33 Spear Street / Northern Quarter / M1 1DF
Kraak
Demons / Groves / Rhys Bloodjoy
It’s up to the bands to kick things off in Kraak tonight as Demons headline the show with Groves and Rhys Bloodjoy coming along to support. Top show, top venue.
7.30pm – 10.30pm / £5 adv / £6 otd
Kraak / 11 Stevenson Square / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M1 1DB
Kraak
Off The Hook
Once the bands have cleared off it’s lights down, music up, it’s Off The Hook…! Off The Hook is a backstreet RnB, Hip-Hop and Pop party and it’s happening at the Northern Quarter’s most backstreet of venues; Kraak.
10.30pm – Late / £5 adv / £6 otd
Kraak / 11 Stevenson Square / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M1 1DB
Band On The Wall
Discovery 100% live
Fresh from recreating DJ Shadow’s ‘Endtroducing‘ and Mr Scruff’s ‘Keep it Unreal‘, a slimmed-down six-piece Introducinglive now sets its sights on Daft Punk’s 2001 seminal album, ‘Discovery‘ – a truly daft undertaking! ‘Discovery‘ is one of the greatest, fastest, craziest electronic albums ever. A mix of uptempo beats, hyperactive synth lines, robotic vocals, and complex samples, its recreation on stage is a feat of determination, hard graft, and musical heroism. Expect robotics and lasers, expect a stunt guitarist, samples triggered by increasingly blurry hands, and sixty-one minutes of unbelievable drumming. Just don’t expect to be able to stop dancing. Make sure you put on your dancing shoes for the trip to Band On The Wall tonight.
8pm – 11pm / £14
Band On The Wall / 25 Swan Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester
Twenty Twenty Two
Beats, Bats & Beers with Baggy (not Bucky)
Things have changed down at Twenty Twenty Two (which was 2022NQ – See even the name has changed), and one such thing is Saturday nights down at the venue as they introduce us to Beats, Bats and Beers. Every Saturday they have DJ Bucky on the decks for a night of Hip Soul, Boogie Funk, Disco & Alternative Pop treasures and their new, dedicated Ping Pong room is open to play a bit of wiff waff all night long. Having said that, Bucky is off on holiday so he’s left things up to Baggy tonight. Doors open at 4pm with DJs on from 9pm and it’s FREE ENTRY
4pm – 3am / FREE
2022NQ / 20 – 22 Dale Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M1 1EZ
NoHo
Saturday 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
24 Hour Pop Party
So admittedly it’s not on for 24 hours but what is happening at Dry Bar on Saturday’s for their new regular night is plenty of pop…and other stuff to get your head moving and your toes tapping. It’s FREE to get in and it’s on until 4am, so you should probably get yourself down here.
9pm – 4am / FREE
Dry + Dry Live / 28- 30 Oldham Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester
Black Dog Ballroom
Neil Smallridge
Every Saturday Neil Smallridge spins the beats ‘Down at the Dog’ as he blends and bends the genres, smoothly flowing between house, disco and hip hop, with queues around the block every week.
10pm – 4am / FREE before 11pm
Black Dog Ballroom / Corner of Tib & Church Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M4 1PW
Common
Friends In Common with Denis Jones
Every Saturday night (apart from the 2nd of the month) Common invite their favourite friends to play their favourite records. Expect to hear music you never knew you liked. Pop music played with sense and sensibility, country with soul, and maybe something that will make you dance. Tonight’s special friend is Denis Jones.
9pm – 2am / Free entry before 10pm / £2 after
Common / 39 to 41 Edge Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M4 1HW
Odd Bar
Just Be Odd To Me
Home to the best DJs from across Manchester, including DJS from Swing Ting, More Bounce, Taste The Diff’rence & More. Bringing you an eclectic mix of Hip Hop, House, Motown, Funk, Electro & Pop (especially when Paris Is Burning comes to town) to keep you going to into the early hours of Sunday morning.
8pm – late / FREE
Odd Bar / 30-32 Thomas Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M4 1ER
Trof
Juicy Bar Sessions
Juicy DJs provide the soundtrack to Saturdays at Trof from 9pm. Expect classic R&B, party hip hop, funk & of course DISCO! If you fancy grabbing one of their mixtapes get yourself over here.
9pm – 3am / FREE before 10pm / £1 after
Trof / 8 Thomas Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester
The Frog & Bucket
Barrel Of Laughs
MC Toby Hadoke presents George Egg, Danny Deegan & Alex Boardman 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 / £17
The Frog & Bucket / 102 Oldham Street / Northern Quarter / Manchester / M4 1LJ