• Dee Rae

    Dee Rae

    Introspective, quietly magnetic, and undeniably catchy. This Manchester singer-songwriter crafts intimate, emotionally rich songs with a sharp melodic instinct.

  • Andy Scott & Carmel Smickersgill

    Andy Scott & Carmel Smickersgill

    Manchester composers and performers, Carmel and Andy create sound-based free improvisations using tenor saxophone and an Ableton live set up.

  • Rory A. Green

    Rory A. Green

    This Ghanaian-English guitarist combines the sensitivity of acoustic instruments with infectious rhythms.

  • SILVERWINGKILLER

    SILVERWINGKILLER

    Manchester-based electronic punk duo blend aggressive, high-tempo industrial beats, multilingual vocals with 90s rave influences.

  • Nightbus

    Nightbus

    This new Manchester band drives us home with Joy Division melancholy, Robert Smith melodies and XX beats.

  • OneDa

    OneDa

    The Manchester rapper and poet celebrates the release of her debut album, Formula OneDa.

  • Lei Hope

    Lei Hope

    Blending deluxe digital-age psychedelia with shades of indie and R&B, Manchester’s Lei Hope crafts hazy guitar textures with understated sincerity and a lo-fi charm.

  • Georgian

    Georgian

    A soft bloom of sullen 60s psychedelia and folk horror, Manchester's Georgian performs four haunting tracks in front of a live audience.

  • MODULES: Orchi

    MODULES: Orchi

    Module Two features the electronic producer, Orchi.

  • MODULES: Kupi

    MODULES: Kupi

    Module Three features the experimental electronic producer, Kupi.

  • MODULES: glue70

    MODULES: glue70

    Module Four features electronic producer, glue70.

  • MODULES: Raz Ullah

    MODULES: Raz Ullah

    Module Five features the Mancunian electro-analogue improvising magician, Raz Ullah.

  • GoGo Penguin - From the North

    GoGo Penguin - From the North

    GoGo Penguin present their new EP “From the North,” recorded live at Old Granada Studios in Manchester.

  • SOUR GRAPES TV: Dead Stilettos

    SOUR GRAPES TV: Dead Stilettos

    The quick-fire punk rock band gets the third series of Sour Grapes TV off to a blistering start.

  • SOUR GRAPES TV: Chemtrails

    SOUR GRAPES TV: Chemtrails

    From the B-52 to The Sugarcubes, this Manchester band take you on a wild kaleidoscopic ride through post-garage-punk and psychedelic power-pop.

  • SOUR GRAPES TV: Loose Articles

    SOUR GRAPES TV: Loose Articles

    Feminine and threatening. When this Manchester band are on board, expect turbulence.

  • Elf Traps x Hallé

    Elf Traps x Hallé

    The Jazz-electronic band team up with the Hallé orchestra to reimagine two tracks from their debut album.

  • Jemma Freese & Jennifer Walinetski x Hallé

    Jemma Freese & Jennifer Walinetski x Hallé

    Composer Jemma Freese and percussionist Jennifer Walinetski team up with the Hallé orchestra to reimagine two tracks from their debut album.

  • glue70 x Hallé

    glue70 x Hallé

    Electronic music producer glue70 performs two tracks with the Hallé orchestra.

  • RTB EXTRA: Conor & the Greenskeepers

    RTB EXTRA: Conor & the Greenskeepers

    Music for the soul, and not forgetting rap, blues, and indie.

  • RAISE THE BAR: Episode 1

    RAISE THE BAR: Episode 1

    A brand new entertainment show brought to you by Manchester rap collective Raise The Bar. Features: Maxi Zee, Prido, Connor & the Greenskeepers, and OneDa.

  • Shaking Hand

    Shaking Hand

    Sitting very comfortably somewhere between Yo La Tengo and Pavement, this new Manchester art-rock band debut 4 tracks from eponymous debut album.

  • RTB EXTRA: Briano Wise

    RTB EXTRA: Briano Wise

    Ghanaian singer-songwriter and adopted Mancunian Briano Wise teams up with a talented lineup of Manchester-based rap, soul, and afrobeat artists.

  • Ellen Beth Abdi x Hallé

    Ellen Beth Abdi x Hallé

    The fast rising Electro-soul artist performs two tracks with the Hallé orchestra and youth choir.

  • MODULES: Modema

    MODULES: Modema

    From kinetic stints performing with The Orielles and WH Lung, Manchester’s Modema (aka Emily Zurowski) steps into her own spotlight with a trio of infectious, sharply crafted electro‑pop tracks.

  • MODULES: Set Dressing

    MODULES: Set Dressing

    Masked Manchester hyper-pop artist performs three infectious tracks.

  • Another Country $$$$

    Another Country $$$$

    Combining shape-shifting electronic production and live drums, this Manchester duo craft blistering hybrid sets that fuse dub, jungle, DnB, garage, noise and hyperpop with a haunting cinematic edge.

  • Robin Richards

    Robin Richards

    Joined by GoGo Penguin’s Chris Illingworth on keys, composer Oliver Vibrans on synths and percussion, Jenny Dyson on flute, and producer Brendan Williams on drums, the Dutch Uncles bassist brings his debut solo album, Taproots, to life.

  • PINS

    PINS

    Manchester punk-rockers PINS tear through Low Four Studio with a super-sharp eight-song set, sewing up the night with a glorious all-girl stage invasion.

  • Wyatt

    Wyatt

    Already packing out rooms across Manchester and beyond - without a single official release - Wyatt channel a restless, kinetic energy that lands somewhere between a punked-up Dylan and The Velvet Underground.

  • Dilettante

    Dilettante

    Celebrating her latest album Life of the Party, multi-instrumentalist Francesca Pidgeon (Dilettante) throws open the doors to potential influences such as St. Vincent and Kate Bush to Dirty Projectors and Tune-Yards. Across a twelve-song set, she makes it clear she’s the ultimate hostess with the mostest.