a.P.A.t.TThe a.P.A.t.T. of today take a skilled yet cheeky approach to playing progressive pop that owes as much to Kurt Schwitters and the Chapman Brothers as it does to ABBA and Zappa. In touring new album Fun With Music, a.P.A.t.T. have condensed their vision-quest into 45 minutes of hooky, style-busting live band material, evading capture at every turn. This is the band that swaps instruments live mid-track and has even run its own small country for an evening: it's a restless and relentless take on 21st century music and performance through a lens of knowing, winking, quintessentially British humour.a.P.A.t.T.'s sound is something of a moving target, they take a leaf out of the same book that gave us the big-thinking thugs of clever music - you know the kind… Yoko, Paul, John, Fripp, Eno, Thom, Johnny, Kate, Madge, Dave, Dave, and Dave, Wonder, Mothersbaugh, Dré, Pac, Biggie, Walter, Wendy, Karlheinz, and Kuti.
BBC Radio just played 'Yes...that's Positive' & BBC Radio 1 awarded a.P.A.t.T. 'Album of the Week' for their album Black & White Mass.
"a.P.A.t.T. are a motherfucking experience. Probably the only UK band I can think of to come up with their vision of the dark, vicious and - fuck me, rather scary - vision of the ACID PUNK dropped onto us from the visions of Gibby from the Butthole Surfers. We love them. You need to hear this. It's insane." - Alan Mcgee, Creation/Poptones
PASCAL MAKONESE
Some would say it has a childlike innocence, with its music-box evocations, but for Pascal Makonese, the Mbira is a sound that has accompanied the ups and downs of his existence: a magical, spiritual resonance that communicates more to him and through him than any spoken word. It caught his ear as a child in Zimbabwe and has partnered him to Britain and to Manchester, where it continues to be central to the music he performs today.
The sound and mystical power of the African instrument often crudely referred to as a ʻthumb pianoʼ is the dominant theme in a conversation with Pascal. He says that “if you
want to talk serious, the mbira sound just...gets there,” and he himself does “talking serious” well, despite the frequent big grin that appears beneath his thick rimmed glasses and jazzmanʼs hat. “I feel that with the mbira, with that sound, I can really reach out, and it really gets inside, so that when people were doing terrible things, it could help them to change their ways.”
Pascal has written songs that reflect his experiences and observations of life as an African in Britain, looking to a homeland in regular crisis. “It was affecting me,” he says, “I could see it clearly. I wanted to say, ʻenough is enough.ʼ I felt something should be done.” For Pascal, using his magical sound is his way of making that positive difference, highlighting the injustices, tragedies of Zimbabwe and the African continent, whilst reflecting and celebrating itʼs beauty and spiritual power.
BARBEROS
Barberos, a progressive / electronic / avant-noise band from Liverpool. Being positioned somewhere in the middle between Tangerine Dream, Ruins, Genesis, Mr. Oizo and The Locust doesn't give you much to work with, I understand, but hopefully after listening and watching them you'll have a better idea.
They have been going since 2008 playing all over Europe, toured Russia in 2013, released three LPs and one 7" in the last few years, working with various DIY labels in Spain, France, Italy and the UK, and just finished recording their first full length album.
ABOUT MIX UP
Mix Up is a monthly live music night which as the name suggests features three musical acts across different styles and forms.
Held on the first Thursday of the month at The Klondyke Club in Levenshulme (1 Burnage Range, third road on the left from Levenshulme Station off Albert Road, walking towards Burnage – call 0161 224 4122) the night promises to offer three quality bands, all for a nominal entry fee.
MIX UP is a cracking night of live music featuring the cream of Manchester’s music scene. We will soon be confirming further acts for future nights.
You can keep up to date with who’s playing and when on our website http://www.mixupmcr.com/
Please, please show your support for the night by joining our Mix-Up Facebook group. https://www.facebook.com/mixupmcr
It will be great to see some familiar faces and hopefully some unfamiliar ones on the night!
MR WILSON'S SECOND LINERSNew Orleans meets 90s club classics…a rave funeral without the body.A rabble of mischievous northerners, Mr Wilson’s Second Liners form a traditional New Orleans Second Line. However, this is no sombre occasion: Mr Wilson’s expend their collective musical talent paying homage to the diehard days of the Hacienda, 90s club culture and its greatest hero, Mr Tony Wilson. Proudly stepping out in uniformed style, they channel the spirit of the 24 hour party people and get audiences dancing wherever they play.The vision is an anarchic, street theatre extravaganza, bursting with colour and sound, rallying impromptu raves on street corners and rousing audiences young and old into a joyful frenzy.
GIDEON CONN
Known for effortlessly blending acoustic folk and hip hop, Gideon has a unique performance style which make audiences very happy.
Gideon's first single 'I want you around' was XFM playlisted, and was also breakfast single of the week on Shaun Keaveney's 6 music show. This was followed by a BBC Maida Vale session with Huw Stephens.
UK Support tours with Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip and Jason Mraz followed along with appearances at Glastonbury, Bestival, Latitude and several other festivals. 'Trademark' featured on Rob Da Bank's Bestival A-Z compilation.
Gideon was runner up in the red stripe music competition (Ben Howard won) and embarked on a UK tour with folk pop group 6 Day Riot, also a documentary 'Hitting Home -Good Luck Gideon' aired on Manchester's Channel M.
2014 was spent writing and recording a new album of soulful hip hop for release in 2015. The sound is lead by a Fender Rhodes fed through a loop pedal with sat back grooves. The writing is a combination of personal and humanitarian.
'I don't believe in genres - I believe in songs.'
'The people of Britain may not know it yet, but Gideon Conn is one of their national treasures.' - Scroobius Pip
'What's going on in that crazy noggin of yours?' - Russell Brand
EMU
An exciting and original instrumental quartet who fuse jazz, electronic and groove and dance music with a twist of Eastern influences.
'Emu produce amazing sounds, mixing exotic warbling notes with evocative jazzy overtones. Every piece is varied; one minute it could be slow-paced and dreamy, the next pounding along with a driving beat.'
Sam Lewis - saxophones
Alan Keary - bass guitar/double bass
Liviu Gheorghe - piano,synths
Alan Taylor - drums
ABOUT MIX UP
Mix Up is a monthly live music night which as the name suggests features three musical acts across different styles and forms.
Held on the first Thursday of the month at The Klondyke Club in Levenshulme (1 Burnage Range, third road on the left from Levenshulme Station off Albert Road, walking towards Burnage – call 0161 224 4122) the night promises to offer three quality bands, all for a nominal entry fee.
MIX UP is a cracking night of live music featuring the cream of Manchester’s music scene. We will soon be confirming further acts for future nights.
You can keep up to date with who’s playing and when on our website http://www.mixupmcr.com/
Please, please show your support for the night by joining our Mix-Up Facebook group. https://www.facebook.com/mixupmcr
It will be great to see some familiar faces and hopefully some unfamiliar ones on the night!
HENGE
"Rude bass, heavy drums and spaced-out synthesisers - these are the characteristic sounds of cosmic dross; a form of music indigenous to the planet Xylanthia (located in the Sirius Star System) and brought to Earth for the first time by Henge. In their unique take on this obscure art-form Henge explore astral and existential themes in an almost human-like manner. Playing electronic instruments live and without the aid of computers, their music takes on the form of quirky songs that encourage the listener to consider the immensity of the Universe and ultimately cherish the sacred soil of planet Earth." - review taken from SpaceTimeOut
TIPPING POINT
Whilst touring and recording extensively with the Mercury, MOBO and Jazz FM nominated Roller Trio, saxophonist James Mainwaring has been writing and rehearsing his new project Tipping Point. With an ongoing interest in collaboration, he formed this monster line-up to explore his complex, melodic and experimental compositions, unleashing it onto the UK scene with the Emerging Excellence Award and support from Jazz Services Recording.
With improvised music legend Matthew Bourne (Fender Rhodes) and some of the UK’s most individual instrumentalists; Michael Bardon (double bass) and Joost Hendrickx (drums), the compositions naturally become launch pads for telepathic improvisations that move through playful melodies, reflective ambience and intense aggression.
Members of the band have previously collaborated on projects such as; Dave Kane’s Rabbit Project, Stoop Quintet, Tokyo Doorbells, the Fusebox Orchestra, Shatners Bassoon and Mainwaring/Bardon/Horne amongst many others. It was whilst studying at Leeds College of Music when Mainwaring, Bardon and Hendrickx met and were tutored by Bourne, a pianist whose innovative approach to improvisation and teaching proved to be a great influence on them as well as Leeds’ unique, forward-thinking scene as a whole.
Toying with language internalised from a vast range of music such as jazz, contemporary classical and north Indian classical, Tipping Point aims to evoke playfulness, mindfulness, darkness and the extremes of emotion that fester in the corners of a mind held hostage in a stagnant society, inviting the listener on a journey that confronts their inner demons.
RORY CHARLES
Rory Charles is a Manchester based musician. Known to many as the wild eyed front man of local psychedelic synth pop group The Age Of Glass, but possibly to a few more as the "Ginger Bearded Busker of St Ann's square who sings like a girl" (Dave:- The Big Issue, [salesman]).
Having spent a couple of years cemented to a particular war memorial, come rain, come snow, Rory had time to develop his style.. (Deep breath) ...a delightfully submerging combination of hypnotic fingerpicking and soulful dynamic vocal acrobatics. Rory often trapezes the upper echelons of the male vocal range with all the agility of an ill mannered Russian gymnast. He's also been known to don the odd leotard. This is where the comparison ends if you wish. (And relax)
For Mix Up Rory is joining forces with fellow musician Marc Constantine whose unique electric guitar accompaniment, awash with effects, and delicately tamed with borderline freakish technical wizardry. Constantine's style has been described as the unlikely sound of throwing a Gibson, (Marshall stack and all) over an event horizon and stretched out across the sublime enclave of an emotive audio singularity in which literally anything can spontaneously occur and often does much to the delight of any participating ear that finds itself in local orbit. At least that's the description that shall be used from now on. Perhaps.
In other words one of 'em sings like a girl while playing acoustic and the other plays electric like an alien. Jobs a goodun, if you're into that sort of ting.
ABOUT MIX UP
Mix Up is a monthly live music night which as the name suggests features three musical acts across different styles and forms.
Held on the first Thursday of the month at The Klondyke Club in Levenshulme (1 Burnage Range, third road on the left from Levenshulme Station off Albert Road, walking towards Burnage – call 0161 224 4122) the night promises to offer three quality bands, all for a nominal entry fee.
MIX UP is a cracking night of live music featuring the cream of Manchester’s music scene. We will soon be confirming further acts for future nights.
You can keep up to date with who’s playing and when on our website http://www.mixupmcr.com/
Please, please show your support for the night by joining our Mix-Up Facebook group. https://www.facebook.com/mixupmcr
It will be great to see some familiar faces and hopefully some unfamiliar ones on the night!
THE JOSHUA CAVANAGH-BRIERLEY GROUPA forward-thinking and highly energetic group they perform original compositions that cover a wide range of styles and dynamics. From extremely complex arrangements to minimal, popish melodically-driven compositions, the Nonet draws on a broad spectrum of influences and is unfettered in its creativity. The group is bursting with exciting individuals, inspiring one another to push themselves further in each performance.The Band : Joshua Cavanagh-Brierley, Alan Taylor, Craig Hanson, Danny Wellens, Jake Fletcher, Gavin Hibberd, Sam Healey, Kyran Matthews and Anthony Brown.THE RETROSETTESThe Retrosettes have been split into 2 bands playing at venues, festivals and events for around 5 years. They have a sound that merges classic Jazz, Soul and Funk with modern Pop and Indie. More recently they have merged the two bands into a quintet with includes the singers from both of the bands: Helen Rodgers and Paul Bytheway.
Their original material still has a timeless sound and draws from the same influences of the 50s, 60s and 70s. Its now like Sly and The Family Stone meets The Rolling Stones. With 3 part harmonies (with the 3rd from drummer Rick Weedon), gritty organ and Rhodes solos from Andrzej Baranek and funky bass lines from Hugo 'Harry' Harrison, the sound of the Retrosettes is complete.
The band goes into the studio next month to record their first EP.
ZACC ROGERS
Zacc Rogers plays the sounds of covers & originals, Soul, Jazz, Yee-Haa, Rock & Roll, Gospel, Folk, Blues and Reggae. Since settling in Manchester Zacc has established himself as a strong solo performer gigging frequently up and down the country and in venues across the north west. Zacc is one of the biggest names on the street performing roll call in Manchester.
ABOUT MIX UP
Mix Up is a monthly live music night which as the name suggests features three musical acts across different styles and forms.
Held on the first Thursday of the month at The Klondyke Club in Levenshulme (1 Burnage Range, third road on the left from Levenshulme Station off Albert Road, walking towards Burnage – call 0161 224 4122) the night promises to offer three quality bands, all for a nominal entry fee.
MIX UP is a cracking night of live music featuring the cream of Manchester’s music scene. We will soon be confirming further acts for future nights.
You can keep up to date with who’s playing and when on our website http://www.mixupmcr.com/
Please, please show your support for the night by joining our Mix-Up Facebook group. https://www.facebook.com/mixupmcr
It will be great to see some familiar faces and hopefully some unfamiliar ones on the night!
SHYFINGERHaving been musicians for quite some time, the members of Shyfinger came together, desperate to have a band with an interesting name.All the good names were taken.ALL OF THEM.But this did not deter the plucky crew of instrument manglers, bashers and blowers. Oh no. It made them more RESOLUTE. And thus, they did put together bits of funky riffing, and jazzy noodling, and some of that “head-nod shit,” leaving out the face melting solos so beloved of musos everywhere, and verily it became a set.And oh, they did practice.
And they did write.
And they did drink tea, of varying strength and exotic flavourings.
And they were happy for now they have a band to which you can listen.
Good luck, and godspeed!
BIMBLE BROTHERS
A pair of likely Lancashire lads, The Bimble Brothers travel the world through music and song.
They are writers, composers, song collectors and multi-instrumentalists. Their music is a beguiling blend of original material inspired by traditional melody, and traditional song inspired by modern rhythms.
They play tunes dear to their hearts. It doesn’t matter what genre or style, if a song makes a Bimble smile they’ll play it, if it makes them cry, they’ll play it twice. The Bimbles love to entertain; they are, in fact, just good old song and dance boys.
Their songs are often about their time spent bimbling around the world, falling out, falling in love, drinking too much and not drinking enough.
Formed at birth, the Bimble Brothers were destined to perform together until the end of their joyful days.
Their favourite food is raw liver butties.
One definition of bimble:
‘To bimble is to walk or travel at a leisurely pace.’ – The Guardian (Lancaster)
Influenced by genres: Folk, Bluegrass, Blues, Jazz, Shanty...etc...
LORI CAMPBELL
Lori Campbell's sound is a blend of folk, Soul and Jazz. Her influences range from Bert Jansch to Kate Bush taking in a bit of Louis Armstrong along the way. From Sidmouth in Devon but currently based in Bristol, Lori has just released her debut EP seeds which is available through her website - www.loricampbellmusic.com
If you haven’t seen this freckled folk singer weave her magic on her pint sized guitar before, then you must. Rain or shine, mud or grass this is a pick me up of a show that you simply mustn’t miss.
Lori Campbell oozes charm, she's a comedic sweetheart and sings smooth and lilting as all hell. Armed with a pint sized guitar, uke and supreme mouth trumpet skills, Lori will literally knock your socks off. - Nuala Honan - Live in the Lions Den
ABOUT MIX UP
Mix Up is a monthly live music night which as the name suggests features three musical acts across different styles and forms.
Held on the first Thursday of the month at The Klondyke Club in Levenshulme (1 Burnage Range, third road on the left from Levenshulme Station off Albert Road, walking towards Burnage – call 0161 224 4122) the night promises to offer three quality bands, all for a nominal entry fee.
MIX UP is a cracking night of live music featuring the cream of Manchester’s music scene. We will soon be confirming further acts for future nights.
You can keep up to date with who’s playing and when on our website http://www.mixupmcr.com/
Please, please show your support for the night by joining our Mix-Up Facebook group. https://www.facebook.com/mixupmcr
It will be great to see some familiar faces and hopefully some unfamiliar ones on the night!
MIX UP AFROBEAT ORCHESTRAThose of you who made it to Mix Up's 1st birthday back in 2012 will remember this band. Formed especially for that event we've decided to reform for tonight's party. The Magic Hat Ensemble will be taking to the stage joined by many musical friends to recreate some of their favourite afrobeat tunes. Expect a large, groovy afrofunk session!GYPSIES OF BOHEMIAGypsies of Bohemia formed when lead guitairst and band leader Jim Wallace met rhythm guitarist and ex Whiskeycats vocalist Matthew Whitaker in 2003. Inspired by the music of Django Reinhardt the pair began to explore both the traditional and modern gypsy repertoire and performed regularly together as a guitar duo for over 2 years. It was upon the arrival of double bassist Fran Grime and their first explorations into arranging and writing together that the group really began to take shape.
PADDY STEER
Paddy is a Zelig-like character along the timeline of Manchester's musical activity. It's a testament to his musicality that he has played with such a wide range of music and artists over the years, be it as a bass player, drummer, Hawaiian guitarist etc. or all these roles at the same time.
Paddy’s attic studio is like the magic workshop – not only does he make music in there, but he also makes instruments, mends junk, films animations and constructs robots.
Never one to blow his own trumpet, Paddy quietly gets on with developing his craft. There is something of the fairy-tale cobbler working late into the night in order to make the finest shoes in the kingdom, or maybe the musical elves strike up while he's in bed.
It’s a sometime cartoon-like music dense with events, new textures and the colours of children’s paintings, sounds like a Swiss cuckoo clock made of egg boxes and horsehair, glued together by an African Moog player in a Vietnamese iron monger's shop.
ABOUT MIX UP
Mix Up is a monthly live music night which as the name suggests features three musical acts across different styles and forms.
Held on the first Thursday of the month at The Klondyke Club in Levenshulme (1 Burnage Range, third road on the left from Levenshulme Station off Albert Road, walking towards Burnage – call 0161 224 4122) the night promises to offer three quality bands, all for a nominal entry fee.
MIX UP is a cracking night of live music featuring the cream of Manchester’s music scene. We will soon be confirming further acts for future nights.
You can keep up to date with who’s playing and when on our website http://www.mixupmcr.com/
Please, please show your support for the night by joining our Mix-Up Facebook group. https://www.facebook.com/mixupmcr
It will be great to see some familiar faces and hopefully some unfamiliar ones on the night!
WAGON TRAINFormed in 2009 to record and play live Steve's original music which was initially influenced by the Spaghetti Western sountracks of Ennio Morricone alongside a jazz sensibility, the band grew to be influenced by other genres such as dustbowl country music, psychedelia, rockabilly and blues. Most recently, their music was used on the docu-film 'The last shop standing' and in July, the band sold out their gig at the Manchester Jazz festival. Wagon Train are about to embark on a fresh run of gigs coming up over the next few months and a new batch of recordings.Steven Billy Buckley - Guitars, Lap SteelMatt Owens - Double BassEryl Roberts - Drums & percussionJohn Ellis - piano, organKIRSTY MCGEE & THE HOBOPOP COLLECTIVE
The literate, cinematic style of songwriter Kirsty McGee’s music combines wry observation with a grainy old-time black-and-white feel reminding us of auteurs like Jim Jarmusch or the Coen Brothers.
Her seven studio albums have earned her critical acclaim, national airplay & well over a decade of solid touring. Her song Sandman was chosen by Danny Boyle as a cornerstone for his 2013 thriller Trance. McGee defines hobopop – a noun she has used to describe her music - as “music of no fixed genre”. Her choice of left-field musical misfits for her ever-changing band The Hobopop Collective reflects that vagrant spirit. The band's new album Those Old Demons showcases a cross-section of top players whose musical credits range from Alison Krauss, Elvis Costello and Tom Waits to Aim and Richard Hawley. Unified by a sense of joyous mischief, the Collective steer a clapped-out Model T through a junkyard of dirty blues, cubist shuffle, neo-jazz and wry noir. A joyful and irreverent melée of devil-songs, the enjoyment in which it is impossible to miss.
This is the first studio album from the band since their award winning No.5 [A Live Album] in 2009. As this is the band's Manchester launch, expect a big celebration and the biggest manifestation of Collective members since 2009.
THE WEAVE
The Weave is a collection of some of Liverpool's best established Jazz musicians, bringing together an extremely wide range of influences and musical experience to create a repertoire of warm, melodic and joyous homespun originals.
Since forming in August of 2012 when they recorded their debut album, The Weave won tour support from Jazz North on their Northern Line Ambassadors scheme, and have toured extensively in England, including playing to packed houses at the Liverpool, Manchester, Wigan, Congleton and Teignmouth International Jazz Festivals.
Their album has recieved widespread critical acclaim both nationally and internationally with glowing reviews from top New York critics Mark Myers and Howard Mandel, and has won radio support from the likes of Mark Radcliffe, Jazz FM, UK Jazz Radio.
"Splendidly energetic and accessible" - Charles Waring (Record Collector Magazine)
Martin Smith - Trumpet/Flugel Horn
Anthony Peers - Trumpet/Flugel Horn
Anthony Ormesher - Guitar
Rob Stringer - Piano
Hugo "Harry" Harrison - Double Bass
Tilo Pirnbaum - The Drums
ABOUT MIX UP
Mix Up is a monthly live music night which as the name suggests features three musical acts across different styles and forms.
Held on the first Thursday of the month at The Klondyke Club in Levenshulme (1 Burnage Range, third road on the left from Levenshulme Station off Albert Road, walking towards Burnage – call 0161 224 4122) the night promises to offer three quality bands, all for a nominal entry fee.
MIX UP is a cracking night of live music featuring the cream of Manchester’s music scene. We will soon be confirming further acts for future nights.
You can keep up to date with who’s playing and when on our websitehttp://www.mixupmcr.com/
Please, please show your support for the night by joining our Mix-Up Facebook group. https://www.facebook.com/mixupmcr
It will be great to see some familiar faces and hopefully some unfamiliar ones on the night!
