Sorry, just whacking up some listings that you boarders might be interested in. I am justifying this to myself as I think it's a damn fine month for shows here and more people need to come here on a regular basis...

cheers!

THU 04/09/2008
EXIT CALM
Escape To Sea + Support
£5.00
"This is music for the soul, music to drown in, beautiful escapism." www.manchestermusic.co.uk

SUN 07/09/2008
Game Over Presents
FRIGHTENED RABBIT
We Were Promised Jetpacks, Aaron King
£7.00
Playing clever but purposefully naïve pop in the manner of The Vaselines, Twilight Sad and The Clean, Frightened Rabbit sound a good bit bolder than their moniker would suggest, though it suits their lively but nervous musical personality. Their new album ‘The Midnight Organ Fight’ was released on Brighton’s Fat Cat Records in April to critical acclaim.

TUE 09/09/2008
MEDICINE & DUTY
Trumpy No!, Easy Hips, Left Lung Right Lung £4.00
"How to plug wirelessly into chaos in several painful steps" Plan B

WED 10/09/2008
SOMEONE STILL LOVES YOU BORIS YELTSIN
Rob The Rich, Educated Animals
£6.00
"An appealing blend of guitar jangles, saccharine vocals and lyrics packed with lady filled allusions" Filter

THU 11/09/2008
DAS WANDERLUST
The Bobby McGees, Shrag, The Snarks
£5.50
"Is that the sound of Kenicke being throttled in their sleep? Hell, yes…" The Guardian

FRI 12/09/2008
THE CHAP
Restlesslist, Gloria Cycles
£7.00
Imagine David Byrne shaking the hand of a Soul diva: That's the power of The Chap

SUN 14/09/2008
THE MIRIMAR DISASTER
Proceed, Tento + Support
£6.00
"Solid Sheffield steel, a fabulous disaster" 9/10 ROCKSOUND

TUE 16/09/2008
DAVE CLOUD AND THE GOSPEL OF POWER
The Sticks + support
£5.00
“If you like your mavericks far out (and I mean PHHAARRRR!) you'll love this crazy balloon” Artrocker

WED 17/09/2008
Lack of Communication Presents
GOLDEN SILVERS
plus support
£6.00
"A compelling and pogo-inducing set of disco and psyche-rock-tinged scatter pop" NME

THU 18/09/2008
ESBEN AND THE WITCH
Haunted Stereo + Support
£4.00

FRI 19/09/2008
SCREAMING TEA PARTY
Animal Lovers, La Fiesta
£5.00
Recently seen on tour supporting Cage The Elephant. “A three headed beast of energy, their live shows are chaos and beauty" The Independent

SUN 21/09/2008
SENNEN
129 Die in Jet!, The Battles of Winter, Raised on Replicas
£5.00
"Like Mogwai if they were fronted by Simon & Garfunkel. A good thing" NME

THU 25/09/2008
Lack of Communiocation Presents
ISLANDS + support
£8.50
"It is a towering, complex achievement and startling progression to boot."- Drowned in Sound

FRI 26/09/2008
A night curated by I'm Being Good...
I'M BEING GOOD
End The Agony
FREE!!!!
Gather Round! I'm Being Good host an evening of on floor performances...

TUE 30/09/2008
SERAFINA STEER + support tbc
£7.00
Stunning singer/harpist has worked with Tunng, supported Pram & been compared to Brian Eno & Joanna Newsom