LIVE: HONEYBLOOD – 02/12/2016

– THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER – I may be entering the Deaf Institute alone tonight but I’m met by a strong sense of collective energy.  The venue has sold out for the Glaswegian duo Honeyblood and there is a fire kindling with excited anticipation for the night ahead.  I’m near the back but have a […]
– THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER – Manchester’s Deaf Institute is buried deep within Adriatic blue. The over-sized disco-ball that hangs from the ceiling is projecting stars and things, viciously everywhere and purblind, across the spectrum of turquoise. With eyes shut, Greg Gonzalez, leader of Cigarettes After Sex and purveyor of hypnogogic bliss, walks into this […]

LIVE: CIGARETTES AFTER SEX – 23/11/2016

DEAF INSTITUTE CREEPY COVERS HALLOWEEN SHOCK’N’ROLL SHOW

The Deaf Institute have asked some of their favourite local acts to come together for a ‘never been done before’ creepy covers shock ’n’ roll party for Halloween weekend here at Deaf Institute. Manchester’s raucous two-piece Hyena Kill will be performing as Nirvana, Peace And Love Barbershop Muhammad Ali will be taking to the stage as […]
– THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER – On a night when thousands line the streets of Manchester to welcome home Olympic and Paralympian heroes, a small group of diehards converge on The Deaf Institute to celebrate the achievements of alt-American rockers Richmond Fontaine who, after almost 22 years, have decided to call it a day. The […]

LIVE: RICHMOND FONTAINE – 17/10/2016

LIVE: BEACH BABY – 19/10/2016

– THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER – The Deaf Institute is bustling with a fresher-flavoured friskiness tonight, albeit only at about two thirds capacity. London-based quartet Beach Baby are coming towards the end of the UK leg of their tour supporting their debut album, No Mind No Money, which came out in September. There is nothing […]
Bringing their spectral indie pop to a local music haunt near you this Autumn – GENGAHR – announce their return to the live stage with a slew of intimate UK shows. Looming from the shadows with a clutch of new songs, the four piece will be previewing new material penned for their highly anticipated follow-up […]

GENGAHR ANNOUNCE LIVE RETURN WITH INTIMATE UK TOUR

LIVE: ALL THEM WITCHES – 03/10/2016

– THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER – All Them Witches offer up a powerfully hypnotic blend of psychedelia, blues and hard rock to create a potion of staggering proportions. The four piece hailing from Nashville, USA grace the UK with their latest tour and Manchester’s Deaf Institute is their home for the evening. Their latest tour […]
– THE DEAF INSTITUTE, MANCHESTER – Formed only in 2014 Ultimate Painting have been very busy since their birth, having released an impressive 3 albums, 2014’s self-titled Ultimate Painting, 2015’s Green Landings and this year’s Dusk. Today they play Manchester’s Deaf Institute and the gig coincides nicely with their 3rd album release date. The band, made […]

LIVE: ULTIMATE PAINTING – 30/09/2016

NOW CLOSED – DEAF INSTITUTE HAS A 2 FLOOR FESTIVAL OF FRESH BANDS

Stay Fresh is a two-floor all day party with the very best emerging indie bands from Manchester and across the country sharing the stage! To celebrate the inaugural night there’s a a hefty line-up of 8 bands, all for just £6, and there’ll be some free drinks in the mix too! Leeds’ Cowtown are a […]
Starting out as a think-tank music and art project by the meeting of two fertile and febrile minds, Collapsing Scenery began their mission in LA warehouses and basements spreading their dark and noisy electronic sound to those in the know. This week they stream Metaphysical Cops (below), the lead single from their debut UK EP, […]

INTRODUCING: COLLAPSING SCENERY