Taste the rainbow! Happy Pride y’all xoxo
MURMUR issue ten August 2018
Manchester’s monthly newsletter
MURMUR
issue ten // August 2018
Illustration: Sarah Hingley
Editors: Olivia Havercroft, Nicole Peeters Huw Spencer & Tom Waring Design: Lisa Lorenz
Hingley is a MCR based illustrator & designer who loves storytelling and drawing silly faces. Insta: @sazzsquatch
Get in touch for to get involved via: murmurmanchester@gmail.com
Welcome to MURMUR: Your alternative guide to Manchester’s independent, radical & inclusive events
L I S T E N 4 August MOLD & POSA TOUR @ FUEL
Start into sweaty August with a proper DIY music tour collab between local Detcha and Londonians Do Your Best. Mold and Posa are quick-touring the country in five stages! Support comes from The Starlight Magic Hour. Rough & ready galore! £3/£4 OTD, 8pm - midnight
5 August Cowtown and Crumbs @ Soup Kitchen
Watch some of Leeds’ finest musicians and support the DIY music scene while you do! £5, 7 - 10pm
11 August Alt Femme - Outdoor BBQ & Bands - Shh...Diam! & Ajah UK @ The Old Abbey Taphouse
Shh...Diam! are the first openly queer band in Kuala Lumpur, where being gay is illegal. They are actively involved in promoting LGBT rights in Malaysia, and embark on their second European tour. Supported by Manchester’s Ajah UK and London’s POISONOUS CXNT. Show your support! tbc, 8.30pm - 3am
15 August DāM-FunK @ Soup Kitchen
Come and bring on your boogie to liven up a dreary summer night! DāM-FunK doesn’t get called the forbearer of the modern funk movement for nothing… £13, 8 - 11pm
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Bye-bye hot-hot July! Scared of August cooling down? Fear not dear reader. MCR is dishing up some sweet treats for us. Here comes our juicy summer menu suggestion. Stay fresh & safe!
16 August NoIdeaMan/Legs on Wheels/ Household Dogs/The Reckid @ Night and Day
NoIdeaMan’s 90’s chaos, anger and beauty, murmur favourites Legs on Wheels play some zappaesque sublimity with Leeds’ Household Dogs and gloomy grunge The Reckid. £6, 8 -11pm
19 August The Nude Party @ The Castle Hotel
Touring with bands nowadays such as Ty Segall, the Growlers and even Arctic Monkeys, American psych surf band The Nude Party is rapidly making a name for itself, and nope, they don’t get naked on stage (anymore). Support from Manchester favourites Fruit Tones. £7, 7.30pm - tbc
20 August Kevin Morby + Shannon Lay @ Gorilla
With his dreamy, folk-infused songs, singer-songwriter Kevin Morby has spent a good chunk of the year touring his 4th studio album City Lights. Catch him just after his Green Man show with support from LA singer-songwriter Shannon Lay. £13, 7.30pm - 10.30pm
30 August Shannon and the Clams @ The Deaf Institute
Garage rock’n’roll, surf guitars, doowop rhythms and 60s girl groupinspired melodies:
that pretty much sums up the vintage-y sound of Shannon and the Clams. Now on their 5th album, they sound as tight and timeless as ever. £10, 7.30 - 10.30pm
D A N C E 3 August For The Nostalgia @ Partisan Collective
RebeccaNeverBecky is a MCR based creative conceptual event organisation inspired by cultural, musical, artistic and visual influences of yesteryear. The launch event will be paying homage to the 90s (feel old yet?) £5, 8.30pm - 3.30am
3 August GOTHIKA @Great Northern Warehouse
For those who prefer candlelight over sunlight, join Cheddar Gorgeous and Liquorice Black for their macabre gothic drag ball inspired by Manchester’s gothic past, present and future. Expect this night to be big! £10, 10pm - 2am
4 August Wet Play Summer Drench! w/ Sarah Bates @ The White Hotel
Last chance to party at the White Hotel before they take a little snooze over the summer - enjoy the delights of Wet Play, which is shaping up to be one of the best nights Manchester has to offer. £5/£8, 12 - 7am
4 August Half Edge w/ Phoebe Valentine @ Peer Hat
New MCR party-maker Half Edge teams up with BLOOM for a summer special. The supremely talented Phoebe Valentine will be gracing the Peer Hat basement with a guest
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DJ appearance - you’ll be spoilt for choice this Saturday night. £6 OTD, 11pm - 3.30am
10 August Soup Kitchen’s 8th Birthday @ Soup Kitchen
Soup Kitchen turns eight with an 8 hour party featuring some of our favourite local artists and residents including the amazing Afrodeutsche and Cervo who blew us away at BlueDot Festival! There’ll also be some free drinks for those who get down early! But who cares about the booze if you can have amazing beats!? £5, 8pm - 4am
10 August Objekt b2b Call Super @ Partisan Collective
The first of many to come Partisan Members Parties. MCR’s local co-operatively run social justice advocate & creative venue has prepared a special treat for their supporters. Dishing up two of the best DJs roaming about the earth this event promises to be one to be remembered. Don’t forget so sign up for your membership, support an amazing DIY platform with your membership fee and get access to some legendary gatherings. £6 - £25, 10pm - 4am
Microdosing ∞
Official cosmic wellness retreat pause space to make the intergalactic trip at Partisan complete. Recharge your batteries with obscure documentaries & soundscapes.
11 August All Hands on Deck #1 @Partisan Collective
All Hands on Deck is a new collective providing a platform for women and non-binary to try their hands at DJing in an inclusive, no-pressure environment. In collaboration with Manchester Sound Women Network. £3 donation, 7pm - midnight
24 - 27 August Come As You Are Weekender @ The Refuge
This bank holiday will certainly make you sweat! If you want to scale it down a little in size but not vibes check out the Refuge’s disco hide-out! Meet and dance with like & openminded folk in their secret basement and Water Way back alley oasis. Sprechen guru Chris Massey, Kath McDermott, Meat Free, Homoelectric and So Flute will make your 70s New York block
party dream complete. We’ll see you there to collectively let our hair down! FREE! Fri 5pm - 1am (4am £15/£20), Sat 2pm - 1am (4am £13), Sun 2pm - 4am
25 August High Hoops: w/ Octo Octa & Lovefingers @ The White Hotel
Continue your dance exercises in the arms of Salford’s favourite late late night cradle for love and long-lasting muscle aches at the White Hotel with New England deep house prophet Maya Bouldry-Morrison aka Octo Octa supported by fellow American eardrum masseur Lovefingers. £15, 11pm - 6am
26 August Kiss Me Again Pride Party! @ Soup Kitchen
Celebrate & culminate your Pride celebrations in style/shame/ whatever else. All proceeds donated to LGBTF. Get tix ASAP as this will sell out quick & don’t forget to leave all prejudice at home. £8, 11pm - 6am
26 August HER Manchester Pride: WOMXN TAKE OVER @ Tribeca
You might only know HER as a dating app, but they sure know how to put on a party too! HER will be taking over Pride on its final night - expect dancers, DJs, glitter bombs and surprise performers. £8/12, 10pm - 5am
D O 2 August PechaKucha 23: Reflection @ Fairfield Social Club
Another illustrious lineup including Olivia Downin, Founder of Chicks in Advertising, Alex Khanyaghma from MCR Cares, Steve Clarkson of #FoundFiction, Sarah Unwin, Founder of The Death Forum, and stop-motion animator Designasaur, who will be holding a rock, paper, scissor contest (using plasticine). See Insta for tickets, 7 - 10pm
4, 18 & 25 August Alexandra Park Car Boot Sale @ Alexandra Park
Thrift shopping in a green environment, the perfect activity for an early August Saturday morning. MURMUR’s top find last year: mint quality Voulez-Vous ABBA LP for two quid! FREE, 10am - 2pm
MURMUR SHOUT OUT True love stories needed! Do you have an amazing story about meeting your partner? A blind date, online romance, or childhood sweethearts? Whatever the story, whatever your sexuality, race, or age, new podcast Equal Parts would love to share your tale. Get in touch to find out more or take part: @mariapassingham mariapassingham@btinternet.com
4 & 5 August Partisan’s First Birthday Party! @ Partisan Collective
Partisan is hosting TWO days of dancing, inclusive vibes and community fair for their first birthday. Do not miss your local heroes Kiss Me Again DJs, Ajah UK, Elena Cau on Saturday and find out more what’s going on in Manchester’s DIY scene on Sunday through talks, a community stalls and tasty vegan pizza. All nice and curious folk very welcome! £5/FREE for members, SAT 12pm - 12am // SUN 1 - 6pm
4 August DIY Superpowers: Bookmaking! @Partisan Collective
Learn how to bind your own books (or repair old ones) in this one-day workshop with local, indie-press Team Trident. All profits go towards Partisan. £10/40, 10am - 5pm
5 August Vintage Folk Thrift Sale @ The Deaf Institute
Big big vintage pop up hosted by Vintage Folk. Prices from £2! FREE, 12pm - 6pm
9 August Ardwick Labour Presents @ Sandbar
The first of hopefully many Ardwick Labour Presents. This night will be mixture of politics, music, spoken word and comedy. Come and say hello and perhaps get involved! FREE, 8 - 11pm
11 August Yarn Bombing Workshop @ People’s History Museum
Family-friendly fabric-based protest workshop to beautifully transfor minds & spaces. FREE, 1 - 3.30pm
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11 August Lupo Lunch Club @ Lupo Caffe Italiano
Ditch the sad supermarket sandwiches & your rubbish healthy homemade energy bars, go get lunch with our friends at Lupo. They will be serving up 3 courses of honest, regional Italian cuisine with ingredients from their allotment. Expect Cocktail di Gamberetti (prawn cocktail), Peperoni Ripieni (stuffed, oven roasted peppers) and Lasagna (Lasagna). £18, tables between 12.45 pm & 6pm
11 - 12 August Caribbean Carnival Manchester @ Alexandra Park
The Caribbean Carnival has become one of Manchester’s most vibrant community festivals with live music from Tabitha Jade and Torino Jackson, and over 50 stalls with amazing Caribbean food, arts and crafts. Don’t miss the parade at 1pm on Saturday! Donations, 4pm (Sat) - 10pm (Sun)
25 August MCR PRIDE Parade @ Manchester City Centre
Show your support and celebrate diversity and love with your fellow LGBTQIA+ citizens during this year’s Manchester Pride Weekend. It’s gonna be fabulous as ever! If you want to enjoy PRIDE on a shoestring check out the free events across four days happening as part of The Superbia Weekend at the former Corner House location at 70 Oxford Road. FREE, starts noon (ish)
18 & 26 August A Modern History of the Northern Quarter @ Shudehill Metrolink Station
A family friendly walking tour of the NQ led by the ever enlightening Skyliner. This tour will reveal to you the recent history of our city’s most famous neighbourhood via its abundant public art. Tickets via theskyliner.org/tours/ £8, 11am
W O R D 4 August Literature: Twisted Tales of Hybridity #GothFest18 @ Anthony Burgess Foundation
Writers Rosie Garland, Helen Marshall & Laura Mauro will read from their work, discuss hybridity & the gothic. £5, 6 - 8pm
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11 August Eerie Indiana Retrospect @ Gorilla
17 August QUEEN & COLLAR present: Sarah-JoyFord&CharleyBlakeBanks @ COLLAR, Wellington House
90s kids will remember Eerie Indiana, the children’s cult series revolving around suburbanAmerican-kid-on-bike Marshall Teller who solves bizarre mysteries in the odd town of Eerie, Indiana. After the screening there will be an exclusive retrospective plus Skype Q&A with co-creator Jose Rivera & actor Shenkarow. £13.20, 5 - 10pm
16 August Film Screening: I, Tonya @ St Clement’s Church Chorlton
A snowstorm of colours, emotions and alternative truths this half biopic, half American folktale introduces you to the life of 90s figure ice-skater Tonya Harding. A keyhole peek into U.S. pop-culture, sharp social satire and magnifying glass for working class realities, I, Tonya is the portrait of a fierce, proud, and forceful woman fighting for her ideals and making triple axel jump history. £5, 8.30 - 10.30pm
20 August BlackKkKlansman Satellite Q&A @ HOME
One of the most talked about films of the year, Spike Lee’s satirical comedy tells the story of a black man infiltrating the Ku Klux Klan in the 70s. This special preview screening at HOME is followed by a live satellite Q&A with legendary director Spike Lee. £5/£9, 6.15pm
23 August Queer China, »Comrade« China @ CFCCA
This documentary by Ciu Zi’en traces the history and developments of the queer movement in modern China, and the struggle for acceptance. In association with Manchester Pride. £4, 6 - 7.30pm
15 August No Matter 2: w/ Sarah Bernstein, Linda Stupart & Carl Gent @ The Castle Hotel
Your bi-monthly dose of spoken word to exercise your literary brain cells! Expect an eclectic mix by performers hailing from as faraway places such as Cape Town & Bexhill-on-Sea. FREE, 7 - 10pm
Queer artists Sarah-Joy Ford & Charley Blake Banks present new works that facilitate a more intimate reading of women on screen. Queen looks to re-envision female desire on screen away from the male gaze & dismantle stereotyping of sexuality & gendered identities in film. FREE, 6pm
21 August Yo No Bi #3 - w/ Asuna Tomoko Sauvage & Sam Weaver @ Caustic Coastal
»ame project«, Full of Noises and Cuspeditions will be presenting a showcase of installation works and performances by two of Japan’s most experimental leading sound artists, ASUNA and Tomoko Sauvage. £5/8, 7 - 10pm
22 August - 25 September Salford Remains @ Working Man Gallery
Salford strikes back again - with Lucocade, laughing gas & leather gloves! Working Man Gallery’s current resident David Stieffenhofer puts his impressions of the rapidly changing area around Salfords Shopping City into paintings and transforms collected objects. Don’t miss the preview! FREE, 7 - 11pm
22 August Queer Book Club: Zipper Mouth @ Partisan Collective
Forget about Naked Lunch! Laurie Week’s literary debut Zipper Mouth catapults you forward to the past telling the tales of a lesbian woman’s struggle through drug-dazzled, unrequited love in 90s New York. In their first ever session Queer Book Club welcomes LGBT+ peeps & others to chat about Zipper Mouth and dive deep into the subject matter presented in Week’s book. A limited amount of copies will be available to borrow on the night. Get in touch with queerbookmcr@gmail.com for more info. Donations welcome: 6.45 - 8.45pm
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