Southport Reporter

Sat 13th September

EYES DOWN 3rd Birthday! feat. RSL (live)
Plus Residents Jon-K, Kelvin Brown hosted by DRS

Celebrating an implausable three shambolic years on the Manchester club scene Eyes Down present the incredible latin/jazz/funk/hip hop beat combo that is RSL. At its creative core, RSL are Chas Morrison, Martin Almond and Jo Botham. Fresh from the worldwide success of ‘Wesley Music’ on the SubTub Players label expect a massive stage presence with a number of guest musicians, playing trumpet, Rhodes, anything else they can grab, and of course vocalists. This will be there first gig in Manchester for years so get your tickets early to avoid disappointment. As usual Jon-K and Kelvin are resident selectors playing a special ‘birthday bumps mix’ from all corners of the record shop alongside your host Broke’n’English’s DRS.

£9/£7.50 adv, concs; doors open 10pm til 3am

Sun 14th September

SJM and Magic Wand presents
STEPHEN FRETWELL & His Band + Guests

‘..shades of freewheeling Dylan, Drake and instant karma-era Lennon’ - Sunday Times
‘..in a fittingly low key ascension Fretwell has moved from Manchester’s worst kept secret to the countries best’ - City Life
Playing in support of his latest Mini Album ‘The Lines’, Fretwell brings his own unique take on dark self-effacing music making back to Band on the Wall.
Tickets for this show are only available from Piccadilly Box Office on 0161 832 1111.
www.stephenfretwell.com

£5 adv plus booking fee; doors open 7.30pm

Mon 15th September

Rock-it Music present an
IN THE CITY SHOWCASE

Liz Hunter plays mellow and jazzy, Richard Notman polished guitar pop/rock.
Check www.rock-itmusic.co.uk for more information.

£tbc/Free to ITC Delegates, doors open 7pm

Thurs 18th September

NATHAN HAINES SQUIRE FOR HIRE TOUR

“Fantastic, compelling, one of the best jazz dance albums around” - Time Out 2003
After the incredible worldwide success of the Nu-Jazz guru’s debut Chillifunk album ‘Sound Travels’, Nathan Haines and co-writer/producer Phil Asher unleash their latest masterpiece ‘Squire for Hire’. The album is a display of incredible musicianship and production featuring the vocal talents of Marlena Shaw, D2 (The Gorillaz), Lyric L, Vanessa Freeman, Marcus Begg, Rich Medina & Shelly Nelson. Nathan’s work has been championed by the likes of Gilles Peterson, Norman Jay, Bob Jones, Danny Krivit, Mike Chadwick, Louie Vega & Kenny Dope to name a few and has received rave press reviews worldwide. Don’t miss the chance to experience Nathan and his band live featuring: Nathan Haines, sax, flute, vocals; Simon Colam, keys; Neville Malcolm, bass; Daniel Crosby, drums; Saturn, percussion; Leon Stenning, guitar; Scott Bayliss, trumpet; Marcus Begg, vocals; Vanessa Freeman, vocals; Shelly Nelson, vocals; Lyric L, vocals.
Plus DJs: Phil Asher, Mike Chadwick & Bob Jones.

£5/£4adv; doors open 8pm

Fri 19th September

CRUNCH

The North’s finest upcoming, unsigned bands. Raw guitars with a critical coating of garage, hip-hop and soul courtesy of DJ Jepi.

£6/£5/£4 before 10pm; doors open 9pm

Sat 20th September

Coolshade Promotions presents…
THE COOLSHADE FAMILY LIVE!

For the past twenty years Coolshade (Lennie Richards and Raymond Williams) have specialised in the nurturing of young musical talent from Manchester’s inner-city and peripheral areas. Although most famously credited with discovering the likes of chart-topping pop vocal trio Cleopatra, Coolshade is a name synonymous with many genres of music. Reggae, Ragga, Soul, R’n’B, Garage, House…the list goes on! Tonights show features the cream of the Coolshade Family as singers Tracy Douglas (promoting her forthcoming EP), Dionne, Sana and Anthony Brisett perform exclusive Coolshade material all backed by the Coolshade Band. Plus…get ready to meet the MC Lambada! Born in Jamaica, Lambada has relocated to these shores where his unique style of chatting has already earned widespread airplay on radio stations around the UK. Opening the show will be the latest addition to the Coolshade fold, Procreate. Already being hailed as the next big thing to come out of Manchester, Procreate fuse catchy guitar riffs with the soul-driven harmonies associated with all Coolshade artistes

£7; doors open 10pm-3am

Sun 21st September

VICTOR BROX

"This guy has a mean voice..meaner than gravel"...the late Steve Morris, much-loved former owner of Band on the Wall
Return of local legend Victor Brox, one of the best known and longest enduring names in grass roots British blues. Over the years he has been associated with just about every major blues artist to emerge from Europe and the USA, from Alexis Corner and John Lee Hooker through to Screaming Jay Hawkins amongst others. Featuring special guests and friends of Victor, expect a night of raunchy rhythm and blues.

£6/£5 adv, concs; doors open 7pm

Fri 26th September

LUV DUB
3 WAY SOUND CLASH!
MEGATONE SOUND FOUNDATION FEATURING MC MEGA DREAD
vs. FREEDOM MASSES ‘ORIGINAL DUB ADVERTISER’
vs. JAH YABBY’S WARRIOR SOUND

Old skool sound clash between three of the North West’s finest soundsystems. Megatone, One of the original Manchester Sound systems, makes their full debut at Luv Dub, alongside Luv Dub regulars Freedom Masses and Jah Yabby’s. Check out the very latest cuts & dub plates from these UK reggae heavyweights.

£6adv/£7b411pm/£8after; doors open 9pm til 3am

Sat 27th September

SUBTUB

Sub Tub are proud to announce their new monthly residency here at Band on the Wall. City Life Club of the Year 2000 ends its sabbatical to bring you the finest hip hop, heavy funk and live beats on the last Saturday of every month. For those who haven’t checked the night, past talents have included DJ Q-Bert, Rob Swift, Jeru the Damaja, Breakestra and DJ Craze to namecheck just a few who have graced the Sub Tub Stage. The night’s success lies in its strong foundation of Manchester’s finest resident record collectors, selectors, diggers, breakers and vinyl wrestlers. Add to that a backdrop of VJs, projections, record stalls, Sub Tub Players exclusives and a host of other reasons to get involved.

£tbc see press for more info; doors open 10-3am

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