According to musicians, there are two gigging seasons.
From February to June, England's muddy meadows and dusty fields host acts during festival season. Next is September through November.
Since February 2023 was the first month of gigging under the cost of living crisis, it was noteworthy for Manchester.
The cost of energy is considerable for venues. Touring is more important than ever because streaming doesn't pay, especially as it gets more difficult to tour the EU for extended periods of time.
As a result, in February the MEN group attended a fantastic concert in Manchester every two and a half days. Following Independent Venue Week, more seasoned performers as well as fresh faces joined in.
It's challenging to evaluate Manchester's music scene because venues, musicians, and promoters don't know what's coming up. It is now colourful.
No, temples—February 2 (IVW Show)
Temples gave a performance at the Pink Room, which was full yet oddly sized. They explained the importance of Independent Venue Week to the audience, which may have inspired their underwhelming stage performance.
The neo-psychedelic band has a history of penning anthems with catchy lyrics and guitars that sound oriental. Both the Syd Barrett-inspired sidekick and the commander with curly hair were appropriate.
The crowd sung well, especially during the songs from the group's best album, Sun Structures. Gamma Rays serves as a warning that their fourth album will fall even more into obscurity.
Indiana's Mandy—Yes—February 3 (IVW Show)
Onstage, Mandy, Indiana grinned while drinking. All prospect of a typical night was dashed by Valentine Caulfield's fourth wave of hysterical laughter and the third line of hushed French lyrics.
Expected. The foursome dressed in dry ice performs evocative, menacing, and mechanical music.
The performance they gave as part of Independent Venue Week YES was a prime example.
They produced a subterranean vibe that few artists can, with fast drums and words that the male reviewer could not understand but were delivered beautifully. This might be mistaken for a standard post-punk performance, but it's not.
Not everyone should live in Mandy, Indiana, and most people won't care, but for those who do, they're moving somewhere.
Ritz, Brian Jonestown Massacre on February 4
The ever-expanding 18-album back catalogue of The Brian Jonestown Massacre is on tour once more, which might easily result in a dreadfully long set filled with B-sides. Even though the event lasted for more than two hours, the reviewer could have stayed there longer.
This San Francisco band's cyclical psychedelic music has the potential to hypnotise. This critic described the band's next jangly riff as tranquil and beautiful.
The frequent outbursts by Anton Necombe during BJM performances continued at the Ritz event. Before tuning up himself, he told the band that since they had already done a soundcheck, there was no room for error. It's possible that the audience loved stirring the pot.
The idea that musicians formerly believed being rude at work was a necessary component of being a "artist" makes me squirm.
It was entrancing to see Anemone with the audience screaming and the Ritz's spring-loaded floor moving. More tambourines than LG could possibly play.
Band on the Wall, Togo All Stars, February 5 (IVW Show)
The voodoo vibrations of Togo All Stars were a Sunday night delight. It was hard not to get swept up in the excitement as the nine West African musicians performed their "distinctive Togolese" sound.
The afrobeat alliance's first performance in the UK drew on a wide range of knowledge and ideas from places other than Lomé. Midway through the performance, the band's leader stood aside to allow the younger members to shine.
All nine musicians performed with exceptional cohesion and original time signatures. The charm and passionate dancing of the female support singer frequently overpower their music.
Voodoo permeates everything they do, as the previous frontman stated, but the chanting at the conclusion is the most intense.
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