Next Manchester show: Saturday 9th September @ Retro Crazyhead are an English garage punkband from Leicester, England.[1] Though lumped in with the largely media-created grebo scene, they were more influenced by the garage rock of the late 1960s, as well as bands like The Ramones, The Stooges and Captain Beefheart. They have often described themselves as an “urban bastard blues band”, and their songs range in theme from trenchant social commentary to the surreal, but always with an underlying vein of black humour. CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS CHECK OUT THIS

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Voodoo Glow Skulls are an American ska punk band formed in 1988 in Riverside, California, by brothers Frank, Eddie, and Jorge Casillas and their longtime friend Jerry O’Neill. Voodoo Glow Skulls first played at backyard parties and later at Spanky’s Café in their hometown of Riverside, where they played shows with the Angry Samoans, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Firehose, Murphy’s Law, and The Dickies. Next Manchester show: Thursday 10th August @ Retro CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS CHECK OUT:

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The Dickies are an American punk rock band formed in the San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles, in 1977. One of the longest tenured punk rock bands, they have been in continuous existence for over 40 years. They have consistently balanced catchy melodies, harmony vocals, and pop song structures, with a speedy punk guitar attack. This musical approach is paired with a humorous style and has been labelled “pop-punk” or “bubble-gum punk”. The band have sometimes been referred to as “the clown princes of punk” Next Manchester show: Sunday 23rd […]

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ONE £10 WRISTBAND GETS YOU ACCESS TO 5 DAYS OF LIVE MUSIC ACROSS TWO STAGES – ALL UNDER ONE ROOF! FEATURING: Rain McMey Nimuah MOOSE WRENCH Alfie Wallace Jemma Johnson Yellow Dog Conspiracy And What The Rogues Indifferent Monkey Strange & Charm Slackrr Rose Hill The Mighty George Farmer Charlie Whittam Brandon Tew Mark Shepherd Sonum Barking Poets No Vacancies The Interests Jody and The Jerms Chrysalid Homo Beachcomber This Is Wreckage Alan Caruso Daniel Angelus Northbound and Down Reno […]

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Respected as one of Australia’s iconic musicians, Ian Moss delivers an unforgettable sound – not only as a telling soloist on guitar but especially with his silken voice, ringing with clarity and resonating with pure soul. While primarily recognised as an axeman of tenacity and sweet melodic sensibility, Ian’s distinctive vocal is the essential signature of his soulful, bluesy muse – as it has been since his first tentative foray into music during the early 1970s. Born and raised in Alice Springs, […]

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CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS R-FEST IS A BRAND NEW INDEPENDENT LIVE MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL, which will take place at Retro from the 1st to the 7th of July 2019. Seven days of live shows including 100 live bands, cold beers, Vietnamese street food and lots of spontaneous happenings. R-Fest will be championing Manchester’s grass roots creative community and offer a full week where people can enjoy a diverse array of events taking place over both floors at Retro. Feat. Rook […]

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ROOK & THE RAVENS Next Manchester show: Fri 1st February @ Retro w/ Josh Goddard + The Lilacs Tickets: CLICK HERE Check out: Little Rib

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BANG BANG ROMEO Fronted by vocal powerhouse Anastasia Walker and featuring Ross Cameron (guitars) and Richard Gartland (drums), Bang Bang Romeo are a propelling force for female-fronted bands in a male dominated industry, and a strong and open voice for the LGBT community. Anastasia’s “once in 20 years voice” is unrivalled and the group’s larger-than-life performances are sending audiences wild up and down the country, leaving them with jaws dropped and often reduced to tears. Next Manchester show: Tues 19th […]

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KIDSMOKE Kidsmoke’s shimmering brand of dreamy indie-pop has seen them make waves from their native North Wales. With a sync-feature on Charlie Brooker’s Netflix series Black Mirror under their belts, they burst into 2018 with single Sister Sadness (named one of Steve Lamacq’s ‘6Music Recommends’ tracks of the year), were featured as The Sunday Times’ ‘Breaking Act’ and were invited by Robert Smith (The Cure) to play his Meltdown Festival in support of The Joy Formidable. The band spent last […]

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