Live music in Manchester this week: 7-13 Sep

We dive into the listings to bring you this essential guide to gigs in Manchester this week plus the latest news on festivals, tour announcements and more. Think we've missed something? Hit up jess@theskinny.co.uk with the details.

Wed 7 Sep

[Eleanor Friedberger, photo: Ingrid Mur]

Hey! Manchester welcomes American singer-songwriter Eleanor Friedberger – known as one half of indie outfit The Fiery Furnaces alongside her brother – as she hits the UK gig circuit in support of her third album, New View, which combines timeless pop melodies with her signature lyrical prowess. Check out our four star review of the album before catching it live this week. 
Soup Kitchen, 7pm, £12.50

And it’s another four shiny stars for the latest output of Glasgow’s Teenage Fanclub, whose new album, Here, is an unexpected treat from a group that we feared were quietly waving goodbye with its wistful predecessor, released a whopping six years ago.
Gorilla, 7pm, £18.50

Fri 9 Sep

[The Wytches, photo: Sam Huddleston]

Now Wave and Strange Days team up this weekend for Strange Waves, a mini festival packed headlined by Melbourne psychniks King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard, who return to Mancunian soil following a sell-out February show to drum up some enthusiasm for new LP, Nonagon Infinity. They’ll be joined by Brighton-based The Wytches, alt-rocking quartet The Big Moon and Madrid’s latest garage export, The Parrots, along with Methyl Ethel, Shame and Charlotte Cannon and Jeff O’Toole, Heavenly Jukebox DJs and Strange Wave DJs manning the old ones and twos.
O2 Ritz, 7pm, £20

Sat 10 Sep

[Shield Patterns]

Manchester duo Shield Patterns are hitting the road in support of new LP via Gizeh Records, Mirror Breathing – but not before a show on home turf this week to launch it in style. And if you need convincing on the new material, our five star review might just do the trick.
Soup Kitchen, 7pm, £5

Mon 12 Sep

The Now Wave folk are back at it, kicking off the week with the Manchester debut live show of Lionlimb, the dreamy psych-pop project of songwriter Stewart Bronaugh and drummer Joshua Jaeger.
Soup Kitchen, 7pm, £8

Meanwhile, Club Kuru enter their new phase as a five-piece, still peddling some solid, thrashing retro psychedelia. They'll be heading our way as part of a mini four-date UK tour this month, after unveiling the first batch of new material as an expanded band earlier this summer. 
The Castle Hotel, 7.30pm, £5

Now booking: 

Top bloke Mr Scruff hits up the much-loved but crumbling Islington Mill for a Raise the Roof fundraiser, which sees all proceeds go towards saving the cherished Salford venue - part of which includes a new roof! He'll be headlining alongside other, yet-to-be-announced DJs and other surprises. Buy your ticket, before finding out about how you can support the Mill here.

Music news: 

Manchester has itself a new indie label in the form of Northern Quarter Records, born out of the BMus Popular Music course at the Royal Northern College of Music. It'll be launching next month with an event at Matt & Phred's, which will feature performances from all five of the artists on their 2016-17 roster.

Mossley quartet Brahma-Loka have just unveiled a brand new single, Noble Savage – produced by the brilliant Bill Ryder-Jones, no less. Watch it 'ere.