First gig of S.O.T . at spellbound @ the roadhouse july07.
Based at the "South Manchester Museum of Keyboard Technology,(S.M.M.O.K.T)
"The Sisters Of Transistors"(S.O.T.) are a Combo Organ Quartet and Ladies Social Club.
S.O.T. hold weekly afternoon workshops at the Museum.
Members who graduated this year are
Sister Wigby Elka Whippany
Sister Ragna Teisco Dottir
Sister Naomi Doric Pencrest
& Sister Henrietta Vox Humana

S.O.T. play a selection of fully working exhibition organs with an emphasis on the Italian models from the early 1970s.

Accompanied on drums by museum curator,
" Prof. Vernon World”
Repertoire includes a mixture of S.O.T originals in the style of baroque disco prog. (B.D.P.)
and classics from the golden age of Horror OST. (H.O.S.T )


S.O.T. have a heavily amplified sound known as "The Wall of Cheese” using restored British and Soviet amplification systems
From the vaults at S.M.M.O.K.T.

This one was a bit of a disaster. Still I supposed we asked for it invoking the spirit of The Fabulous Stains on the flyer.


Flyer Design - Barrie Leach

Aftershow party held at the Roadhouse,

In attendance were a few Devo geeks soaking up a Devo tribute act.

Devo-UK looked like a father and son affair.

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ManchesteMusic.co.uk Acousticfest event.

ManchesterMusic.co.uk acoustic festival.

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The Jeffrey Lewis Band at the Roadhouse

The gig started off with Jeff being attacked by a crazy stalker type who jumped on stage and started slapping him; she'd been being weird all evening, barging around in front of the stage and stepping on peoples feet so when she got hauled off by the bouncers everybody cheered, after that it was just another brilliant Jeff Lewis gig.


Photos - Barrie Leach

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I rarely get to clubs these days, probably about 6 times a year I'm sorry to say.

But xmas is a good time and this was a great party - lots of big songs, karaoke, spilt beer and fights at the taxi rank afterwards. etc.

Grand Volume play the Roadhouse.

Global Beats Presents Sazon Latino at The Roadhouse

DJ Gringo Loco spins Latin rhythms, with live drummers.

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Warm-up gig prior to the band jetting off to the States for the first time.

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Cutloose is a house party held on the third Friday of each month at The Roadhouse.

Check out their website for some good tracks and mixes.

Cutloose is an increasingly popular house and disco night, which seems to have filled the void left by Electric Chair.

The Cutloose boys have succeeded in bringing some hot DJs to MCR in the last few months, including Mark E, Theo Parrish and, coming up soon, the great Brennan Green.

Theo drew a mixed (and very friendly) crowd, though at times the night felt more like a gig set-up than a club night. In their excitement, many people forgot to dance!

He played an eclectic set with lots of manic EQing, which occasionally made it difficult to actually get into the records, but was neverthless a very vibey set to experience.

Hotmilk at The Roadhouse. I like this flyer. Nice colours and font. Mikey D used to be in Krispy 3. That's it.

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Chairs Missing Event
Roadhouse, Manchester 19/11/9

Flyer for the ace Cutloose night. Can't wait for this one!

The rear of this flyer reads:

To say that Chez Damier is a legend, an innovator, an inspiration and one of our all time heroes is somewhat of an understatement.

Raised in Chicago, Chez (a.k.a. Anthony Pearson) first got involved in the music industry at the tender age of 11 whilst working in a record store, 2 years later he was frequenting some of the key spots in the city’s burgeoning nightscene at the beginnings of house music as we know it.

Later on that decade, he moved to Detroit and in 1987, alongside Alton Miller - he opened the now infamous Music Institute which is cited by some as being one of the major factors in the development of techno - the club where Derrick May and Juan Atkins cut their teeth.

Fast forward a few years to the mid nineties and Chez was managing Kevin Saunderson’s KMS imprint which released Chez’s own highly sought after and recently repressed “KMS049.” Shortly after this he met Ron Trent and together they put out the classic tracks “The Choice” and “Don’t Try It” also on KMS.

After a brief trip to New York together, the pair then decided to set up their own label Prescription (and its offshoot Balance) as an outlet for them to craft records which described the dance scenes of America’s three great musical cities under Chez’s philosophy of “How can I produce this feeling that makes me want to dance that hopefully makes other people want to dance?”

Luckily, he did and we danced. Prescription also went on to become one of the most highly revered labels of all time and is often seen as the blueprint for what is commonly known as deep house and cited by anyone who’s anybody as a huge influence.

So, Chez has been there, seen it and done it all but after taking a break from the music industry, he’s back to continue where he left off with a string of new releases on Don Williams’ Mojuba and his own Balance Alliance labels and a handful of carefully selected DJ gigs.

Do not miss out on this rare opportunity to catch a true master.

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University friends hazy and high on love for each other (and other things) at Hoya:Hoya at The Roadhouse. Om Unit was the special guest that night, which was spent as a large group swaying in the corner.

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Manchester based band Queer’d Science playing at the Roadhouse

(Taken from MEN 19th March 2105)

The Roadhouse closes its doors

The Northern Quarter venue, on Newton Street, has been hosting live music for 22 years, but has announced it will hold its final show on May 31st.

Live music institution The Roadhouse will close its doors on June 1.

The basement club on Newton Street, Manchester, which was opened 22 years ago by John McBeath as a blues club, has hosted gigs by Coldplay, Fleet Foxes, The Kills, and The White Stripes.

It was the first place that Manchester band Elbow played live after they graduated from Roadhouse bar men to rock stars. The group have regularly returned to the venue, most recently for a charity show in aid of War Child.

Kate Mountain, who bought the club 16 years ago with business partner Steve Lloyd and is also co-owner of Aumbry restaurant with Mary-Ellen McTague, said she is pleased The Roadhouse was able to remain a place where people got their start on the circuit throughout its history.

She said: “The Roadhouse has championed thousands of local musicians who dreamed of rock and roll stardom.

“It was a commitment we have always taken seriously, offering a stage and an opportunity to local bands from the first week we opened the doors and will do so until the very last.”

he venue will host its final show on May 31 before closing for good.

Kate confirmed that the team are now working on programming some “memorable send off gigs and club nights throughout May”. Details will be announced on the venue’s website at theroadhouselive.co.uk.

The Roadhouse has been a landmark venue for bands and gig goers alike, and has also been a cornerstone of Manchester's clubbing circuit.

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Inside view of the stage and the main area of The Roadhouse, photographed shortly before the venue closed at the end of May 2015. This image was taken before a gig by Fury 161, Extinguish Her and Savant. I arrived early and the venue was practically empty so I wandered around for a bit, taking pictures before anyone else arrived.

Photograph: Emma Farrer.

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Inside view of the bar area of The Roadhouse, photographed shortly before the venue closed at the end of May 2015. This image was taken before a gig by Fury 161, Extinguish Her and Savant. I arrived early and the venue was practically empty so I wandered around for a bit, taking pictures before anyone else arrived.

Photograph copyright Emma Farrer.

In celebration of the end of an era - the closure of the Roadhouse - Luke, Justin & Mogsy agreed to do a finally final Electric Chair.

As you might expect it was heavingly busy. Earlier in the evening I had the pleasure of watching the amazing Cymande at Band on the Wall, which was a beautiful, rather meditative experience in places, and it was all a bit much fighting my way through the throngs at the Chair afterwards. To me, Luke & Justin seemed a bit on edge, a bit serious, but maybe that was just me projecting my feelings.

I'm sure it was an amazing reunion for some, but I couldn't hack it for more than an hour.

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The 'colourful' interior of the dressing room of The Roadhouse just before it shut it's doors in May 2015.