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1. 1. Giving it 100 per cent

   Manchester Evening News, Thursday 20 October 2005 XS Malarkey’s is possibly the most generous of comedy clubs on the Manchester circuit. Renowned for charging a very low price for top quality acts, how could they top that for the comedy festival? Simple, put on their charity night 10x10, where ten comics do just ten minutes each.& It takes place on Monday.

2. 2. ITC live: The KBC @ Late Room

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 03 October 2005 WELL they got their wish, well almost anyway. After stating they prefer to play real clubs to suit their ‘perfect dance floor music’, Preston trio The KBC gave Peter Street’s jazz club-style venue a proper wake-up call last night.

3. 3. 2Risque for you?

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 28 October 2005 WEEK in, week out, North nightclub rocks to the sound of 2Risque - one of the city's leading nights for dirty, uplifting funky house music. But there's more, as thanks to the club's resident DJs, the sound of 2Risque looks set to go international with Fitz &amp; Herd's floor-filling I Just Can't Get Enough 12-inch looking to break the charts big time.<BR>

4. 4. Thank Evans for little gurns!

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 21 October 2005 SOMEONE once said that if genius is one per cent inspiration and 99 per cent perspiration, then Lee Evans is 99 per cent there. But it is offstage that Evans's work ethic really runs riot. He plays three shows in the city this weekend.<BR>

5. 5. Added Twist

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 07 October 2005 WITHOUT a doubt, Twisted Elegance is one of the city's most glamorous nights out. Week in, week out, the dressed-up party faithful descend on Ampersand to sample a night put on by a couple of promoters who go that extra mile to keep their crowds happy. It's their third birthday bash tonight.

6. 6. Flamenco genius Juan has world at fingertips

   Manchester Evening News, Monday 24 October 2005 IT was a little like the Beatles landing at JFK airport, New York, in 1964. Juan Martin arrived at Shiraz airport, in Iran, to find 3,000 people waiting to meet him. He plays the city tonight.

7. 7. Fatboy Slim to co-write Imelda Marcos musical

   Manchester Evening News, Tuesday 18 October 2005 FATBOY Slim and former Talking Heads singer David Byrne are writing a musical about Imelda Marcos, the former first lady of the Philippines.

8. 8. Icicles come in from the cold

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 14 October 2005 BY their own admission, Test Icicles are a joke that spiralled out of control. Thank God, then, that the London trio are making music that's the dog's proverbials. They play the city tonight.

9. 9. Long arm of the dancefloor

   Manchester Evening News, Friday 14 October 2005 YOU might not be familiar with the name Adrian Flanagan. But you may well have heard of his musical alias, Kings Have Long Arms. He at the Bierkeller tonight.

10. 10. JackieO - Between Worlds of Whores and Gods (Skinny Dog)

    Manchester Evening News, Friday 14 October 2005 THEY hate indie music, The Industry and (by the sound of it) quiet, tidy places. Yes, the ethos behind self-professed ‘punktrashblooze’ collective JackieO is one of pure rock ‘n’ roll. Between Worlds of Whores and Gods is their long-awaited debut album (three members of the band met in 1999 - at a Texas truck stop they say, but we don’t believe them), and comes at you like a derailed freight train with a dead driver and cargo of nail bombs.& 

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