Awkward silences over dinner? Let Lucy J help

Bad Language’s spoken word event takes an evening in the pub into a realm of uncertainty and suprise

Harriet Hill-Payne, The Mancunion’s own Arts editor, talks to Books about Great Expectations

Robbie Davidson heads to the Royal Exchange to review their long awaited production of Harper Lee’s modern classic

Ben Marshall reviews an original piece of drama as part of the annual MIFTAs festival

Andrew Georgeson reviews the MIFTAs performance of ‘My Boy Jack’

The Mercury nominee confirmed her ascension to UK pop’s top table with an assured set at The Ritz

The hotly-tipped local youngsters have matured losing their sense of fun in the process

xxxy delivers a solid homecoming set as Huxley justifies his repuation as one of the biggest names in UK house

The Oxford quintet have outgrown venues of this size with their unique brand of controlled chaos

Not every nostalgic reunion has to be viewed as a cynical cash-in

Have Music Awards lost their significance? Does a Brit award actually matter? Do we care?

Are Little Green Cars just another band in the ever growing country-rock genre? Tom Ingham finds out

The French outfit capitalise on the wider audience that Tame Impala have brought them with a spellbinding Deaf Institute debut

The band’s second and final homecoming show at The Ritz saw the crowd treated to a magical set

Catsuits, hair and rock signs – The Darkness reach Manchester on their Let Them Eat Cake World Tour

The enigmatic Liverpool outfit played an assured set at the Deaf Institute

The Porcupine Tree man brought his solo show to the Academy – with mixed results

The London four-piece veer into more traditional pop territory with their sophomore effort

A tepid perfomance from the Tennessee songstress was matched by an unenthusiastic crowd