Gigs of the week ft Micachu and the Shapes, Badly Drawn Boy + more

Francisco The Man | Mon 27 Jul | The Castle | £7
LA quartet whose sounds encompass riff-heavy rock, shoegaze and pop.
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Micachu and the Shapes (pictured)| Tue 28 Jul | Soup Kitchen | £8
Experimental pop outft who are due to release their first album in three years in September (Good Sad Happy Bad).
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The Earlies | Wed 29 Jul | Band on the Wall | £12.50
Psychedelic British/American group return after an eight year hiatus with EP Message From Home.
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The Dandy Warhols | Fri 31 Jul | The Ritz | £15
American indie-rock band known for “Bohemian Like You”.
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Badly Drawn Boy | Fri 31 Jul | The Bridgewater Hall | £19.50-22.50
Bolton-born lad celebrates 15th anniversary of seminal debut album The Hour of Bewilderbeast.
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Darma | Fri 31 Jul | Night & Day | FREE
Fuzz/grunge band from Manchester.
www.nightnday.org

Manchester Jazz Festival | Fri 31 Jul – Sun 2 Aug | Thwaites Festival Pavillion | Various Prices
Ten days of live music championing regional jazz artists.
www.manchesterjazz.com

Box Social | Sat 1 Aug | Klondyke Club, Levenshulme | £10
All-dayer with record fair and food stalls as well as performances from Happy Meals, Petrels, Grey Hairs and more.
www.skiddle.com

Hugo Kensdale | Sun 2 Aug | The Castle Hotel | £4
Manchester based singer-songwriter whose music encompasses folk, pop and rock.
www.wegottickets.com