Clubs of the week with DJ Andy Smith, Shy One, Ghetto Child, MF Robots and Overdrawn

Wed 25 Apr / One Deck Wednesdays with DJ Andy Smith @ Electrik / 8pm-1130pm
Andy formed the backbone of Portishead’s debut album with his encyclopaedic knowledge of music to sample, and was the band’s tour DJ. Nowadays he’s known as a go to authority for the finest in fifties R&B, Northern soul, ska and rockabilly, but he hasn’t left the soul, hip hop, reggae, jazz and disco far behind. A hero to many.
Tickets: Free entry

Thu 26 Apr / Overdrawn @ Joshua Brooks / 7pm-10pm
Tables wrapped in paper for you to doodle all over, local artists arting live on stage, a Pete Obsolete-hosted Illustration Showdown and records spun by the wild haired but mild mannered Rev Austin Sherman. The first of many at a new venue for the event, Joshua Brooks.
Tickets: Free entry

Fri 27 Apr / Ghetto Child 2nd Birthday @ Stage & Radio / 7pm-4am
Happy birthday to one of the funkiest nights around! To celebrate, they’ve orchestrated a ridiculous line up of bracket-friendly selectors and an early start: Mike O’Mara (Inside Out), Yadava & Bolts (So Flute), Darryl Marsden (Ghetto Child!), Family Tree DJs and the perennial Andy Shake ‘n’ Fingerpop (Peek A Groove).
Tickets: Pay what you like on the door, all proceeds to Mustard Tree

Sat 28 Apr / Craig Charles Funk & Soul Club ft MF Robots @ Band On The Wall / 9pm-3am
Feel good soul (from former Brand New Heavies mainstays Jan Kincaid and Dawn Joseph) provides the live element for Craig’s electric club night.
Tickets: £17.50, £19.50, £23, £25, botw.ticketline.co.uk

Sat 28 Apr / Manchester Reggae Society Basement Session @ Indigo, Withington / 8pm-2am
Roots reggae all night!
Tickets: £2 on the door

Sat 28 Apr / Banana Hill @ Soup Kitchen / 11pm-4am
Shy One (pictured) is up from London as special guest, SNO and Cervo provide resident good times.
Tickets: £3, £5, residentadvisor.net

Sat 28 Apr / Euphony @ Soup Kitchen / 11pm-4am
Tom Boogizm and Howes with techno and more.
Tickets: £5 on the door

Sat 28 Apr / Soundwave Launch with Romare @ Hidden / 11pm-4am
Ninja Tune and Black Acre supremo Romare launches the Soundwave celebrations ahead of the Croatian festival in July. Support from Martin Loose-Cuts and So Flute crew.
Tickets: £11.50, skiddle.com