Gigs of the week ft. Big Deal, Matmos, Television + more

Harry Harris & Thom Morecroft | Tue 7 Jun | Castle Hotel | £6
Joint headline show from two talented folk-pop artists.
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Matmos | Wed 8 Jun | Soup Kitchen | £12
Experimental duo whose music is often a melting pot of electronica, doom metal, synths, Latin rhythms plus more.
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Big Deal | Thu 9 Jun | Soup Kitchen | £8
Indie band whose lyrics are often intimate and emotionally provocative.
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Television | Fri 10 Jun | Manchester Academy 2 | £23.50
Influential New York punk band whose album Marquee Moon is still objectively categorised as pioneering, even after almost four decades.
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Spring King | Fri 10 Jun | Band on the Wall | £8
Manchester-based surf/post-punk band with high octane shows.
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Max Graef Band | Fri 10 Jun | Soup Kitchen | £8
Live jazz-funk sounds are accompanied by soul-warming grooves by bassist Graef and his band.
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Horsebeach | Sat 11 Jun | Soup Kitchen  | £5
The Manchester-based shoegaze band (for fans of Real Estate) play a matinee show from 5pm.
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Beach Slang | Sun 12 Jun | Deaf Institute | £8
Philly pop-punk band whose songs are energetic and brimming with youthfulness.
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