Manchester gigs of the week FT Channel One Sound System, Salsa Cubasco and more

Cardiff-hailing four-piece, Half Happy, are set to grace the basement at YES with their signature blended dream-pop, indie-rock and post-punk sound.

All about melody-stuffed storytelling, Half Happy’s day-dream lyrics stick close to tight indie drums, strutting basslines all while the guitar riffs walk the line of heavy and heavenly.

Throw your support behind Whalley Range’s Carlton Club this Thursday evening for a proper good full-evening affair featuring world-fusion live music.

The unique mini-festival is all about celebrating multiculturalism, with Hubble Bubble Sound Bazaar dubbed ‘a pulsating blast from the global jukebox’.

And it’s not just live tunes, the mini-festival will also spotlight dancers, DJs, visual arts and spoken word artists.

Legendary 70’s Tyneside folk-rock pioneers, Lindisfarne, will be presenting a classic five-piece line-up of long-time members fronted by founder-member Rod Clements on vocals, mandolin, fiddle and slide guitar at The Stoller Hall this Friday.

With live reputation that’s second to none, Lindisfarne is guaranteed to get the crowd on their feet and singing along.

One of the UK’s best-known and most loved reggae acts, Channel One Soundsystem, will be taking to the stage at Band on the Wall this weekend as an early Christmas present for anyone in the know about their rich heavyweight bass sound which compliments their tight selection of old and new roots music.

Made up of selectors Mikey Dread and MC Ramon Judah, MC Macky Banton and MC Ras Sherby, Channel One are sure to leave you on a high come the end of the week.

For their final gig before the end of the year, Manchester’s hottest 10-piece Cubano band will be returning to Big Hands followed by a sizzling after party hosted by DJ Mestizo.

Promising high energy Latin grooves, attendees can look forward to their rendition of some of the best classic salsa tunes as well as the odd Christmas number too.