Manchester Clubs of the Week ft. Idle Moments & Swing Ting

Fri 15 Sep / Me Gusta @ Deaf Institute
World sounds spanning Latin and Afro sounds old and new, plus live percussion from the Jamtan Ensemble.
Tickets: £5 adv, £7 on the door, seetickets.com

Fri 15 Sep / Banana Hill @ Soup Kitchen
Marshmello holds the honour of broadcasting the first ever show on NTS Radio, and spins selections on a soul, broken beat tip. Support from JVC and SNO.
Tickets: £3 adv, £5 on the door, residentadvisor.net 

Sat 16 Sep / Hit and Run @ 256 Wilmslow Road
From his early days in underground crew Tha Kollektiv through to a raised profile with The Mouse Outfit and Levelz, Sparkz never fails to raise smiles all through the room with his infectious personality and lyricism. It’s his birthday bash tonight, the Manchester leg of his Angles national tour celebrating the completion of his EP trilogy. Metrodome, Rich Reason, Cutterz and Jack Kong provide backup, and dance music legend El B is performing a special history of 2-step mix. Truthos Mufasa tentatively holds proceedings together.
Tickets: £1.50, £2.50, £5, skiddle.com

Sat 16 Sep / Swing Ting @ Soup Kitchen
Oakland’s Club Chai touch down in the form of FOOZOOL and 8ULENTINA, supplemented by the usual rowdy crew.
Tickets: £5 on the door

Sat 16 Sep / Discolypso @ Band On The Wall
Tropical sounds! Check our full preview here.
Tickets: £6, £8, ticketline.co.uk

Sun 17 Sep / Idle Moments Sunday Session @ Leaf
Toddlers to grandparents are invited along for jazz-influenced sounds, food and drink from 2pm until 7pm. The Better Days crew provide intimately choice selections.
Tickets: Free entry

Fri 15 – Sun 17 Sep

There’s also a huge weekender at The Refuge this weekend with Homoelectic, Electric Chair ft. James Holroyd and more. Read our preview.