Cream of the Crop is back! 🍞

next Saturday we’ll have the return of our songwriter event to The Thirsty Scholar with our next instalment, Cream of the Crop: 26th September!!! 👊

we’re so stoked to be putting on gigs again, and to celebrate we’ve put together a lovely lineup of some of our favourite artists! featuring Harrison Rimmer | Tay Temple | Nat Dempsey | Elmo Ashall-Kelly Music | Tim Condor | Simon Holden – this is sure to be a great return to live music! 🤘

we’ve got a few restrictions due to the pandemic – limitations on tables and numbers. if you fancy coming down, drop us a message and we’ll sort out reservations for you! however, feel free to drop by, but be aware we may get full! 🍞

We just put out our newsletter today!

we just put out our newsletter today! 🤘

featuring updates from Novustory M-40 Dora Noszkay Music Conrad Deadly and more, definitely worth checking out! you can find it at https://mailchi.mp/a450006c694c/bread11sept 🖤

if you’d like this in your inbox every time we put it out, head over to https://mailchi.mp/9e8ee4d2ee87/breadnews 🍞

‘Alone Together’ podcast!

it was great to chat to Daniel J. McLaughlin for his ‘Alone Together’ podcast about the future of music and how coronavirus has impacted the local scene and what we can do about it! 🤘

we even got a mention in Manchester Evening News – how insane! 👊 you can find the full podcast over at https://open.spotify.com/episode/72nCV8vrzXS7i2rSPW4o3Q 🙂 definitely worth checking out, Novustory also gave some great advice for local musicians! 🍞

Grain Radio update! 💿

some of you may have noticed that there’s been no new episode of Grain Radio today 😞 we’ve decided to make this a monthly feature due to other commitments and time constraints! 👊

however, we’ve got some plans for more features in the works, hopefully coming very soon.. and even have been chatting to some venues about regular gigs coming up! drop us a message if you’d like to get involved! can’t wait for what we’ve got in store 🤘🍞

Harrison Rimmer! 💥

big shout out to one of our favourites on the scene, Harrison Rimmer 👊 he’s been a huge supporter of us and has played so many of our gigs now he’s basically part of the Bread family 🤘

go and check out his new EP ‘Broken Strings’ over at https://harrisonrimmer1.bandcamp.com/album/broken-strings 🙂 we love it, such a talented lad! go give him a like and show your support 🖤🍞

We can’t wait for gigs again! 🙃

we’re missing gigs so much 😔 we can’t wait to get back to the stage and see everyone again!

who would you love to see again live on the scene? let us know! we’re looking at different ways to get back on the grind with live gigs and the such! 👊

pictured: Mark Pratt music live at The Old Abbey Taphouse for our Baked Goods event last year! 🍞

An Evening for Anthony – alongside Manchester Women Songwriters! 🍞

we’re absolutely delighted to announce our next gig alongside Manchester Women Songwriters! 🙌

on the Saturday 1st August we’ll be raising money for the Anthony Nolan Foundation, who work to save the lives of those with blood cancer or disorders – an amazing cause!

we’ll be joined by Toria Wooff Nat Dempsey Run Remedy michael webster and Dora Noszkay Music 🤘 an incredible lineup!

find out more at the event here: An Evening For Anthony // MWS + Bread Records Fundraiser 🍞

michael webster – Seclusion Sessions for Music Solid ☀️

our own michael webster did a video for Music solid‘s ‘Seclusion Sessions’ yesterday with his original song ‘firewall’ 🙃

check it out on YouTube here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Udk3BMGs9PE 👊 if you enjoy it, please consider donating to NHS Charities Together 🍞

Dig Deep Fundraiser 25/04 update!

it would have been a lovely day today for our fundraiser Dig Deep: Charity All-Day Music Event down at The Old Pint Pot! 👊

sadly we had to cancel it due to the ongoing pandemic, but it’s for an amazing cause so go and donate to Dig Deep – they do brilliant stuff providing clean water for villages in Africa. thanks to Leah Farrar for contacting us to help her with this! 👽

you can donate at https://dig-deep.charitycheckout.co.uk/pf/kilimanchesto-leah 🙂

make sure you go and check out our headliners for the event too, they’re awesome! Sleeping Ducks / Idle Hands / Electric Screams – great local bands who would have absolutely wowed us with their talents 🍞