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Open mic at The Grafton Arms☀️

15th Jul 2021artist, bread, gigs, live, local scene, michael webster, open micLeave a Comment

we had SUCH an amazing time for our first open mic down at The Grafton Arms on Tuesday – around 12 artists played, including a 12-person band, a trio, and plenty of fantastic solo artists

we’re so made up with how it went, a full pub, punters having a great time.. it’s all coming back in force isn’t it!?!? a big thank you to everyone for making it so great!!!

just a reminder here that we’re down there every Tuesday from 7pm with some of Manchester’s finest up-and-coming artists, there’s already some amazing musicians confirmed for next week, and walk-in slots available too!!

drop michael webster a message for a slot, or find out more at our event Open Mic at The Grafton Arms!!

Cream of the Crop: THE RETURN! 🤘🤘🤘

9th Jul 20219th Jul 2021artist, bread, cream of the crop, gigs, live, local scene, michael webster, olivia browse, UncategorizedLeave a Comment

we told you it was coming…

SO made up to be able to announce our first gig back at The Thirsty Scholar. you guys made our mid-lockdown ones last year so great, having to turn people away cause we ran out of seating space, and just a blooming lovely vibe in that whole chaotic year!

on the Saturday 7th August we’ll be returning with a stellar lineup, including Minervadaisy (with full band!) Scatterchild Harrison Rimmer Dr Fabola and our very own Olivia Browse and michael webster! this is shaping up to be one of our best gigs yet. can’t wait for it!

make sure you come on down during the day, 1-5pm (love the daytime vibe!) to catch it all! find out more at our event Cream of the Crop: THE RETURN!

(ps. covid restrictions should have calmed by this point, but if not, make sure you bring a mask, give space, and adhere to any guidelines in place!)

Listen to Minerva Daisy on Spotify!

Find more of Scatterchild’s music here!

Harrison has loads of tunes, check em!

Only feel-good vibes from Dr Fabola ☀️

Olivia Browse, queen of sad bops 💫

you already know michael, right? 🍞

Final virtual open mic!

6th Jul 2021artist, bread, gigs, live, local scene, michael webster, new music, open micLeave a Comment

it’s going to be our final virtual open mic over in Bread Social this coming Thursday! as always, hosted by our very own michael webster! don’t worry, it’s still Turtleneck Thursday…

we’ve had a lovely time over the past year hosting these, they’re been such a lush way for musicians to keep performing through lockdown but alas it must come to an end as next Tuesday (A WEEK TODAY!) we have our first open mic at the Grafton Arms

we can’t wait for this one, it’ll be weekly Tuesdays – find out more at Open Mic at The Grafton Arms!! there’ll be plenty of walk in slots, cheap and quality pints, food available to order and it’s all coming together nicely!

photo taken here by the fabulous Farrow Films & Photos at Royal Oak, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy (capturing our michael mid-angry strum)

Knead To Know: Farrow and Friends Promotions 🌞

2nd Jul 20213rd Jul 2021artist, bread, knead to know, live, local scene, new music, open micLeave a Comment

Our feature for today’s Knead To Know is the fantastic Farrow & Friends Promotions 🤘 they host various open mics across Manchester and they’re a real cornerstone of the scene!

During the pandemic last year they hosted open mics over at Lions Den Bar Deansgate each Friday and provided a fantastic covid-secure environment for performers to keep going, with busy nights each week with some of Manchester’s finest artists and really kept the scene alive during a tough time! 🌞

They now host two open mics – the Friday one down at Lions Den as previously mentioned and also one on a Sunday at Royal Oak, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy 🤘 they have featured artists for each one, if you want to perform just drop them a message! 😊

This is all run by Laura Farrow who is a fantastic musician in her own right, she’s been on the scene for a good few years now and has plenty of lovely tunes available to listen to over on Spotify 👊 head over to https://open.spotify.com/artist/1zTTCcF9TkWOOoaQHpUkJ7 to find her EPs which are lovely listens 🥰

Definitely one to check out here and a top friend of the label – fantastic stuff so head down to a gig as soon as you can! 🍞

📸: Marc Gallagher

Open mic at the Grafton Arms! ☀️

1st Jul 2021artist, bread, gigs, live, local scene, michael webster, open micLeave a Comment

we’re super super stoked to be able to announce our brand new open mic at the Grafton Arms!!

each Tuesday we’ll be down with our very own michael webster hosting – we’re doing around 7-11pm, walk in slots available so just turn up and play, or alternatively drop michael a message to reserve a slot!

this is gonna start up on the Tuesday 13th July – we’re sure that it’s going to be fantastic. make sure you get down! even more on the way as well

covid restrictions apply – please bring your own microphones and instruments if possible, and ensure you have masks on you! find more information at our Facebook event Open Mic at The Grafton Arms!

Virtual open mic! 🍞

24th Jun 2021artist, bread, gigs, livestream, local scene, michael webster, open mic, videoLeave a Comment

we’ve got our virtual open mic tonight over in our Bread Social group hosted by michael webster!!

starting up around 7pm, we’ve got a bunch of amazing musicians from the scene here in the North West playing and as always, it’s going to be a lovely one can’t wait for this one.

make sure you tune in from 7pm to catch all the action and check out all the artists performing! there won’t be many of these left now that places are opening up again – we have plenty of plans come July for in-person stuff

: Olivia Browse

Fresh Batch: Matt Finn is tonight! 🍞

23rd May 2021artist, bread, fresh batch, gigs, livestream, local scene, new music, videoLeave a Comment

We’ll be live over on Facebook with Matt Finn tonight as part of our Fresh Batch livestream 🤘

We’re really looking forward to this one, Matt has played a whole bunch of our open mics over the pandemic and we had him on at our Cream of the Crop event a few years back! 😊 Check his music out over on Spotify at https://open.spotify.com/artist/6jNa8QyhuK50uJzqWEIXag 🎸🎸

Matt will be live from 8pm tonight make sure you don’t miss out on a lovely stream of great live music! Find out more at our Facebook event “Fresh Batch: Matt Finn!” 🍞

Fresh Batch: Matt Finn is tonight! 🍞

23rd May 2021artist, bread, fresh batch, gigs, livestream, local scene, new music, videoLeave a Comment

We’ll be live over on Facebook with Matt Finn tonight as part of our Fresh Batch livestream 🤘

Matt will be live from 8pm tonight make sure you don’t miss out on a lovely stream of great live music! Find out more at our Facebook event “Fresh Batch: Matt Finn!” 🍞

Best Independent Record Label FINALISTS! ✊

21st May 202121st May 2021adam carpenter, anyone's ghost, artist, bread, livestream, local scene, michael webster, new music, olivia browseLeave a Comment

how amazing were the North West Music Awards from Red Spot Events the other night?! 🤟 sadly, we didn’t win, but to even be finalists alongside Jacaranda Records and Sour Grapes Records was absolutely insane. they’re doing some absolutely incredible work and we’re in awe to have even have been nominated. Congrats to Jacaranda Records for winning!! 😊

another big shout is to MILLICENT for winning best music video, James Holt for winning best solo artist and Waterloo Music Bar Blackpool for winning best venue! there was SO much talent nominated and we’d have loved to have seen everyone win, but that’s just the way it goes! 🖤

we just wanna say a huge thank you to Olivia Browse Adam Carpenter Music and Anyone’s Ghost – this isn’t possible without you guys, and running this label is a blessing to know all of you amazing people and help put your music out. I’ve been doing this on my own for a long time and it’s really awesome to see that the work I’ve been doing has been recognised like this. 🥰

a final thank you is to everyone who’s come to a gig, bought a piece of merch, listened to any of our music – you guys who support us really keep us going. this is the reason why I keep on at all of this, it’s often quite a hard thing to do, but the support of the community keeps me going. I try to keep the label and my own music a lil bit separate, but thank you all – a brief word from michael webster 🍞

North West Music Awards tonight! 🤘

19th May 2021artist, bread, gigs, livestream, local scene, new music, videoLeave a Comment

the North West Music Awards is TONIGHT with Red Spot Events livestreaming the awards direct from Gorilla!

we can not wait to find out the results – even being nominated for this was such an honour and all of your support to get us to being finalists was absolutely incredible.

from 7:30pm they’ll be going live at www.mixcloud/live/NorthWestMusicAwards with all the award announcements, and music from the fantastic Jessica Luise Music Dolphin Centre George Farmer and plenty more. make sure you tune in!!