we went and did a lil interview with the lovely Charlie Smith the other day! 
chatting about streaming sites, the running of the label, and our open mic nights – it was lovely to be able to discuss what we’ve been up to and the local scene 
a massive thanks to Charlie for sorting this out for us!
you can find the full interview over on The Riff at https://medium.com/the-riff/beneath-the-crust-of-bread-records-41d8c17edd5 – let us know what you think! 
it’s been great to be working with Laura Farrow of Farrow & Friends Promotions lately! 
we’ve been doing the sound and packing down, helping out and it’s been so top to meet so many talented up-and-coming artists on the scene 
down at Royal Oak, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy and Flour & Flagon! lovely venues and such good vibes 
if you fancy playing any of her nights, get in touch with her – also our ones down at Grafton Arms and The Lass O’Gowrie with michael webster – and then even Retro – 78 Sackville Street with Lucas Kane! so much going on and so lovely to be a part of it! 
we’re down at The Lass O’Gowrie for our first of the weekly open mics tonight! 
we absolutely can not wait for this one, been in the making for a while and now it’s finally here! there’s already a fantastic bill of artists involved – some of Manchester’s finest talent coming down and doing their thing! 
hosted by our very own michael webster – it’s gonna be BOSS. come on down for some top live music, quality pints and lovely vibes!
starting up around 7:30pm or so tonight – find out more at our event The Lass open mic!
we’re SUPER looking forward to this one!
from next Wednesday 22nd Sept (not tomorrow!) we’ll be starting up our brand new open mic at The Lass O’Gowrie here in Manchester! 
The Lass is a cornerstone of the scene, having hosted one of the best open mics in the past and we’re stoked to be able to bring it back!
we’ll be doing this every Wednesday from 8pm – get in contact with our very own michael webster if you want a slot! gonna be absolutely fantastic. a lovely lovely pub with some top beers available on tap! find out more at our Facebook event The Lass open mic!
we’ve got two open mics for you all this week 
we’ll be down at The Grafton Arms tonight, our weekly Tuesday one – 7pm start, and we’re covering over at Royal Oak, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy this coming Sunday with Ayanam Udoma Music as our featured artist! 
super looking forward to these, each week at the Grafton has been simply sublime and tonight’s is looking no different, and Laura Farrow puts on a boss one down at the Royal Oak. always a lovely atmosphere for your Sunday nights! 
let us know if you’d like a slot for either of them – either drop us or michael webster a message! 
we’ve also got two more gigs for you all this weekend.. but keep your eyes peeled for tomorrow’s post for more information about that! don’t wanna go too overload on gig and music posting at once 
we’ve got a super busy weekend ahead of us!
we’re covering over at Royal Oak, Chorlton-Cum-Hardy for their open mic this coming Bank Holiday Sunday from 6-10pm, in place of Laura Farrow. if you’d like a slot just drop us or michael webster a message and we’ll sort out for you!
always a real boss one down there, and we’ve got Nicky Phillips as featured artist who played last night at Lions Den Manchester open mic and smashed it!
also tomorrow is the second of our Freshly Sliced songwriter nights down at The English Lounge with Dr Fabola Rob Crampton Music and Alf Whitby – gonna be fantastic, 8pm start and free entry! 
so much going on, and we’ve even got more in the works… so watch this space!
we’re back down at The Grafton Arms tonight for our weekly Tuesday open mic!!
we’ve had some absolutely incredible nights so far, and tonight’s is looking even better! so many amazing artists already confirmed for it, and a few walk in slots available – make sure you come on down to catch some of Manchester’s finest talent playing for us! 
we’ll be starting up around 7pm, come on down and enjoy some great music, cheap pints and lovely vibes all around find out more at our event Open Mic at The Grafton Arms!
we’re back down at the Grafton Arms tonight for open mic with our very own michael webster!
after how insane last week’s first one was, we’re super hyped up to be back at it and we’ve already got a whole bunch of amazing artists coming down. it’s gonna be boss! can’t wait for a lovely open mic in this weather!
come on down tonight from 7pm to catch all the action – cheap pints, they serve food, class musicians coming down; what’s not to enjoy!? find out more at our Facebook event Open Mic at The Grafton Arms!
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…
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!…
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!!
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)
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