New Beers Announcement!

New in from the famous American Brewery Goose Island, the extremely quaffable ‘Honkers’ is hitting our bottle fridges today, to go alongside recent additions from Brewdog and Agustiner.

Another top Yank Brewer Odell provides this weeks guest lager with their amazing Cut Throat Porter – already a staff favourite!

Aficionado Valentines Massacre with special guest Dom Thomas (Brutal Music)

On Sunday 12th February we are pleased to announce the return of Aficionado for 2012 at Electrik Bar with very special guest Dom Thomas who will be joining balearic maestro’s Moonboots & Jason Boardman for their “Valentines Massacre”.

Dom Thomas and partners in crime, Andy Votel and Doug Shipton, are best known for their endless compilations on the legendary Finders Keepers label, who specialise in trawling the world in search of lost gems, and who have brought us (well, the Western world) some of the most surprising mutations of disco, funk, pop, and whatever, from the least reachable corners of the world, deliciously fused with local influences.

Expect the finest in Turkish Disco, Malaysian Funk, Vietnamese Boogie – who knows? Dom also co-runs Brutal Music, focusing on mixing up obscure and forgotten selections of some of the finest proto house, weird psyche and mashed up funk.

As a founding director of vintage vinyl archeology team “Finders Keepers” and cross-continental club night B-Music, Dom Thomas has travelled the world twice over supplying Psych-starved mods, b-boys and misfits throughout the world with his unique brand of unidentifiable cosmic slop.

An ardent, assiduous B-Music crusader – whose love of obscure, obsolete, deleted and delectable experimental vintage Pop music and graphic design has sparked a vibrant record-stall, dancefloor and sub-cultural uprising, this Manchester beat-freak spearheads an infectious, impetuous campaign that champions long-forgotten way-out sounds.

For more checkout:
www.soundcloud.com/dom-thomas
www.dominicthomas.com

One Deck Armchair Sessions With Don Letts

One Deck is pleased to announce the arrival of the legendary DJ and film maker Don Letts.

From his days at London’s seminal Roxy nightclub, to working with The Clash and The Sex Pistols, being a member of Big Audio Dynamite through to his current weekly radio show on BBC 6Music; this promises to be a very special One Deck Session.

Expect a vinyl culture clash as we’ve asked him to dig deep into his record crates and play anything he fancies.

Remember you can check his weekly show at BBC 6 Music:

Sunday 29th January
7.00pm – 12.00am
Free entry

Supercrafts Presents. “Fully Plied” At Electrik

On Wednesday 18th January we launch a new 2 week art installation at Electrik with local designers Supercrafts, entitled “Fully Plied”.

On show at Fully Plied will be a range of self initiated illustration graphics screen printed onto birch ply. These have all been made at various times in 2011 by SuperCrafts, and many of which were recently on show at Bank Street Arts in Sheffield.

Based near Manchester City Centre, SuperCrafts is a studio workshop specialising in Art Direction, design graphics and illustration.

Established in 2010 by Mr Hass, commissions and self initiated projects are carried out across a range of visual media, with the aim of building appropriate expressive and communication.

So far SCSW has worked in various capacities with One69A, Dub Smugglers, Workroom Industries, Dulcimer Bar, Column Arts Agency, Bank Street Arts, Junk Shop, as well as current project with Juno Bar.

The launch party at Electrik will see items of work for sale plus a meet & great with Hass along with music provided by DJ’s.

For more info: www.super-crafts.com

Fully Plied At Electrik
Wednesday 18th January
7.00pm – 12.00am

Guestrant with Simon Shaw from El Gato Negro – Monday 23rd January

The gastronomic adventure continues as Simon Shaw from El Gato Negro takes over our kitchen for one night only. encouraged to pull out the stops and deliver a multi-plate culinary voyage, tickets are £25. places are strictly limited get your ticket in advance at electrik info@electrikbar.co.uk

Since being awarded a glowing review by the Observer’s Jay Rayner in 2007, El Gato Negro has been the North West’s finest Spanish restaurant. Serving imaginative, contemporary tapas and larger plates inspired by regular visits to Barcelona, the cooking is unlike anything Manchester has to offer.

This is a one-off chance to sample contemporary Spanish cuisine in the heart of Chorlton at our popular Guestrant event. Buying tickets in advance is advised as we expect this event to sell out.

Vegetarian options are available but must be booked in advance. guestrant is a social event so expect fun & good conversation.

Simon Shaw from El Gato Negro
presents modern catalan fine dining
Monday January 23rd
from 7.30pm

New Years Eve at Electrik Bar – £7 Tickets Now On Sale (no booking fee!)

Whilst many are bracing up for a chorus of Auld Lang Syne or getting ready to play Charades, we hope that you will be one of many that will be joining us at Electrik this new years eve as we say goodbye to 2011 and wish a warm welcome to 2012.

We’ll have DJ sets from Luke Unabomber who will be joined by Huw Morgan on selector duties for this very special last party of 2011!

£7 tickets now available from the bar with no booking fee!

Saturday 31st December
Times – Roll up when your ready, but its tickets only from 10pm

End Of Year Riot Warm Up

Following last years roadblock at Electrik Bar, we once again host the End Of Year Riot warm up with music courtesy of our special guest DJ’s who will be preparing you for the nights proceedings at Legends!

**Every End Of Year Riot ticket holder will get a free glass of Prosecco from the bar**

Featuring the disc jockey skills of:

Crowhead AKA Woody.
Ste Spandex (Wet Play)
Roots Before Branches DJ’s

Tuesday 27th December
7.00pm – late
Free entry

End Of Year Riot tickets available from Electrik Bar with no booking fee!

Xmas One Deck 7″ Carrier Bag Rave

Sunday December 18th sees the return of the legendary Xmas One Deck 7″ Carrier Bag Rave at Electrik Bar, Chorlton.

Following the rules of a usual One Deck Session of no headphones, no mixing and just one deck but with the added ruling of strictly 7″ format only. All DJ’s must bring their 7″ black plastic in a Carrier Bag…

Your evenings DJ selectors will be:

Unabombers
James Holroyd
Rob Bright
Kickin Pigeon (Wet Play)
Trash-O-Rama
Matt Triggs (Fat City Recordings)
Clair Pearson & Rebecca Jones (Bad Timing)
Moggsy

Expect festive cheers, tears, jeers, fears, squabbling & wobbling as the guest spinners will turn Electrik into the house party of legends…
Let battle commence…

Last years event was a roadblock…Louis Walsh is not welcome…

7pm – late
Sunday 18th December

Christmas Market At Electrik

Arriving in time to grab something cool, original & quirky for your loved ones, we will be holding a very special Christmas Market at Electrik Bar on Sunday December 11th.

With plenty to choose from with stalls of fashion items, art and handmade cards from Lisa Stannard, plus handmade gifts, jewellery and vintage homewares from our very own Emma Jay and Natalie Cannell’s stall, called “More Tea, Vicar”.

Of course it wouldn’t be a real Christmas market without some mulled wine, Christmas ale and of course mince pies!

With all this to choose from we are certain to have something for everyone!

Plus as an extra special Christmas gift, both Lisa & Emma will be joining Huw Morgan at night for a very special One Deck Session!

Sunday 11th December
12pm Start
Free entry

End Of Year Riot Early Bird Tickets – Now On Sale With No Booking Fee!

We now have limited £18.00 early bird tickets available for this years End Of Year Riot at Legends on Tuesday December 27th, with no booking fee.
Be quick though as these are only available until November 31st.

Keeping with tradition there will be an early doors warm up session for the Riot at Electrik Bar, starting at 7pm with music by special guest DJ’s, to be announced, plus every end of year riot ticket holder will get a free glass of prosecco from the bar!

End Of Year Riot Fan Page
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