An opportunity to enjoy Combo La Revelacion, well-known for Latin including salsa, cha cha and merengue, away from the festival charge.
At: Manchester Lane
Date: 26th June
Time: 9pm
Price: $10/free for diners

Gangster swing at it’s most sizzling, Frankie Wants Out’s original SWING will have you leaping to the dance floor.
At: Manchester Lane
Date: 22nd June
Time: 9.30pm
Price: $10

Look out for Andrea Marr’s sassy soulful blues. 2009 Female Vocalist of the Year (Australian Blues Music Awards).
At: Manchester Lane
Date: 11th June
Time: 8.30pm
Price: $10

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Katie Noonan and the Blackbird Project
Katie Noonan’s new album, Blackbird Project, is a stunning collection of Beatles’ covers.
It is a testament to Lennon and McCartney’s musicianship that so many of their songs have been covered; in a way their music has become the new jazz standards.
Past covers range from the Good: Wilson Pickett’s Hey Jude, Siouxsie and the Banshee’s Dear Prudence, and Stevie Wonder’s We Can Work It Out, to the Bad: Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds by William Shatner and Jim Carrey’s I am …

A Lane for Everyone
Melbourne is a city with so many niche venues it can be hard to find something that suits everyone.
Manchester Lane is such a place: it’s a sophisticated music venue, a fine restaurant and a chic bar. Whether you want to meet for casual drinks, have a romantic dinner-date or see some hip international jazz act, Manchester Lane is the place to go.
Manchester Lane mostly hosts jazz acts, but the manager was quick to inform me that it hosts a wide range of performers. It’s housed some pretty …

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Date: 22nd May
At: Manchester Lane more gigs/review
Time: 9.30pm
Price: $10