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May 18, 2012
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Friday Featured Artist: TOM CHIMIAK


The humdrum of the week days begin to come to a close, the weekend is in sight, and it’s time for another Friday Featured Artist.

Some of you may have clocked a post which I put up a while ago.  The post was of a video about Manchester and the Manchester School Of Samba.  It was an excellent piece of work which displayed imagery of the city beaitifully choreographed with the drumming of MSS.  If you not seen it yet, make sure you do.  It was created by a Mr. Tom Chimiak.

Tom, a 2nd year student from Staffordshire University studying Experimental Film Production, is primarily a film maker and photographer.  As he pointed out himself, Tom’s portfolio is currently on the smaller side due to the fact he’s only just begun building up a body of work, so be sure to have a look through and keep tabs on the chap for new projects!

You can find Tom’s video portfolio here, and his photography portfolio here.  Plus you can also stalk him here.

If you would like to submit your work for a possible feature on the website please email sandbar_manchester@live.com with a link to your online portfolio along with a 10 - 50 word description of yourself and/or your body of work.


- Dom Harbot, Events Manager

Tags: video photography art film friday featured artist Tom Chimiak

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May 17, 2012
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Free Irlbacher Premium This Friday Only Hello everyone.  I mentioned we were going to do offers and by golly we are.  From tomorrow (Friday), 8pm to 2am tonight we are offering up 20 free bottles of Irlbacher Premium.  Just pop in after 8pm wearing a fabulous / awesome / striking hat (delete as applicable) to claim your free bottle.  Best hat I’ll personally buy that person a drink. - Dom Harbot, Events Manager

Free Irlbacher Premium This Friday Only

Hello everyone.  I mentioned we were going to do offers and by golly we are.  From tomorrow (Friday), 8pm to 2am tonight we are offering up 20 free bottles of Irlbacher Premium.  Just pop in after 8pm wearing a fabulous / awesome / striking hat (delete as applicable) to claim your free bottle.  Best hat I’ll personally buy that person a drink.

- Dom Harbot, Events Manager

Tags: free offer Friday saturday

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May 15, 2012
What the **** do they put in that cider?- Blusey Steve, Event Organiser So, first post from me and its the birth of the “half arsed choir” in the dank basement of Manchester’s Bluesy Steve. Cider bottles, broken cables and shattered guitars strewn over the floor, but most importantly egg boxes (thanks to an ancient forgotten idea of ‘sound proofing’). It was two weeks ago the ever resourceful Scoot (often to be seen at Busking Ballads, noticeable for been dressed exactly as myself but with a Mohican) fashioned a mic stand from a cymbal stand and an egg box. Genius. Used again today by myself as “the half arsed choir” met for only the second time for a jam. He may be a mere scrap of a boy but he’s the most energy filled blues harpist I’ve ever met, Mr Tyler Hatwell, joined myself and another Busking Ballads regular and cider drinking reprobate Mr Medicine Stu. Songs were exchanged, songs were learnt, classics were slaughtered, all gearing up for the recording of my first E.P. Hopefully some of these jams will osmosis onto the stage at your friendly local Wednesday night open mic, Busking Ballads. Anyone who is to witness this bizarre meeting would be surely saying, ‘what the **** do they put in that cider?’ Much like Stu and myself on a Thursday morning after a night on Sandbars lethal hand pulled apple juice.- Blusey Steve runs “Busking Ballads”, an open mic acoustic event at sandbar the 1st and 3rd Wednesday every month.  Check out upcoming dates here.

What the **** do they put in that cider?
- Blusey Steve, Event Organiser

So, first post from me and its the birth of the “half arsed choir” in the dank basement of Manchester’s Bluesy Steve. Cider bottles, broken cables and shattered guitars strewn over the floor, but most importantly egg boxes (thanks to an ancient forgotten idea of ‘sound proofing’). It was two weeks ago the ever resourceful Scoot (often to be seen at Busking Ballads, noticeable for been dressed exactly as myself but with a Mohican) fashioned a mic stand from a cymbal stand and an egg box. Genius.

Used again today by myself as “the half arsed choir” met for only the second time for a jam. He may be a mere scrap of a boy but he’s the most energy filled blues harpist I’ve ever met, Mr Tyler Hatwell, joined myself and another Busking Ballads regular and cider drinking reprobate Mr Medicine Stu.

Songs were exchanged, songs were learnt, classics were slaughtered, all gearing up for the recording of my first E.P. Hopefully some of these jams will osmosis onto the stage at your friendly local Wednesday night open mic, Busking Ballads.

Anyone who is to witness this bizarre meeting would be surely saying, ‘what the **** do they put in that cider?’ Much like Stu and myself on a Thursday morning after a night on Sandbars lethal hand pulled apple juice.

- Blusey Steve runs “Busking Ballads”, an open mic acoustic event at sandbar the 1st and 3rd Wednesday every month.  Check out upcoming dates here.

Tags: Blusey Steve cider wednesday Busking Ballads busking acoustic jam open mic

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May 13, 2012

Something to listen to:  JOSHUA BEN JOSEPH


Unsure what melodic tunes to listen to this lazy Sunday?  Then please turn your attention to the meanderings of Joshua Ben Joseph.  I’m not going to write a spiel here.  Click on the video and have a listen.  If you likey join his Facebook page here and/or check out his My Space page here.


- Dom Harbot, Events Manager

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May 13, 2012

Lazy Sunday. 


The dust settles on sandbar’s floor after last nights sculpture student extravaganza.  Art is taken off the walls.  Sound cables are recounted.  I count at least two and half extra bags beneath my eyes.


So, Sunday is here.  I think there’s a football match on somewhere.  Everything is quiet and chilled here with tea sippers, scrabble playing.  That is until Sunday’s equipment test.  Sorry chaps.


Enjoy your Sunday.  Relax to music.  Eat a strawberry?  Hope you don’t get caught up in the football mobs.


- Dom Harbot, Events Manager

Tags: sandbar sunday I am quite tired

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May 11, 2012
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Friday Featured Artist:  JESS MARSHALL

It’s Friday and we turn the spotlight once again to another artist, this time one by the name of Jess Marshall.  Jess is an illustrator studying currently at MMU.  Allot of her work has a quirky, subtle humour (if you were going to ask me I’d say it’s Napoleon Dynamitey in it’s humour.  Yes, I did an MA so I could say that).


Jess also works on band posters and events.  She is also looking for other artists, collectives, bands, promoters and the like to work with.  Check out more of her portfolio at www.jessmarshall.co.uk and give her a bell if the notion tickles your fancy.


If you would like to submit your work for a possible feature on the website please email sandbar_manchester@live.com with a link to your online portfolio along with a 10 - 50 word description of yourself and/or your body of work.


- Dom Harbot, Events Manager

Tags: featured artist art illustrator illustration Manchester

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May 11, 2012

TOMORROW.  Arty fair, Arty gigs, Arty people… not so Arty DJ?


Hello chaps and sandbarites!  Hope y’all doing splendid.  Things may be quite exciting here at sandbar tomorrow.  With the lead up to next months degree show we’ve got the fine BA sculpture students putting on not only an arts fair but also some live music all from 2pm - 8pm.  It’s all under the name of British Sculpture Time.  Check out the details here.  Pop on down and check in whats going on.

Also of note not only do with have Ana Miller and Jack with DJ musics in the front bar  but also we have a guest DJ swinging into sandbar’s backroom by the name of Mystletone with a smattering of electro, pop and reggae mixes.  Check out his mixes here.  You can even stalk him……. here.

In the meantime  if you are wanting some pop music hammered into your head before Saturday check out the video of Madeon’s “Pop Culture”… tis quite awesome.


- Dom Harbot, Events Manager

Tags: Art Arty Arty Smarty DJ degree show fair mixes nightlife sale sandbar saturday shop student live music

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May 07, 2012

Featured artist:  LAURA GARCIA MARTIN


The first of our featured artisits is Laura Garcia Martin with a wide range of illustration, paint and collage works.  You can find some more of her pieces hosted here.  Also, if you would like the chance to see some of her works in person she has a new exhibition opening at Everyman Art Gallery in Chorlton this week.  Preview opens Friday.


If you would like your work featured please send your submission to sandbar_manchester@live.com with links to your online portfolio and/or sites where your work is hosted.


- Dom Harbot, Events Manager

Tags: Featured Artist Artist sandbar art everman gallery

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May 04, 2012
OI!  You.  ARTIST.  Get over here.With our website now functioning again we are looking to make the best use of the space.  Yup, there’s going to be posts on news, offers and mentioning of generous customers with cake donations for us here at sandbar (in no way am I trying to influence you here) but we’ll also be showcasing artists work as well as other such creative practitioners.Photography, painting, video… whatever we can get onto our site.  Every Friday we’ll delve into the submissions and pluck out a shiny human being to thrust into the critical spotlight that is you the browser (don’t worry artist people, this is a good thing).If you are interested in submitting work please email (sandbar_manchester@live.com) us a link to your online profile.  Don’t worry if it’s not a professional website.  Third party websites are totally fine.  FlickR, YouTube, whatever.  We’re cool with that.  Yeah.  We’re cool bro. - Dom Harbot, Events Manager

OI!  You.  ARTIST.  Get over here.

With our website now functioning again we are looking to make the best use of the space.  Yup, there’s going to be posts on news, offers and mentioning of generous customers with cake donations for us here at sandbar (in no way am I trying to influence you here) but we’ll also be showcasing artists work as well as other such creative practitioners.

Photography, painting, video… whatever we can get onto our site.  Every Friday we’ll delve into the submissions and pluck out a shiny human being to thrust into the critical spotlight that is you the browser (don’t worry artist people, this is a good thing).

If you are interested in submitting work please email (sandbar_manchester@live.com) us a link to your online profile.  Don’t worry if it’s not a professional website.  Third party websites are totally fine.  FlickR, YouTube, whatever.  We’re cool with that.  Yeah.  We’re cool bro.

- Dom Harbot, Events Manager

Tags: sandbar art submissions exhibition video online exhibition I need more coffee

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May 03, 2012
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And now…


…some words and video from The Manchester School of Samba.  Great video!


- Dom Harbot, Events Manager

msamba:

When, at 7pm, the Manchester School of Samba practice… the city feels the rhythm.

Documenting the city using a mixture of RAW time-lapses and videos.

Manchester School of Samba - sambaman.org.uk/

Tags: Manchester School Of Samba Anthony Watt Samba Manchester Film Tom Chimiak