3 Minute Gig Video Podcast

Welcome to the second of Real Fresh TV's showcases at In The City 2006. Episode #9 of the 3 Minute Gig features four of the best emerging talent of the festival. There's the exquisite folk of John Smith, the funky jazz folk of Rachael Kichenside, some outstanding stadium-ready rock from Otra Mano and the shoe gazer anthems of Palo Alto. For the full half hour gig experience, watch our broadband TV channel at www.realfresh.tv!

Episode #8 of Real Fresh TV's 3 Minute Gig comes to you live and direct from the In The City 2006 festival. In The City is Europe's biggest city-based music festival and is responsible for launching the careers of Oasis, Radiohead, Suede, Elastica, Coldplay, The Darkness, Doves, Foo Fighters, Elbow and many more. Check out the four fantastic bands that played the first of our two showcases at In The City: melodic indie 5 piece Tripwire, LA's finest punk goths, The Human Value, local lads Onions and eclectic singer songwriter, This is Chichi. For the full half hour gig experience, watch our broadband TV channel at www.realfresh.tv!

In Episode #7 of Real Fresh TV's 3 Minute Gig, we are joined by an eclectic cast of performers at the Kings Arms, an award-winning performance space-cum music venue in Salford, Manchester. In just 3 minutes, we bring you stellar performances from Isobel Heyworth, Manchester's best kept secret (according to the BBC), ivory tinkler extraordinaire, Doug Walker, 'balladeer for the working man' Garron Frith and Lost Poets, Geordie hip hop phenomenon in the making! For the full half hour shows, watch our broadband TV channel at www.realfresh.tv!

Welcome to Episode #6 of Real Fresh TV's 3 Minute Gig. This one's a rather more intimate affair than previous gigs, recorded live at The Waldorf, one of Manchester's finest pubs. Join presenters Matt Panesh and Chi-chi Ekweozor as they introduce you to four of the best bands in the city. There's the glorious psychedelic pop of The Mekkits, the phat sounds of Manchester beatbox champions Folded Remediez, the ambient tunes of indie trip-hop merchants Air Cav and a clutch of good songs from up-and-coming singer songwriter Emma Black. For the full flavour, watch the full 30 minute shows on our broadband video channel at http://www.realfresh.tv/!

Futuristic Film Freakery at the Futuresonic 2006 festival Join Real Fresh TV’s zany presenters Matt Panesh and Chi-chi Ekweozor as they meet another eclectic selection of Manchester’s finest new bands in Episode #5 of the 3 Minute Gig. We give you the delightful Gillan Edgar, exceptional bleep specialist The Black Paths, lo-fi wonderkids The Search Map, Led-Zep tinged rock from the fabulously named Aristocrash and some rather excellent 21st century pop from Manchester’s finest up-and-comers, Dear Eskiimo. There’s even futuristic film freakery courtesy of VJ extraordinaire, ChairTV.com! Recorded as part of the Futuresonic festival, Europe’s leading electronic and media arts festival. Want more than 3 minutes? Check out the 30 minute shows on our broadband TV channel at www.realfresh.tv. Go!

What an amazing night! Join Real Fresh TV at Manchester's renowned Roadhouse as we meet four fantastic Manchester bands: cool hip swingers The Shmatte Kid, fantastic singer songwriter Jenny McCormick, the outrageously smooth Pierre Hall and the Lead Balloons and Manchester's answer to Beck, The Star Fighter Pilot in episode #4 of the 3 Minute Gig. Our spectacular presenters Gabby Sanderson and Cara Doyle are joined by surprise guest presenter, Dave Haslam, Manchester music legend and Hacienda DJ and XFM presenter, in what will go down as the infamous 'Bank Holiday Monday Mash Up'. There's much much more to see in the 30 minute shows at www.realfresh.tv. Enjoy!

This is the rock show: episode #3 of Real Fresh TV's 3 Minute Gig. Live from Manchester's Star and Garter, we bring you two critically acclaimed American bands on their first European tour: Riddle Of Steel (St. Louis, Missouri, US) and Roma 79 (San Fransisco, California, US). We also have some melodic hardcore from France courtesy of Daitro (Lyon, France). Last but not least, we give you Jack Ruby, a fantastic instrumental two-piece from Manchester. There's more live music and exclusive interviews on Real Fresh TV but in this liddle excerpt join presenters Matt Wibley and Gabby Sanderson as they serve up a slice of fresh rock from Manchester, the UK's capital of cool.

Welcome to Episode No. 2 of Real Fresh TV's 3 Minute Gig! Recorded live at the Night and Day Cafe, one of Manchester UK's finest live music venues, with fantastic new presenters Gerard McLaughlin and Cara Doyle at the helm, we bring you the freshest sounds of the UK's most musical city(tm)! Prepare to be enthralled by the calculated cool of Josephine Oniyama's new century folk, the expressive grandeur of The Boy Lacks Patience (think Ben Folds meets Tori Amos), the fast-fingered funk of Mike Rapheal, crowned Prince of acoustic funk and soul and the amazing new uber-folk experience that is the The Green Tree Riot (formerly known as The Urban Folk Collective). Then be tickled by the vivacious banter between our sassy presenters! This is Real, this is Fresh and this is the bees knees in portable TV! In the words of presenter Gerard McLaughlin "Let's have some poddertainment!"

Real Fresh TV brings you the latest must-have in portable entertainment: the 3 Minute Gig! Recorded live at Manchester UK's uber-cool live music venue, the Late Room and presented by uber-cool presenters Matt Panesh and Emma Brotherton, this is just what the doctor ordered: one dose of brand new British independent music, injected into the upper brain via this awesome new video podcast! Meet the big boy rockers of 52teenagers, the irrepressible Gideon Conn, the multi-faceted talent that is This is Chichi, the rad, indie cool of Groucho and the ever-so-hypnotic Peter Haley. Fresh independent music from the heart of Manchester, the UK's capital of cool.