Night Time Essentials

We went to the wonderful Keys Money Lipstick in Manchester last Friday.

Here are four reasons why it is wonderful.

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1) Location, location, location. The Star and Garter, while host to some hilariously-bad Morrissey fan nights (where smiling is literally frowned upon), is perfectly situated for parties like KML. Close enough to town for people to get there, yet far enough away to ensure that WKD-drinking shirt boys don’t come causing trouble, the result is…

2) Good atmosphere. Literally everyone at Keys Money Lipstick is your friend. Even the ones trying maintain an air of cool by steadfastly refusing to dance. Speak to people, they will speak back, dance with people, they’ll dance back. Not many places can boast that.

3) Upstairs/downstairs. IF MORE CLUB NIGHTS COULD REALISE THE IMPORTANCE OF HAVING A LOUD BIT UPSTAIRS AND A QUIET BIT DOWNSTAIRS, MORE CLUB NIGHTS WOULD BE WORTH GOING TO.

4) Amazing playlist. As Keys Money Lipstick’s 1st Birthday Mix proves, the emphasis here is firmly on modern, cutting edge indie music that you can shake it to. No throwbacks, no nostalgia, just solid, danceworthy, electro-edged 21st century indiepop. As it should be.

There are a lot of other reasons why KML is a good night, including the fact that local bands like The Tigerpicks (who are playing the night in a couple of weeks) randomly turn up for a couple of drinks, but above are the four main reasons why you should definitely not forget your Keys, Money or Lipstick ever again (ho ho ho, etc.)

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