Rainy City Radio (2025)

26/10/2023

& at bar tonight!
Till late

23/08/2023

Hope everyone is having a lovely summer. Been a bit radio silence on our end but we're back with our SOUP bar residency tomorrow night.
Got some old friends of the station repping us tomorrow.

They'll be there 6pm - 2am, come grab a drink and say hi x

As always, thanks to SOUP for giving this opportunity to our DJ's.

17/05/2023

Hello everyone, PSA...

As some of you know or may have noticed we are taking a break from our regular broadcasting for a bit. We are taking some time off to rest, restructure, rethink and finalise some plans that have been on going for a while.

Doing radio is extremely fun but also very time consuming and a feeling of always playing catch up, especially financially. With busy jobs and lives, doing it to the standard we want isn't always possible.
We are so happy with the friends and community that has come around as a result of the station and all the people we have met and come to do a show so far, it has been amazing to meet you all.

This isn't the end of Rainy City, we will still be doing events and other things (more to come) until we re-emerge with fresh eyes and ideas!

Love to everyone who has supported us so far !

Digby & Tommy x

06/05/2023

Some radio highlights from April !! All available to listen in our APR 23 playlist on soundcloud >> link in bio

with plenty of nostalgic psych rock, shoegaze and moving into some IDM, breakcore & lovers! Plenty of variety with top shelf mixing.

with soul, alt hip hop , grime, and ambient.

OG resident shows always hit the stop - this is no different!

invites on bzrkdj , plenty of rap, experimental , breaks, acid, ambient and more.

Last show before a hiatus, sayonara herbal tea from , really some of the best shows out there > ambient, jazz, spoken word, really soul soothing stuff.

The ever amazing invited along - power hour to the max!!! Dark, gritty & fun.

Listen back on our Soundcloud - link in bio to check out highlights from march too w/ , .looooop, , .sses &

03/05/2023

Wednesday 04.05 🍄

🔸10:00 Breakfast w/ Tommy Cross & Ruf Dug Interview

The final week of my 3 weeks of breakfast shows! :( First one with and was amazing, second one was a shambles, technical difficulties nightmare! but still vibes with
This week, along with banging tunes, I will be airing the interview I did with Ruf Dug (or bits of it) We spoke about his past in radio and what radio used to be like, and what its like today at NTS where he is a resident and part of the literally award winning Soup To Nuts Show. Which I highly recommend you tune in to if you haven't already! But after my show finishes.

Listen Live @ rainycityradio.live 🌐

27/04/2023

Back at tonight with 4 of the finest selectors and friends of the station! We'll be there from 6pm till 2am.

Got the queen of edits and , station day 1er kicking it off for the first two hours.

up next, a top shelf DJ, keeping you on your toes. Some of the finest selections about !

The amazing , come down for a boogie, and a guaranteed one at that. On another note, check out her most recent single "dead 2 me" with MaZz - soul at its finest.

Closing it off is the main man himself, no explanation needed, he's got it all! top tier guy and DJ!

Come grab a drink or some grub with these four amazing DJs & people to get you started for the bank holiday 🌐🌐🌐

26/04/2023

Wednesday 26.04 📡

🔸18:00 PALOMA. X CHOP SHOP X RAINY CITY

3 wonderous music groups come together for a 3-way co-promotion for one of Manchester's most exciting venues, THIS FRIDAY 28th April. Zuri, Teaching Assistant, DJ Fassbender and Tommy Cross met up to record a takeover of the Rainy City airwaves. Tune in to hear interviews lead by the lovely DJ Fassbender (legend) where there is chat about the MCR music scene, what each DJ has going on and tunes provided by Zuri, Teaching Assistant and Tommy Cross.
We are so excited to welcome you to The Loft on Friday, dancing shoes at the ready its going to be absolutely mega!

Listen Live @ rainycityradio.live 🌐

21/04/2023

🌐FRIDAY 21st April🌐

🔸 16:00 Lindrum

Lindrum plays soulful and upbeat footwork

🔸 17:00 AdomasLP

A dark, brooding bass journey, working with some of my unreleased club and ama tracks!! But don't be afraid - there's light at the end of the tunnel

🔸 19:00 DJ Project Manager

DJ Project Manager wants you to listen to Moth Slut. This month's show is a delve into the various influences of the up and coming Manchester-based darkwave duo Moth Slut, who have making waves across venues in and around Manchester. Expect a devilishly dark selection of gothy toe tappers, selected by the band and mixed by yours truly.

🔸 20:00 MBB

MBB is hand delivering mix of sounds and just really happy to get on the nice decks! Bit of 140 bit of Drill bit of 'can you play some fun songs'.

Back once again with a tangle of genres - you just can't put MBB in a box you know. Enjoyed recording this one. Rainy city has a special place in my heart.

🔸 21:00 Unearth with bzrkdj

Unearth is joined by Berserk DJ aka Ronan, full time sonic journalist, concerned with shifting senses of meaning, community, and change in the 21st century. New World type beats only.

Listen live at rainycityradio.live 🌐

20/04/2023

Friday 20.04 🍃

🔸 17:00 Lindrum

Lindrum plays soulful and upbeat footwork

🔸 18:00 MIRE .mcr

🔸 20:00 DJ Oscillate .records

1998-01 techstep + darkside dnb.

🔸 21:00 Brakery Cartel w/ Louis B

In preparation for their takeover of Eastern Bloc next month, Bristol based collective Brakery have brought you an all vinyl hour of some of the many flavors they will be spinning on the night. Ranging from Dub, Afrobeat and High-Life to Brazilian Funk, Samba and more...

Listen Live @ rainycityradio.live 🌐

17/04/2023

One third of our co-pro team for The Loft on the 28th… we’re as happy as ever to welcome back

1.5 years in the making, Rainy City started, as pretty much all independent stations do, as a passion project out of a humble front room in Old Trafford. Back in the days of the fridge magnets and kitchen photo shoots! A few sets from the years past have been selected of some of Manchesters excellent musical produce. Among them + + , , and so many more..

The second home to rainy city was in Cheetham Hill. A lovely spot for the station as it found its feet in an area that is such a hub for night life in MCR. (DBA, TWH) Until moving to in Chorlton in December. A real pillar in the young person arts community for the City.
Today the station continues to support the Manchester music scene any way it can. It’s a pleasure to link up once again at for a night of banging tunes and good vibes when we welcome on the 28th.

Link to tickets in our Bio 🎫🎫 can’t wait to see you all on the floor 👯‍♂️

14/04/2023

Friday 14.04 🪺

🔸 18:00 Jase Jeffery .hedonism

Jase Jeffery, mother of the BENT day parties at the DBA, provides 60 minutes of downtempo breaks and electro from the lighter side of his record collection. Releases from Nathan Pinder, Silvestre, Angel D’lite, DJ Absolutely S**t, Junior Fairplay, Luca Lozano, Jonny Rock & more.

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🔸 19:00 More Gain matthew_moregain

floating through a mix of early breaks, tech house, grime, dubstep and more with a close attention to tracks that carry a strong dark moody attitude while keeping up with some of my favourite current releases from the past couple of years

🔸 20:00 Dan Traynor

For the first show of this new residency, it's strictly Black Op's productions from Jon E Cash, Charmzy and more

🔸 21:00 cabby w/ VIRAL.019 .gov.uk

This might be the last cabby radio show you hear for some time so why not tune into some ambient dreamscapes……… Only kidding there’s beats aplenty with a surprise b2b with .gov.uk aka viral.019 as they weave through disco, EBM, breakbeat, UK funky, electro, grime, dubstep, and much much more…

It’s the viral.019 radio show….. this is a test this is a pilot 👾

Listen Live @ rainycityradio.live 🌐

13/04/2023

THURSDAY 13TH APRIL 💋

🔸 17:00 Paul East pres. Disconnection

Friday early evening selections of the finest jazz-funk-soul and bits and bobs from the spaces in between

🔸 18:00 Internet Culture by

Welcome to internet culture! | a show by showcasing the very best upcoming artists that are breaking the internet right now. Playing all genres, you’ll never know what to expect!

🔸 19:00 wilfred

Spinning everything from soul/80s inspired 140 grime flips to alt hip-hop to ambient. A lot of self productions in this one as well as influences that have been impacting my sound/ear for the past couple months! Don’t be expecting too many blends just lie back & take some new sounds in👹

🔸 20:00 Felicia Buena

a mix of my favourite garage, funky house and afro house to keep ya moving and grooving

🔸 21:00 Last Minute Film Club with Queenie .qw

On this month's Last Minute Film Club, I am joined by Queenie for a deep dive into Alien (1979) - including its sequels and prequels - as a critical cyberpunk text. We'll be discussing how these films centre working class alienation and resistance under capitalism, the meshing of bodies and technologies, and haunted houses in space.

Queenie is a DJ, writer and researcher, currently working as a freelance production assistant for Screenshot, a film show on BBC Radio 4.

Listen live @ rainycityradio.live 🌐

07/04/2023

FRIDAY 07.04 💞

🔸 18:00 home listening w/ Natalia .phipps

Broadcasting from Tenerife, in this show Natalia will be bringing you one hour of tunes that can be enjoyed any place day or time. Perhaps whilst you're hanging out at home. Listen in to hear pop, ambient and rnb.

🔸 19:00 Doctor's Orders with Maracuya

Doctor’s Order’s is a show that invites musicians and DJs to talk about the songs that get them through- exploring the medicine of music. On this takeover, I speak with the brilliant DJ and producer Maracuya about music that reminds her of her time in Columbia, how she keeps up the energy in a 5 hour set and how Rainy City Radio started.

🔸 20:00 Yuqq

Strictly nostalgic tunes this month, Some Psych, Math-Rock, Slowcore and Shoegaze to start, moving into some Electronic bits, IDM/Breakcore and ending with some Lovers. Expect the likes of Chon, Hella, Algernon Cadwallader, Tricot, Toe, Sweet Trip, Andy Stott, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Bogdan Raczynski, 15 16 17 and more

🔸 21:00 DJ Girldick

for Attic's show this month we are welcoming the icon that is DJ Girldick

""With their first mix for Rainy City DJ Girldick wanted to dip their toes outside their box - departing from their usual brand of donk they bring you a darker, squelchy mix interspersed with ambient interludes before diving into hard hitting drum and bass all the while maintaining their typical playfulness""

Tune in at rainycityradio.live 🌐

06/04/2023

Thursday 06.04 🍄

🔸 19:00 Izzy Iz izz.m.m

Izzy has provided an hour long recording from a 2022 Love Muscle set opening for Luscious - expect energy, house and good vibes. Thanks to Sable Radio for the recording!

🔸 20:00 sayonara, herbal tea

The final chapter - for now. Some of my favourite tunes stirred up into an emotional cup of herbal tea.

🔸 21:00 Teaching Assistant .a

This show was one of my favourite ever to record. A nice selection of ambienty, relaxed songs, ending with a couple of atmospheric jungle tunes. I feel like this would be good to listen to on a sunny day whilst frolicking in a field. One of my fav songs ever is in this and it's Styge (Ochre Remix) - Ed Chamberlain, thank you for showing it to me. Some songs from , , , , , , and a few more. Hope you enjoy it and have a great evening :)

Listen Live @ rainycityradio.live

19/03/2023

Some great picks from last month. A couple of sad goodbyes but some hellos to fresh faces at the station. 💞💞💞

>> OG residents and headed over for their last shows, giving it everything as per usual, they will be very missed.

>> .phipps came through for her first show, easy listening at its finest.

>> with plenty of disco, house, soul. Great Sunday listening.

>> - footwork, trap, soflo jook and dancehall. Guaranteed bangers.

>> with an hour of downtempo, amapiano, dancehall, house, techno and more party starters.

Head to the link in our bio to check out our feb picks 🌐

17/03/2023

FRIDAY 17.03 🍀

🔸 18:00 CELIUS .lius

Originally from Norwich but now based in Manchester, CELIUS grew up in a family surrounded by music ranging from bubblegum pop to funk and techno - all of which feeds into her recent love of happy hardcore. Expect bright melodies, warped vocals and unrelenting breaks.

🔸 19:00 MBB

MBB is back once again with a selection that she can't even categorise if shes being honest. Lock in at 7pm!

🔸 20:00 DJ Project Manager

DJ Project Manager wants you to ignore that last month's show was a repeat. An exploration of post-punk's dark ages awaits - the sweet spot of 2005 to 2010, covering nu rave, indie sleaze, and post-punk's flirtations with 2000's club culture. Get your mirror shades.

🔸 21:00 Unearth St. Patrick's Day Special / with ex.sess and Elsa .sess

Unearth is joined by ex.sess this month for a St. Patrick's day special.
Tune in for a dance between traditional folk music, harps, violins and futuristic disintegrative rhythms for a teaser into the future sound of St. Patrick's day.

Listen Live @ www.rainycityradio.live 🌐

16/03/2023

🔸 21:00 Tazz

Tazz is sending a signal to you from rural Scotland. A highland hour taking you from imperfect breaks and rolls to a happy trance finale to round things off.

Love and wubs from the acid farm xoxo

Listen live at rainycityradio.live 🌐

16/03/2023

THURSDAY ~ 16.03 🥳

🔸 18:00 MIRE .mcr

2 Hours of Murky Electronics, Torchlit Pop, Haunted Ballads and Knackered Synth Workouts.

🔸 20:00 Last Minute Film Club with Alex .gibbon

On this episode of Last Minute Film Club, I am joined by Alex Gibbon to discuss two classics of q***r Spanish cinema from the period of la transición – the socio-political transition towards democracy during the late 1970s and early 1980s.
From the bustling streets and balconies of Barcelona’s El Raval, Ventura Pons’ documentary Ocaña: Retrato Intermitente (1978) is a vivid portrait of the life and cultural influence of the q***r activist, painter and performance artist Ocaña – in their own words.
A timeless tale of punks, p**s and chosen families, we will delve into the fluorescent green world of Pedro Almodóvar’s Pepi, Luci, Bom, y otras chicas del monton (1980) - offering a chaotic glimpse into the unique cultural amalgam of the Movida Madrileña.
These films reflect the crucial role of LGBTQ+ communities across Spain in fighting against Francoist oppression, radically changing the cultural landscape to create new spaces for artistic and individual expression.
Alex is a post-graduate researcher at the University of Leeds whose current work focuses on Q***r film and TV from Spain. They are also a DJ, presenter on NARR Radio, and perform in drag under the name Koko Popperz.

🔸 21:00 Tazz

Tazz is sending a signal to you from rural Scotland. A highland hour taking you from imperfect breaks and rolls to a happy trance finale to round things off.

Love and wubs from the acid farm xoxo

Listen live at rainycityradio.live 🌐

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