For Jacob Maguire, guitarist in experimental Manchester dance music quartet Porij, the northern England city is in the band's DNA.

Listen

YES

Live music venue
38 Charles St, Manchester M1 7DB, United Kingdom
YES

"Yes was like the cool place to be when we were there. It would just have music on all the time. And it's got like great bands, like we saw a band called Black Midi once, like really early on, in the basement and we've seen Kaytranada do a DJ set there. It has an influx of great bands coming in."

Jacob MAGUIRE

Northern Quarter

Neighbourhood
Northern Quarter, Manchester, UK
Northern Quarter

"The Northern Quarter is pretty great. It's got a bunch of vintage stores, coffee shops. It's got this place called Afflecks, which is like this huge building with very quirky clothes and there's just always something to do."

Jacob MAGUIRE

The White Hotel

Music venue
Dickinson St, Salford M3 7LW, United Kingdom
The White Hotel

"There's definitely a rave scene in Manchester and The White Hotel has crazy techno nights — but then also great indie gigs. We went to a Kazakhstani techno night at The White Hotel and it's just like a really weird place on the outskirts."

Jacob MAGUIRE

Peak District National Park

National park
United Kingdom
Peak District National Park

"An hour outside of Manchester, it's just beautiful. You get all of the views of Yorkshire and that part of the country as well. I feel like the UK is quite underestimated — especially when you're kind of stuck in cities. And you only have to drive a little bit and you can be at one with nature."

Jacob MAGUIRE

Vinyl Exchange

Record store
18 Oldham St, Manchester M1 1JN, United Kingdom
Vinyl Exchange

"Vinyl Exchange — if getting vinyls is your thing, everything's there you can get any type of stuff like reggae or dub, it's just got an array, there's a bit for everyone there in Manchester."

Jacob MAGUIRE

Playbooks