There’s lots going on over the Bank Holiday weekend, even if you’re not into The Beatles! Much of the musical goings-on are part of the Mathew Street Fringe Festival which this year is bigger than ever. It even includes a 48-hour Film Challenge – see below for details.
In fact, in the words of Greedy Jesus, “It’s a monster music weekend” with wall-to-wall music from Friday evening all the way throught to late night Monday. Are you ready? Let’s go!
Friday 28th August – Liverpool Acoustic Live
7.30pm – 11.30pm @ The Casa on Hope Street
liverpoolacoustic.co.uk
This is Alun Parry’s CD launch party, and it’s free. The music starts at 8pm, with support from Vinny T Spen and Stuart Todd.
STOP PRESS!!
For those of you who can’t make it to the gig, it will be streamed live at www.livestream.com/alunparrylive courtesy of Nigel from Mad Bouncy Dogs madbouncydogs.com
Friday 28th August – Mochacoustic
8.00pm – 12.00am @ The Mocha Lounge, Sir Thomas Street
myspace.com/mochacoustic2
Now settled into its ‘last Friday of the month’ slot, Mochacoustic’s host Guy Taunton brings you Council Pop, Rob Clarke, A Harp and A Monkey, Acoustic Shel!, plus open mic for the final hour.
Saturday 29th August – For The Love Of…
1.00pm – 1.00am @ The Zanzibar Club, Seel Street
myspace.com/fortheloveofliverpool
Saturday sees the return of For The Love Of.. at The Zanzibar. 12 hours showcasing some of the finest bands and performers in Liverpool. Entrance is only £1, with all proceeds going to CALM thecalmzone.net
Mathew Street Film Festival – 48-hour Film Challenge
Sunday 30th and Monday 31st August
From 9.30am on Sunday 30th August to 9.30am on Tuesday 1st September the Mathew Street Fringe Festival is inviting film makers to compete for £250 and the chance for their video to be shown at FACT on Saturday 5th September. To take part come to the Box in FACT at 9.30am on Sunday 30th August where you will be given 5 elements that must be included in your film – they can guarantee you that one of them will be the Mathew Street Fringe!
You then have 48 hours to script, shoot, edit and return to FACT at 9.30am on Tuesday 1st September with your finished DVD. Judges from FACT, North West Vision & Media, Canvas and Mathew Street Fringe will spend four days coming to their decision, all the films will be shown in the Box at FACT from 12pm on Saturday 5th September and the winner will receive a cheque for £250.
Full details from the Fringe website mathewstreetfestival.org/fringe/48-hour-film-challenge/
Sunday 30th August – Greedy Jesus presents
12pm – late @ The Mocha Lounge, Sir Thomas Street
facebook.com/event.php?eid=117091574581
All dayers seem to be the order of the weekend! Greedy Jesus picks up where the Zanzibar left off, with the first of two marathon sessions mixing brilliant bands with acoustic aces.
Afternoon Acoustic
1pm-Greedy Jesus
1:15pm-Joe Kelly
1:30pm-The Short Straws
1:45pm-Rachael Dunn
2pm-Miles Carrington
2:15pm-Avant Gardner
2:30-3pm Interval
3pm-Woody
3:15pm-Dogstar
3:30pm-Carl Allen(The Huyton Minstrel)
3:45pm-special guest TBC
Bands
4pm-Northerndaze
4:45pm-The Bottletop Millionaires
5:30pm-TAP UK
6pm-6:30 Interval
6:30pm Special Guest TBC
7:15pm-The 104’S
8pm-The Time Flies
8:30-9pm-Interval
9pm-The Lees
9:30pm-The Sound Marshals
10:15pm-TheZenemans
11pm-Flight
Sunday 30th August – Under the Influence VOL 9 – Let it Beatles (part 1)
8.00pm – late @ Studio 2 at Parr Street
facebook.com/event.php?eid=117091574581#/event.php?eid=112695251586&ref;=ts
Kaya’s monthly(ish) journey around the world’s best music influences eventually reaches the Fab Four, with a Beatles-themed tribute night.
Hosted tonight by Ogo, singing original songs and creative covers will be Andy Chandler, The Ashville, and Andy Coleman.
Monday 31st August – Greedy Jesus presents
12pm – late @ The Mocha Lounge, Sir Thomas Street
facebook.com/event.php?eid=117091574581
Seconds out… Round Two. Greedy Jesus hosts again.
1pm- Greedy Jesus
1:15pm-Special Guest TBC
1:30pm-Woody
1:45pm-Special Guest TBC
2pm-Rachael Dunn
2:30pm-Miles Carrington
245pm-Avant Gardner
3pm-Dogstar
3:15pm-3:45pm- Interval
3:45pm- Rob Clarke
4:15pm-Special Guest TBC
4:45pm-Carl Allen (The Huyton Minstrel)
5pm-Jessicas Ghost
5:45pm-Northerndaze
6:30pm-The Jawline of Julianne Moore
7:15pm-The Cupboard Wolves
7:45pm-8pm-Interval
8pm-The Lees
8:30pm-Total Protonic Reversal
9:15pm-Jesus In India
10pm-The Idles
10:45 The Inbyones
After show party!
Monday 31st August – Urban Strawberry Lunch’s Mathew Street Fridge
12.00pm – late @ St Luke’s Church
usl.org.uk/Tours/MATHEW_STREET_FRIDGE_FESTIVAL/68/4.aspx
The Mathew Street Fridge is an afternoon of chilled music — fridge? Get It? [“Not my pun!” Ed]. USL are pleased to announce a great afternoon of music followed by a classic movie for the Mathew Street Fringe.
The line up includes Urban Strawberry Lunch, Tom George, Sir John Mandeville, The Mono LP’s, Big City Mist, The Elementals, Kosher, and Raw Bones. Entrance is by generous donations (towards the upkeep of the building).
And as an added bonus we’ll also be screening at 8.30pm of The Horse’s Mouth, starring Alec Guiness. The plot …. “Gulley Jimson is broke, difficult, conniving, uncouth, and a welcher – but an artist. The visions in his head may not really satisfy him when realised, but the quest continues for the perfect wall. The Beeders leave for six weeks of holiday and return to find a £7000 committment and the wall of their living room transformed into a national treasure. Then – in a bombed out church (!) scheduled for demolition – he finds THE wall that can become his vision…. “
Monday 31st August – Mathew Street Fringe @ The Masque
5.00pm – 11.15pm
The Masque (or is it the Barfly?) has bands playing all weekend as part of the Mathew Street Fringe Festival. However, Monday in The Theatre is more of a down beat affair with the lush Americana of The Buffalo Riot and Liverpool’s favourite folksters The Random Family seeing off the Bank Holiday weekend with help from Night Parade, Ragz & Legends of Flight plus more. Oh, and it’s free!
5.00 Laney Murphy
5.45 Johnny Sands
6.30 15 Storeys
7.15 Legends of Flight
8.00 Ragz
8.45 Night Parade
9.30 The Random Family
10.15 The Buffalo Riot
Monday 31st August – Under the Influence VOL 9 – Let it Beatles (part 2)
8.00pm – late @ Studio 2 at Parr Street
facebook.com/event.php?eid=117091574581#/event.php?eid=112695251586&ref;=ts
Kaya’s Beatles-themed tribute night continues tonight, with original songs and creative covers from Lee Broderick, Alun Parry, Joni Fuller, and Richard O’Flynn.