January’s Liverpool Acoustic Live was an amazing night. A jam-packed View Two Gallery (sorry if you didn’t get a seat!) enjoyed some fantastic music rounded off with a cracking acoustic set from The Grande. There was dancing too!
Our third anniversary gig later this month has already sold out online, with only a handful of tickets available on the night on a first-come, first-served basis when the doors open at 8.00pm. The only way to get access to event tickets before they go on general sale is to join our event publicity mailing list by clicking here.
We’re not the only ones with a notable date this month, as the Woody Guthrie Folk Club turns into a toddling two-year-old. Check out the Liverpool Acoustic review of December’s WGFC here, then get your tickets for February’s event here. This is a popular night and almost always sells out in advance.
Apologies to any huge stars visiting Liverpool this month, but the biggest name in town has to be Threshold Festival, and Liverpool Acoustic is delighted to be taking part again for this grass-roots event’s second outing. Details of the Liverpool Acoustic Afternoon can be found below.
LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC AFTERNOON
The Liverpool Acoustic Afternoon @ Threshold is on Saturday 11th February 2012 at Elevator Bar and Cafe on Parliament Street and features a wonderful mix of local, national and international musicians performing from 2pm to 7pm.
Heck, we’ve only just posted all the details in our last News and Reviews post. If you missed it then the link is here.
newsandreviews.liverpoolacoustic.co.uk/2012/01/liverpool-acoustic-afternoon-threshold.html
There’s also a Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight show featuring one track from each of the musicians who are playing for us on the day – well worth listening to, even if we do say so ourselves.
Heck, we’ve only just posted all the details in our last News and Reviews post. If you missed it then the link is here.
newsandreviews.liverpoolacoustic.co.uk/2012/01/liverpool-acoustic-afternoon-threshold.html
There’s also a Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight show featuring one track from each of the musicians who are playing for us on the day – well worth listening to, even if we do say so ourselves.
Threshold day and weekend tickets are available from tiny.cc/threshold12tickets
LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC LIVE
The next Liverpool Acoustic Live is our 3rd birthday bash on Friday 24th January 2012 at the View Two Gallery.
- Stephen Langstaff
- Ratty Little Fingers
- Holly Taymar & Chris Bilton [York]
- Rob Rivieres
- Simon Madison
As we said in the introduction above, advance tickets for this are already sold out. There will be a maximum of 15 £6 tickets available on the night when the doors open at 8.00pm but these will be on a strictly first-come, first-served basis. Once these have gone then we’ll have reached our capacity and won’t be able to let any more in. If you want to receive details of our event tickets before they go on general sale then sign up to our events publicity mailing list here.
Doors open at 8.00pm with music starting at 8.30pm sharp. The night finishes at 11.15pm
Join the facebook event here.
DIARY NEWS
Here’s our latest list of new events that have started, and current events that have changed or ended. If you know of any we’ve missed then do let us know so we can share the news with the rest of the world.
You can follow more up-to-date news on our twitter feed twitter.com/lpoolacoustic so come and join us in the twittersphere!
All change
All change? No change.
You can follow more up-to-date news on our twitter feed twitter.com/lpoolacoustic so come and join us in the twittersphere!
All change
All change? No change.
You say goodbye…
Events finishing? Pah! We ain’t got no events finishing!
And I say hello…!
- The Sunday Sessions is a new event at The Zanzibar, taking place on the second and fourth Sunday of every month from 4pm to 11pm. Hosted by Ian McNabb, it’s partly booked acts and partly open mic. If you’d like to be involved then contact the venue on facebook, by phone 0151 707 0633, or just turn up. This event is free.
- Ample Music Promotion has a new weekly night every Saturday at Barcelona Bar. Each night sees two acoustic performers and two bands, and entry is only £2 on the door. 8pm to 11pm, details from facebook.com/amplemusicpromotion
- There’s a brand new Open Mic at the newly relaunched Elevator Bar on Parliament Street. It’s hosted by Simon Lomax and runs from 5pm to 10pm on the first Wednesday of the month (hey, that’s tonight!)
- Elevator Bar also has a weekly Acoustic Night every Friday from 5pm to 9pm, with a special ‘Pizza and Cocktail’ special offer.
FEBRUARY DIARY SELECTION BOX
Here’s a selection of some of the acoustic events taking place in February. Click on the event in the diary for full details and links.
- Wednesday 1st February – Lindi Ortega @ Leaf – Canadian Lindi Ortega plays fine country-tinged Americana described by some as a blend of Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, and Emmylou Harris. Support on the night is from Marc Hannon (Springtime Anchorage) and Emily Cimber. Tickets are £6 in advance, with details here.
- Wednesday 1st February – Will Kaufman’s Hard Times & Hard Travellin’ Woody Guthrie Show @ Grateful Fred’s, Formby Royal British Legion. STOP PRESS: this event is now SOLD OUT. The next Grateful Fred night is Thursday 1st March when Eddie and Frank Thomas bring their roots and blues music all the way from Mississippi, USA. Info here, and tickets here.
- Monday 6th – Come Strut Your Stuff @ The Egg Cafe – This event is back to its regular ‘first Monday of the month’ slot. Open floor poetry and acoustic music takes place once a month in Liverpool’s best vegetarian bistro. The event starts at 8pm but if you want to perform you’ll need to be there before 7.30pm to get your name on the list. comestrutyourstuff.co.uk
- Friday 10th – Nick Wall’s Music To Die For @ Leaf – Nick Wall (Vintage Radio & Music To Die For) is celebrating his 50th birthday by putting on a night of live music. Performing will be The Flamin’ Mamies, and Our Morals. Tickets are £5 (£1 unwaged) on the door or in advance from nctwall@hotmail.com. Event starts at 7.30pm with the bands on from 8.45pm.
- Friday 10th to Sunday 12th – Threshold Festival @ The Baltic Triangle (various venues). Full details from thresholdfestival.co.uk and tickets are available from tiny.cc/threshold12tickets
- Saturday 11th – Liverpool Acoustic Afternoon @ Elevator Bar and Cafe. 2pm to 7pm, full details here. Entry to Threshold ticket holders only.
- Saturday 11th – Radical Liverpool @ Studio 2, Parr St. Alun Parry headlines this month, with support from Our Morals and the Liverpool Socialist Singers. Tickets £4.50 in advance here. Doors open at 7.00pm
- Saturday 11th – James Walsh (Starsailor) @ The Zanzibar, with support from The City Walls, The Fifth Movement, and Jessicas Ghost. Tickets £8 in advance, £10 on the door. We’re told tickets are selling fast! Facebook event here.
- Saturday 18th – The Edwardian Picnic supporting Brother & Bones @ The Shipping Forecast. Tickets £5 from seetickets.com. Also playing are The Buffalo Riot, and friends. Facebook event here.
- Tuesday 21st – Beth Jeans Houghton @ Eric’s, with support from Goodbye Lenin, Eva Petersen, and Beaten Tracks DJs. Tickets £9 here, and facebook event page here.
- Thursday 23rd – Woody Guthrie Folk Club @ The Ship & Mitre – This popular folk club is the place to hear songs of humour, struggle, life and justice. Back to its regular ‘last Thursday of the month’ slot, tickets for this regularly sold-out event are £3 from wegottickets.com with singers getting this refunded on arrival. Full details at woodyfolk.co.uk
- Friday 24th – Liverpool Acoustic Live @ The View Two Gallery, with Stephen Langstaff, Ratty Little Fingers, Holly Taymar & Chris Bilton [York], Rob Rivieres, and Simon Madison. Entry only by £6 on the door, which opens at 8.00pm. Tickets very limited (only 15 left), and on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Monday 27th – Cancer Research UK Charity Night @ Studio 2. Jessicas Ghost, Jo Bywater, Rae Clark, Barry Briercliffe and Adriano Arena (Miss Gradenko), plus special guests. All money raised goes to the charity. Tickets £5 from wegottickets.com, and the facebook event is here.
- Friday 29th – TJ & Murphy @ The Unity Theatre, with support from The Big I Am. Tickets £6.50 here.
MARCH DIARY SNEEK PEEK
In our monthly newsletter we normally list just the events coming up in that particular month. However, there are some events in March that deserve a bit more advance notice, so here you go.
- Wednesday 1st – Eddie and Frank Thomas @ Grateful Fred’s, Formby Royal British Legion. These Mississippi brothers bring their American journey of story and song to the banks of the Mersey. Info here, and tickets here.
- Friday 2nd March – Jann Klose @ The Cavern Club. Grammy award nominated Klose returns to Liverpool for the fourth time to play at one of his favourite venues. Details from jannklose.com
- Friday 2nd – Joan Baez @ Liverpool Philharmonic Hall.
- Wednesday 7th March – Cass McCombs @ Leaf. One of only four UK shows, with guests tba. Tickets £9, facebook event here.
- Friday 9th March – Bird @ Liverpool Acoustic eXtra, the View Two Gallery, with support from Thom Morecroft, and special guests The Sea Kings [London]. Tickets available from wegottickets.com/liverpoolacoustic
AND FINALLY…
If you’re a local acoustic musician looking for gigs then don’t forget to check our facebook page on a regular basis as we often have promoters posting to say they have slots free or are booking for future events.
Liverpool Acoustic is now on Soundcloud. We haven’t got much sound to share with you in our cloud just yet, but it’s a really good way for local acoustic musicians to share their sounds with us. soundcloud.com/liverpoolacoustic
You can get in touch by emailing contact@liverpoolacoustic.co.uk
Graham –
on behalf of the Liverpool Acoustic Team