Liam Pickup is a music blogger/reviewer with a keen interest in the Liverpool Music Scene. Posting all of his reviews on his 'LiverpoolGigReview' Facebook page, he hopes to grow his audience organically. Liam lives in the Huyton area and in his 'real job' works as a fashion retail manager for an International brand.
Live review: Ian Proswe and Amsterdam ‘Who loves ya baby’ tour Date: Saturday 31st May 2014 Venue: East Village Arts Club Reviewer: Liam Pickup It started in New York City on St Patrick’s Day; it made pit stops right the way across the UK, and for it’s finale the Who Loves Ya Baby tour cameContinue Reading
Live review: Liverpool Acoustic Festival Date: Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd March 2014 Venue: The Unity Theatre Reviewer: Liam Pickup Last weekend (Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd March) saw the birth of the first ever Liverpool Acoustic Festival. Naturally, Liverpool Acoustic was there to soak up the atmosphere, and LiverpoolContinue Reading
Live review: Mark Pountney album launch Support: Rae Clark Date: Saturday 15th March 2014 Venue: House Reviewer: Liam Pickup PRESS ALERT: Liverpool singer/songwriter Mark Pountney launches new album ‘Mark 1’ at House, Bold Street. Liverpool Acoustic was there to absorb the wonderfully western action that was going down at the aptly renamed ‘Last Chance Saloon’.Continue Reading
Live review: Lucy Spraggan “Join The Club” album tour Support: Shannon Saunders and Andreas Moe Venue: O2 Academy Liverpool Date: Thursday 7th November 2013 Reviewer: Liam Pickup The superb Lucy Spraggan graced the stage of Liverpool’s O2 Academy on Thursday 7th November and Liverpool Acoustic was lucky enough toContinue Reading
Live review: Barney Soanes EP launch Support from Marc Hannon @ MelloMello Friday 19th July 2013 Barney Soanes is an up and coming Liverpool Musician with a bluesy-country-folk sound stemming from his fantastic acoustic guitar playing. Still relatively new to the Liverpool Music Scene Barney has hit the ground runningContinue Reading
Live review: Lianne La Havas Support from Ady Suleiman @ Rampworx Thursday 30th May 2013 Lianne La Havas is a Singer, Songwriter and Multi-instrumentalist who has previously been described as the UK’s answer to Alicia Keys. I’d say she’s that and considerably more. Lianne’s music is soul driven and melodicContinue Reading
“Evenings of live music and DJs in a variety of the most intimate venues around Liverpool. Folk / Blues / Songwriters / Acoustic / Roots. We continue to quietly create a stir…” That’s Mellowtone, in their own words. Mellowtone is a major player on the Liverpool Music Scene and regularlyContinue Reading
