Liverpool Acoustic Newsletter – August 2011

It may be the start of the summer hols, but there’s no shortage of events to keep us going in August. The Acoustic Air Raid returns to St Lukes bombed out church, plus lots of exciting gigs and open mic events. 

Liverpool Acoustic is taking part in Above the Beaten Track at The Bluecoat which is returning for a fourth consecutive year. Details below, and full details closer to the time.

LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC EXTRA & LIVE

This month’s Liverpool Acoustic eXtra takes place on Friday 12th August at the View Two Gallery.

• Barry Briercliffe and Miss Gradenko [Italy]
• Jessicas Ghost
• Ogo

This month’s Liverpool Acoustic Live takes place on Friday 26th August, also at the View Two Gallery. 

• Joe Topping
• Steph Fraser
• The Orchestra [Sweden]

Advance tickets are £4 (eXtra) & £5 (Live) from wegottickets.com/liverpoolacoustic 

Doors open at 8.00pm with music starting at 8.30pm. The events finish just after 11.00pm.

liverpoolacoustic.co.uk/live

Above the Beaten Track  – Honky Tonk @ The Bluecoat

Saturday 27th August – 1.00pm to 9.00pm – FREE

Liverpool Acoustic will be hosting the Sandon Room stage from 3.30pm to 9.00pm.

Information can be found on the facebook event page, and more details will be published on the website very soon.

abovethebeatentrack.co.uk

DIARY NEWS

If you thought August would be quiet on the diary side of things, then you’d be mistaken as there’s another bunch of new events for you to get out and support.

All change…

• The Loose Moose String Band no longer run their sessions at the Hilbre Court Hotel in Wirral. Instead they’ve taken up residence in The Cally – that’s The Caledonia on Catharine Street – every other Sunday (or thereabouts). Check out the diary for more details.

You say goodbye…

• The open mic at Osqa’s Piano Bar isn’t happing at the moment, but we’ll let you know if it restarts.

And I say hello…

• Cellar Bar Folk is a new event from local performer Anthony John Clarke. It takes place (normally) on the first Wednesday of every month at The Vernon Arms on Dale Street between 8pm and 11pm, and is free entry. The first half is open mic, and the second half is a ‘big spot’ featuring a different performer each month. For more information visit the facebook page and website.
• Bumper Acoustic is a new weekly open mic at Bumper on Hardman Street. It takes place every Wednesday from 8pm to midnight and is hosted by Tom George. It’s free to get in and we’re told they’ve got a £2 pint offer. Tom says he’s looking forward to people coming along with original material or covers, and that there will be opportunities for collaboration too.
• Talk to Frank (or T2F to their friends) have a brand new free, weekly acoustic evening every Thursday from 8pm to midnight at Mo’nique’s on Temple Court (opposite Revolution at Victoria Street). If you’d like to play drop Frank an email talktofrank2011@hotmail.co.uk
• The Jackdaws have a weekly residency every Saturday from 7pm to 9pm at The Lady of Mann pub, behind Rigbys. It’s free, and you’re all welcome.
• There’s a new open mic at Vanilla Lounge in Hoylake on the last Monday of the month. It’s from 8pm to 11pm and free entry. We’re told there are mics and DIs aplenty, and all genres are welcome.

AUGUST DIARY SELECTION BOX

It’s a short Diary Selection Box this month, so lots of time to check out the regular, weekly events in the diary. Click on the event in the diary for full details and links.

• Thursday 4th – The Bulbs & Mugstar @ The Static Gallery
• Friday 5th – NAS Acoustic Night @ The Clove Hitch
• Friday 12th – Liverpool Acoustic eXtra @ The View Two Gallery, featuring Miss Gradenko [Italy] – 8.00pm doors, 8.30pm music. £4 in advance, £5 on the door. liverpoolacoustic.co.uk/live
• Saturday 13th – Acoustic Air Raid @ St Lukes Church from 2pm
• Friday 26th – Liverpool Acoustic Live @ The View Two Gallery, featuring Joe Topping, Steph Fraser, and special guests The Orchestra [Sweden]. 8.00pm doors, 8.30pm music. £4 in advance, £5 on the door. liverpoolacoustic.co.uk/live
• Saturday 27th – Above the Beaten Track @ The Bluecoat

AND FINALLY…

Thanks go out to the new Review Team who’ve been getting their scribble sticks stuck into music releases and live reviews. If you’re a local acoustic artist and you’d like your music to be reviewed then get in touch using the Contact Us form. Also, if you run an event that you’d like reviewing, or regularly attend an event as a punter that you think deserves some extra publicity, then let us know. We can’t promise to cover everything, but we’ll do our best.

Graham,
on behalf of the Liverpool Acoustic Team