Liverpool Acoustic Newsletter – February 2013

It’s Fab Feb with lots of great events in the diary to get excited about. At the top of the list is Liverpool Acoustic Live’s 4th birthday show on Friday 22nd where we’ve managed to snag The Mono LPs. We’re also gearing up for Threshold in March, and will be previewing the festival later this month.

LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC LIVE

Liverpool Acoustic Live this month sees us celebrating our 4th birthday at the View Two Gallery. It’s taking place on Friday 22nd February 2013, and once more we have a fantastic, varied lineup for acoustic music lovers to enjoy.

• The Mono LPs – Incredibly talented, incredibly popular, and incredibly busy – we’re made up to have them headlining our special birthday event with a special acoustic set.
• Paul Liddell – all the way from sunny Sunderland, singer-songwriter Paul is an accomplished performer who is bound to impress.
• Tom George – poet, musician, writer, editor, dreamer (no necessarily in that order), Tom is at the heart of Liverpool’s creative community. No stranger to the View Two Gallery, it’s always a pleasure to welcome him back.
• and introducing 15 year old Niamh Jones – recommended to us by Pat Wordley at Woodwards Wine Bar in Formby, Niamh is another of the talented crop of young musicians making their first steps onto the local music scene.

Tickets are available in advance for £5 from wegottickets.com/liverpoolacoustic or for £6 on the night.

Doors open at 8.00pm. The event starts at 8.30pm and goes through to 11.00pm.

You can join the facebook event at facebook.com/liverpoolacoustic/events

All of our future live events can be found at liverpoolacoustic.co.uk/live and if you want to receive information about tickets before they go on general sale then sign up to our events publicity mailing list here.

DIARY NEWS

Another busy Diary News section this month, with current events changing, old events ending, and new events starting. If you know of anything we’ve missed, drop us a line using the ‘Contact‘ page to let us know.

All change…

• 2Track Acoustic’s Tuesday night event has moved in space and time (all without the aid of a TARDIS) and has regenerated as Karma at Java (on Westfield Street, St Helens). It now takes place every Thursday evening from 8.30pm, is free to attend, and all performers get a free drink. Headline acts get paid too! Contact James Vietch on facebook for more info. facebook.com/2tracksessions
• Another event doing the old Doctor Who space and time thing is the Writers Showcase at Hannah’s (not to be confused with the Writers Club at Bier) which has regenerated as Pros and Coms every other Thursday (i.e. fortnightly) at Vinyl on Lark Lane. It’s the same mix of music, poetry and comedy, with resident comedian Binty Blair helping to spread the mirth. It’s 8.00pm to 10.30pm, is free to get in, and the first one is on Thursday 7th February.

You say goodbye…

• It’s not often an event stops before it’s even started, but sadly Acoustic Dustbowl Too due to take place at D&N bit the dust (see what we did there?). The main Acoustic Dustbowl event on the second Friday of the month at the View Two is continuing – see the diary highlights below.
• Wednesday nights’ The Basement Folk at Vinyl has come to an end. The organisers will be starting a new, monthly event at The Caledonia, and we’ll let you have more details when they arrive.

And I say hello…!

• K’s Choice is a new, weekly showcase event featuring three or four of the finest acoustic artists every week. Hosted by Derek King, it takes place every Wednesday, from 7.30pm to 11.00pm, and is free.
• Johnny’s Acoustic Caravan is a (relatively) new monthly event that takes place on the first Thursday each month at Camp and Furness on Greenland Street in the Baltic Triangle. The incomparable Johnny Sands hosts an acoustic night with special guests. It runs from 8pm to midnight, and is free. Details from campandfurnace.com
• Lion Tavern Acoustic Session is a new monthly event that takes place on the second Thursday each month at the Lion Tavern on Moorfields. It runs from 8.30pm to 11pm and is free. The format is an informal singaround (no PA) featuring contemporary, traditional and original songs, plus occasional tunes and poems. If you’re interested then check out organiser Nev Grundy’s website rednev-rearm.blogspot.co.uk
• The rather civilised sounding Cup of Tea open mic is a new, weekly open mic taking place every Thursday at Bar 43 (above Zanzibar) from 8.30pm to 1.00am. It’s being run by Jay Rehm and has its own facebook page facebook.com/CupOfTeaOpenMic – and despite the name of the night, the bar will be open!

 

FEBRURY DIARY SELECTION BOX

Here’s a selection of some of the acoustic events taking place this month. Click on the event in the diary for full details and links.

• Sunday 3rd – Mum’s Megastatic Charity Music Night @ MelloMello – An evening inspired by Kate Stocks who passed away from metastatic cancer earlier this week. The money raised goes to Breakthrough Breast Cancer and there are some amazing prizes to be won on the night – see Fruitbat Walton’s website for more details here. Performing on the night are The Swapsies, Sparkwood & 21, and Secret Garden Gathering. Doors open at 8pm and entry is just £5.
• Wednesday 6th – K’s Choice @ American Bar & Grill – The opening night sees performances from Terry Gray, Shoes4Brakes, and Thom Morecroft. 7.30pm to 11pm, free.
• Wednesday 6th – AJ Roach  @ Grateful Fred’s. AJ comes from Brooklyn, NY, and is accompanied by Nuala Kennedey. Support from The Dharma Bums. Tickets £7, doors 8pm, music 8.15pm
• Thursday 7th – Athemia’s Live Music Event @ Anderson’s Bar – Talented acoustic duo Athemia visit Liverpool to showcase songs from their debut album A Quirk of Fate.  7.30pm start, and it’s free. More details at facebook.com/ethemia
• Thursday 7th – Patrick Wolf @ Epstein Theatre – Known for his twisted and dark avant-garde electro-folk sound, Patrick will be ditching the usual electronics, drums and loud guitars and for his 10th Anniversary Worldwide Tour will be performing acoustically with ukulele, dulcimer, piano, harp and violin. Tickets £15 from the theatre box office.
• Friday 8th – Acoustic Dustbowl @ View Two Gallery – The second Acoustic Dustbowl features music from The Lost Brothers, Katreena Erin, and Bobhowla. Hosted by The Southbound Attic Band, the doors open at 8pm and the music starts at 8.30pm. Tickets are £5 in advance from wegottickets.com
• Saturday 9th – TJ & Murphy @ The Unity – the popular local guitar duo’s first gig of the year will see them performing songs from their forthcoming new EP ‘Us’. With support from Gina Macleod and Alan Jordan. Tickets and info here.
• Saturday 9th – Neil Campbell’s Tabula Rasa @ View Two Gallery – Local guitar virtuoso Campbell takes a step into the unknown when he attempts to improvise a whole concert using just guitar and a few looping pedals. It runs from 8pm to 11pm and is £5 in on the door. Facebook event is here, and ‘Tabula Rasa” means ‘a clean slate’.
• Tuesday 12th – Sadie and the Hotheads @ The Epstein – Fronted by American actress Elizabeth McGovern (Downton Abbey), the band brings their multifaceted acoustic-driven music to Liverpool. Tickets £19.50 from epsteinliverpool.co.uk
• Wednesday 13th – Ethan Johns @ The Capstone – Acclaimed British musician and record producer Ethan Johns will be live in Liverpool promoting his new release “If Not Now Then When?”. Support from Marika Hackman, and Thomas J Speight. Tickets and details from thecapstonetheatre.com
• Friday 15th – Cosmo Jarvis @ Mello Mello – 8pm doors, 8.30pm start, tickets £7 from seetickets, and facebook event here.
• Thursday 21st – Ottersgear/Gerard & the Watchmen/Yarbo @ Leaf – courtesy of our friends at Mellowtone, this is set to be a great night of folk-infused goodness. Facebook event here, £4 tickets (bargain!) and 8pm doors.
• Friday 22nd – Liverpool Acoustic Live’s 4th birthday @ The View Two Gallery. We’re delighted to announce that The Mono LPs will be headlining, with support from Paul Liddell (Sunderland) and Tom George, plus an opening spot from 15 year old Niamh Jones. Tickets £5 in advance, £6 on the door. 8.00pm doors, 8.30pm start
• Thursday 28th – Lindi Ortega @ Leaf – Canadian singer-songwriter Lindi performs songs from her acclaimed debut album Little Red Boots and her new album launched on 21st January Cigarettes and Truckstops. Support from Welsh folk rock duo Zervas & Pepper. Tickets £7 from ticketline
• 28th February to 3rd March – Liverpool International Jazz Festival @ The Capstone Theatre – featuring Roller Trio, Martin Smith’s The Weaver, Led Bob, Gorp, Robert Mitchell, White Canvas, Kit Downes Quintet, Perri and Neil Quartet, Denys Baptiste’s Triumvirate, Blind Monk Trio, and Courtney Pine House of Legends. Full details from thecapstonetheatre.com

AND FINALLY…

As always, if you’d like to comment about anything on the Liverpool Acoustic website (good or bad, we’ve got thick skins!) then you can get in touch using the contact form and we’ll get back to you as soon as we can.

Graham – on behalf of the Liverpool Acoustic Team

 

Liverpool Acoustic Newsletter – February 2013