Liverpool Acoustic Newsletter – December 2013

Apparently it’s the most wonderful time of the year, and who are we to disagree with Andy Williams? December 2013 brings seasonal cheer and festive fun in the form of the Liverpool Acoustic Christmas Party, Kerfuffle at The Epstein, Stephen Langstaff at EVAC, and much more. Not a turkey amongst them!

LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC @ SOUND

Liverpool Acoustic Open Mic takes place every Monday evening at Sound Food and Drink on Duke Street. To make things easier we’ve recently introduced some guidelines for performers.

1. Bring your instrument with you or you don’t play
2. You go on at the agreed time and stick to it
3. Open mic performers can play no more than three songs
4. Either book your slot online (on the facebook event page) or arrive early (from 8pm) to put your name on the list
5. If you arrive after 9pm you won’t get to play unless you’ve booked online
6. No bands unless we’ve booked you
7. We start the music from 8.30pm on the dot
8. A free drink for everyone who plays

We hope this helps to clarify things for people who are looking to play.

LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC LIVE

Liverpool Acoustic Live this month sees us joining forces with our friends at Acoustic Dustbowl for a joint Christmas Party at the View Two Gallery on the evening of Friday 13th December 2013.

Tickets are available in advance for £5 from wegottickets.com/liverpoolacoustic or for £6 on the night. Doors open at the Acoustic Dustbowl time of 8.00pm with the music starting at 8.30pm.

Performing on the night will be Acoustic Dustbowl’s The Southbound Attic Band and The Mudcat Brothers, plus Liverpool Acoustic’s Three Minute Hero and Graham Holland.

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

If you can help us out by bringing us up to date, drop us a line using the ‘Contact‘ page. And if you have anything to add to the diary, just visit the ‘Diary‘ page and click the ‘Add Event’ button.

All change…

• Grateful Fred has moved from Formby Royal British Legion to The Atkinson in Southport. However, they’re not leaving Formby entirely as they’re starting the Grateful Fred Cafe Series at Cafe D’Art. Full details at gratefulfred.co.uk
• Elevator Bar & Food closed on 23rd November. Never fear though as The Baltic Social opened in the same space on 29th November. Describing itself as “the devil sibling of Onion deli and Sound Food and Drink” the new venue is set to present a heady mix of music, food and booze. What’s not to like? You can find them at facebook.com/thebalticsocial

You say goodbye…

• …and no events have come to an end (that we know of…)

And I say hello…!

• Cellar Bird perform every Saturday at the Mount Vernon Pub from 10pm to late. It’s free to attend and features covers and original material from Cellar Bird to compliment the free pool and darts, and the cheap drinks.

DECEMBER 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.

• Wednesday 4th – Chasing Owls @ Grateful Fred’s at The Atkinson Studio. For the first event following their move to Southport, Grateful Fred will be hosting world-class indie-folk from Edinburgh in the form of Chasing Owls, with support from Robert Lane, and hosts the Grateful Fred Band. Tickets from theatkinson.co.uk
• Friday 6th – K’s Choice Acoustic Christmas Special @ The Hatch, featuring Mary McCombs, Debbie Richards, Dogstar Rose, The Southbound Attic Band, Kevin Crichley, and Chris Callander. Free entry, 8.30pm start.
• Sunday 8th – Mellowtone @ The Crown Court, St George’s Hall – part of the Winter Arts Market, music from 1pm features Silent Sleep, Ragz, Nick Ellis, and more. £2 entry to the market which includes entry to the gig. Info here.
• Monday 9th – Liverpool Acoustic Open Mic @ Sound Food and Drink
• Thursday 12th – Stephen Langstaff @ East Village Arts Club, with support from The Thespians. Info and tickets £10 here.
• Friday 13th – Liverpool Acoustic Live and Acoustic Dustbowl Christmas Party @ View Two Gallery. 8pm doors, 8.30pm start, tickets £5 in advance, £6 on the door. Music from The Southbound Attic Band, The Mudcat Brothers, Three Minute Hero, and Graham Holland.
• Tuesday 17th – Kerfuffle @ The Epstein – Folk super group Kerfuffle reunite for a tour with their album Lighten The Dark. Details here.
• Thursday 19th – David Ford @ The Zanzibar – 7pm doors, tickets £12 in advance. More info here.
• Saturday 28th – The Songbook Sessions @ The Zanzibar – if you’re looking for something to do between Christmas and New Year then this gig is just the thing. Playing on the night are Ste Williams, Enamel Animal, Fallen Streams, Pink Mist Thursdays, Sahara Sky, and Marvin Powell. Doors 7.30pm, tickets £5. More info here.

AND FINALLY…

As we always say this time of year, if you’re heading out to an event in the Liverpool Acoustic diary please check beforehand to make sure it’s still on, particularly if it says it’s happening on Christmas Day or Boxing Day!

Graham – on behalf of the Liverpool Acoustic Team

 

 

Liverpool Acoustic Newsletter – December 2013