EP REVIEW Artist: Gary Maginnis and The Like EP: Ghost Town Blues Website : garymaginnis.com This EP is billed as being about ‘what is happening in the world today’, and while it is appropriately bleak, it’s also a very subdued album for the most part. That’s not entirely a bad thing – itContinue Reading
LIMF Bandstand launches on the weekend of 13th and 14th July, to coincide with Our Big Gig, which is a UK-wide celebration of community music. Why not wander along and enjoy FREE fantastic musical performances on Saturday 13th July at Sefton Park Bandstand and on Sunday 14th July at both Stanley Park Bandstand andContinue Reading
SINGLE REVIEW Artist: Michael Bennett Single: Roll Up Website : michaelbennett.bandcamp.com Michael Bennett is a singer/songwriter from the Penny Lane area of Liverpool whose influences while growing up were The Beatles, The Charlatans, Oasis and The Verve. He has toured extensively throughout the UK performing at the Liverpool Fringe 2012, FestivalContinue Reading
Wirral Festival of Firsts 2013 runs from Saturday 6th to Sunday 14th July 2013. Taking place at a wide selection of venues across the Wirral peninsula, this International Arts Festival has grown year on year since its inception in 2011 and features an exciting mix of art, music, poetry, theatre,Continue Reading
Rob Heron & the Tea Pad Orchestra are one of the hardest working bands on the UK roots music circuit and have built a sizeable fan base following numerous tours and festival appearances. If you’ve never come across them before, they are a hot seven-piece featuring guitars, mandolin, harmonica, accordion,Continue Reading
It’s July 2013 and the fantastic music just keeps on rolling. Wirral Festival of Firsts returns from Saturday 6th to Sunday 14th July at various venues across the Wirral peninsula, and features an engaging mix of music, art, cinema, music, poetry, theatre, music, workshops, competitions, and more music! Full details from festivaloffirsts.com. We’ll beContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Anne Marie Howard Album: Rubric Website: annemariehoward.bandcamp.com Its a beautiful Sunday morning. The warm sun is beaming through the window and the coffee is brewing. The perfect time to listen to some melodic, soothing Indie Folk. My choice today is Rubric, the debut album from Anne MarieContinue Reading
We’re really excited about this one! Luke Jackson played at the first ever Liverpool Acoustic Live event in February 2009 as a precociously talented 14 year old. Since then he has grown and matured as a songwriter, singer and guitarist and has played festivals and clubs, recorded an album (produced byContinue Reading
Curated by the ever-bearded Greedy Jesus, the Zanzibar Acoustic Festival takes place on Sunday 30th June 2013. Starting at 1.00pm and running all the way through to 11.00pm, the day features a plethora of acoustic talent from Liverpool and further afield. And the amazing thing about it (apart from theContinue Reading
Live review: Martyn Joseph @ Sefton Park Palm House Sunday 23rd June 2013 While the vibrant sounds of Africa were still drifting across Sefton Park from Africa Oye early on Sunday evening, an altogether different though no less significant musical experience was just starting off at the Palm House. MartynContinue Reading
