Liverpool Acoustic Newsletter – March 2015

March is here and it’s going to be quite a ride!

Liverpool Acoustic will be hosting ten (yes, that’s right, TEN!) events this month – that’s five open mics at Sound Food and Drink, a Liverpool Acoustic eXtra on 13th at the View Two, a stage for the second year of the Liverpool Acoustic Festival at the Unity on 20th and 21st, the return of Jon Gomm to Leaf on 26th, our regular Liverpool Acoustic Live at the View Two on 27th, and Liverpool Acoustic Afternoon at the Baltic Social on 28th for Threshold.

So fasten your seat belts, check your mirrors, turn up Mellowtone: Ten years on the CD player, and let’s go!

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LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC OPEN MIC @ SOUND FOOD AND DRINK

Liverpool Acoustic’s weekly open mic takes place every Monday at Sound Food and Drink on Duke Street. Alternate weeks are hosted by Liverpool Acoustic’s Three Minute Hero (Stuart Todd) and K’s Choice Acoustic (Derek King).

Each night starts at 8.30pm, runs through to 11.30pm, and features one or two booked acts alongside the open mic.

Musicians wishing to reserve an open mic slot can either turn up early and add their name to the list or request a slot online by posting on the facebook event page at facebook.com/liverpoolacoustic/events

PLEASE NOTE: In recent weeks our list of performers has filled up before the event so if you want to make sure you get a slot then remember to pre-book one on the facebook event page.

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LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC EXTRA

Liverpool Acoustic eXtra is the extra (see what we did there?) event we occasionally put on at the View Two Gallery in between our regular Liverpool Acoustic Live monthly events.

This month Liverpool Acoustic eXtra is taking place on Friday 13th March 2015 and features headline act Thom Morecroft with support from Three Minute Hero, Mark Pountney, and Alister Said.

Tickets are available now in advance for £5.50 (includes booking fee) from wegottickets.com/liverpoolacoustic or for £6 on the door on the night.

Doors open at our regular time of 7.45pm with the music starting at 8.15pm sharp.

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

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LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC FESTIVAL

Liverpool Acoustic will be hosting a stage at the Unity’s Liverpool Acoustic Festival on Friday 20th and Saturday 21st March 2015. This two-day event returns to the Unity for its second year and features performances from local, national and international acoustic musicians, plus forums, question and answer sessions, and more.

We’ll be publishing further details of Liverpool Acoustic’s stage featuring Kevin Critchley, ME & Deboe, Katy McGrath, and the Southbound Attic Band very soon.

You can buy your day or weekend tickets from unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk but don’t leave it too late as it’s expected to sell out.

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JON GOMM

Liverpool Acoustic Presents the incomparable Jon Gomm at Leaf on Bold Street on Thursday 26th March 2015, with support from Black Mountain Lights (see our preview here). Doors open at 7.30pm for an 8.00pm start, and entry is by ticket only.

If you’ve not yet got your ticket then you’ll probably miss out as we’re expecting the final handful to be snapped up any moment now… You can check availability at wegottickets.com/liverpoolacoustic

For those of you who missed out (or can’t make this date) Jon Gomm will be playing at Telford’s Warehouse in Chester with support from Jim Bazley this coming Tuesday 3rd March – tickets here.

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LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC LIVE

Liverpool Acoustic Live this month takes place on Friday 27th March 2015 at our home on Mathew Street, the View Two Gallery.

Headlining the night will be talented local musician Paul Wilkes fresh off the launch of his new, solo release. Support for this gig is in the form of energetic instrumental guitarist John Chatterton, and Helsinki duo Anna & Miki.

Tickets are available now in advance for £5.50 (including booking fee) from wegottickets.com/liverpoolacoustic or for £6 on the door on the night.

Doors open at our regular time of 7.45pm with the music starting at 8.15pm sharp.

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.

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LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC AFTERNOON @ THRESHOLD

Threshold returns to the Baltic Triangle for the fifth time and Liverpool Acoustic will be there again doing what we do best.

We’ve already announced the lineup and timings for the Liverpool Acoustic Afternoon @ Threshold (the press release is here) but as you’d expect from Liverpool Acoustic the lineup is suitably varied, with youngsters Eleanor Nelly and Sophie Morgan joining experienced solo performers Simon Herron, Iain Till, SheBeat, and Chris Callander, plus local group Twisted Trees. The afternoon features performers from further afield in the form of Norway’s Nora Konstanse and Glasgow’s John Rush, and the event is brought to a rousing finish with local indie pop favourites The Ragamuffins.

This all takes place from 2.00pm to 7.00pm on Saturday 28th March at the Baltic Social on Parliament Street. Entry is by Threshold day or weekend wristband available from thresholdfestival.co.uk

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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…

• Pros & Coms is a night of music, poetry and comedy. It now takes place upstairs at Que Pasa Cantina on Lark Lane, and the next one is on Thursday 5th March. Details in the facebook group.

You say goodbye…

• Move along now, there’s nothing to see here…

And I say hello…!

• The Magnet Open Mic is being run in association with Mellowtone and takes place every Wednesday from 8.00pm. It features guest hosts, guest DJs and whoever wants to come and play. So bring your guitar and original songs and give it a go. Details on twitter @MagnetOpenMic
• Folk and Acoustic Night hosted by Galloway, Culbert and Doyle takes place fortnightly on Tuesdays from 8.30pm to 11.30pm with booked artist and bands. The next one is on Tuesday 10th March. More info from www.gcdfolk.co.uk
• John O’Connell has two regular monthly performances of classical music.
  First Thursday of every month, 1pm at the Metropolitan Cathedral
  Last Thursday of every month, 12.30pm at the Anglican Cathedral
  Full details from johnpig.com
• Open Mic Night at Vanilla Lounge on Market Street in Hoylake takes place every Wednesday from 8.0opm to 11.30pm and is free to attend. Hosted by Sam Wise, this is a  for poets, singers, songwriters, musicians, comedians and spectators.

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MARCH 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.

• Monday 2nd – Liverpool Acoustic Open Mic @ Sound Food and Drink. 8.30pm start, 11.30pm finish.
• Wednesday 4th – Grateful Fred presents Woody Pines @ The Atkinson, with support from The Holcombe Family String Band, and The Grateful Fred Band. Tickets here.
• Friday 6th – Acoustic Dustbowl @ View Two Gallery, with headline act Kentucky songwriter Joan Shelley, plus Rae Clark and hosts The Southbound Attic Band. Advance tickets here.
• Sunday 8th – John Power @ the Imperial, Widnes. Cast and The La’s lead man John Power will be performing his solo tracks with support from The Odds, Yarbo and Matthew McGurty. Tickets here.
• Monday 9th – Grateful Fred Cafe Sessions presents Hannah Aldridge @ Cafe D’Art. Alabama singer Hannah performs an intimate gig at the 30 capacity venue. Email gratefulfreddie@gmail.com to reserve a £10 ticket if there are any left!
• Thursday 12th – Phil Bates  @ Liverpool Marina – A key member or ELO Part 2, Phil Bates is a guitarist, singer and songwriter of exceptional ability. Catch him on his final acoustic tour. Details here.
• Friday 13th – Liverpool Acoustic eXtra @ View Two Gallery, with headliner Thom Morecroft, plus Three Minute Hero, Mark Pountney, and Alister Said.
• Saturday 14th – Katie Nicholas album lauch @ 22 Club, Ormskirk – more info on facebook.
• Thursday 19th – The Readymades @ Leaf, with support from Moguls and Sensorites. Brought to you by Mellowtone, with Broken Tracks DJs. Tickets here.
• Friday 20th & Saturday 21st – Liverpool Acoustic Festival @ the Unity – full details from unitytheatreliverpool.co.uk
• Thursday 26th – Jon Gomm @ Leaf, with support from Black Mountain Lights. 7.30pm doors, 8.00pm start. Tickets £13.50 (includes booking fee) from here.
• Friday 27th – Liverpool Acoustic Live @ View Two Gallery,  featuring Paul Wilkes, John Chatterton, and Anna & Miki [Helsinki]. Tickets here.
• Friday 27th to Sunday 29th – Threshold @ across the Baltic Triangle. Visit thresholdfestival.co.uk for more info.
• Saturday 28th – Liverpool Acoustic Afternoon @ Threshold at The Baltic Social. See item above for more details.
• Saturday 28th – Stephen Langstaff ‘Sirens’ single launch @ Leaf – tickets here.

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AND FINALLY…

Tickets have just gone on sale for the return of Martyn Joseph to Liverpool. Last seen here in 2013, Martyn returns with a full live show (no support) at Leaf on Sunday 7th June. Tickets can be found at wegottickets.com/liverpoolacoustic

Graham
– on behalf of the Liverpool Acoustic Team

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Liverpool Acoustic Newsletter – March 2015

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