July marks the middle of the lazy, hazy, crazy days of summer, and we’ve got plenty of lazy, hazy, crazy live music events to look forward to this month.
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. Monday 6th July features Rob Clarke and Joel Havea visiting from Melbourne, Australia.
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
LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC LIVE
Liverpool Acoustic Live sees a headline slot from visiting musician Louise Jordan who was recognised in the FATEA Awards for her debut album. Support on Friday 24th July at the View Two Gallery is from Chris Callander fresh from the launch of his new album, Moss & Jones fresh from the launch of their new album (there must be something in the air!), and an opening set from young Esme Higgins.
Tickets are available now in advance for £5.00 (+50p 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.
LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC CALLING
Liverpool Acoustic Calling takes place on the afternoon of Saturday 25th July at the Sound Food and Drink on Duke Street from 1.00pm to 5.00pm. It’s part of the Liverpool Calling festival and is free to attend.
Hosted by K’s Choice’s Derek King and Liverpool Acoustic’s Three Minute Hero, the afternoon features sets from Andy Bellis, David James Robertson, Little Bird [Australia], Jonathan Coley, Kim Jennett, The Resurrection Men, Ellie Rose Smith, and the two hosts too.
You can get up-to-date information, plus the timings for the afternoon, on the Facebook event page.
FAC DROP-IN AND LIVE MUSIC
Liverpool Acoustic are joining forces with the Featured Artist Coalition – FAC – to host a drop-in session at the View Two Gallery on the evening of Wednesday 29th July.
The drop-in sessions give up-and-coming musicians the opportunity to chat with an established artist and FAC member about the music industry in an informal, friendly setting.
Previous drop-in sessions in London have featured Ed O’Brien (Radiohead), Sandie Shaw and Dan Le Sac.
The event is free, but availability is limited. To be considered, please RSVP on the Facebook event page and sign up to the FAC (that too is free!): www.thefac.org
The evening will end with live music which will be free to all. More details soon.
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…
- Wallasey Folk and Acoustic Club has become so darned popular that they’ve changed their start time to allow more people to take part. The upstairs room at The Nelson Pub on Grove Road in Wallasey is now open from 7.45pm every Sunday with the music, song and poetry event starting at 8.15pm. More details from their website.
You say goodbye…
- After 15 months the monthly Parr Street Acoustic Sessions hosted by Thom Morecroft are coming to an end this month with the final instalment taking place on Wednesday 15th July at Studio 2 from 7.00pm. Details here.
And I say hello…! (hello, hello)
- No new events.
JULY 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 1st – Grateful Fred presents Gal Holiday and The Honky Tonk Revue @ The Atkinson. All the way from New Orleans, Louisiana, these guys come highly recommended and are sure to get the crowd dancing. With support from The Good Intentions, plus The Grateful Fred Band. Tickets here.
- Thursday 2nd – Milk:Presents… The Writers Club #5 @ Constellations from 8.00pm with guests Only Child, Kevin Critchley, and C90. Details here.
- Saturday 11th – Acoustic Dustbowl presents Otis Gibbs @ View Two Gallery – A departure from the regular second Friday time slot in order to accommodate the return of Indiana’s Otis Gibbs. Hosted by The Southbound Attic Band, this is set to be another top night from our Acoustic Dustbowl friends. Tickets here.
- Wednesday 15th – The Last Ever Parr Street Acoustic Session @ Studio 2 – Host Thom Morecroft introduces music from Liz Owen, Oliver Gosling, Hannah Kewn, Matthew McGurty, Dan Astles, and more. Free entry from 7pm, details here.
- Thursday 16th to Sunday 26th – Caledonia Americana Festival @ The Caledonia – Back for another year, the ten days sees a celebration of Americana music from all over the world with bluegrass, blues, cajun, country, folk, roots, Western swing, and more. And it’s all washed down with American craft beers and imported ales. And the best thing is that all the music is FREE! Full details and programme here.
- Friday 26th – Liverpool Acoustic Live @ View Two Gallery. Tim Buckley’s lyricist Larry Beckett, with The Long Lost Band. Support from David James Roberston and Geoghegan Jackson. Details above.
AND FINALLY…
Liverpool Acoustic would like to send our best wishes to Nicola Denton who is moving on from her role at Content Manager with Liverpool Live and Liverpool Live TV. Nicola, and LLTV, have been massive supporters of the wide range of Liverpool Acoustic events and we’d like to extend our thanks and appreciation, and to wish Nicola all the best for the future.
Graham
– on behalf of the Liverpool Acoustic Team
Liverpool Acoustic Newsletter – July 2015
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