It was a sad day back in 2005 when Liverpool’s Neptune Theatre closed its doors for the last time after years of uncertainty over its future. Many of us shed a metaphorical tear at the loss of this perfectly-formed little performance space and community theatre that had hosted everything fromContinue Reading
It was just NEWS BLAST #17, you know what we mean. And the way it looked was way beyond compare. ‘Nuff said. And although it’s Star Wars Day you won’t need to be a master of the Jedi arts to find some of the best snippets of music news this side ofContinue Reading
It’s the start of May and we’ve got another month of fantastic live music ahead of us in Liverpool and Greater Merseyside. All you have to do is look in the ever-expanding online diary on our website to see just how busy we all are. Taking place over three days fromContinue Reading
It’s been brought to our attention that the Liverpool Echo is listing our Liverpool Acoustic Live gig tomorrow as being with TJ & Murphy. We don’t know where they got their info from as the TJ & Murphy gig was moved to the new date of Friday 24th August someContinue Reading
Just a reminder about our Liverpool Acoustic Live event this coming Friday 27th April 2012 at the View Two Gallery on Mathew Street. We’ve got roots, blues and Yorkshirecana from David Broad and Serious Sam Barrett visiting from Leeds, acoustic soul from Christina Malley, delta blues from SJ Downes, andContinue Reading
Remember the 3rd Degree Festival? You know, the annual event that showcased the talent of LIPA’s graduating 3rd year students. Well it seems we’ve seen the last of it. Never fear though, because The 2ube Extra is here to step into the breach, and it promises to be twice asContinue Reading
Record Store Day takes place on Saturday 21st April, so why not get out and support your local independent record store? To mark the occasion News From Nowhere have extended their opening hours from 10.00am to 8.00pm, so now there’s no excuse for not popping in to peruse the bestContinue Reading
Some of you who were out and about on the local scene last December might have noticed a man pointing a video camera at people and asking them questions. That man was Eddy Bayes and the questions and video-pointing were for a documentary on the local acoustic music scene. TheContinue Reading
Liverpool Acoustic will be four years old this month and we’re celebrating by launching our brand new website. Next time you visit liverpoolacoustic.co.uk you’ll see that we’ve had a total make-over. Previously the News and Reviews, and the Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight, were on different blog sites separate from the mainContinue Reading
NEWS BLAST #16 is here to fill your life with snippets of news from the local scene and further afield. If you’re a musician or a follower of acoustic music then there’s sure to be something here of interest. LIVE MUSIC BILL – No, that’s not the name of a 1940sContinue Reading
