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KCO (that’s the Kevin Critchley Outfit, if you didn’t know) have a big acoustic rock sound. However, in a one-off gig at the View Two Gallery this Saturday 24th July the guys will be bidding to prove to you lovely Liverpool Acoustic followers that they’ve not lost touch with theirContinue Reading

Calling all poets across the globe! Are you a John Lennon fan or passionate about poetry? Then this is your opportunity to enter the world’s first Liverpool Lennon Poetry Competition.The Beatles Story is searching for the Liverpool Lennon Poet 2010, in conjunction with Roger Cliffe-Thompson of Event Poets. The competitionContinue Reading

Oxjam is a music festival that supports the fantastic work that Oxfam does around the world, and in the run up to the big day in October there will be a number of great events that you can get involved with.The first one is taking place this coming Friday 16thContinue Reading

Back in May we published a review of The Willows Suite, a delightful concept album from The Southbound Attic Band based on Kenneth Grahame’s classic book The Wind in the Willows. The great news is that the album is set to be performed in full this coming Thursday 15th andContinue Reading

Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight #30 July 2010 1. Thomas-Joseph & Murphy – Power Of Persuasion  2. Thomas-Joseph & Murphy – Soliloquy 3. Jeff Jepson – Aligned 4. Simon Cousins – Love’s Counterfeit bonus tracks 5. KCO – Temptuous Eyes Taken from the album Scars available to buy from kcomusic.co.uk Check out their rare acousticContinue Reading

Stephen Langstaff has a busy month ahead. Not only has he got his own Liverpool Summer Pops gig at the Stanley Theatre on Friday 30th July [tickets here] and a personal appearance on BBC Radio Merseyside’s The Pool with Dave Monks on Sunday 25th [details here] but he’s also landedContinue Reading

North End Writers is holding its first songwriting project this summer.Songwriting workshops will take place between 1.00pm and 3.00pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Shrewsbury House Youth and Community Centre (‘The Shewsy’) in Everton, from June to September.The sessions will be run by singer and musician Ade Jackson, who hasContinue Reading

There’s a fantastic gig coming up this Friday 2nd July at Liverpool Hope’s new Capstone Theatre at its Creative Campus in Everton.Neil Campbell is a talented and respected composer-guitarist from Liverpool, whose classical crossover guitar music has drawn sell-out audiences in Merseyside and beyond. He will be playing a selectionContinue Reading