LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC SPOTLIGHTJANUARY 2012 EXTRA Normally the Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight features the artists due to appear at our live music events. Now that we’re no longer organising a second monthly event on a regular basis the extra Spotlight show will instead feature other artists from the local scene in much theContinue Reading
LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC SPOTLIGHT JANUARY 2012 EXTRA Normally the Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight features the artists due to appear at our live music events. Now that we’re no longer organising a second monthly event on a regular basis the extra Spotlight show will instead feature other artists from the local scene in muchContinue Reading
Welcome to 2012! We’ve got so much to look forward to (or not, depending on your point of view), as this year sees a whole host of special events. The Olympics and Paralympics (Go, Team GB!) The extra bank holiday in June for the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee (thanks, Liz!) The EuropeanContinue Reading
Twas the night before the night before Christmas And all round the Liverpool Acoustic HQ Not a creature was stirring Not even a GruffaloThat’s because the Liverpool Acoustic team members are taking a well-earned festive break. Don’t worry though, we’ll be back on New Year’s Day with January’s newsletter,Continue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: The Grande Album: Bleaker St. Website: thegrande.co.uk Way back in 2008 at the start of my first ever CD review for Liverpool Acoustic I explained that one of the ways I measure the quality of a CD is by the length of time I keep it inContinue Reading
LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC SPOTLIGHT 2011 CHRISTMAS SPECIAL Welcome to the Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight 2011 Christmas Special. We put out a call on our facebook page for any local acoustic musicians who have Christmas songs that we can play. We expected a couple – instead we got a sleigh full! Many thanks toContinue Reading
It’s that time of year when we traditionally thank people for… er… stuff. So… Thank you for reading the 130-odd (and some have been very odd!) Liverpool Acoustic News and Reviews posts during 2011. Whether you read them on the website, in a feed reader, or subscribe for free viaContinue Reading
Gig review: Ian McNabb – 50 Songs (part 1) @ The Capstone Theatre Friday 9th December 2011 You could hear a pin drop. Silence, reverence… call it what you will, it’s surely what an artist craves: the undivided attention of those who have paid to see a performance. Ian McNabbContinue Reading
Dom DufF is a highly-renowned, innovative and exciting musician from Brittany in north west France who crosses Breton influences with great guitar licks. You can find out more about him, including links to his music and videos, at www.domduff.comDom DufF is visiting Liverpool on the last stop of a UK tourContinue Reading
For those of you who missed the announcement last month (where have you been hiding?) the GIT Awards are coming to town next year, and all local musicians are invited to take part now. GIT is Getintothis, the website and music column from Liverpool Daily Post and Echo journalist PeterContinue Reading
