LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC LIVE PREVIEW FRIDAY 25TH NOVEMBER 2011 Friday 25th November sees the return to Liverpool Acoustic Live of the amazing Jon Gomm. Those who saw him last year at the View Two Gallery on Mathew Street will already know what a special night it’s going to be. Support is provided by theContinue Reading
The Jacaranda – End of an Era? by Stuart Todd, November 2011 This month has seen the closure of a landmark pub in the city, The Jacaranda. On 31st October the bar on Slater Street went into liquidation. Some questions over the closure still remain unanswered but whatever the reasonsContinue Reading
Top Liverpool band Dead Cities are holding an album launch party for their debut album This Killer Wave on Saturday 26th November 2011.This special event is taking place at St Bride’s Church from 7.30pm to 11.00pm. Support is provided by Sunstack Jones and Adam Millington, and there’s the promise of ‘special guests’!You areContinue Reading
The Liverpool Acoustic View Two Songwriting Challenge taking place on Friday 11th November, is officially SOLD OUT.If you want to get in you have to either be taking part as a songwriter or musician, or have bought your tickets online in advance. Doors open at 6.45pm and the event starts atContinue Reading
At the beginning of October Mark Thompson, the Director-General of the BBC, published a document called Delivering Quality First (DQF) in which he sets out his plans to save money following the decision by the Government to freeze the license fee until 2017. These plans would mean a cutContinue Reading
NEWS BLAST #12 is here and contains lots of interesting tidbits for musicians and music lovers alike. Here we go! Blue in New Brunswick – No, not Brunswick Station on Merseyrail’s Northern Line, this is New Brunswick, Canada. The Canadian province, wants to book an unsigned blues act based in the UKContinue Reading
Gig review: The Solid Air Band @ The Capstone Theatre Saturday 29th October 2011 The Capstone Theatre was an appropriate setting for The Solid Air Band. They played two sets dedicated to the music of John Martyn, who passed away in 2009. The project is fronted by Mark Byrne, anContinue Reading
LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC VIEW TWOSONGWRITING CHALLENGESHOWCASE EVENT PREVIEW FRIDAY 11TH NOVEMBER 2011 Friday 11th November is the date for the Liverpool Acoustic View Two Songwriting Challenge Showcase Event. Songwriters from across the region took up the challenge by choosing a work of art from the walls of the View Two Gallery on Mathew StreetContinue Reading
Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight #57 Dave O’Grady interview This show features an interview with Dave O’Grady ahead of the launch party for his debut EP at Studio 2 Parr St, on 3rd November (full details here). The EP is out now and can be bought from iTunes, Amazon MP3, and other digitalContinue Reading
Welcome to the Liverpool Acoustic Newsletter for November 2011. There’s lots to get through, so let’s get cracking!Congratulations to The Good Intentions – Gabrielle, Peter and Francisco – who won the Best UK Americana Act of the Year at last month’s British Country Music Awards. A fine achievement, and veryContinue Reading
