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The much anticipated Liverpool Music Week 2008 kicks off on Thursday 30th October and is bigger and better than ever before. Liverpool Music Week is the UK’s biggest indoor winter music festival, showcasing over 300 live acts across more than 20 venues throughout the city centre. As in previous yearsContinue Reading

Satori & Song is the acoustic night that normally takes place on the last Thursday of every month at 07 Cafe Bar, Mount Pleasant. This note is to let all you acoustic lovers out there know that the event planned for Thursday 30th November has been moved to Saturday 1stContinue Reading

This just in from Letters In Red Subject: Battle Of the Bands final!! Hey Guys! As I sit here @at my desk in Lancaster contemplating the weekend I thought I would invite you all to join the Friday fun! We’re playing in the Battle of the Bands final on FridayContinue Reading

RAGZ – Autumn 2008 Tour Launch Gig TUESDAY 21st OCTOBERwith support from Jeff Jepson, and special guest Ian McNabbplus Mellowtone DJs beween the live music at Korova, Fleet Street, Liverpool£4 / 3Doors 8pm www.ragzmusic.net www.myspace.com/ragzmusic www.myspace.com/mellowtonenight Following her stunning debut EP Little Stings and an extensive tour of the UKContinue Reading

It’s reconned that 60% of the population of Liverpool is of Irish descent, and the rest just wish they were (or at least that’s what it seems like in Durty Nelly’s on St Patrick’s Night). OK, so we made the last bit up, but who cares? Because it’s time toContinue Reading

Situated in Hotham Street, behind the Liverpool Empire, the Carling Academy Liverpool is one of the city’s best venues. The former Lomax and L2 was re-born in 2003 as the 1,200 capacity Carling Academy Liverpool and it’s nattily-named little sister of a venue the 500 capacity Carling Academy 2. NotContinue Reading

Where were you last Friday? If you weren’t at The Pilgrim you missed a great night! The Liverpool Irish Festival pre-kicked off in fantastic style (it doesn’t launch officially until next week…) with the first of three heats for the Battle of the Bands – and this year the competition’sContinue Reading