Catch Paul Wilkes at the View Two Gallery for first time in 7 years Respected local musician Paul Wilkes returns to Mathew Street’s intimate View Two Gallery on Friday 27th March 2015 for the first time since 2008 to headline the double award-winning Liverpool Acoustic Live. Recently seen with Chris Potter (The Verve, Blur, IContinue Reading
EP REVIEW Artist – Alex Hulme EP – Back Of The Pack Release date – 23rd February 2015 Reviewer – Stuart Todd Listen on Bandcamp Tracklist: Back Of The Pack / Hunt / River Recorded & mixed by Ciaron Bell & Richard Woodcraft Mastered by Stefan Kazassoglou at Kinicho, Liverpool Back Of The Pack is the new EPContinue Reading
EP REVIEW Artist – Paul Wilkes EP – River Running With Me Release date – 19th January 2015 Reviewer – Alan O’Hare Listen on Soundcloud Paul Wilkes has been around for a long time. One of his first tunes, the delicately bruised ‘Rihanna’, still occupies a space in the file marked ‘great lost songs’ of theContinue Reading
Academy award-winner to headline Liverpool Acoustic Festival 2015 Multi award-winner (Academy, Grammy, Tony, Olivier, LA Film Critics, Critics Choice awards) and star of Academy award-winning and critically acclaimed 2006 film Once, Marketa Irglova is set to headline and close this year’s Liverpool Acoustic Festival at Unity Theatre. Having co-starred with the award-winning GlenContinue Reading
Liverpool Acoustic gives a little eXtra this Friday Liverpool Acoustic eXtra makes a welcome return to Mathew Street’s View Two Gallery this coming Friday 13th March 2015. This one-off event features four of Liverpool’s best and brightest acoustic musicians in the form of energetic headliner Thom Morecroft, Liverpool Acoustic’s Three Minute Hero (Stuart Todd),Continue Reading
Live review: Liverpool Acoustic Live Artists: Roxanne de Bastion, Jez Wing, Jo Bywater Date: Friday 27th February 2015 Venue: View Two Gallery, Mathew Street Reviewer: Peter Cowley, FATEA Magazine Tonight I was privileged to be invited to a birthday party, and not just any birthday party. This was a party to celebrate theContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Kevin Critchley Album: As I Disappear Reviewer: Graham Holland It would seem Kevin Critchley has come full circle. Having started his recording career as Kevin Critchley then adding more musicians and morphing into the Kevin Critchley Outfit (later renamed KCO) before transforming into The Fifth Movement, he is now backContinue Reading
March is here and it’s going to be quite a ride! Liverpool Acoustic will be hosting ten (yes, that’s right, TEN!) events this month – that’s five open mics at Sound Food and Drink, a Liverpool Acoustic eXtra on 13th at the View Two, a stage for the second year ofContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: David James Robertson Album: Forgiven Reviewer: Allan Cairns In a varied and widespread career David James Robertson has played in Swansea-based band Sopha and Midlands band Riley, as well as various solo work. This debut solo album, which has been two decades in the making, is a labour of loveContinue Reading
UPDATE 2ND MARCH – THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT Following his sold-out gig in 2013, guitar virtuoso and Internet music sensation JON GOMM returns to Liverpool’s LEAF on Bold Street as part of his 2015 UK tour. The gig on Thursday 26th March is already set to be one of theContinue Reading
