May 2014 is here, and this month’s Diary Selection Box is once again chock full of fantastic live music events for you to enjoy. Has the local music scene ever been as healthy and exciting as it is at the moment? Let us know which events you’re planning on attending. LIVERPOOLContinue Reading
UPDATED with details of 1st June 2014 (below) RED DWARF’S ROBERT LLEWELLYN JOINS NEWS FROM NOWHERE IN DISSENT News from Nowhere, Liverpool’s unique Radical & Community Bookshop continues its 40th Birthday celebrations with a one-off WeBe40 Radical Bookfair & Spaces of Dissent Sunday 1st June at the Bluecoat, School Lane, Liverpool 1 from 11am to 6pm There will be three SpacesContinue Reading
Only Child launch their debut album – From Muddy Water To Higher Ground – on Saturday 26th April at The Zanzibar. The band will once again be joined on stage by The Liva String Quartet. Support on the night is provided by Jon Lawton, Silens, and Vanessa Murray. Tickets areContinue Reading
FRIDAY 25th APRIL 2014 LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC LIVE Virginian singer Cathryn Craig and virtuoso Strawbs guitarist Brian Willoughby to perform song of encouragement for Hillsborough families this Friday Top international acoustic duo Cathryn Craig and Brian Willoughby will be headlining the next Liverpool Acoustic Live on Friday 25th April 2014 at the View Two Gallery. Following the publicationContinue Reading
The fourth national Sea Shanty Festival takes place at the National Waterways Museum in Ellesmere Port over the Easter weekend from 18th to 20th April 2014. Coinciding with the Annual Boat Gathering at the museum, the Shanty UK festival brings together nearly 100 performers in seven different venues within theContinue Reading
The Liverpool Acoustic Afternoon returns to the View Two Gallery for the first time this year on Saturday 12th April 2013. The gallery will be open from 12.00pm to 5.00pm with the music running from 1.00pm to 4.00pm. We’ve got two booked acts with the rest of the time beingContinue Reading
Live review: Liverpool Acoustic Afternoon @ Threshold Date: Saturday 29th March 2014 Venue: The Baltic Social Reviewer: Ian D Hall Caroline England The question should always be, “Did you enjoy what you saw at Threshold?” For anybody who stepped into the confines of The Baltic Social on the Saturday of Threshold 2014 and hungContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Mark Pountney Album: Mark One Reviewer: Ian D Hall Rating: 9/10 Some performers ooze class without even having to play a cord or a single note. Of course when they do put together the start of a new song that you just know is going to capture the imaginationContinue Reading
It’s April 2014 and we’re full of the joys of Spring with the first Liverpool Acoustic Afternoon of the year at the View Two Gallery, plus another cracking lineup for this month’s Liverpool Acoustic Live. Added to that the normal array of top quality events taking place at venues acrossContinue Reading
Live review: Liverpool Acoustic Festival Date: Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd March 2014 Venue: The Unity Theatre Reviewer: Liam Pickup Last weekend (Friday 21st and Saturday 22nd March) saw the birth of the first ever Liverpool Acoustic Festival. Naturally, Liverpool Acoustic was there to soak up the atmosphere, and LiverpoolContinue Reading
