ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Alun Parry Album: When The Sunlight Shines It’s a funny thing, a great song. While us music lovers can take it to our hearts and listen to it for the rest of our lives, for the songwriter, a great song can freeze their art into a moment inContinue Reading
FRIDAY 27th SEPTEMBER 2013 LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC LIVE Jo Bywater will be launching her Chasing Tales EP at the View Two Gallery on Friday 27th September with support from four exceptionally talented female performers. It’s been three years since the release of Jo’s “astonishing debut album Cycle Grace Pulse Break” (Ian D Hall, Liverpool Sound and Vision) and the timeContinue Reading
Live review: Liverpool Acoustic Garden Simon Cousins SheBeat John Chatterton Me and Deboe @ the bluecoat Liverpool International Music Festival Saturday 24th August 2013 Simon Cousins Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 7/10 Some musicians just radiate warmth and a sort of musical love as soon as they step on aContinue Reading
The Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight started life in May 2008, the month after the website was founded. Originally the show featured one local musician each month, with host Graham Holland playing four of their songs and reading out sections of their biography between each one. When the Liverpool Acoustic Live eventsContinue Reading
Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge 2013 The Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge is a truly unique event where songwriters are challenged to write a new, original song inspired by the art on show at Mathew Street’s View Two Gallery. We know what you’re thinking… “Unique? Really?” Well, as far as we know there isn’t anContinue Reading
It’s another busy month for Liverpool Acoustic with the launch of the third Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge taking place during the Liverpool Acoustic Afternoon (7th), the return of Jon Gomm (12th), and a cracking lineup for our regular Liverpool Acoustic Live (27th). And as if that wasn’t enough to keepContinue Reading
Live review: Galley Beggar @ Liverpool Acoustic Live plus Shannen Bamford, and Alister Said View Two Gallery Friday 23rd August 2013 Last summer Galley Beggar played a superb gig here at Liverpool Acoustic at the View Two Gallery on the world-famous Mathew Street in Liverpool. In fact, they were soContinue Reading
Liverpool Acoustic’s new open mic night is sound! Hot on the heels of winning Live Music Night of the Year for the second time at the Liverpool Music Awards 2013, Liverpool Acoustic is launching a brand new, weekly open mic night. The new night, inventively called Liverpool Acoustic Open Mic @ Sound, takes placeContinue Reading
Last night Liverpool Acoustic’s Graham Holland and Stuart Todd attended the awards ceremony at St George’s Hall for the Liverpool Music Awards 2013, and walked away with the award for Live Music Night of the Year for the second year running. The award was presented by Paul Rutherford (Frankie GoesContinue Reading
Live review: K’s Choice album launch @ American Bar & Grill Wednesday 21st August 2013 K’s Choice has established itself as one of Liverpool’s premier acoustic nights. The weekly event (soon to go monthly) is organised and hosted by Liverpool based musician Derek King. Despite stiff competition from regular WednesdayContinue Reading
