Followers of Liverpool Acoustic will know we’re big fans of Blackpool-born, Leeds-based, superhuman guitarist (and all-round nice guy) Jon Gomm, having hosted him twice at the View Two Gallery (see the last review here). So imagine our delight when we found out he is touring the UK this autumn on what canContinue Reading
EP REVIEW Artist: Only Child EP: Only Child EP Website: onlychildmusic.co.uk Listen to this CD at five to midnight, with 40 watt bulbs and rain against the skylights and cast your eye over the dedication in the sleeve, “dedicated to anyone who is missing someone”. At that moment, it becomes prettyContinue Reading
FRIDAY 28th SEPTEMBER 2012 LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC LIVE The next Liverpool Acoustic Live is taking place on Friday 28th September 2012 at our regular home, the View Two Gallery on Mathew Street. Headlining on the night is local folk rock band Merry Hell who’ll be performing a special, intimate acoustic show for us. Support is ablyContinue Reading
Hope Street Feast returns for its 7th year this coming Sunday 16th September 2012 and promises another day of open air and indoor food, drink, music, theatre and events from 10.30am to 5.30pm. For those of you who don’t know about Hope Street Feast (seriously, where’ve you been?) it’s theContinue Reading
Live review: TJ & Murphy plus Tom Strasser, Mary McCombs, and George Lawless @ Liverpool Acoustic Live The View Two Gallery, Mathew Street Friday 24th August 2012 This was a significant evening as it was the first event of the first ever Liverpool Fringe Festival. Fringe to what you mayContinue Reading
SEPTEMBER 2012 MUSIC RELEASE SPECIAL September 2012 sees a whole host of local musicians launching single, EPs and albums so we thought we’d celebrate the fact in a special edition of the Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight. Liverpool Acoustic Spotlight #77 To play click here Spotlight #77 or right click the link to download forContinue Reading
Don’t forget the Liverpool Acoustic Songwriting Challenge 2012 launches on Saturday 8th September from 1pm to 4pm at the View Two Gallery on Mathew Street [map]. The challenge is for songwriters (individuals or partnerships) to visit the View Two and be so inspired by what they see that they can goContinue Reading
Live review: Lark Lane Acoustic Festival: Day One @ Christ Church, Linnet Lane Saturday 1st September 2012 Saturday 1st of September has so far been one of the warmest days of recent, it’s safe to say the summer we all expected has kept us all waiting. But rather than enjoyContinue Reading
In the same way that August sees the start of the grouse hunting season, so September sees the start of the music releasing season, with a large number of singles, EPs and albums being released this month. Some of them have been added to the diary dates below, and highlightedContinue Reading
We hope you enjoyed the first Liverpool Fringe Festival – we certainly did! And we can’t think of a better way to relax afterwards than with the first Lark Lane Acoustic Festival, organised by local guitarist and musical impresario Neil Campbell. It’s taking place on Saturday 1st and Sunday 2ndContinue Reading
