Gig review: Damien Dempsey and Amsterdam @ Liverpool O2 Academy Saturday 15th October 2011 Damien Dempsey (photo © John Johnson) If familiarity breeds contempt then no-one told the hundreds who packed into the O2 Academy on Saturday night. For the second time in two years, Damien Dempsey and Amsterdam got the Liverpool IrishContinue Reading
Live review: Elbow Jane @ The Floral Pavilion, New Brighton Saturday 10th September 2011 You would expect to have a good night out when a talented and exciting acoustic folk band with local roots, as Elbow Jane undoubtedly are, and the folk legend Andy Irvine, needing no introduction as theirContinue Reading
Gig review: Matt Swift EP launch @ Mello Mello Wednesday 20th July 2011 Matt Swift (photo © Adrian Wharton) Mello Mello in Slater Street seemed an excellent venue for Matt Swift to continue to promote the launch of his ‘Lessons Over’ EP and raise donations to the National Autistic Society. Quirky, interestingContinue Reading
Gig review: TJ & Murphy album launch @ The Zanzibar Saturday 16th July 2011 It wasn’t Bob Dylan going electric at Newport. But TJ & Murphy stepping on stage at The Zanzibar Club with electric guitars, leather jackets and backed by a rock ‘n’ roll rhythm section certainly brought anticipationContinue Reading
Gig review: Judy Collins @ The Stanley Theatre, Mountford Hall Saturday 4th June 2011 Having been the fortunate winner of tickets for this event via the Liverpool Acoustic website, (I had correctly named Judy’s new album as ‘Paradise’ in an on-line competition organised by the Liverpool Acoustic webmaster Graham Holland), myContinue Reading
UPDATE – AUGUST 2012 PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE EVENTS NO LONGER TAKE PLACE Open mic with Roy and Big Phil 20.00 – 23.00 every Thursday at Barcelona Bar, Renshaw Street Roy and Big Phil have been running an open mic slot in the Barcelona Bar for a number of weeksContinue Reading
Event review: Wirral Folk on the Coast Festival @ The OC Club, Bromborough Sunday 26th June 2011 Attending only the last day of a long weekend Folk Festival isn’t ideal if you’ve been tasked with completing a review of the event. It is possible, however, to uncover the success (orContinue Reading
Live review: Don McLean Liverpool Philharmonic Hall Thursday 23rd June, 2011 As I was jenning up on Don McLean before the gig I came across the biography written by Jason Ankeny for Spotify in which we’re walked through McLean’s commercial success, mostly in the 1970s. Ankeny finishes with the statement “McLeanContinue Reading
Gig review: Liverpool Acoustic Live @ The View Two Gallery Zoe Mulford, Northerndaze, Ste Hedley, Property of Nadya Shanab Friday 28th January, 2011 Fresh from a viewing of an Erotic Art Exhibition across town (don’t ask too many questions there…) I found myself at Liverpool Acoustic Live at the View Two GalleryContinue Reading
Gig review: Mellowtone @ The Shipping Forecast SJ Downes, Billie Van, & Mike Badger and the Shady Trio Wednesday 26th January, 2011 Mellowtone kicked off the year with a strong line up of blues and roots based music. In between sets were the resident Beaten Track DJs, spinning tunes thatContinue Reading
