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
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
Live review: Kathryn Williams Support: Lizzie Nunnery and Vidar Norheim, Matt Deighton Date: Wednesday 19th March 2014 Venue: Leaf on Bold St Reviewer: Graham Holland At 10.12pm on Wednesday 19th March 2014 I tweeted via @lpoolacoustic “There’s something captivating about @KathWilliamsUK music – pure magic!”. I was standing at theContinue Reading
Live review: Mark Pountney album launch Support: Rae Clark Date: Saturday 15th March 2014 Venue: House Reviewer: Liam Pickup PRESS ALERT: Liverpool singer/songwriter Mark Pountney launches new album ‘Mark 1’ at House, Bold Street. Liverpool Acoustic was there to absorb the wonderfully western action that was going down at the aptly renamed ‘Last Chance Saloon’.Continue Reading
Live review: Merry Hell Support: Moxie, and Jameson Date: Friday 24th January 2014 Venue: The View Two Gallery Reviewer: Peter Cowley “Sunshine On A Rainy Day” was the title of Zoe’s 1991 hit single. It is also an apt description for tonight’s events put on by Liverpool Acoustic in theContinue Reading
Live review: Iain Till Date: Thursday 9th January 2014 Venue: The Brink Reviewer: Ian D Hall Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * The New Year is a week old and whilst many are feeling their way back into the way of 2014, the first stirrings of musicContinue Reading
Live review: Johnny Sands’ Acoustic Session Date: Saturday 14th December 2013 Venue: Hebbie Jeebies Reviewer: Graham Holland Johnny Sands has gained a well-earned reputation for running top class events, most notably the weekly Out Of The Bedroom every Tuesday at LEAF on Bold Street. He has since added both MaisonContinue Reading
Live review: Stephen Langstaff Support: The Thespians Date: Thursday 12th December 2013 Venue: East Village Arts Club (EVAC) Reviewer: Graham Holland With my current job I don’t get out to as many gigs as I’d like. There’s nothing quite like a regular 6.00am start to cramp your social life! So it’s rare for meContinue Reading
Live review: Goldrush Date: Thursday 28th November 2013 Venue: Blundell Street Reviewer: Stuart Todd Goldrush is a seven piece band featuring Dan Chiba & Prisoners of Rock ‘n’ Roll performing a collection of songs by Neil Young. Dan opened with a solo acoustic rendition of Sugar Mountain. Each subsequent number wasContinue Reading
Live review: Martin Harley @ Johnny’s Blues Club Support: Sam Lewis Date: Wednesday 13th November 2013 Venue: Liverpool Marina Reviewer: Max McDonough American Blues music initially found its way to the UK by means of records brought over by merchant seamen and GI’s stationed here during the Second WorldContinue Reading
