One of the best things to come out of the new-look Liverpool Acoustic website is the ability for us to showcase live reviews and music reviews in their own sections on the homepage. To take advantage of this new layout, what we’d really like is to publish more reviews onContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist – Only Child Album – The Whale Found Its Way To The Shore Release date – 6th May 2016 Reviewer – Ian D Hall, Liverpool Sound and Vision Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10 Poetry does not have to be confined, if it ever is, to the written down Bard or the stand up performance inContinue Reading
EP REVIEW Artist – Nick Ellis EP – Grace & Danger Reviewer – Graham Holland Release date – 21st April 2016 I take my hat off to the person who came up with the idea of recording Nick Ellis’ new EP Grace & Danger inside the Crown Court at St George’s Hall. It was, inContinue Reading
Live review: Liverpool Acoustic Afternoon @ Threshold 2016 Date: Saturday 2nd April 2016 Venue: The Baltic Social Performers: MonaLisa Twins, Charlie McKeon, Derek King, Denis Parkinson, Ook and the Elephant, Eleanor Nelly, Dylan Trenouth Reviewer: Ian D Hall – Liverpool Sound and Vision MonaLisa Twins Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10 As Threshold goes fromContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Windmill Album: Wanderlust Reviewer: Graham Holland Released: 4th March 2016 It was just last week I was walking home from work listening to Bird’s debut (and only) album and wondering where I was going to get my fix of ethereal folky-pop from, when what should be waiting for me onContinue Reading
EP REVIEW Artist – Tom Speight EP – Little Love Reviewer – Graham Holland “Close your eyes and disappear, ‘cause there’s magic in here.” Something to Say (Tom Speight) You know what? I’ve all but convinced myself Tom Speight threw in that line as a reference to the Little Love EP because if ever thereContinue Reading
[Lost inhibitions] Vol. 1 Saturday 27th February 2016 Constellations [Lost Inhibitions] is the newest and most alternative party in Liverpool! Taking inspiration from some of the biggest festivals in the world, the creators of [Lost Inhibitions] believe that live music and DJ sets belong side by side. For the launchContinue Reading
EP REVIEW Artist – Thom Morecroft EP – Hand Me Down Release date – 13th January 2016 Reviewer – Graham Holland With the Hand Me Down EP local singer-songwriter and genial event host Thom Morecroft joins the growing ranks of musicians who have used Pledge Music to fund the recording and release of their newContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: Dave Ellis & Boo Howard Album: Facebook Friend Reviewer: Allan Cairns Released: 30th October 2015 Liverpool-born Dave Ellis and London’s Boo Howard have been playing together since 1979 when Dave formed his electric band ‘The Reactors’ which incorporated guitar, drums and keyboards, and had Boo playing bass and handling mostContinue Reading
EP REVIEW Artist – Vanessa Murray EP – It’s About Time Release date – 7th November 2015 Reviewer – Ian D Hall, Liverpool Sound and Vision Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating **** Vanessa Murray has been quietly biding her time on the Liverpool music scene, just out of the spotlight’s glare, intriguing enough people and entertaining many moreContinue Reading
