FRIDAY 28th FEBRUARY 2014 LIVERPOOL ACOUSTIC LIVE 5TH BIRTHDAY Liverpool Acoustic Live, winner of Live Music Night of the Year at the Liverpool Music Awards in 2012 and 2013, celebrates its 5th birthday this week. Every month since February 2009 organisers Stuart Todd and Graham Holland have brought together someContinue Reading
Although Liverpool Acoustic takes its name and from the city where we’re based, we actually cover a wider geographical area including Greater Merseyside, Cheshire West, West Lancs, and Warrington. So it gives us great pleasure to tell you about an event taking place this week in the wonderful city ofContinue Reading
ALBUM REVIEW Artist: James J Turner Album: How Could We Be Wrong? Website: jjturner.com I’d never come across James J Turner’s work but I was enticed initially by the impressive cast of backing musicians that he had assembled for this album. After all, Vicky “Mono LPs” Mutch and Paul Walsham (still theContinue 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
The Random Family have spent much of the last several years flying the flag for Liverpool folk music, with a couple of EPs, an album and their own regular night showcasing touring acts with local artists. At the end of this month, however, they’re calling it a day, so beforeContinue Reading
EP REVIEW Artist: The Hummingbirds EP: Doesn’t Really Matter Website: wearethehummingbirds.com The Hummingbirds’ description of themselves as 5 lads and a box seems appropriate enough, but would this latest set of recordings justify their self-proclaimed title of “pioneers of modern skiffle”? I’ve seen the band play live a couple of times inContinue Reading
EP REVIEW Artist: The Fifth Movement EP: This Brewing Storm Website: thefifthmovement.com I’ve been following the exploits of Kevin Critchley since he shoved his first EP in my hand back in 2006 and I was blown away by the energy, power and passion in those four tracks. Kevin went on toContinue Reading
