In a year when 42 UK festivals have postponed, cancelled or closed down completely, next year’s tickets for Bearded Theory are already going on sale this coming Friday 7th June! What is it that makes Bearded Theory such a resounding success? There are probably many reasons, some obvious, some not so obvious. But I think […]
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Dry Cleaning + PoziThe Shipping Forecast15 Slater St, Liverpool L1 4BWFriday 21st February 2020(Review Also appears in Live Music Pix) People my age often say they are too old to go to gigs any more. To be fair, I kind of see where they are coming from. After being in bed on Wednesday with a […]
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Poliça + Warm DigitsGorilla, 54-56 Whitworth St, Manchester M1 5WWSaturday 8th February 2020 After establishing that I’d been to a gig in Manchester, my taxi driver from Lime St inevitably asked who I’d been to see. When I told him, he looked a little confused, “What Sting and that?” he asked. It was obvious he’d […]
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Following the release of their second EP “Boundary Road Snacks and Drinks” back in October, South London’s DRY CLEANING have confirmed a run of UK tour dates for February & March. Firm friends for years, the band (Lewis Maynard, Tom Dowse, Florence Shaw & Nick Buxton) only started making music after a party in 2017 inspired […]
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Funnily enough, only recently I was wondering what happened to Dan Croll. I always used to see him around Liverpool, and who could forget the absolute banger “From Nowhere”? It turns out that his 2 year hiatus after the release of his second album “Emerging Adulthood” was due to a re-evaluation of his career, relationships […]
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I caught Hayseed Dixie at Glastonbury a few years ago, and whilst on-paper they seemed like a one-trick pony, in reality they were incredibly entertaining. The premise is simple enough – rock classics performed in a bluegrass style. I’m not usually a fan of covers bands or comedy/novelty acts, yet they won be over and […]
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Electric Dreams WeekenderButlins Bognor Regis ResortFriday 29th November – Monday 2nd December 2019 If you’ve never been to a Butlins Live Music Weekender then it’s hard to convey just how immersive an experience it is. The bands are of course the main attraction to any festival, but as you wander around the site, you hear […]
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The Keep, which is the solo project of Gothenburg-based Oliver Knowles, is sharing his new single “Cub” online today. It’s taken from his upcoming debut EP ‘Primer‘ set for release Dec 6th via Houndstooth. Speaking about the track, Knowles said “‘Cub’ was inspired by an illustration by a friend of mine. It consisted of two tiny figures standing on […]
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Jazz is one of those things that divides people, like a certain yeasty spread. I’m not massively into it, but every so often an album will come along that grabs my attention in a big way – Kind of Blue by Miles Davis, Konfusion by Skalpel and now Kansa Smitty’s new single “Riders”. The !K7 […]
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Studio 235-45 Parr Street, Liverpool, L1 4JNWednesday 13th November 2019 Sometimes when fate appears to deal you a blow, it’s actually steering you in the right direction. Take tonight for example. Back in the summer when Adam Ant announced his “Friend or Foe” tour including the Liverpool Philharmonic – I decided to apply for a […]
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