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Liverpool Events
Klee Music Acoustic Night 12.05.18: Review
The second Klee Music Acoustic Night took place at what is generally becoming thought of as the best small venue in Liverpool – 81 Renshaw Street. The healthy turn out were treated to three fantastic sets by the maestro’s that are Turley, Layhe and McCaldon, before the artists gathered for the final quarter of the evening – the performances as a trio. As is the nature of the evening, apparently lot’s are drawn for order…
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Review
Bold Street Coffee Launch Kickstarter Campaign To Return To Bold Street Home
The guys behind Bold Street Coffee have announced they will be launching a Kickstarter campaign in order to raise vital funds so that they can re-open in their beloved coffee shop. They will be looking to their loyal supporters to raise £30,000 of the £75k they will need to get back into action on Bold Street. Bold Street Coffee was more than a coffee shop: it fuelled Bold Street’s growing independent community for nearly a…
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Liverpool Events
Scottish Singer-Songwriter Siobhan Wilson Returns To Liverpool’s 81 Renshaw Street This Summer
Siobhan Wilson will return to Liverpool’s 81 Renshaw, where she played last year in the intimate venue which has gained quite the reputation as one of the city’s best music venues. Since the release of her debut album last year, Siobhan Wilson has been featured in Rolling Stone, DIY magazine and The Line of Best Fit. She’s played a session on BBC Radio 6 Music. BBC Radio Scotland’s Roddy Hart made the album his Record…
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Music
Deliah’s New Single, ‘Achromatic’, Boasts Raw Emotion and Exposes Mental Health in the Creative Industries
Female-fronted four-piece, Deliah, have been traversing the music scene a few years now, bringing a fresh sound through their mix of soul and electronica. It is precisely the band’s creativity and willingness to experiment that set them apart from many others within the genre – every song is written with meaningful lyrics and composed with a powerful finesse that brings vocals and instrumentals seamlessly together. This is no different with the band’s newest single, ‘Achromatic’,…
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Activities in Liverpool
Sweat, Smoothies and Spin Classes at Rise Cycle Studio
Last Saturday, Smithdown Road’s spin and fitness studio Rise Cycle Studio celebrated their first birthday in style with juices, workouts, raw Vegan cake and sweaty selfies galore – and we were lucky enough to tag along. Situated at the bottom of Smithdown road, yards away from the iconic Penny Lane is Rise Cycle Studio, a state of the art spinning studio providing spin classes and other workouts run by professional personal trainers, The studio is…
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Liverpool Events
Fezziwigs Gin Yard Launches in Liverpool
Although the great British summertime is a little temperamental, when the sun does actually decide to shine through the clouds, us Scousers love nothing more than a beer garden to sit in and enjoy the sun, bevy in hand. There has been a few outdoor venues popping up sound the city in recent years and last Friday, we headed down to a brand new gin themed garden, Fezziwigs Gin Yard, which has launched just in…
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Liverpool Events
Jacaranda Records Annouce ‘Phase One’: A Brand New Exciting Gig Venue
Over the last few years, the Liverpool music scene has endured many twists and turns and the latest chapter in its illustrious history is about to open – Jacaranda Records: Phase One, launching Friday 25th May. This brand new 400 capacity gig venue, record store, bar & eatery is brought to you by the guys behind The Jacaranda Club, Jacaranda Records, Heebies Jeebies and EBGBS. Boasting a large courtyard thats a stones throw from the…
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Food and Drink in Liverpool
Alma De Cuba Restaurant Review
Liverpool is a great place for date night. Fact. Whether you want to eat seriously good food, get dressed up and drink cocktails or even have a pint or two in a pub with. But if you’re looking for somewhere you can combine cocktails and a boogie with a delicious candlelit dinner then your answer is situated at the bottom of Seel Street and with their new menu showcasing a whole host of delicious Cuban…
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Liverpool Events
Lane7 Boutique Bowling Alley Coming To Liverpool Later This Year
Lane7, the upmarket bowling alley and alternative late-night venue, has confirmed it will be opening its doors in Liverpool. The rapidly growing entertainment company says it has signed an agreement to open a site in the Hanover Street area in central Liverpool, which it plans to unveil in time for the Christmas party season this year. While the exact Liverpool location isn’t yet being revealed, the announcement does confirm Lane7’s convention of only opening in…
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Liverpool Events
Rock, Roll And A Pasta Bowl – Trattoria 51 Encourages Liverpool Runners To Load Up On Carbs Ahead of Marathon Weekend
Trattoria 51 is helping Liverpool’s runners to prepare for upcoming races as part of Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon weekend (May 19 – 20). With studies showing that ‘carb-loading’ is an efficient method of preparation ahead of a long-distance run, the Old Hall Street eatery is encouraging race goers to stock up on the food group courtesy of its fresh, artisan pasta menu. The city’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon will see thousands of people take to…
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Liverpool Events
Duke Street’s Italian Deli A Tavola Celebrates First Birthday In Style
Every once in a while, you’ll find somewhere in Liverpool that combines delicious, well made food, copious amounts of wine with a team of friendly staff and an atmosphere so authentic, you could forget you’re not on holiday. A Tavola Italian deli and cooking school is one of those places – as we found out when we joined them at an amazing food and wine filled event to celebrate their first birthday. A Tavola is…
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Liverpool Events
Spitroast Smithdown Road Restaurant Review
Opening a few years back on Smithdown road and more recently venturing over into Crosby, it is safe to say that chicken restaurant Spitroast has rapidly become a firm favourite on Liverpool’s ever-expanding casual dining scene, and enjoying a spot of lunch in their South Liverpool branch, it was easy to see why more and more Scousers are getting in the queue, just for a takeout. Nowadays, when people think of chicken, their minds often…
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Liverpool Events
International arts festival will launch the new Liverpool Fabric District
Time Tunnel festival will run at venues across Liverpool’s Fabric District in Islington between May 10 and May 13. An international festival of art, music and performance featuring world firsts will be taking place in May to celebrate the launch of the Fabric District in Liverpool. The festival aims to revisit the creative expression of 1968 and see how this fits with the political and social events of today. The Time Tunnel festival, named after…
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Music
Liverpool Calling Announces Second Wave of Acts for Summer Festival
Liverpool Calling has announced the second wave of acts joining the already impressive Liverpool Calling line-up on 22nd/23rd June, taking over Liverpool City Centre and Baltic Triangle. Topping the next set of additions are Geordie psych-rockers Demob Happy. East London noisemakers False Heads, Welsh indie rockers Himalayas, as well as Yorkshire garage band Avalanche Party. Plus, there will be a whole host of extraordinary Liverpool noise-makers such as Pale Rider, Psycho Comedy, and The Racket.…
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Liverpool Events
Salt Dog Slim’s Sixth Birthday Party is Happening This Week
On 10th of May, Seel Street’s beloved Salt Dog Slims will be celebrating another year of supplying the steins, brines and good times for the deserving people of Liverpool with yes, you guessed it – a massive birthday party. In true Slims style, the night will be bursting at the seams with beers, balloons, bar top dancing and a big old birthday cake for all to enjoy – oh and Jäger. Lots of Jäger. Not one…
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Music
The Mockingjays ‘Edge of your Knife’ Single Review
The Mocking Jays website describes this five piece combo as “East Midlands’ best kept secret” and have already garnered some success with the support of BBC Introducing and that old fox Tom Robinson (for younger readers, he was once quite relevant, I assure you). Their earlier releases can be caught up with by the aid of Spotify, and I suppose you could loosely agree with their website claims of being “a magic carpet ride of…
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Liverpool Events
Fairport Convention – Spring Tour 2018: Win Tickets!
Arguably, the band that invented the genre “folk rock”, and possibly one of the most hard working bands in musical history, are back on the road. This is the band that created the seminal folk rock album “Leif and Liege” as well as the classic tracks “Who Knows Where The Time Goes”, “Time Will Show The Wiser” “Matt Groves” and “Meet on the Ledge”. Hot on the heels of their “Winter Tour 2017” we have the…
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Liverpool Events
Pinion Possibilty… Chef Entrepreneur Launches £50k in 24 Hours Crowdfunding Campaign
1,444 minutes, 86,400 seconds, £50,000… Chef Entrepreneur, Gary Usher, launches ambitious crowdfunding campaign to raise £50k in 24 hours for a fifth restaurant, Pinion in Prescot, Merseyside: https://vimeo.com/264412316 A year since his last record-breaking crowdfunding campaign, and not one to shy away from a challenge, at 7pm on 29th May, Gary Usher and his team will be launching a £50k Kickstarter campaign to secure funds to open a fifth restaurant in Merseyside’s Prescot. Gary comments: “Prescot has an incredible sense of community…
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Food and Drink in Liverpool
The Smithdown Road Resurgence
Over the last decade Smithdown Road has been the home to Liverpool’s University students, enjoying their first taste of adult life and congregating the areas local pubs. Over time the South Liverpool road has seen many bars and restaurants popping up to feed and inebriate the locals and has led to a massive boom in the area, attracting more than just the student population. There’s now even a music and culture festival, The Smithdown Road…
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Art Exhibitions in Liverpool
The Mind Map Presents: We Love Life – Mental Health In Music Photo Exhibition
We Love Life is a series of 7 photo interviews based around the issues of mental health in musicians. The event is brought to you by The Mind Map, a Liverpool based mental health enterprise and by Newcastle based photographer, Darina Mohammed. Launching at Liverpool Sound City and continuing through mental health awareness week, the show uncovers the different ways musicians stay mentally well. Photographed in Liverpool and Newcastle, the exhibition, held at Constellations, features beautifully saturated film…
