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Founder and Editor, Clare Deane, shares her passion for all the amazing things happening in Liverpool. With a love of the local Liverpool music scene, dining out a couple of times a week and immersing herself in to all things arts and culture she's in a pretty good place to create some Liverpool Noise.
  • Art Exhibitions in Liverpool
    The John Moores Painting Prize 2016

    The John Moores Painting Prize 2016

    Since the first John Moores exhibition in 1957 the standard of entries for the painting prize has been extremely high. The contemporary pieces in the 2016 exhibition are stunning examples of modern art, from the stark minimalism of Squint (19) by Michael Simpson, one of the prize winners, through the hyper-detailed Cave Floor by Donal Maloney to the neon and black splendour of Totem by Alex Rennie. Other highlights include the realism of No Ball…

  • Bands in Liverpool
    Liverpool Band Glossom Release 5 New Singles Each With Accompanying Videos Every Day From July 11th

    Liverpool Band Glossom Release 5 New Singles Each With Accompanying Videos Every Day From July 11th

    Each Track Combined Forms Their New E.P ‘Verbatim’ Having taken Liverpool by storm with their awe-inspiring live show, Glossom quickly became a band that found themselves at the centre of several niche, musical communities. They released 2 singles recorded at Liverpools Motor Museum at 2015’s end, receiving big props and garnering a lot of attention, finding themselves on ‘Ones to Watch’ lists and opening their arms to a much wider audience. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RX6fnYB7T8I] ‘Verbatim’ will be…

  • Entertainment in Liverpool
    ‘The Realest, Rawest and Most Uncut Chat Show' Comes To Liverpool Next Week

    ‘The Realest, Rawest and Most Uncut Chat Show’ Comes To Liverpool Next Week

    This uncut chat show is a forum to discuss the topics people want to talk about NOW – the audience are encouraged to suggest their topics for inclusion in the show whether trivial or profound, it’s an opportunity for hosts and guests alike to converse with honesty and humour about issues often ignored or bypassed by other talk shows. The influence for the show is taken from the No Holds Barred discussions that occur in…

  • Bands in Liverpool
    Darma, The Butes, Andrew Barney, Novacrow & The Slumdogs Live At The Jacaranda Friday 1st July; Review

    Darma, The Butes, Andrew Barney, Novacrow & The Slumdogs Live At The Jacaranda Friday 1st July; Review

    The rejuvenated basement room at the iconic Jacaranda now features a decent stage and a comfortable, laid-back vibe. This re-jig of the layout means space is tight but the comfortable intimacy is no bad thing and is lacking in many Liverpool venues. The opening act was on which was totally unexpected. Classical pianist Andrew Barney brought an elegance and virtuosity rarely experienced outside the concert hall. Performing two pieces by Rachmaninov, excerpts from Piano Concerto…

  • Bands in Liverpool
    The Music Manual Presents; Kashmere, DUSST & Mad Alice At The Buyers Club 12th August 2

    The Music Manual Presents; Kashmere, DUSST & Mad Alice At The Buyers Club 12th August

    Award shortlisted, Liverpool music website, The Music Manual is pleased to announce the return of its live shows by welcoming Stockport based foursome, Kashmere to The Buyers Club on Friday 12th August. This first announcement reveals headliners, Kashmere will be joined by local, dirty blues foursome, DUSST and mysterious trio, Mad Alice. Part of Stockport’s ever-growing pool of talent, Kashmere have spent the best part of three years moulding themselves, keeping fans eagerly awaiting their debut…

  • Art Exhibitions in Liverpool
    Francis Bacon: Invisible Rooms At TATE Liverpool - Review

    Francis Bacon: Invisible Rooms At TATE Liverpool – Review

    There have been some pretty prolific artistes cross the renowned orange threshold of TATE Liverpool and the bustling gallery is the gift that just keeps on giving, it seems. We’ve had Pollock, we’ve had Mondrian and of course, we’ve had wonderful Mr Warhol (just to name a few) but this summer TATE Liverpool is whetting our appetites with a taste of Francis Bacon. Definitely more of a three-course feast than a light lunch bite, the…

  • Bands in Liverpool
    Liverpool Music Week 2016 Reveal First Round of Acts Including John Carpenter, Warpaint, Clean Cut Kid & More

    Liverpool Music Week 2016 Reveal First Round of Acts Including John Carpenter, Warpaint, Clean Cut Kid & More

    Liverpool Music Week have announced the first round of acts for their 2016 line up set to take places across various venues in Liverpool from 26th October – 5th November 2016, including: John Carpenter, Warpaint, Cat’s Eyes, GoGo Penguin, Clean Cut Kid and She Drew The Gun. For its 12th edition, the festival will be based around the hub of the Arts Club venue in Liverpool City Centre, long a hub for music under various guises over the years, with a run of shows at the prestigious…

  • Bands in Liverpool
    Peaches Announces Liverpool Date As Part of UK Tour

    Peaches Announces Liverpool Date As Part of UK Tour

    Peaches has announced a UK tour this winter, playing Liverpool’s Invisible Wind Factory on Friday 11th November.  Peaches’ tour comes following a string of sold out dates in December 2015 and the release of her latest records, ‘Rub’ and ‘Rub Remixed’, her first new releases for six years. ‘Rub’ earned some of Peaches’ best reviews of her career with Pitchfork saying it “arrives at a moment when the world needs Peaches most” and The FADER says “her message feels vital.”…

  • Bars in Liverpool
    City Centre Nightclub Fills The ‘Void’ For Cosmopolitan Party-Goers

    City Centre Nightclub Fills The ‘Void’ For Cosmopolitan Party-Goers

    Liverpool’s Stanley Street is set to see the opening of an exclusive new nightclub following an impressive six-figure sum investment.  Void will open its doors in late August and is the brainchild of owners Joe McMahon, Adam Ramsey and Dan Friend, whose ever-expanding hospitality portfolio also contains Graffiti and Wall of Fame, which are both located on Victoria Street. Set in the former Wonderland site, the over-21 nightclub will fill the gap in the market…

  • Bands in Liverpool
    Father John Misty LIVE At Mountford Hall;16th July

    Father John Misty LIVE At Mountford Hall;16th July

    Creator of baroque pop masterpiece I Love You Honeybear, one of 2015 most critically acclaimed albums Father John Misty makes his debut solo appearance in Liverpool next month. The project of former Fleet Foxes drummer/vocalist Joshua Tillman, the US singer-bandleader has issued a score of records under his own name since his 2003 debut, before finding international recognition with two albums under the Father John Misty moniker. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtOToiIDNRA] Combining folk, country and indie rock,…

  • Activities in Liverpool
    Tickle The Ivories - World's Only Official Street Piano Busking Festival Returns To Liverpool 1

    Tickle The Ivories – World’s Only Official Street Piano Busking Festival Returns To Liverpool

    Tickle the Ivories is back! From 1 July – 4 September 2016 six pianos will once more take centre stage for the world’s only official street piano busking festival, organised in partnership with Liverpool ONE. Whether you’re a professional or an amateur,we’d like to invite you to book a free time slot to perform on – or even around – the pianos. Tickle the Ivories is a unique opportunity to promote your act, have a…

  • Activities in Liverpool
    'Festival 31' - Showcase of Refugee Arts, Culture & Dialogue Launches In Liverpool

    ‘Festival 31’ – Showcase of Refugee Arts, Culture & Dialogue Launches In Liverpool

    Liverpool’s annual festival of refugee arts, culture and dialogue, promoting discussion around the refugee experience – launches this week ahead of 31 days of inspiring community and public activity Festival 31 will run until 20th July, with the start of the festival coinciding with the beginning of National Refugee Week. Lots of activity will take place across Liverpool, run by volunteers and groups interested in sharing, learning or understanding more about refugee cultures and what it means to be…

  • Food and Drink in Liverpool
    Wall of Fame Unveils New Lunch Menu

    Wall of Fame Unveils New Lunch Menu

    Wall of Fame has unveiled an exclusive new lunch menu devised with relaxed dining in mind. The all-American inspired eatery, with entrances on Victoria Street and Mathew Street, has created the ‘Woffers That Lunch’ menu, comprising stateside inspired quick bites and refreshing summertime alternatives. Served between 12pm and 5pm Monday-Friday, the mouth-watering menu is guaranteed to whet the appetites of office workers, city-centre shoppers and visiting tourists alike. General Manager of Wall of Fame Alix Mills…

  • Bars in Liverpool
    SneakBeats Presents; Day Into Night At The Attic 3pm - 3am, 25th June

    SneakBeats Presents; Day Into Night At The Attic 3pm – 3am, 25th June

    Following a successful series of monthly events at The Attic on Parr Street, SneakBeats will be hosting a party that will move from their outside terrace space to the bar. There will be free BBQ food from 3pm matched with some carefully constructed beats from some of Liverpool’s finest. A mix of DJ sets and live performance will start with a sunshine vibe and take you darker and deeper as the sun sets and mood…

  • Comedy Clubs
    Shiny New Festival Marks Lantern Theatre Liverpool Closure

    Shiny New Festival Marks Lantern Theatre Liverpool Closure

    Lantern Theatre Liverpool’s annual Shiny New Festival returns this July for its fifth year acting as the theatres final in house production at their Blundell Street venue. The festival will run for an extended length of 10 days this year from 15th – 24th July due to an increase in applications from theatre companies and comedians keen to showcase their work ahead of August’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Since launching in 2011 Shiny New Festival has…

  • Activities in Liverpool
    First Wave Stage Lineups Revealed For Liverpool Loves Festival

    First Wave Stage Lineups Revealed For Liverpool Loves Festival

    This year’s Liverpool Loves Festival will be delivered through a wide programme of quality artists across five separate stages – offering visitors to this free, public event a taste of just why Liverpool has been named a UNESCO City of Music. This year’s diverse afternoon Main Stage line-up includes a mix of genres from indie-pop and dance acts to ten-piece funk bands – and is designed to bring a real foot-tapping, festivalatmosphere to the waterfront. Acts include The Hummingbirds; Halem; The Native Kings and The…

  • Activities in Liverpool
    Brazilica Fest 2016; Preview

    Brazilica Fest 2016; Preview

    Back for the ninth year, Brazilica has become one of the flagship events of the year in Liverpool’s festival calendar. A colourful celebration of Brazilian music, dance, culture, food and sport, it attracts over 60,000 visitors to the city centre. Organisers Liverpool Carnival Company have turned up the heat for 2016 with this year’s festival promising to be even bigger and better for 2016. The Brazilian Film Festival will return with a fantastic programme of movies from 9th July – 6thAugust with various locations through the city showing nine…

  • Bands in Liverpool
    Parquet Courts Live At the Invisible Wind Factory; Review

    Parquet Courts Live At the Invisible Wind Factory; Review

    On a sweaty evening in the Kazimier, the June before last, Parquet Courts delivered a youthful, raucous and defiant set. This Wednesday they returned to Liverpool, to the soon-to-be-familiar Invisible Wind Factory, showcasing new tunes, a mellower maturity and some of the same jokes. With a little soft sunlight still peeking in around the curtains that seal the gig space from the rest of the warehouse, support act Housewives become the first touring band to…

  • Art Exhibitions in Liverpool
    CERN and FACT International Award Winner Announced

    CERN and FACT International Award Winner Announced

    The laureate for the COLLIDE International Award was announced yesterday as Kunchul Kim, with two honorary mentions to the Mexican conceptual artist Julieta Aranda and British artist, James Bridle. Now in it’s fifth year, COLLIDE is a major arts and science residency programme, which runs between CERN (the European Organization for Nuclear Research) and an international party. The award is used as a platform which specialises in helping new artists with their work, specifically those…

  • Bands in Liverpool
    Strange Collective Announce ‘Super Touchy’ EP Launch Party All-Dayer 2nd July At The Invisible Wind Factory

    Strange Collective Announce ‘Super Touchy’ EP Launch Party All-Dayer 2nd July At The Invisible Wind Factory

    Liverpool garage quartet, Strange Collective, have announced details of their all-dayer EP launch party on 2nd July at Invisible Wind Factory in Liverpool featuring two stages of live music, a BBQ, food stalls and DJs all for just £4. In support of their debut EP ‘Super Touchy’ released via Salvation Records on 1st July 2016, the band will be joined by a line-up of musical friends for a meaty helping of garage madness to celebrate the occasion. Strange Collective will be joined by a stellar line up of…