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Liverpool Events
Liverpool Tattoo Convention Returns For Its 8th Annual Spectacular
Liverpool Tattoo Convention returns for its 8th year on the 15th, 16th & 17th May 2015 – ‘Respecting the Past, Celebrating the Present and Embracing the Future’. Live tattooing from over 250 tattoo artists, live music, live performances, competitions, UK Tattoo Industry Awards, market stalls and reasonable food and drink prices are among the things that make the Liverpool Tattoo Convention a must attend event on the UK convention circuit. Renowned for its innovation, non-stop…
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Festivals
X&Y Festival Announces First Waves of Acts
After announcing Irish folk duo Hudson Taylor as this year’s festival headliners, X&Y have announced the first waves of acts to grace the Arts Club stage on 11th July. They include the brilliant indie rockers Amber Run who have just released their début album 5am. Home grown talent, The Hummingbirds and VYNCE return to the festival along with the likes of Fickle Friends, Fatherson , Model Aeroplanes, Blaenavon, BANFI, RedFaces & Polar States. Saturday 11th July at Arts Club Liverpool Tickets Are On Sale Now…
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Editorials
Cobain: Montage of Heck (2015); Review
Kurt Cobain is a man that refuses to die. Even when all possible back catalogues, journals and interview subjects appear to have been exhausted, another wave in the oceans of culture will land the shriveled corpse of the revered icon back on the beaches of popularity once again. “Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck” is the latest biopic on the grunge godhead, released within a week of the anniversary of his death. The question on…
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Entertainment in Liverpool
Liverpoool International Festival of Psycadelia Returns To The Blade Factory
British space-psych pioneers Spiritualized are the first headliners for Liverpoool International Festival of Psycadelia 2015. This year’s edition will benefit from an additional performance space, with District – a converted manufacturing facility (formerly The Picket) – joining the existing complex of warehouses across Camp and Furnace and the Blade Factory. Baltic Triangle, Liverpool 25th & 26th September Tickets are available here
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Festivals
Liverpool Light Night Returns 15th May
LightNight, Liverpool’s one-night arts and culture festival returns to illuminate the city for a sixth year on Friday 15 May from 4pm until late as the launch event of One Magnificent City. You, your friends and your family are invited to explore Liverpool as our world-class galleries, museums and public spaces stay open late for a free showcase of the city’s arts and culture. Follow your own trail of unexpected happenings as the city centre…
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Art Exhibitions in Liverpool
Tricia Porter: Liverpool Photographs 1972-74 The Bluecoat, Liverpool Saturday 4 April – Sunday 5 July, 2015
When young London photographer Tricia Porter arrived in seventies Toxteth she was warned off by the locals. Undeterred, Tricia gained unprecedented access to the residents’ homes resulting in this evocative portrayal of everyday life. The exhibition forms part of the LOOK/15 festival. Also showing under the Bluecoat’s historic roofs are Xavier Ribas’ Nitrate and Tabitha Jussa’sMemorandum of Understanding. Tricia Porter: Liverpool Photographs 1972-74 The Bluecoat, Liverpool Saturday 4 April – Sunday 5 July, 2015 Open…
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Entertainment in Liverpool
Liverpool International Music Festival Announce Big Name Acts For 2015
Basement Jaxx,Labrinth, Laura Mvula, Echo and the Bunnymen, Katy B, Becky Hill, Space, The Real Thing, Bipolar Sunshine, Naughty Boy and loads more will be joining #LIMF2015 Summer Jam in Sefton Park from 29th – 31st August. For More Info & To Keep Up To Date With Artist Announcements Visit www.limfestival.com.
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Editorials
Still Alice; Film Review
Still Alice, featuring an Oscar winning performance by Julianne Moore, tells the story of Alice Howland (Moore) a highly esteemed linguistic professor at Columbia University whose world is rattled when she is diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease. Still Alice is essentially a fairly good lifetime movie elevated by a truly great performance by Julianne Moore (she deserved her Academy Award – although, I wish it had been won for Maps to the Stars). The direction is…
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Liverpool Events
Bombed Out Church Announce Special Installation Coming in April
The Bombed Out Church have announced a special installation coming soon. Between the 17th and 26th of April they will be erecting a large marquee within the walls of the church, with uniquely transparent walls and ceiling. They are currently scheduling a series of events to take place within the marquee, which look to be of great artistic and cultural diversity. This will be an opportunity to experience the church like never before. More details…
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Entertainment in Liverpool
X&Y Music Festival 2015 Announce Hudson Taylor As Headliners
Irish Folk Duo Hudson Taylor will headline this year’s X&Y Music Festival at The East Village Arts Club. The Dublin born brother’s Alfie and Harry Hudson Taylor found fame online, with their acoustic sessions getting more than three million hits on Youtube. They released their debut EP ‘Battles’ in August 2012, which reached #1 on iTunes in Ireland and #14 in the UK. This was closely followed up by their second EP ‘CinematicLifestyle’. In October…
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Editorials
Blossoms at The Kazimier; Review
Seeing that The Kazimier was offering a line-up that featured both The Vryll Society and Blossoms, it was an obvious choice to get to a gig guaranteed to brighten a cold, Winter Sunday night. For once I managed to get to The Kazimier in time to see all of the bands on offer. The first support Hidden Charms were a very pleasant surprise. Melodic 60’s style pop/rock topped by vocals just coarse enough to give…
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Entertainment in Liverpool
'Liverpool Calling' Music Festival Announce First Wave of Acts For 2015
The beautiful and iconic Bombed Out Church remains as Liverpool Calling’s proud hosts, alongside some of the City’s greatest music venues including The Magnet, Sound Food & Drink, and Maguire’s Pizza Bar. Sheffield indie legends Reverend & The Makers will headline the Bombed Out Church to perform a set like no other. Folk acoustic singer Beans on Toast brings his comedic anthems to the Bombed Out Church. They also have the finest local bands on…
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Cafes in Liverpool
Global Scouse Day 2015; Saturday 28th February
Are you proud of Liverpool but unsure how to show it? Do you look at holidays like St Paddy’s Day and Burns Night with an overwhelming jealousy? Fancy a pan of scouse and need an excuse to eat more of it? Then you’ll be made up to discover that Saturday 28th February is Global Scouse Day. A day dedicated solely to the culinary success that is scouse. How boss is that? And taking part couldn’t…
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Art Exhibitions in Liverpool
Africa Oye Announces First Acts For 2015 Festival In Sefton Park
UK soul legend Omar will be joined by Mali’s BKO Quintet and Lindigo from Reunion Island. ‘This isn’t just the largest festival of African and Caribbean music in Britain, it’s the best’– The Sunday Times ‘Perhaps Britain’s best free festival’ – Clash Magazine The UK’s largest, free African music festival Africa Oye will grace Sefton Park once again this summer and organisers have unveiled the first 3 acts of a globally acclaimed line up for…
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Entertainment in Liverpool
Chibuku Presents; Chibuku Shake Shake 15th Birthday Party 14th March Featuring: Annie Mac, Andy C, David Rodigan MBE, Fourtet & Many More
Featuring: Annie Mac, Andy C, David Rodigan MBE, Fourtet, Joy Orbison b2b George Fitzgerald, Benji B, Oneman, DJ Craze, Jackmaster, Ben UFO, EZ, SG Lewis, Andrew Hill, Harry Sheehan, No Fakin’ & more. After 15 years at the forefront of the UK clubbing scene, Chibuku club night are proud to present the gargantuan line up for their huge 15th Birthday celebration on Saturday 14th March 2015 starting at Liverpool’s impressive Camp & Furnace venue, before moving on to the club’s spiritual home at Arts Club where some very special top secret guest…
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Activities in Liverpool
New 'Glow-In-The-Dark' Wheels Park Commission For Everton Park
Liverpool Biennial in partnership with Liverpool City Council, Liverpool Vision and Friends of Everton Park have commissioned leading South Korean artist Koo Jeong A to design a new wheels park for Everton Park. Subject to planning permission, this will be the last of four wheels parks produced and built in Liverpool as part of a citywide project. In 2012, Koo Jeong A designed and built OTRO, a glow-in-the-dark skate park in France. In Everton, the artist…
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Editorials
Baby Strange And Slaves At The Shipping Forecast; Review
Fessing up at the beginning of this review is going to save a lot of time later and, hopefully, go some way towards placating the Slaves fans out there. I went to the gig to see Baby Strange. They are one of my favourite bands. The bias is all mine, because I know I was in the minority. Having said that, I go to gigs with an open mind and have been won over before,…
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Bars in Liverpool
Pattersons Bar; Review 'Serving Up Chicken & Tunes'
With Independent’s popping up left, right and centre in Liverpool at the moment, it is no surprise that the variety of places to eat is so broad. Whilst there has never been a shortage of chicken here in Liverpool, something has always been missing – Pattersons. As it remains one the best-hidden gems of the city, it’s time to share the secret. Chicken restaurant by day, bar by night, these chicken experts have revolutionized the…
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Liverpool Events
Alan McGee Presents Creation Sessions At District Featuring; Black Delta Movement, Mz Moxy & Shakedown Stockholm Review
I had been looking forward to this event for quite a while. Given the involvement of Alan McGee, a personal hero, I expected the acts to be of a high quality. Arriving at the club on a decidedly chilly night I was rewarded by a glimpse of the man himself, a sure sign that things were on track for a great evening. I had arrived a little early as I was unsure of the band…
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Editorials
Inherent Vice; Film Review
Paul Thomas Anderson’s adaptation of Thomas Pynchon’s novel of the same name hits cinemas this week and it has caused quite the stir. The Guardian has reported mass walk outs with audiences accusing the film of “being boring and not making any sense”. However, the film has found its defenders with some US critics hailing it as a postmodern masterpiece. I would argue that both and neither camps are correct. The plot, as much as…
