Bands in Liverpool
Liverpool musicians and band interviews, features and reviews
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Ocean Waves Band Release Reggae Track ‘Warning’
Around a year ago Ocean Waves Band (a showcase of music composed and produced by Ocean Waves Productions) announced that they would be releasing Reggae, Funk, R’n’B and hip-hop infused tracks in a move which personally had us here at Liverpool Noise very excited. Liverpool is a city known for its rich musical history with a particularly strong focus on guitar driven rock and pop melodies and the current array of talented indie rock-pop bands…
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Klee Music Acoustic Night 2019 Programme
The Klee Music Acoustic Night 2019 Programme looks just as good as last year…. This year heralds the second of Klee Music’s annual acoustic night’s programme, with 2018 being an unqualified success. We saw the likes of Elijah James, Esme Bridie, Sophie Whittle, Karen Turley, Chris Layhe, and Tony McCaldon perform throughout the year, an exciting year which was brought to a close by Steve Roberts, Thom Morecroft and Nick Ellis – a tremendous gig. Klee’s…
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Sound City+ Announces First Guests For International Music Conference
Sound City+ is returning to Liverpool, offering insight into the biggest secrets and debates in the world of music with events taking place across the whole festival weekend. Launching on Friday 3rd May at the British Music Experience then over the weekend across the Baltic Triangle, the award-winning conference will offer a chance for musicians, industry professionals or anyone with an interest in the music business to get stuck into the big issues and observe some…
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Liverpool band Ukebox Release ‘Stay In Your Lane.’
Ukebox bring us new feel-good music from the heart of Liverpool with the release of their latest single Stay In Your Lane. The track is now available on all major digital platforms. Stay In Your Lane is the definition of a catchy tune. By combining upbeat pop melodies with a driving bassline, they deliver a truly stand out record. The band of 5 from Liverpool perform all of their songs using a range of different…
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In Conversation With Liverpool’s Music Promoters
Okay. So you have bought your tickets and perhaps booked the baby-sitter. You are really looking forward to the gig. It’s going to be great. But spare a thought for the person hovering around, slightly anxious, never settled. This is the Promoter. The person who has turned a thought into a reality. This is the person who have made it all happen. Without their imagination and drive, you are still at home or somewhere else.…
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Artists Announced For Merseyrail Sound Station Music Development Programme
12 local musicians have been selected to take part in a music development programme designed by Merseyrail and Liverpool music magazine Bido Lito!. Following an open call to musicians based in the city region, a diverse selection of artists will now undertake an eight-week programme of activity. The musicians involved include a rapper from Norris Green, a Liverpool-based Hawaiian singer-songwriter and an indie pop artist from Wirral. The new project provides extensive development sessions and mentoring…
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Mal Hijo – Cocainer Single Review
You know with some songs, they just seem to bypass any cerebral faculties and go straight for the solar plexus? They assault the primordial senses, and stimulate those areas that evoke those sensations which just seem to come naturally – which aren’t right or wrong – they just happen. Mal Hijo’s latest offering – released just before Xmas – is one such song, and is more pagan in temperament than the usual seasonal offerings. This…
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Thom Morecroft, Limerance, EJATN and Karen Turley: Jacaranda Phase One Gig Review
It was a team effort tonight at The Jacaranda: Phase One as local singer-songwriter, Thom Morecroft performed his last gig of the year with a host of his musical friends. The evening was put together in support of Thom’s ongoing crowdfunding campaign to help produce his most recent full length album, ‘The Feng Shui & The Sushi’ which he is half way through production of. Having had his tracks played on BBC 6 Music by…
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Only Child…In Conversation
Alan O’Hare is the driving force behind “Only Child”, a musical project that has drawn many a Merseyside creative into its artistic orbit. He also drives the excellent “Liverpool etc” – a must go-to for all things creative on Merseyside. We met up with him for a coffee to discuss the new album, Emotional Geography, that is scheduled for 2019…. Liverpool Noise: How does this new album differ from your last? Only Child: It’s better!…
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Line Up Announced For Jacaranda’s 60th Birthday Celebrations
There’s huge plans for the Jacaranda’s 60th Birthday…. This August Bank Holiday weekend will be full of celebration as the legendary Slater Street club,The Jacaranda, turns 60 years old! Coinciding with International BeatleWeek and with The Jacaranda being the birth place of the Fab Four, celebrations across the city are set to be massive. Both the original venue, and its ground-breaking new Seel Street offshoot, Phase One, will collaborate to celebrate this impressive milestone with…
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Band Feature; Brothers of Mine
Brothers of Mine are announcing themselves on the local scene with the release of their debut single ‘The Answer’ on 12th May and in anticipation they have just released the official video for the track. The rock and roll lads have been hard at work in the studio since forming late last year and have been playing a string of gigs in and around Merseyside showcasing their sound. They have announced their own mini North…
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Video Premiere – Watch Wide Eyed Boy ‘Wolves’ Acoustic Version Here
Wide Eyed Boy premiere the video for their acoustic version of ‘Wolves’ right here on Liverpool Noise. With a city like Liverpool, renowned for it’s multicultural heritage, it should be no surprise that it is home to a band as unique as Wide Eyed Boy made up of two parts British, one part German, and one part Australian. Oliver Nagy (Vocals), Jonny Ball (Guitars), Kobi Pham (Guitars) and Tom Taylor (Drums) met at LIPA and bonded…
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Native Kings ‘Afraid To Love You’ Review
Native Kings have released a tour-de-force 3 minute track with ‘Afraid To Love You’. From the opening seconds of hearing the riff, it’s hard to ignore. Firing the lyrics out lead singer Cameron Warren packs feeling into this instantly catchy track. The band’s first single ‘Sound of Victory’ was a perfectly crafted rock-pop anthem and the lads have gone and topped that with their new tune. The LIPA graduates have talent in abundance and have…
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The Soul Rays At Chester Live Rooms; Review
January – the weirdest month of the year where everyone is super tired and skint from the Christmas madness but also hopeful for what is to come in the New Year. As I stepped in to Chester Live Rooms, it wasn’t clear exactly how the night would pan out. With the DJ playing some old school tracks whilst individuals stood dancing with one hand clutching their pint and the other in the air. The Soul…
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Evol Announce FestEvol Gardens 2017
FestEvol Gardens returns on Bank Holiday Sunday 30th April 2017 at The invisible Wind Factory. Indie rockers Wild Beasts will return to Liverpool with their infectious sound after the release of their fifth album Boy King in August. After a successful show at The Magnet in August, The Parrots join the line up along with Ulrika Spacek who also impressed with their set at Liverpool Psych Fest. The Parrots will bring plenty of energy to their…
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The Wicked Whispers / DUSST: The Buyers Club
This was the Wicked Whispers‘ first hometown gig in two years to support their excellent latest single release “If I Set You Free / Zodiac Girl”. They, and the main support from DUSST, did nothing on the night to detract from the air of excitement and anticipation. In DUSST, we have a band whose tonight’s short set only served to add to the general buzz that surrounds them at the moment. Borne to be on stage…
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Merseyrail Sound Station Finalists Announced
Ten artists to battle it out at festival in Moorfields railway station in front of panel of judges for coveted prize. Merseyside’s premier grassroots music competition comes to a climax on 19th November with the Merseyrail Sound Station Festival at Moorfields station. Aspiring musicians have been uploading their entries to the music platform’s social media pages throughout the summer to be in with a chance of being picked to play at the auspicious event. Ten artists…
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Liverpool Music Week 2016 Reveal Full Final Line Up
All We Are, Zuzu, Trudy & The Romance, VYNCE, Feral Love, Pink Kink, Seawitches, Whitecliff, Elevant, Indigo Moon, Queen Zee + The Sasstones, AGP, Bathymetry, HAARM, Luna, Mary Miller, Man & The Echo, Lumen, We Are Catchers, Jalen N’gonda, Mysterines, James Canty, Tom Low, The AV Society have all been added to the bill today. Liverpool Music Week have today revealed the complete and final line up for this year’s festival, which begins with the opening party headlined…
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New Single From The Shipbuilders
Categorising their own genre as ‘gypsy scouse surf’, the lads behind The Shipbuilders have definitely hit a unique spot with their music. At their core, the band retains their Liverpudlian roots with a Northern twang rippling through their music. But there’s a low-fi South-Cal vibe mixed in too. New single ‘Feeling In My Pocket’ is uplifting, no matter how low your mood might be from the winter weather. The four-piece – comprising Matty Loughlin, Danny…
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Liverpool Music Week 2016 Announce Huge Closing Party Line Up
Liverpool Music Week have today announced details of the notorious LMW16 Closing Party which is set to take place on 4th November at various venues across the newly revitalised North Liverpool Docklands and will feature a huge line up of some of the best in local and national talent. Comprised of stages curated by the likes of local tastemakers Getintothis and Bido Lito! plus promoters Milk Presents, Domino Recordings’ experimental art-rock heroes CLINIC will headline proceedings and there will also be a special ‘50 Shades Of Pink – Barberos Spandex…
