Liverpool Music Artists
Features, news, reviews and interviews with Liverpool musicians
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Monthly Open Mic Poetry Night At The Jacaranda
It is often said of Liverpool that many of it’s inhabitants are unaware of the variety of cultural events that occur regularly. Last year I went to my local pub for some much needed refreshment after walking around Light Night. When I began talking to one of the regulars about what I had seen his reply was “I didn’t know about that. It wasn’t well advertised was it?” This seems to be the case all…
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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 Print Fair 2016
Taking place on Saturday 12th November at The Bluecoat Art Gallery the inaugural Liverpool Print Fair bills itself as a marketplace for affordable art produced by traditional printing methods including woodcut, linocut, etching and screen printing. A joint venture between The Bluecoat Print Studio and The Print Social seventeen artists from the North West, Nottingham, Leeds and as far afield as Glasgow will have stalls at the event. In addition the Bluecoat will also be selling…
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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…
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Last Chance For Musicians To Win With Merseyrail Sound Station
Musicians looking to get a step up in there career have the chance to shine as part of Merseyrail Sound Station. The annual Sound Station Prize is drawing to a close with a special festival day taking place across three Merseyrail Station on Saturday 22nd October. The Festival Day, taking place at Southport, Liverpool Central and Hoylake, is the last chance for musicians to record their entry to be in with a chance of performing…
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Liverpool Music Week October 26th – 4th November; Preview
Since it’s inception in 2003 Liverpool Music Week has brought the city a variety of acclaimed acts. These include Mogwai, Richard Hawley, Evian Christ and Dizzie Rascal. This years festival takes place over four venues and the acts are no less eclectic. The bill features talent from our fine city and further afield. The week begins with the welcome return to the city of Warpaint who play the much underused Dome at Grand Central Hall on…
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BBC Radio 1xtra Heads To Liverpool For Series of Outreach Sessions For Local 16-24 Year Olds
BBC Radio 1Xtra – in partnership with LIMF Academy – have announced a range of distinctive and bespoke outreach sessions ahead of 1Xtra Live – the stations annual flagship live music event. Running from Thursday 22nd September until Friday 7th October, 16-24 year olds in Liverpool will have the opportunity to learn all about the music industry from some of the biggest names in the business. Sessions will include: From Flyers to Fame: Putting on your own event – hosted by 1Xtra’s Jamz…
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Smithdown Road Festival Returns With Huge Student Party Event
The Smithdown Road Festival returns for a special student party on 24th September with a fantastic line-up of local talent. In the heart of student-land, Smithdown Road, the party starts early afternoon until the early hours of the morning with bands including Disastronauts, Elevant, Killaflaw, Voo, The Floormen and a certain one to watch – Lumen. The usual suspects are involved in hosting all the music; The Brookhouse, Kellys, Evil Eye, Franks, Naked Lunch, Fat…
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Jamie Reid’s ‘Casting Seeds’ Exhibition At The Florrie Until 18th October
One of the major artists of the Twentieth Century is to hold a unique exhibition at Liverpool’s Florence Institute. Jamie Reid’s ‘Casting Seeds’ show, featuring work from throughout his career, will be open for viewing from 9th September to 18th October. It coincides with other commemorations of the 40th anniversary of punk, but true to form, this one stands apart. It is another landmark cultural offering from the beloved South Liverpool venue. Reid is best…
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Liverpool To Host A Number of Music Events As Part of Musicians Against Homelessness
Liverpool is getting ready to host a number of events as part of the nationwide Musicians Against Homelessness project. Originator of the project Emma Rule and patron Alan McGee, formerly of Creation Records, are working with the charity Crisis. Crisis Chief Executive Jon Sparkes said: “It’s amazing to see Liverpool and the surrounding areas putting on 7 Musicians Against Homelessness gigs. Huge thanks to all the bands taking part, and to everyone who goes along…
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Liverpool Ghost Stories, A Car Fuelled By Water & Mass Hypnotism In FACT’s New Autumn Exhibition ‘No Such Thing As Gravity’
Opening this autumn, FACT’s new ambitious exhibition No Such Thing as Gravity will explore the ever-changing limits of science, through art. Showing from 11 November 2016 until 5 February 2017, the exhibition will feature a wide range of works merging art with scientific experiments, new and future technologies, and exploring the borders between life and death. Curated by Rob La Frenais, No Such Thing as Gravity will exhibit both new commissions and existing works by…
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Threshold Invites Artists To Apply For 2017 Festival In Baltic Triangle
Threshold Festival, Liverpool’s home-made celebration of music and arts, has opened submissions for its 2017 event. Bands and solo artists from across Merseyside are encouraged to apply for the 7thannual festival of grass roots talent via the official website at thresholdfestival.co.uk. Threshold 2016 brought thousands of people to Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle, showcasing the region’s finest emerging artists, new work/ first views, collaboration, DIY, avant garde and community based projects encompassing music, theatre, film, performance and visual…
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Red Bull Music Academy UK Tour Comes To Liverpool October 2016
Tour hits city for the first time as part of 32-date series featuring shows, lectures and workshops across some of the city’s most iconic venues. Red Bull Music Academy today announces plans for its month-long 2016 UK Tour, stopping in Liverpool, Glasgow, London, and Leeds for a series of back-to-back mini-festivals. The Tour will visit Liverpool for the first time, recognising the city’s place as a vital hub for music and culture in the UK.…
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Mark Leckey Creates A Unique Film For Liverpool Biennial 2016
For this year’s Biennial, Mark Leckey has assembled a film using archival material from television shows, advertisements and music, to create a record of all the significant events of his life from the 1970s until the 1990s. Dream English Kid is presented in an environment that contains new sculptural works connected to material in the film. In Liverpool Biennial 2016 unfolds throughout the landscape of the city. It is organised as a story narrated in several…
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Grrrl Power Exhibition and Workshops – Aug 5th and Aug 7th At Constellations
Grrrl Power Liverpool emphasises the importance of encouraging creative women to work together. The initiative has been created in response to the problems and potential pitfalls faced by women in the arts. The group feel women are hugely underrepresented in comparison to their male counterparts within this sector, and their aim to address this imbalance by encouraging and developing safe environments in Liverpool where women have the capacity to thrive creatively. Friday 5th August sees the launch…
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Sound City Opens Artist Applications For Zandari Festival & MU:CON In South Korea
Sound City have announced today that applications are now open for artists to apply to showcase at Zandari Festival (30th September – 3rd October) and MU:CON (6th – 8th October), South Korea’s most important industry events. Zandari and MU:CON take place every October and form the gateway to the exciting and rapidly developing Korean music market. They are the biggest and most important city centre events of their kind in Korea. Taking place…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
