This summer, leading media arts centre FACT (Foundation for Art and Creative Technology) offers a range of exciting activities for young people and families, and continues to expand its programme for anyone interested in getting involved with making and experimenting with electronics. A partnership between FACT and the Liverpool School of Art and Design at LJMU, FACT’s creative technology hub FACTLab continues to welcome visitors of all ages to experiment and explore. Since its launch…
The Cavern Club is sixty years old in 2017. Members of the press and Liverpool’s music community are invited to The Cavern’s offices on North John Street to witness the unveiling of a collage created by local artist Philip Hayes to celebrate the Club’s 60th Birthday. Philip has previously produced collages for CREAM nightclub, The Farm, Cast, and is working with the Hillsborough campaign, local festivals, music venues and Unite the Union at the present time. Bill Heckle and Dave Jones, Cavern City…
Darkstar Laser is encouraging youngsters to swap game-stations for ‘real life action-packed adventure’. Located on Central Street in St Helens, the UK’s largest indoor laser tag venue is set to provide a high- adrenaline experience, in a bid to offer a refreshing alternative to static gaming. In line with a recent study which states that the UK is home to the sixth largest video game market worldwide, director of Darkstar Laser Lynn Ben-Yousef is helping parents to minimise…
Morning Gloryville Liverpool Episode 11 will take place at Liverpool Loves Festival on Saturday 6th August. Morning Gloryville are delighted to announce their next collaboration with good friends ‘Liverpool Loves’ to return to the iconic Pier Head for their next weekend rave date. They will be presenting special DJ guests Jed Clark and Les Calvert, Carry on Misbehavin’ at Garlands go back to back and Marc Jones, from Erics to Evol, plus Medication DJs and…
The annual Brazilica parade has again brought colour and a flavour of Latin America to the streets of Liverpool. The parade forms part of a weekend of events in the city centre and draws large crowds of people wanting to sample the joyous carnival atmosphere. Drum bands and dancers from all over the world came together with national groups to provide some of the best free entertainment Liverpool has to offer. Even Rio itself was…
Pizza, beer and cocktails – always sounds good doesn’t it? Well the guys behind Santa Chupitos and Salt Dog Slims, just to name a few of their successes have only gone and made that pizza, beer and cocktail thing their own with their new venture Santa Maluco. I was lucky enough to be invited to their launch night and it was boss! Santa Maluco is a Brazilian rodizio style restaurant. Which basically means eat as…
Just in time for the heatwave, Liverpool’s International Samba Festival will transform the Commercial District into a sizzling hotbed of colourful carnival action this Saturday, 16th July and Brazilica 2016 promises to be even bigger and better than ever before. The party will begin this Friday, 15th July, as the newly refurbished PanAm on Liverpool’s Albert Dock will host a dazzling evening of dance, costumes and Brazilian vibes for Brazilica’s annual Carnival Queen Competition where Brazilian dancers from far and wide battle it out for samba supremacy. The fun will continue on Saturday, 16th July as Brazilica takes over the historical Derby…
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…
New ‘Rodizio Pizza’ restaurant in Liverpool city centre. Graffiti Spirits, widely regarded in Liverpool as prime innovators behind Liverpool’s progressive new cocktail and independent eating out scene has revealed that Santa Maluco will open next week. Director Matthew Farrell, one of the partners behind the fiercely independent group who already operate city centre bars Santa Chupitos, El Bandito, Salt Dog Slims, 81 Ltd and their ‘smokehouse and cocktails’ venue Slim’s Pork Chop Express said guests…
The Kazimier prepares an interactive audio-visual sports party for the forthcoming armageddon. The Kazimier’s Krunk party format returns with the most important sporting event of 2016 – Apocolympics! This will be held in their new home on Liverpool’s North Docks- the sprawling entertainment complex Invisible Wind Factory. Throughout history, we have survived catastrophic disasters; from earthquakes to giant city-devouring monsters. With current political upheaval, we need to future proof ourselves, get in survival training and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.”…
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…
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,…