Liverpool will be feeling hot, hot, hot this May as it welcomes its first ever ‘Chilli Carnival’. The two-day spice extravaganza will showcase a range of chilli-fuelled concoctions from cooking shows to cocktails and even a chilli eating competition on Saturday, May 12 and Sunday, May 13. Hosted by Bond Events Group, whose team have worked on a number of North West festivities including Chinese New Year, Liverpool Arab Arts Festival and Laces Out to name…
The concept of sociable dining has completely taken off, not only in Liverpool, but all over the UK. It seems that rather than choosing one dish from a menu, foodies far and wide are preferring to order an array of smaller plates to add variation and excitement to their eating experience. As a result of this, a love of street food and casual meals out has grown massively and inventive dishes from all over the…
As a city, Liverpool is celebrated for its independent food and drink scene, and now two if its most popular venues are coming together for the first time, offering a truly unique and delicious collaboration. From Thursday 22nd February, Santa Maluco will be opening its doors to coffee connoisseurs, Bold Street Coffee, providing Northerners with the perfect all day eatery, offering everything from delectable brunch items to Rodizio style pizzas and cocktails. Bold Street Coffee…
LIV Organic & Natural Food Market has launched a brand new area inside the store that will delight their customers’ culinary palate. The Bold Street store, which has recently been chosen as one of the best places for vegan food in Liverpool, has built up quite the reputation for healthy, vegan and vegetarian food. The team behind LIV hope that this new addition, which for the first time includes options for meat eaters, will add…
PALOMA FAITH is the latest artist announced for the 2018 summer season at Haydock Park Racecourse, joining previously announced Plan B who will headline on Saturday, 21st July. With her acclaimed Number 1 album ‘The Architect’ riding high in the charts and a BRIT nomination for Best British Female, Paloma Faith will be bringing hits old and new to the course for a stunning headline performance. Paloma Faith returned to the charts in 2017 with ‘The Architect’ following…
Ocean Waves Productions have built a solid reputation for supporting emerging Merseyside artists in the indie and rock scene – The Shipbuilders and The Sneaky Nixons, among others – but the production company’s latest project takes on an entirely new focus. Crossing the waters (quite literally), the company have announced Ocean Waves Band, a collective of reggae, R&B, hip-hop, and funk artists. The project aims to bring together musicians from a diverse range of backgrounds,…
Probably Liverpool’s premier small venue, 81 Renshaw Street, played host to the first Klee Music Acoustic Night. This isn’t your normal acoustic evening, as there is a twist. Okay, the musicians all play a thirty minute set, but then they come together for the evening’s denouement, to perform two more songs as a trio, but also to perform a cover of each other’s songs. This was probably the first time each musician had heard a…
It’s fair to say that the comedy scene has been historically male dominated but women are fighting back (like we always do) and proving it’s not just a male sport. With female comedians blowing up; think Amy Schumer, Katherine Ryan, Sara Pascoe and Aisling Bea to name just a few, the scene has never looked healthier. And that’s where we’ll introduce Laughter Locker – a monthly comedy night held at Liverpool’s Everyman Theatre Bistro. Established…
Jessie Ware, Everything Everything, The Charlatans, Django Django, Ride, Anna Calvi and many more revealed. Having previously revealed The The as the top of the bill for Saturday night, multi-award winning Festival No.6 (6-9 September ‘18) is proud to announce Franz Ferdinand and Friendly Fires as the remaining headliners for this year’s highly anticipated seventh edition – the highlight of the UK festival season. Following a brief hiatus, indie rockers Friendly Fires are back with…
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again – the brunch scene in Liverpool is really hotting up. From inventive takes on the traditional fry up, to Vegan friendly options and as many smoothie bowls as your heart desires, Liverpool is doing it best to keep up with the world’s new favourite meal time (one avocado at a time) and Naked Lunch on Smithdown Road is one of the best brunch spots in the…
To celebrate this year’s Chinese New Year a three day celebration will take place across Liverpool’s Chinatown; an area of Liverpool adorned by an iconic Chinese Arch, that was gifted to the city in 2010 by twin city, Shanghai; The largest outside of China itself. Lighting up the Chinese Arch, the Black-E and The Arch, there will be projections, music and lighting, that together will tell the story of Liverpool’s incredible Chinese history and culture.…
What does a Scouser love more than Cilla Black and curly blows? Salt ’n’ pepper food, that’s what. Or so I’m told anyway. I mean, me and mine love a salt ’n’ pepper scran as much as the next northerner but I didn’t realise it was synonymously Scouse until now. You learn something new everyday I suppose and it’s thanks to the brand new menu at Almost Famous Liverpool that I’m now much better acquainted…
When I was younger I would dread Valentines Day, but there are so many fun things you can do with your mates or your other half now that there is no need to hide at home! Here’s our alternative Valentine’s Day suggestions: Burn Your Ex (17th Feb) Camp and Furnace are throwing an anti-valentines disco for you heartbreakers out there. It’s free to attend and the first 50 to turn up with a photograph of…
Following the success and building on the legacy of seven consecutive years of their Festival of Music & Arts, Threshold are returning to the Baltic Triangle on April 13th & 14th to bring you a special, scaled down mini-festival and industry event, and now the first acts have been announced. Over 2 days with long-term partner venues District, Unit 51 and Baltic Creative,Across the Threshold will showcase a snapshot of some of the North West’s and UK’s best grass…
Veganuary may have been and gone but Gary Usher’s Wreckfish is offering an exclusive four-course vegan menu with snacks and sweets on Tuesday, 6th March. With a reported 120,000 people pledging to give up meat and dairy products in January and Google saying that the search term ‘vegan’ is at an all-time high in the UK, veganism appears to be much more than a short-lived trend. Famed for its unique take on classic bistro dishes,…
The term “Silk Road” refers to an ancient network of trading routes throughout the regions of Eurasia, which in effect connected the East to the West. Such routes brought trade, social and cultural interaction and integration. And, I would like to add, culinary. And that is precisely what drives the philosophy of Silk Rd restaurant, it aims to bring you the very best from across a continent. So does it deliver? Well, yes. Opening in…
Do you want to build a career as an artist? Perhaps you are an established artist who wants to concentrate on making work, not marketing yourself. Maybe you would like to sell your art but don’t know where to start. Perhaps you’ve been painting part time for years and feel it is time to take the next step. You might be a recent graduate wondering where to find support and opportunities. Or perhaps you’re running…
The audience for The Racket at The Magnet was the first really interesting point of the night. It was interesting to see how diverse it seemed to be, in demographic terms. Yes, there was your usual young gig-goer, the indie kid and the rocker, a cluster of hipsters, hanging onto a cultural identity that surely is on the wane.More mature ladies and gentlemen could be seen wearing T-Shirts emblazoned with their heroes logo, circling around…
Liverpool Noise & Out of Context promotions are teaming up for a new monthly music night at The Jacaranda. Gritty Shaker will bring together some amazing bands and artists to an intimate venue, packed with a rich musical history. The aim of this brand new club night is to provide music fans with a unique opportunity to catch rising stars in the intimacy of The Jacaranda basement before the acts go on to play much…
’17 years of Discovery’ takes place at Camp and Furnace on February 24th, headlined by 7-piece band Start to End who specialise in reproducing iconic albums and will be performing Daft Punk’s Discovery album in full live on stage, as well as all of the French duo’s greatest hits. The second studio album from Daft Punk, Discovery was released in 2001 and hailed the beginning of an era and style for the band, moving away…