Liverpool Arts and Culture magazine
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Liverpool Events
Across the Threshold 2018: 2 Days of Music, Arts & Discussion This Weekend
Across the Threshold, a 2 day mini-adventure in the Baltic Triangle featuring a whole host of music, performance, visual arts, workshops & discussion will take place this weekend! Joining the festival from Liverpool, the North West, UK and as far afield as Oslo and New York City,Across The Threshold has a huge array of genre bending, mad cap creative, pop rocking acts for audiences at Unit 51, District and Hobo Pub. Add that to a…
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Music
Three From Above – Hail Caesar! Single Review
Liverpool indie-rock band Three From Above ‘Hail Caesar’ single leaves a lasting impression. I have to be brutally honest here. When I as first asked to review this tune, I hadn’t come across this band. In fact, their name “Three From Above” was something I would have expected to see scrawled on the local Labour Club as a forthcoming attraction, with the added enticement of them being a “top vocal trio”. Hmmmm…. Looking at the…
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Food and Drink in Liverpool
The Pen Factory Liverpool: An underground gem in the heart of the city
Yet another eatery in Liverpool to adopt the sociable small plate dining style that is becoming familiar across the city is The Pen Factory, perfectly hidden under the ground of our Georgian Quarter. The Pen Factory has been around for a couple of years and continues to impress with its small but perfectly formed menu that takes food influence from all over the world and a wine list which will impress even the most knowledgeable…
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Liverpool Events
Chilli Carnival Spices Things Up With A Host of Hot Suppliers
Organisers of Liverpool’s upcoming Chilli Carnival have announced a string of confirmed suppliers. With just over six weeks to go until the fiery fiesta commences, Bond Events Group has secured the very best in local and national traders to take part in the May 12 – 13 weekend celebrations. From culinary connoisseurs to arts & crafts creators, St Luke’s Church (the Bombed Out Church) is set to welcome local culinary and crafts retailers from across the region.…
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Review
Bongo’s Bingo – The Craziest, Raviest Game of Bingo You’ll Ever Play
Ever since Bongo’s Bingo made its debut at Liverpool’s Camp & Furnace several years ago, it has garnered praise from everyone who’s been, becoming a word of mouth phenomenon which has to be experienced! This week they announced their biggest shows to date with very special guest – Kelis! Set to take place in a bigger venue down at Bramley Moore Dock, Bongo’s Bingo Liverpool goes from strength to strength and shows no signs of…
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Music
Esme Bridie – Live at Studio 2: Review
After the novel but highly successful “Listening Party” hosted by Culture City at Liverpool’s Ave HQ, it was time for Esme Bridie to bring her debut album “Today It Rains” to her appreciative Liverpool audience. Indeed, the musicians participating in the album launch at Studio 2 Parr Street, reflected well on the quality of Esme’s debut album. Opening proceedings was Ellie Rose Smith, with a short acoustic set, with only two songs taken from her…
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Music
Only Child – 81 Renshaw Street: Review
Photo Credit: Only Child Liverpool I haven’t really talked to any one who has attended LIPA in any great depth about the core curriculum, what they learnt, what they found useful about their time spent there. And I am sure these LIPAtines would wax lyrically on their experience. But one question that I will definitely be asking is – do the lecturers and tutors broach that metaphysical area of “stagecraft” and “presence”? If not, they would…
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Food and Drink in Liverpool
Silk Rd Launches All New Childrens Menu
Silk Rd is set for a fortnight of culinary celebrations with the launch of its new Children’s Menu. With locations in Liverpool’s Beetham Plaza and Telegraph Road, Heswall, Silk Rd will be adding a child-friendly menu to its foodie offerings, making it the ideal venue for a family occasion. To coincide with the menu launch, both sites will also be hosting a number of ‘culinary celebrations’ from Thursday, March 29 – Sunday, April 8 including…
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Liverpool Events
Kelis joins Bongo’s Bingo’s 3rd birthday celebrations in May
Liverpool’s Bramley Moore Dock hosts a string of sensational dates in May with a unique circus theme: 25th, 26th, 27th and 31 st May and 1st and 2nd June. What started with just two people and a bingo machine in Liverpool back in spring 2015 is now rapidly approaching its 3 rd birthday celebrations in the city. The internationally recognised event takes place right across the UK, as well as hosting a series of sold…
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Liverpool Events
The Ultimate Easter Egg Cocktail Exclusively at Santa Chupitos and Slim’s Pork Chop Express
Stop your hunt for the perfect Easter egg, because the clever clogs at Graffiti Spirits Group have teamed up with Baileys to create a cocktail served in an actual Easter Egg – what more could you possibly want?! Easy to make at home, or even easier to enjoy in two of the Graffiti Spirits Group sites in Liverpool (Santa Chupitos and Slim’s Pork Chop Express, priced at £7.50), the Baileys Bueno is a creamy, delicious delight that promises to taste like your favourite hazelnut treat, served perfectly…
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Liverpool Events
Celebrating the purple reign – massive Prince tribute night coming to Camp and Furnace
All set to be the biggest so far in their Late Wake Club series of large-scale music events, Liverpool venue Camp and Furnace will be holding a very special night next month to mark the second anniversary of the passing of one of the twentieth century’s best loved and most iconic musicians – Prince. The Lake Wake Club celebrates the life and work of artists who are no longer with us. Previous sell-out events…
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Review
Out of Context Announce Gazelle and The Wood Burning Savages For Liverpool Headline Gigs
Off the back of three sell-out shows in a row, Out of Context have announced two highly anticipated new shows for the Spring/Summer calendar. The first of which will see Derry rock outfit The Wood Burning Savages take to the stage at 81 Renshaw on the 4th of May. Support comes from local band Three From Above and exciting scene newcomers Cures and Curses. TWBS are coming to Liverpool whilst touring their new album, “Stability”.…
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Liverpool Events
Bold Street Coffee x Santa Maluco: Review
The folks at Bold Street Coffee, one of Liverpool’s best brunch spots, have been having some serious plumbing issues. So much so, that in January of this year they announced they would have to close their doors for the foreseeable future, much to the dismay of caffeine lovers either side of the Mersey. Fortunately, us Scousers stick together and Bold Street Coffee are making the best of a bad situation by partnering up with some…
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Liverpool Events
Festival No.6 Announces Comedy Line-Up
Reginald D Hunter, Tim Key, Lauren Pattison, Stuart Goldsmith, Spencer Jones, Jayde Adams, John Kearns, Fern Brady and more join the bill. Festival No.6 has revealed the first names on this year’s comedy line-up at The Gatehouse as part of the Arts and Culture programme. With a mixture of heritage names and emerging talent, this year is set to be the best edition yet. Reginald D. Hunter makes his debut at Festival No.6 this year. During…
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Liverpool Events
Laces Out! Trainer Festival Returns to Liverpool This Saturday
Sneaker enthusiasts of the North rejoice as Laces Out! trainer festival returns to Liverpool this weekend, on Saturday 24th March. Laces Out! was founded in 2014 and has since grown to become the biggest UK sneaker festival outside of London. A celebration of the sneaker community, this one-day event brings together thousands of collectors and traders with pairs of vintage, rare, boxfresh and deadstock trainers to buy, sell, swap or simply covet. It’s the only major…
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Liverpool Events
Liverpool Calling Festival Returns – First Wave of Acts Announced
Liverpool Calling festival has today announced the first wave of acts for their 2018 summer event, after a two year hiatus. Leeds noise-makers Pulled Apart By Horses and Pysch Rockers The Wytches have been announced as co-headliners for the festival which will extend to a two day event. As well as the main event on Saturday, 23rd June (taking over the Baltic Triangle), there will also be a busy Friday night schedule planned in Liverpool City Centre. Friday’s offering will…
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Liverpool Events
Drinking the Bar Dry at The Brink Liverpool
For those of you that aren’t aware of or haven’t visited The Brink before, not only is it a super cool place to hang out, grab a delicious lunch or even catch some live music, it also has an amazing cause behind it – one that everyone should know about! For a bit of background, The Brink is Liverpool’ first (and only) dry bar, meaning they’re a welcoming, fun and sociable space, just without the…
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Liverpool Events
New Single, ‘Parallel’, by Ambient Indie Rockers Yarbo is Rich in Emotion
After fueling his desire for music by pursuing a solo project back in 2012, vocalist and guitarist Daniel Pye joined forces with bandmates AJ Rathbone (guitar), Kieran Joyce (bass and vocals), and Andrew Finney (drums and vocals) to form Yarbo a few years back. With a handful of live shows and singles behind them and plenty more on the way, the band have so far made a promising entrance to the music scene. The band’s…
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Liverpool Events
Africa Oyé Announces First Wave of Artists
Artists from Guinea Bissau and the Gambia are all set to take to the Africa Oyé stage this summer. Kicking off the first wave of artists is singer-songwriter Binhan, who broke through in Guinea Bissau back in 2008 with his refreshing songs of love and hope. PLUS pioneering kora player, Sona Jobarteh will be returning to Africa Oye following her 2016 performance at the festival. Mark the dates in your diaries as Sefton Park will once again be…
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Liverpool Events
Cult TV Comedy Nights at 81 Renshaw Street – Midweek laughs for as little as £5
If there’s two things that we all love, it’s an affordable night out and a good laugh and now you can combine the two at 81 Renshaw Street with monthly cult comedy tv screenings. Having previously collaborated on music promotions, Liverpool Noise and Yeah Buddy DIY have teamed up to create hilarious mid-week comedy events and have already sold out screenings of The Best Of… Flight of The Conchords, The Mighty Boosh, Rick & Morty,…
