Liverpool Arts and Culture magazine
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Music
Red Rum Club Live at EBGBS: Independent Venue Week
The incredible stage presence and persona of Red Rum Club hits you hard, from the start. This is what struck me perhaps more than anything at last night’s Independent Venue Week Launch, hosted by the infamous EBGBs. The basement venue was completely packed, and will surely be entirely too small for the hugely popular Liverpool sextet very soon. It is true that they are still relatively new, but it is undeniable that their powerful sound…
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Liverpool Events
Hip Hop Brunch Club Returns To Constellations
On February 3rd, Constellations are taking it back to ‘85 with their annual hip-hop brunch. Their resident chefs, New Bird will be serving up rapper’s delights all-day-long. Options will range from the Notorious B.L.T. (extra Ludacrispy) to the Boombap Breakfast Burrito. If you find yourself needing to Snacklemore, you will find their regular selection of brunch items on offer. “We’ve got 99 problems but brunch ain’t one”. Expect classic hip-hop all day with the “Brunch Don’t…
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Liverpool Events
Red Rum Club Exclusive Interview: The band talk new single ‘Calexico’ & more
This week is Independent Venue Week across the UK; a week that nods to the hard work and invaluable efforts of the nations independent music venues. In Liverpool, the first night was headlined by Red Rum Club, at the infamous EBGB’S bar. If you don’t know Red Rum Club by now, where have you been? They are a powerful Liverpool sextet with a cool cinematic sound that you are not likely to forget. Ahead of…
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Castle Street Set To Welcome Innovative Culinary Hotspot
Liverpool’s bustling Castle Street is set to welcome its latest addition in the form of Heritage. Founded by husband and wife duo Antonia and Alex Navarro, Heritage is a unique culinary concept serving up a selection of ‘made from scratch’ recipes from across the globe. The restaurant’s menu will comprise a variety of dishes to be served for lunch and dinner alongside a grab-and-go selection, a weekend breakfast offering and a dedicated bar area serving…
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Liverpool Events
Liverpool Set To Welcome Innovative Real-Time Event Planning App
Liverpool is set to ‘welcome’ an innovative digital portal to showcase the multitude of goings-on across Merseyside. Created in partnership with the Mayor of Liverpool and backed by Liverpool City Council, Welcome 2 Liverpool will become the city’s first real-time event planning app, designed for both the city’s residents and tourists alike. The app’s launch coincides with the region’s Digital Year and the tenth anniversary of the city being named ‘European Capital of Culture.’ Director…
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Cafes in Liverpool
Liverpool’s Cat Cafe Opening In Spring 2018 & Recruiting Now!
Liverpool will soon be joining the likes of Tokyo, New York, Paris, London and more when it becomes home to it’s first Cat Cafe later this year. Due to open this Spring, it’s fur to say that people are feeling pretty paw-sitive about it’s launch, with over 6,000 Facebook page likes already! The world’s first cat cafe, Cat Flower Garden, opened in 1998 in Taiwan with the aim of providing a peaceful space for humans and…
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Music
Liverpool Independent Venue Week: EBGBS & The Jacaranda Gigs Preview
IVW is a seven day celebration of what essentially is the life blood of music as a continuing, evolving cultural art form: the small venue. Here in Liverpool we are blessed with a variety of venues which help maintain Liverpool as an influential musical hotspot. Below is a quick round up of what to expect from two of the Liverpool venues involved. EBGB’s Monday 29th January Promoter – Vinyl Junkie Red Rum Club: Fran Doran…
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Liverpool Events
Piano Wars is officially a thing – and it’s coming to Liverpool this February!
There’s a groundbreaking weekly event coming to Camp and Furnace which you’ve never seen or heard anything like it before! Running every Friday from 7pm until late, Friday Night Furnace which launches on February 9th has live music and performance at its heart, giving event-goers a BIG night out, kicking off the weekend in style. Weekly residents, The Furnace House Band will act as musical hosts to the event, playing a mix of modern tracks, and giving them…
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Liverpool Events
Sound City Announces 100 Brand New Artists For 2018 Festival
Sound City is making its hugely anticipated return to the city’s centre, kick-starting the UK’s 2018 festival season into life on Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th May. The festival is very much going back to its roots for its 11th year in a vibrant celebration of music and arts from around the world and much closer to home. Sound City will embrace the spirit of the underground and seek out the next generation of talent…
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Music
Esme Bridie’s Melodic Voice Blossoms on Debut Album ‘Today It Rains’
Not many new singer-songwriters can say they’ve received international airplay, but for Esme Bridie, her angelic vocals and folky music has already been warming hearts across the UK and beyond. Hailing from Merseyside and studying at Leeds College of Music, the young singer’s debut album, Today It Rains, is set for release in February through independent Liverpool music label, Klee Music. The singer’s freshness that comes with her youth offers a spark of vitality to…
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Food and Drink in Liverpool
One Fine Day Restaurant Review
Although it may be relatively far away from the rest of Liverpool’s foodie offerings, the Commercial district is well worth seeking out. Not least because it’s hiding a plethora of secret spaces including the recently opened One Fine Day- the latest instalment from the experts behind favourite Liverpool haunts Leaf and Oh Me Oh My. Housed inside a historic Grade II listed building, One Fine Day is pegged as a ‘versatile space’ and they’re not…
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Food and Drink in Liverpool
Silk Rd Opens It Doors Bringing Continental Flavours To The Heart of Liverpool
Silk Rd has officially opened its doors to the public in the heart of Liverpool City Centre. After enjoying success with its Heswall site, Silk Rd’s expansion into Liverpool’s Commercial District is guaranteed to offer a unique dining experience from its refurbished Beetham Plaza location. Taking inspiration from the Silk Rd trail, which spans three continents from the Pacific to the Mediterranean, the venue serves up authentic cuisine while its interior comprises genuine furnishings sourced…
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Liverpool Events
Liverpool’s ‘Dirty Little Secret’ Cocktail bar set to reveal itself this Saturday
A secret destination cocktail bar is about to reveal itself this Saturday. Dirty Little Secret has been the talk of Liverpool’s cocktail bar scene after mysterious keys were found hidden away across the city over the past few days. Invites are being released as we speak to an inclusive guest list for the 7pm til late launch in Wood Street. Complimentary drinks from a cocktail list that includes a Dirty PornStar Martini plus there’s also an opportunity to win…
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Two Massive Open Air Concerts Announced By The Jockey Club: Plan B & The Lightning Seeds, Happening This Spring/Summer
The Jockey Club Live has revealed two incredible performers who will be coming to the North West this summer, in their first announcements for the 2018 summer season. The BRIT Award winner, cultural commentator, critically acclaimed director and actor, and musical maverick Ben Drew aka Plan B will headlining Haydock Park Racecourse on Saturday 21st July, with Liverpudlian Legends The Lightning Seeds opening the season on Friday 18th May with a special hometown show at Aintree Racecourse. Plan B’s…
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Entertainment in Liverpool
Dan Astles – In Conversation….
Full of Wonder EP is the latest musical offering from Dan Astles, and is intriguing in both production and compositional senses. This amounts to a challenging and enriching artistic experience, and points to Astles growing musical maturity. We met in a convivial Liverpool hostelry, and as Dan was a few minutes late, he got the round in. Over a couple of pints, we talked of musical themes, recording and production, and the influence of one…
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Liverpool Events
Constellations Launch Sunday Roast Offering
This Sunday from 1pm –5pm Constellations will be serving delicious roast dinners. You can choose from a meat, veggie or fish option all rounded off with veg and of course, plenty of gravy. Choose from 1 course, 2 courses or 3 courses this Sunday. Sunday Roasts are hosted by head chef duo New Bird. Having won awards as head chef at Pushka, local chefs Michael Carey and Joe Mannion will be making sure your experience is nothing less than 5 stars. Constellations is also proud to…
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Constellations opening new venue in Cains Brewery Village with ‘Hinterlands’
Constellations are to celebrate three years of success by expanding into the burgeoning Cains Brewery Village. The team behind the popular Baltic Triangle venue are bringing their new multi-purpose space, Hinterlands to life, alongside the Baltic Market, Brewery Works, Go-Cr8 and Northern Lights developments. Hinterlands is a 10,500 square foot, three-room hireable space. Unusual and adaptable to a diverse range of events; with a focus towards creative, digital, entertainment & retail. Hinterlands, is ‘The Space…
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Food and Drink in Liverpool
Great Ways To Get Fit & Healthy This Year In Liverpool
Another year passes us by, and 2018 brings another reason to create a bucket list of New Year’s resolutions to try to desperately stick to, but mentally giving up as soon as February 1st rolls round. So when boxing day came and I put pen to paper to try and think of what my resolutions were going to be this year, the first thing I wrote down was to ‘get healthy’ *with the muscle arm…
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mUmU To Celebrate Its Tenth Anniversary in Liverpool
On Saturday 27th January 2018, mUmU will reach its truly momentous tenth birthday in Liverpool, with Mathias Kaden, Ryan Elliott, Gary Beck and original resident Lee Rands all joining the party. Through the year there will be 3 anniversary parties, with the following two to be revealed soon. The opening show is a celebration of the artists and friends who have become family to the club over 10 years of epic parties across the city…
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Food and Drink in Liverpool
Trattoria 51 Offers Guilt Free Dining This January
Trattoria 51 is set to cater for health-conscious diners this January with its variety of gluten and dairy-free options. The traditional Italian eatery is offering alternatives to a number of its most popular dishes, with a range of vegetarian and vegan dishes as well as gluten-free bread and pasta. As the UK’s first restaurant to partner with DS Gluten Free, 95% of menu items are available as a gluten-free alternative. General Manager and Co-Owner of…
