Liverpool Arts and Culture magazine

  • Food and Drink in Liverpool
    Wreckfish Restaurant Launches Breakfast Menu With Exclusive Brunch Event 1

    Wreckfish Restaurant Launches Breakfast Menu With Exclusive Brunch Event

    Gary Usher’s latest restaurant, Wreckfish, launches breakfast menu with exclusive brunch event, hosted by Duck & Waffle’s Chef Director, Dan Doherty. Not one to do things by halves, Chef owner, Gary Usher, broke crowdfunding records earlier in the year by raising over £200,000 to open Wreckfish in Liverpool. With exclusive guest chef events available to purchase via the Kickstarter campaign, the latest star to take to the Wreckfish kitchen was London based Dan Doherty, Chef…

  • Liverpool Events
    FACT Awarded £250,000 by the Arts Council​​ England For 'Rewire' Project

    FACT Awarded £250,000 by the Arts Council​​ England For ‘Rewire’ Project

    The Liverpool based media arts centre has won Ambition for Excellence funding for Rewire, a large-scale project at Toxteth Reservoir. FACT will work in partnership with Culture Liverpool, interactive arts studio, Invisible Flock, and Dingle 2000 to co-design interactive artworks with local people at the iconic Toxteth Reservoir in Liverpool. This large-scale event will explore the power and effect of individual agency in the connected digital and physical world. The work will use cutting edge technologies to…

  • Liverpool Events
    Epic Trainer Festival Laces Out! is back in Liverpool - Sat 11th November at Camp and Furnace 1

    Epic Trainer Festival Laces Out! is back in Liverpool – Sat 11th November at Camp and Furnace

    Laces Out! is returning to Liverpool this winter, taking place at the Camp and Furnace on Saturday 11th November. A celebration of sneaker culture, lifestyle and fashion featuring a panel of special guests, traders, DJ’s, competitions, and an exclusive preview of Neal Heard’s “The Art of the Football Shirt” exhibition. The one-day festival brings together independent sneaker collectors from across the globe and will feature thousands of rare, vintage and deadstock trainers for collectors to…

  • Liverpool Events
    Two New Bars Set To Open In The Baltic Triangle Tonight 1

    Cain’s Brewery Bars Set For A Winter Makeover

    Dockleaf and Kiosk announce new plans for winter in Liverpool. From November to February, Kiosk will turn into a winter ski-lodge – Kiosk Presents Bar Mont Blanc will bring resplendent festive magic to the Baltic Triangle, launching on Thursday 9th November. While Dockleaf announces a series of collaborations and partnerships in the coming weeks, and will launch a brand-new drinks menu in late November. Dockleaf and Kiosk are both impressive venues for very different reasons; each…

  • Liverpool Events
    New Pop-Up Melted Cheese Restaurant Now Open at Constellations 1

    New Pop-Up Melted Cheese Restaurant Now Open at Constellations

    This winter, the Constellations garden is going into full biblical meltdown with a brand new garden pop-up called Mélt. Melted, grilled, fried and baked…from 3rd November, step into a world filled with cheese, cheese and more cheese. Constellations to many people is a summertime destination; there is nothing better than a cold crisp cider or craft beer sipped in the garden sunshine. But some things are just better in the winter… From November the garden…

  • Liverpool Events
    Sound City will take place across Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle in the spring 2018 1

    Sound City will take place across Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle in the spring 2018

    Sound City has announced its 2018 festival will be located across the Baltic Triangle and the Cain’s Brewery area. Taking place across the first spring bank holiday Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th May, Sound City will be taking over the iconic warehouses, intimate spaces, outdoor stages and pop-up places which form the renascent Baltic Triangle and Cain’s Brewery areas of the city. It is here which is the catalyst for much of Liverpool’s creative and…

  • Music
    Italian Shoegazers Rev Rev Rev Play North West Tour Date 1

    Italian Shoegazers Rev Rev Rev Play North West Tour Date

    Since reopening a few months ago The Old Town House in Warrington have made a real effort to become a welcoming venue for live music. Tonight they host Italian shoegazers Rev Rev Rev. Not only is this their only show in the north west of England but entry is free! First up are eccentric Manchester three piece Inland Taipan. They are due to play a part in the Bluecoat’s upcoming Captain Beefheart celebrations. This influence…

  • Music
    Spark 'Lemonade' Single Review

    Spark ‘Lemonade’ Single Review

    Let’s aim straight for the bullseye. I just love the way this tune starts with a can being opened and someone slurping down a drink – presumably lemonade. But don’t be caught out by such a jokey start, as this is a really well thought out production to a quirky off beat composition. And well worth play-list rotation. The whole enterprise works so well, from the arch lyrics, the louche laid back delivery of front…

  • Food and Drink in Liverpool
    The Quarter - Pizza, Pasta, Sangria and Bill Nighy 2

    The Quarter – Pizza, Pasta, Sangria and Bill Nighy

    It isn’t just the delicious Italian style food that makes The Quarter so appealing, the authentic décor and overall ambience – whether you’re visiting for an early morning breakfast, or, like us, a romantic dinner for two – make it an enjoyable place to eat, drink and socialise. It really is a little deli style haven somewhat hiding away just off Liverpool’s prestigious and much loved Hope Street. It’s one of the very few places…

  • Music
    The Long Finger Bandits’ New Single ‘Black Delilah’ is a Haunting Cabaret

    The Long Finger Bandits’ New Single ‘Black Delilah’ is a Haunting Cabaret

    Sometimes bands can’t be neatly packaged into a certain genre of music, and this couldn’t be truer for Long Finger Bandits. Switching from mellow folk and enchanting gypsy sounds to a boisterous jazz percussion and a dabble of punk, all in a dizzying whirl, the five-piece seems to be without musical limits. They are no strangers to testing boundaries and dipping their toes into different waters. After a series of live performances over the past…

  • Liverpool Events
    Watch Jaws With A Live Score From Czech National Symphony Orchestra

    Watch Jaws With A Live Score From Czech National Symphony Orchestra

    John Williams’ iconic score for Steven Spielberg’s Jaws will be played live in its entirety by the Czech National Symphony Orchestra, following four sold out performances at the Royal Albert Hall. Based on the best-selling novel by Peter Benchley, this masterpiece of suspense tells the tale of a small New England seaside community terrorised by a predatory great white shark. Upon its release, Jaws became the most successful movie of all time, and Spielberg has often credited Williams’ iconic score…

  • Review
    The Merchant Is Celebrating The 25th Anniversary of F.R.I.E.N.D.S With A Huge Quiz

    The Merchant Is Celebrating The 25th Anniversary of F.R.I.E.N.D.S With A Huge Quiz

    Can you tell us one person who hasn’t seen and doesn’t love Friends? Well now is the time to prove just how much you love them, in the ultimate F.r.i.e.n.d.s Quiz taking place at Liverpool bar The Merchant. Unbelievably, F.r.i.e.n.d.s is celebrating is almost 25 years old so what better way to celebrate the classic 90’s, endlessly quotable show. So if you know the answer to vital questions like What’s Chandler Bing’s job? then we think…

  • Food and Drink in Liverpool
    Vegan Mondays have begun at Rodizio Pizza Place Santa Maluco

    Vegan Mondays at Santa Maluco: Review

    Vegan Mondays at Santa Maluco, every Monday and just £3 a slice. Liverpool is fast becoming one of the best places to be vegan. Over the last few years we have seen a sharp increase in the number of meat-free restaurants opening. Not only that but existing eateries are also getting in on the action by offering vegetarian and vegan menus- ranging from a few options, to a wide variety of choice. One such restaurant…

  • Liverpool Events
    Flight of the Conchords Announce Date At Liverpool Echo Arena As Part of 2018 UK Tour

    Flight of the Conchords Announce Date At Liverpool Echo Arena As Part of 2018 UK Tour

    Band Meeting! Musical comedy duo Bret McKenzie and Jermaine Clement have announced a string of UK tour dates for 2018 including the Echo Arena, after a seven year hiatus. The New Zeland pair will be hitting the road in Spring to perform classic hits including Hiphopapotamus v Rhymenocerous, Business Time, Hurt Feelings and Inner City Pressure.  After meeting at Victoria University of Wellington in New Zealand, the duo began writing and composing spoof songs which led…

  • Music
    Sound City 2018 Artist Applications Now Open

    Sound City 2018 Artist Applications Now Open

    Artists can now apply to play at Sound City 2018, which will take place from May 4 – 6 in the heart of Liverpool. Voted the UK’s best metropolitan festival and best festival for emerging talent at the UK Festival Awards, Sound City combines two days of incredible live music and arts with a one-day music and digital industry conference. The event has grown over the past 20 years into one of the most important events on…

  • Food and Drink in Liverpool
    Record-Breaking Crowdfunding Restaurant, Wreckfish, Now Open for Business 2

    Record-Breaking Crowdfunding Restaurant, Wreckfish, Now Open for Business

    Gary Usher’s latest restaurant, Wreckfish, explodes on to Liverpool restaurant scene with exclusive launch event. Chef owner, Gary Usher, broke crowdfunding records earlier in the year by raising over £200,000 to open Wreckfish in Liverpool, smashing records for the most money ever raised for a restaurant on Kickstarter UK and the third most money raised for a restaurant worldwide. Five months on and a full renovation of the derelict Ropewalks building completed, the bistro opened…

  • Food and Drink in Liverpool
    Tiger Rock Hawker City Centre: Review 1

    Tiger Rock Hawker City Centre: Review

    Find out what Tiger Rock Hawker is offering those in search of authentic Thai food…. During the mid 1990’s, when Oasis and Blur were battling head to head for Brit Pop honours, and Tony Blair was confidently perceived as a great political hope, The G and myself were frequent visitors to the Siam Garden on Smithdown Road. Here, we always enjoyed great food and hospitality to match, and it proved to be a worthwhile introduction…

  • Liverpool Events
    Festival No.6 Review 4

    Festival No.6 Announce First Headliner for 2018 – THE THE

    Multi-award winning Festival No.6 (6-9 September ‘18) has today announced legendary post-punk outfit THE THE as the first headliners on the bill for next year’s festival – the bands only confirmed UK date outside London. One of the most important acts of the new wave era, the cult band were a beacon of passion and truth in Thatcher’s Britain and influenced an entire genre. After a long hiatus of 15 years Matt Johnson has returned…

  • Entertainment in Liverpool
    Beauty & The Beast At The BLACK-E Liverpool This Christmas

    Beauty & The Beast At The BLACK-E Liverpool This Christmas

    This Christmas, The Black-E Liverpool will transform in to an enchanted castle as Liverpool based theatre company Drops of Light CIC present their festive offering for 2017, Beauty & the Beast. Book your tickets for the show throughout October and pay no booking fee. Beauty and the Beast is written by Jessica Lea and directed by Sam Donovan. Jessica currently writes for Hollyoaks and Eastenders and enjoys writing for children’s television with credits including The…

  • Entertainment in Liverpool
    TV Star & Comedian Paul ‘The Sinnerman’ Sinha Comes To Hot Water Comedy Club

    TV Star & Comedian Paul ‘The Sinnerman’ Sinha Comes To Hot Water Comedy Club

    Paul Sinha returns to Hot Water in Liverpool with his latest solo show, direct from this year’s Edinburgh Festival. In his 2015 Edinburgh Fringe show, the stand-up comedian and doyen of daytime, weaved an intricate tale of happiness based on a combination of doing the two jobs he loved, enjoying parental approval, and, actually being in a proper, grown-up, long-term relationship. The day after he returned home from Edinburgh, the illusion of happiness was shattered.…