Liverpool Arts and Culture magazine
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Food and Drink in Liverpool
Wreckfish, Joins Forces With The Merchant For Bank Holiday BBQ
Liverpool is being given the chance to sample a take on Kickstarter restaurant Wreckfish’s menu at The Merchant Bar, Canteen & Garden on 25thAugust with an exclusive first-time collaboration. Chef owner, Gary Usher, launched an ambitious £200k Kickstarter campaign in May to open a 100-cover restaurant in the Ropewalks area of Liverpool city centre. After exceeding the target with 48 hours to go, Wreckfish is set to launch in autumn 2017. Taking over The Garden…
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Review
THE MUSIC MANUAL PRESENTS…SUMMER SHINDIG FULL LINE UP REVEALED
To celebrate five years of the award shortlisted music blog, The Music Manual will host a Summer Shindig, which will bring together all that is good about Liverpool’s ever growing music industry over the August Bank Holiday Weekend. The Music Manual Presents series over the last few years have featured artists such as Blossoms, Purple Heart Parade and Kashmere. The full line up for the event will feature; Nick Ellis, Edgar Jones, Mike Murphy (The…
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Food and Drink in Liverpool
Liverpool Prosecco Festival Brings Extra Fizz & Food To Camp & Furnace For The Bank Holiday Weekend
Camp & Furnace will be hosting a brand new, two-day Prosecco Festival for the August Bank Holiday weekend. The ultimate celebration for Prosecco lovers will include exclusive producers from across Northern Italy hosting tastings and masterclasses in Camp & Furnace, so it’s not just about drinking favourites it’s about discovering new ones too. Each day will be split into four-hour afternoon and evening sessions – from 1-5pm and 7-11pm – plus 5 free glasses of…
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Food and Drink in Liverpool
The Brink Shakes Things Up With Launch Of New ‘Frealth’ & ‘Freak’ Shakes
The Brink has introduced a duo of delicious drinks as part of the rising demand for Freak Shakes. The dry-bar and café, located on Parr Street, has put a playful spin on the current trend and will now serve up a delicious and vitamin-boosting ‘Frealth Shake’ alongside a more indulgent ‘Freak Shake’ on their 150-strong drinks menu. The menu additions were added in response to the rising craze, whereby a classic milkshake is topped with…
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Liverpool Events
Scottish Rising Star Siohban Wilson To Play Liverpool Tour Date
Following her triumph at Green Man Rising finals in London and the release of her LP There Are No Saints, Glasgow-based multi-instrumentalist singer-songwriter Siobhan Wilson has announced she will play in Liverpool on her upcoming September UK tour. Siobhan will play Liverpool’s 81 Renshaw, which is quickly developing a reputation as one of the city’s best intimate music venues. Since the release of her UK debut album earlier this month, Siobhan Wilson has been featured…
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Review
Soulful Barney Goodall Lets His Alt-Pop Sound Shine On ‘Fallen Love’
Barney Goodall is bringing something different to the Liverpool music scene with intelligent, thought-provoking alt-pop. His latest track ‘Fallen Love’ is a testament of that, with a dreamy electronic beat and clever, attention grabbing lyrics. Goodall hints at Radiohead and David Bowie influences whilst telling tales of love, loss and heartache. Following on from his previous track, the atmospheric ‘Golden Age’, the follow up is another slice of tense alt-pop music that features Goodall’s mature…
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Bars in Liverpool
Porky’s Ski Hutte Brings A Taste Of The Alps To Liverpool City Centre
The party-starters, pizza-eaters and cheap cocktail-sippers of Liverpool have been mourning the loss of their beloved city centre Tribeca since the tragic announcement of its closure earlier this year. Its Berry Street threshold has opened its doors to more generations of university freshers than you could shake a glow stick at and more #datenights than the Instagram servers can handle so the question on everybody’s lips has been: can Tribeca ever be replaced? Will we…
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Food and Drink in Liverpool
Salt Dog Slims Serving Up Gourmet Hotdogs & Unique Cocktails Until The Early Hours
As a city, Liverpool has its fair share of burger joints to leave hungry fans feeling wholly satisfied. But we’re significantly less covered when it comes to hot dog options. Admittedly, what we do have is pretty special. Now you may be more familiar with Salt Dog Slims as your Saturday night drinking den that brings a touch of New York speakeasy merged with a Berlin cabaret club. Despite the onslaught of new drinking establishments cropping up in…
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Review
Liverpool Comedy Festival 2017 Line Up Revealed
Top comedians from around the UK will be descending on Liverpool for two weeks to turn the funniest city in the UK into the funniest city across the world. This year’s festival will welcome some of the biggest names on the comedy scene including Rob Brydon, Micky Flanagan, Greg Davies and Jerry Sadowitz. They will be complemented by the very best of home-grown Scouse talent including Liverpool legend Stan Boardman, rising star Adam Rowe, Twitter pseudo-celebrity Ant Campbell, and…
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Liverpool Events
Liverpool Viva! Vegan Festival Hailed A Huge Success
Last weekend (Saturday 12th) Liverpool played host to the Viva! Vegan Festival. A vibrant and unique event across two different buildings, that showcases the vegan lifestyle in all of its glory. With a mix of food, cosmetics, accessories and a few new age stalls- there really was something for everyone. There were also lots of opportunities to learn something new, whether about the vegan lifestyle, activism or local charitable projects. Of course, the main draw…
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Music
Liverpool’s Indie Rock Quartet DENIO Set To Release Anthemic Track ‘Golden’
Liverpool based band DENIO return with indie anthem ‘Golden’ bolstering the lads’ impressive early career. Although only forming in November 2016, DENIO have gained support from the likes of BBC Merseyside, GetIntoThis and BBC Lancashire. After premiering their debut single ‘Models’ at The Shipping Forecast to a filled room and then releasing ‘Cait’, described as “a clanging post-punk study in a sterilised test tube where Foals are shaken up with The Cure’s DNA’”(GetIntoThis), their third release is another strong track which…
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Liverpool Events
Fun In The Sun At Stanley Park’s Summer Garden Party 26th August
Stanley Park’s Summer Garden Party returns on Saturday 26th August for a day of free family activities and live entertainment. From 12pm-3pm, visitors will be able to enjoy a wide variety of activities for all ages, including a wide range of crafts, martial arts, yoga and wildlife workshops and even a teddy bears picnic . The packed programme includes live performances on The Isla Gladstone bandstand throughout the afternoon from the energetic Staged Kaos as…
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Food and Drink in Liverpool
Tiger Rock Hawker Brings A Taste Of East Asia To Liverpool City Centre
Tiger Rock Hawker has opened its doors to the public at its highly-anticipated Liverpool City Centre site. Following its taste of success at the original Smithdown Road venue, which opened in July 2016, the East Asian bar and eatery is now introducing its unique dining concept to North John Street. Owned by husband and wife duo Vikki and Kean Teh, the foodie favourite offers culinary delights comprising Thai, Chinese, Malaysian, Singaporean, Vietnamese and Laotian dishes…
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Liverpool Events
Virtual Reality Gamers Are Bringing Free Experiences To Liverpool Sports & Gaming Bar Boston Pool Loft
Virtual Reality gaming specialists VR-Here are bringing VR experiences to Concert Square’s Boston Pool Loft, offering free sessions of immersive gaming. Virtual Reality is a realistic digital simulation of reality and is the ultimate gaming platform, bringing gaming to life, you’ll feel like you’re actually in the game. Every Monday from 7-10pm Boston Pool Loft will be welcoming customers to try the most exciting new gaming technology thanks to Liverpool based gamers VR-Here. Customers at…
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Liverpool Events
Liverpool Disco Festival Is Back This Autumn
Liverpool Disco Festival is back this autumn with its third instalment, with some very special names coming to the region on Saturday 7th October across the thriving Baltic Triangle area of the city. The city-wide explosion of music, art and culture over the last five years has nourished a fertile ground of innovation, integration and celebration – and Liverpool Disco Festival 3 is one such expression of this immense Scouse spirit which continues to grow…
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Liverpool Events
Liverpool Viva! Vegan Festival Returns To The Bluecoat This Saturday
It’s back! The Liverpool Viva! Vegan Festival has returned for another year, with everything a current or aspiring vegan could ask for. The good news is that this time it’s even bigger. The event is now being held across two venues, the Friends Meeting House and the Bluecoat Chambers, both on School Lane. This means more stalls, more activities and more things to enjoy. In terms of what’s on offer, take your pick. The event…
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Liverpool Events
Bongo’s Bingo Announce Liverpool Panto: Bongo And The Beast Featuring S Club & N Trance
Xmas in Liverpool just got a whole lot more exciting, as the phenomenal Bongo’s Bingo are very proud to announce their second season of panto shows in their home city, celebrating what is already turning out to be an incredible 2017. Taking place at their HQ at the Camp and Furnace, the run of 19 sensational shows will bring the usual magic and mayhem to the city, as well as some very special guests who…
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Music
Liverpool’s Legendary Band The Pies Play Rare Live Show At The Epstein
One year on from the release of their debut album, The Pies are back with another rare live performance, this time at The Epstein Theatre on Friday 20th October! Formed in the late 80’s, The Pies were regulars on the Liverpool music scene until their untimely split in 1993 without even a debut album to their name. Guitarist, singer and songwriter Ashley Martin knew he had to continue with the legacy of The Pies and decided to form a new line-up. The band were also famous for their graffiti placed…
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Music
Sending ‘Love from Liverpool’ – The City’s Artists & Bands Join Forces To Help Manchester Bomb Victims
In response to the Manchester Arena bombing tragedy members of Liverpool’s music community have been working in the background, coming together to pledge their support. The resulting ‘Love From Liverpool’ project aims to help raise funds for the victims and families of this despicable act. Support has come from all areas of the music industry in Liverpool. Artists bands and labels such as The Wombats, Stealing Sheep, The Christians, Edgar Jones, Mellowtone, Skeleton Key, NuNorthern Soul…
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Liverpool Events
CHIC & Nile Rogers Announced As First Headliners For Liverpool Music Week
Liverpool Music Week has announced CHIC & Nile Rogers as headliners for the opening night of this year’s festival with a special show taking place at the Echo Arena. The legendary disco band will kick off the 15th anniversary of the festival in style, after a hugely popular set at this year’s Glastonbury Music Festival. Liverpool Music Week was recently crowned Best Metropolitan Festival at The UK Festival Awards 2016 and and the Opening Night…
