Liverpool Arts and Culture magazine
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Art Exhibitions in Liverpool
LIMF Unveils All-Star Acts For Routes Jukebox at Epstein Theatre 28th August
As part of the ‘Music Migrations’ themed Commissions, join the incredible Dave McCabe & the Ramifications, local chart toppers The Farm, along with Chris Difford of Squeeze for the Routes Jukebox live show. The show will retrace the key influencing records that came to Liverpool from the U.S. after World War II inspiring pioneering movements from the reknowned city of music. Musically directed by Grammy award-winning producer Steve Levine and presented by BBC Radio 2’s Janice Long, the event will welcome a plethora of legendary as well as emerging artists…
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Food and Drink in Liverpool
Lazy Graze hosted by Hoffle Waffle at The Bombed Out Church Sunday 23rd July
Lazy Graze hosted by Hoffle Waffle at The Bombed Out Church Up and coming local bands and musicians to perform live this Sunday at St Luke’s ‘Bombed Out Church’. A host of home grown musical talent will be taking to the stage this Sunday 23rd August at St Luke’s ‘Bombed Out Church’, Liverpool (at the top of Bold Street). The line-up is jam packed with bands and musicians from the Merseyside area and everyone is…
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Art Exhibitions in Liverpool
No Homers Club Presents Isla Nublar – Jurassic Park Inspired Event At Constellations 9-11th October
After the sell out Simpsons exhibition, No Homers Club are teaming up again with the highly creative crew at Constellations for an island experience influenced by the Jurassic Park novel and film franchise. Music From…. Sex Hands Channeling their paleontological hero Ross Gellar for a special Isla Nublar set, cult Manchester band, Sex Hands, are renowned for their wild sets and raucous songs about the sitcom Friends. Organ Freeman High energy and high kicking, Organ…
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Art Exhibitions in Liverpool
New FACT Exhibition: Lesions in the Landscape by Shona Illingworth 17 September – 22 November 2015
Lesions in the Landscape by UK/Danish artist Shona Illingworth is a powerful multi-screen installation, exploring the impact of amnesia and the erasure of individual and cultural memory. Revealing the devastating effects of amnesia on one woman and the striking parallels with the sudden evacuation of the inhabitants of St Kilda in the North Atlantic in 1930, the work examines the profound effect and wider implications of memory loss on identity, space and the capacity to imagine the future. Lesions in the Landscape opens at FACT (Foundation…
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Liverpool Events
Freeze & mUmU Present: ’48 Hours in Liverpool’ – August Bank Holiday Weekend
Two of Liverpool’s leading underground club nights, Freeze and mUmU, have joined forces for a special one-off collaboration across the August bank holiday weekend. Taking place at the fabled Bombed Out Church by day, and the Baltic Triangle’s New Bird Warehouse by night, 48 Hours In Liverpool is a thrilling pure distillation of electronic music talent set over two pulsating days, sound-tracked by a selection of incredible headline guests and residents. Spanish icon and Freeze…
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Art Exhibitions in Liverpool
Live Music Line-up Announced For Above The Beaten Track Festival Next Month At The Bluecoat
Liverpool’s grassroots celebration, Above the Beaten Track returns to the Bluecoat for its eighth year next month and has just announced a selection of artists for this year’s festival. The event celebrates the best in grass-roots live music, DJs, artists, traders, makers and audio-visual extravaganzas. This year will see the debut performance from The Blue Soul. These beat modernists are the new project of songwriter Nick Ellis: soulful and bluesy – with a Scouse filter…
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Food and Drink in Liverpool
Lazy Graze Ukulele Takeover hosted by Hoffle Waffle at The Bombed Out Church
Hoffle Waffle are bringing summer to Liverpool with a Ukulele spectacular this Sunday at St Luke’s ‘Bombed Out Church’ A host of local ukulele specialists will be taking to the stage for one day only this Sunday 16th August at St Luke’s ‘Bombed Out Church’. The line-up is jam packed with wonderful ukulele talent from all over Merseyside and everyone is welcome to come and enjoy! The Splintered Ukes, The Mighty Flea, Ukulele Club Liverpool,…
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Food and Drink in Liverpool
Secret Diners Club Goes Al Fresco
Liverpool’s Secret Diners Club successfully held its first outdoor event on Saturday (8 August) when the unconventional pop-up restaurant hosted a 50-cover dinner in a unique open-air space at The Botanical Garden on New Bird Street. The dinner took place within the remnants of a Baltic Triangle warehouse which crucially missed a roof, meaning that the kitchen and guests were open to the elements – luckily for all involved, Saturday’s weather was glorious. As with…
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Independent Places in Liverpool
REX: The Concept Store Returns To Liverpool City Centre In Brand New Store
It is all hands on deck for the award winning Revolver Retail team as they prepare to launch the second incarnation of their department store concept REX. This time at the prestigious Metquarter on Friday the 14th of August. REX opened it’s doors in October 2014 within Rapid’s iconic George Henry Lees Building on Basnett Street. The aim was to test the market and see what retail talent Liverpool had to offer and create an…
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Food and Drink in Liverpool
‘Can Cook’ Helps Merseyside Tackle Food Poverty With ‘Share Your Lunch’ Campaign
The Can Cook ‘Share your lunch’ Campaign has been in full force over the summer – Can Cook an anti-poverty agency, is providing a unique opportunity for everyone in Liverpool to contribute to providing a fresh and healthy meal for someone living in food poverty. The Can Cook street food truck has been visiting festivals and venues across Liverpool this summer and sold a whopping ‘2500 meals’. Can Cook have had fantastic support from CBRE,…
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Festivals
Liverpool International Music Festival; 27th-31st August Sefton Park & Various Venues
This five-day festival is Europe’s biggest free music event, celebrating music from all over the world in addition to our own musical heritage. Headliners for this year’s festival include Basement Jaxx, Labrinth and Echo and the Bunnymen. Other notable performers include Katy B, Laura Mulva, Naughty Boy, Rae Morris, Bipolar Sunshine and heaps of local artists including Louis Berry, Hooton Tennis Club, The Visitors, Luke Cusato, Silent Sleep, Little Grace and She Drew The Gun.…
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Festivals
Above The Beaten Track Announces Partners Ahead of 2015 Festival
Ahead of their first line-up reveal next week, organisers of the Above the Beaten Track festival have announced their partnerships for this year’s event. Liverpool’s grassroots celebration, Above the Beaten Track returns to the Bluecoat for its eighth year this coming September. The festival celebrates the best in grass-roots live music, DJs, artists, traders, makers and audio-visual extravaganzas. The festival re-located to the Bluecoat in 2010 to cope with growing demand. Originally conceived to celebrate…
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Liverpool Events
Mellowtone & Liverpool Acoustic To Launch ‘Songwriters At The Lantern’ In September
Mellowtone and Liverpool Acoustic to launch Songwriters at the Lantern in September Mellowtone and Liverpool Acoustic are teaming up to present a series of evenings with Liverpool-based songwriters, in the intimate surrounds of the Lantern Theatre Liverpool, nestled in the Baltic Triangle. The event will be launched on Thursday 17th September 2015 at 8.00pm. The first guest will be Paul Straws – playing the best from a back catalogue of a decade’s worth of material. Lauded for his ‘greatsongwriting’ by BBC 6…
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Art Exhibitions in Liverpool
Liverpool World Mental Health Day 2015 Art Exhibition Announced – “Dignity in Mental Health”
Liverpool will celebrate World Mental Health Day on Saturday 10th October with a programme of events more extensive and varied than those offered in any other city in the UK. The activities range from music, performance and debates to film, training, advice and information. Now in its 6th year and organised by Liverpool Mental Health Consortium, one of the most popular events in our World Mental Health Day programme has proved to be the art…
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Liverpool Events
Beerdfest Returns To Liverpool For World Beard Day On 5th September
On Saturday 5th September it’s World Beard Day, but it is also time for Liverpool’s favourite annual beard and moustache contest BeerdFest! It’s the fourth outing of the popular festival which offers ,Beer & Respect’ to winners, and a great day out for all who attend. Simply put, BeerdFest is beards, beer and music! This time around we’re back with a fantastic line up of acoustic music to accompany beard grooming and wood chopping at our home in the Baltic Triangle, Constellations, as well as beer tasting and a…
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Liverpool Events
Liverpool Calling 2015; Review
Knowing I had limited time at the Liverpool Calling Festival this year, I was torn between two of the hottest talents on the Liverpool scene to begin my festival experience. Last Line Out and The Jackobins are already firm favourites of mine, with shed loads of potential between them. I couldn’t choose, so I opted for the half-set option, starting with The Jackobins playing a set in the sunshine of the iconic Bombed-out church venue. As ever, the beautiful…
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Liverpool Events
Liverpool: Next Stop New York – Full Line-Up For FREE Party At Sefton Park Palmhouse
Sefton Park’s iconic Palm House will come alive next month as a part of the LIMF commission, Liverpool: Next Stop New York. The full line-up has now been announced for the free party that will make up just one element of the exploration of Black American Music and its ties to the city.Liverpool: Next Stop New York will be specifically delving into how music of Black American origin made its way into Liverpool and the…
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Liverpool Events
EVOL Returns For The Fourth Annual FestEvol Celebration At The Kazimier
EVOL returns for the fourth annual FestEvol celebration of all that is good across the Merseyside music scene on Saturdays 1st and 8th of August. Unfortunately The Kazimier will be closing on New Years day, so this will be the final FestEvol event at the venue. Organisers are overjoyed that Dave McCabe & The Ramifications, The Serpent Power, All We Are and The Tea Street Band are this years FestEvol headliners. They spearhead what is…
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Bars in Liverpool
‘Here Comes The Sun’ Hard Days Night Hotel Launches New Summer Afternoon Tea
Hard Days Night Hotel is set for the warmer months with the introduction of its new Summer Cooler Afternoon Tea. Served exclusively in the hotel’s Lounge, which features an array of impressive artwork in a cosmopolitan and vibrant setting, the quintessential British treat now includes the option of ‘Fab Four’ Beatles inspired cocktails. Expertly devised with the summer season in mind, the imaginative ice-coolers are set to provide the perfect refreshing antidote for a hot…
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Music
Band Feature; Indigo Moon
Forming just short of two years ago, psychedelic rock group Indigo Moon have been building up a fan base consisting of not just your typical rock fans, but an audience of all ages and musical interests. When listening to them, the immediate attention of the listener is directed to the lead female vocal; a powerful and striking voice from Ashley Colley, which captivates the audience with a unique blend of Rock, Blues and Soul tones…
