Music nights at the Unity are always very special with the emphasis on promoting local, live talent and giving artists a real platform to show what they’re all about. On Thursday 30th January the theatre is highlighting
Three Of A Kind, an evening of jazz, blues and soul rock ‘n roll to show the more electric side of this very talented city and headlined by the sensational Dave O’Grady, a man whose voice is nothing short of brilliant.
Kaya Herstad Carney is part of the tremendous band Science of the Lamps. Born in Norway, a six hour drive north of the Arctic Circle, she came to Liverpool to study at L.I.P.A. and graduated in 2003. Her band Science of the Lamps released a self-titled E.P. a few weeks ago and it has captured the imagination of all those have listened to it. I was able to catch up with this hugely likeable, talented and enthusiastic musician for a short while after one of her Threshold meetings at the Bridewell.
Photograph by Ian D. Hall.
Originally published by L.S. Media. September 21st 2012.
Dave O’Grady has had a busy year already in music terms and by being one of the support acts for Only Child’s E.P. launch at Leaf on Bold Street he managed to inspire and show a new audience what exactly the fuss is about his playing ability and incredible charm.
On stage he weaves a musical composition as if he were Faustus or the Pied Piper of Hamelin playing his music for his loyal followers, it is quite an astonishing feat for example to turn The Beastie Boys hit (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party), possibly one of the most iconic songs of the 1980’s and symbolic of American youth disaffection, into something rather beautiful and laconic.
Dave O’ Grady at The Lomax. Photograph by Ian D. Hall
Originally published by L.S. Media. July 16th 2012.
L.S. Media Rating ****
Would you fly back home from foreign fields and the same night perform to a room full of people? More than likely not; even if doing your own job, no matter how important, normally takes a back seat after an arduous journey in the air. Not for Dave O’Grady.