Ben Higgs at Zanzibar, February 2015. Photograph by Ian D. Hall.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *
Watching the impressive Ben Higgs on stage is like witnessing the eclipse of the sun. You are aware of the potential that comes with the awe inspiring, you may have read accounts of it happening and taken in videos and short clips of the event, but it doesn’t prepare you for the sheer spectacle of strength that unfolds before you.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *
Great songs are the only currency that counts. It really is that simple.
So, with a successful Pledge campaign in his back pocket and a brand new guitarist and consigliore standing stage left, Pete Wylie returned to The Zanzibar to wrap up his busiest year in a decade, before turning attention to the imminent recording of a new album.
Elijah James, Zanzibar. August 2014.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10
There is no way you could miss Elijah James, out in the open or as he sits down to perform infront of an audience. The quiet, modest, almost unassuming man has a following that is vocal and enjoys what he does and quite rightly so.
Originally published by L.S. Media. August 30th 2010.
The Mathew Street Festival is a time for the whole city of Liverpool and all those that visit it during the Bank Holiday Weekend to take in as much music as possible. For some it’s the chance to reminisce over their youth and watch the six main stages come alive with songs from a different time. These then will stay in the mind for another year and the rest of the weekend will largely be forgotten.