Tag Archives: Gig Review

Robert Vincent, Gig Review. Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. (2014)

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

It may seem incredible to some, but to those who truly get Robert Vincent, who have listened to the man and his album Life In Easy Steps and who have watched with awe and a bucket load of wonder at the tremendous talent that resides in the body of a music giant in the making, nothing really should ever come as a surprise. Whether performing at Leaf, The Unity Theatre and Camp and Furnace in Liverpool or out on the road supporting the legendary Paul Carrack for a few months, Rob Vincent is a performer who can make a jaw audibly drop from 30 feet in stunned appreciation.

Robert Vincent, Gig Review. Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. (2014) full post

(434 words, estimated 1:44 mins reading time)

House Of Trees, Gig Review. Parr Jazz, Parr Street.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

The small candle holders that flicker and move like a frustrated Siren caught in a winter draft and cast an almost loving shadow over the tablecloths offers the crowd that has assembled for Parr Jazz on Parr Street the chance to relish in the thought of what is to come as the fantastic Scandinavian Jazz/Folk band House Of Trees make their way to the heart of U.K. music, Liverpool.

House Of Trees, Gig Review. Parr Jazz, Parr Street. full post

(486 words, estimated 1:57 mins reading time)

Iain Till, Gig Review. Brink, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

The New Year is a week old and whilst many are feeling their way back into the way of 2014, the first stirrings of music can be heard through the alleyways and shelters from the inclement weather. If 2013 was a huge year for music in Liverpool, new artists and groups offering new blood to the sage, wise and considered, many brilliant bands from outside of the area and beyond making their way in some sort of momentous pilgrimage to the natural home of popular music and declaring that love with many hands on heart, then 2014 should be even better.

Iain Till, Gig Review. Brink, Liverpool. full post

(428 words, estimated 1:43 mins reading time)

Natalie McCool, Gig Review. The District, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

No matter the venue, no matter the time of day, to catch one of the finest female performers around live is a must.

Natalie McCool has already cemented her growing reputation, not just in a city that looks to her as one of their own, but also further afield. Anybody who makes their way to see her and sees the unhindered blaze in her eyes stoking fire from the very pit of her stomach and channelling it through her incredible talent; will be taken on a journey by a woman who epitomises the very heart of music. She is a woman whose devastating, almost coy, smile can bring as many goose bumps to the skin as the simple yet haunting way that her guitar manages to with stunning effect.

Natalie McCool, Gig Review. The District, Liverpool. full post

(414 words, estimated 1:39 mins reading time)

Dominic Dunn, Gig Review. The District, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

It doesn’t seem like five minutes since Dominic Dunn was hoisted upon stage at the Rodewald Suite Liverpool Philharmonic Hall and bought his music to an even wider audience. The young man from Kirkdale has been championed by one of the city’s finest in the form of Ian Prowse and no matter where he seems to be asked to perform this young 16 year old lad gives off the kind of confidence, a stark understanding of his guitar that you can only feel safe in his company.

Dominic Dunn, Gig Review. The District, Liverpool. full post

(389 words, estimated 1:33 mins reading time)

Joe Symes And The Loving Kind, Gig Review. Williamson Square, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

There are times when Williamson Square can seem like a veritable oasis, calm in an ocean of the oncoming Christmas storm. Whilst shoppers make the most of the last weekend before the festivities begin, Williamson Square’s bandstand plays host to some of the great talent that not only braves biting cold but can grab people’s attention as they bathe beneath the neon lights of The Playhouse Theatre and shadow of the Radio City station and its imposing beacon.

Joe Symes And The Loving Kind, Gig Review. Williamson Square, Liverpool. full post

(477 words, estimated 1:54 mins reading time)

Deacon Blue, Gig Review. Echo Arena, Liverpool. (2013).

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Deacon Blue have performed at the Echo Arena almost as many times as anyone else since the music venue was opened as part of the 2008 Capital of Culture celebrations, quite simply they deserve that honour. Just watching them thrill the many thousands of fans that continually make their way to area of ground in a city that the band patently adore is enough to offer respect to them, they certainly know how to please a set of fans that are as loyal as they come and as hungry to show off their own singing ability as any.

Deacon Blue, Gig Review. Echo Arena, Liverpool. (2013). full post

(463 words, estimated 1:51 mins reading time)

Steve Hogarth, Gig Review. St Bride’s Church, Liverpool. (2013)

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

Whoever the person was that first suggested that Steve Hogarth first come to Liverpool when doing his H. Natural sets must surely have known something about how he would be received by fans of Marillion. Whether at the iconic Cavern, or as has become in recent years a sort of natural second home to him at St. Bride’s Church, the fans pack out the venue, they sit in almost breath taking awe, they good naturedly heckle when the time is right and yet all the time the beautiful voice punctures the often still air and visibly moves the audience in such a way that is barely repeated elsewhere in the world of rock.

Steve Hogarth, Gig Review. St Bride’s Church, Liverpool. (2013) full post

(611 words, estimated 2:27 mins reading time)

Kate Rusby, Gig Review. Liverpool Philharmonic Hall.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

To see an artist enjoy themselves, to witness the little escaping of glee and cheer from their mouths after every song, is perhaps one of the great thrills in life. It certainly makes for an entertaining evening and enhances the overall pleasure of a listening to a set of songs delivered with beautiful precision and cheer.

Kate Rusby, Gig Review. Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. full post

(449 words, estimated 1:48 mins reading time)

The Waterboys, Gig Review. Liverpool Philhamonic Hall. (2013)

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

In recent times Mike Scott and his band The Waterboys have given audiences in Liverpool some of the best nights out imaginable. To start their latest tour in a city they patently enjoy performing in is a high compliment to the crowds that make their way to any venue the band would make their way to.

The range of the music, the sense of drama that Mike Scott exudes though makes the Philharmonic Hall a natural stopping off point and whilst perhaps nothing could compare to the theatre provided when they performed tracks from their stunning album An Appointment With Mr. Yeats, this celebration of the album Fisherman’s Blues was none the less greeted like an old friend by the audience.

The Waterboys, Gig Review. Liverpool Philhamonic Hall. (2013) full post

(403 words, estimated 1:37 mins reading time)