Tag Archives: Gig Review

BlackWolf, Gig Review. 02 Academy, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Very few groups with the musical background of BlackWolf get the type of reception that this quality band received at their support slot to The Union at the o2 Academy. Liverpool rarely does the harder, more extreme side to rock, it is an area that usually gets left down the other end of the M6 Motorway in Birmingham and Wolverhampton or jets past and finds itself up in Scotland. So when the members of BlackWolf came on stage, it was with a gladdened heart that the crowd, still suffering with the cold that the Spring day had bought to them, took as readily as they did to the five piece and their blistering, head banging set.

BlackWolf, Gig Review. 02 Academy, Liverpool. full post

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

The Crucified Twins, Gig Review. 02 Academy, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 7/10

There was an extra bonus for the fans that took a chance on turning up early for The Union’s debut gig in Liverpool on a very cold spring day and as bonus’ go they don’t come much better than The Wirral band The Crucified Twins.

The Crucified Twins, Gig Review. 02 Academy, Liverpool. full post

(360 words, estimated 1:26 mins reading time)

Roddy Woomble, Gig Review. Leaf, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

To watch Roddy Woomble on stage is to realise there are two different versions of the man who thrills so many people with his music. There is the one who is energetic and pumped full of adrenaline as part of the great Scottish band Idlewild, a man who throws himself into the action and who gives a charged performance that is exciting but also exhausting to watch. Then there is the man who gives off a relaxed air, a man in tune with his audience and the nature of his surroundings that he exudes class with air of solemnity. For the crowd at Leaf on Bold Street, on stage sat in a tranquil and cosy position was the latter and it was a gig that was just inspirational and powerfully uplifting.

Roddy Woomble, Gig Review. Leaf, Liverpool. full post

(482 words, estimated 1:56 mins reading time)

Ronan Boyle, Gig Review. Elevator, Threshold Festival. Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Ronan Boyle stands on the stage at Elevator and time almost stands still, the music he has created gives a huge nod to the acoustic folk/rock scene of the 1970s and the very gentle guitar playing hides a big personality and a very good lyric writer. Not that Ronan needs to hide behind his guitar, if anything it adds an air of mystique to the performance of a man who is so very good at what he does.

Ronan Boyle, Gig Review. Elevator, Threshold Festival. Liverpool. full post

(297 words, estimated 1:11 mins reading time)

The Tenements, Gig Review. Elevator, Threshold Festival. Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * *

The first band on the stage on the Saturday in Elevator for the Threshold Festival was the recently renamed The Tenements and despite the tight timings that quite rightly imposed on the artists to keep the afternoon on track, gave a very good account of themselves and their music.

Formally known as Matt Reekie and the Bridges, the three piece band showed their forceful side during the six songs and gave the early festival goers something splendid to hang their enjoyment of the weekend upon. Despite the pressure of kicking starting the second day, the three lads performed well and their opening number When I See Her Face  was well received and a cracking song to be introduced to the group with.

The Tenements, Gig Review. Elevator, Threshold Festival. Liverpool. full post

(250 words, estimated 1:00 mins reading time)

Gary Edward Jones, Gig Review. Elevator, Threshold Festival, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

There is something homely about Gary Edward Jones as he takes his place on the stage at Elevator, his demeanour relaxed but full of life, a reputation that he has carved out as a musician over the last few years and as someone who has that extra bit of spice in his musicianship as he performs.

After following on from a superb set by Caroline England, Gary Edward Jones continued to set the bar very high for the performers that would follow over the course of the day and for the remainder of the weekend.

Gary Edward Jones, Gig Review. Elevator, Threshold Festival, Liverpool. full post

(380 words, estimated 1:31 mins reading time)

Jo Bywater, Gig Review. The Picket, Threshold Festival. Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

As Jo Bywater takes to the stage at The Picket, it is possible to see members of the audience reminiscing over when they first came across this adopted Merseysider from Yorkshire. Time may have moved on and Jo may have been sadly missing from the venues in the city for a while but this sparkling and honest musician who is admired for her tenacity, frankness and genuine desire was treated as a much loved but much missed friend.

Jo Bywater, Gig Review. The Picket, Threshold Festival. Liverpool. full post

(399 words, estimated 1:36 mins reading time)

Joe Symes And The Loving Kind, Gig Review. Threshold Festival, Siren, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Before the day’s Threshold Festival entertainments had started, Siren had had a few of the performers which were making the Baltic Quarter their home for the weekend going through their paces, a pre-match warm up in which to shake any dust out of the lungs that could scupper a great performance. By the end of the day, Joe Symes and the Loving Kind were playing to a packed out audience who had seen many superb musicians during the day but who were in the mood for just one more superb act to finish the day with.

Joe Symes And The Loving Kind, Gig Review. Threshold Festival, Siren, Liverpool. full post

(363 words, estimated 1:27 mins reading time)

Science Of The Lamps, Gig Review. Threshold Festival, The Picket, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

All over the Baltic Quarter in Liverpool, bands and artists had been thrilling audiences during the second day of the Threshold Festival but there can’t have been many more that were as highly anticipated, nor as keenly appreciated as Science of the Lamps. The near impossible task of getting perhaps one of the largest gatherings of musicians and singers on a stage anywhere in Liverpool over the weekend, including the ever superb musician Luke Moore on cello and keyboards and the wonderful vocal talent of Mersey Wylie alongside the woman of the weekend Kaya Herstad Carney.

Science Of The Lamps, Gig Review. Threshold Festival, The Picket, Liverpool. full post

(440 words, estimated 1:46 mins reading time)

Caroline England, Gig Review. Threshold Festival. Elevator, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

The Threshold Festival had already had a successful day on the Friday and as the new day blew away the cobwebs and aching joints of the Saturday morning, Elevator, the acoustic venue for the weekend and part of the superbly run Graham Holland acoustic set up in the city, welcomed new and much loved established performers through its doors and the early part of the afternoon revelled in the music on offer.

Caroline England, Gig Review. Threshold Festival. Elevator, Liverpool. full post

(336 words, estimated 1:21 mins reading time)