Tag Archives: Gig Review

The Stranglers, Gig Review. o2 Academy, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

The sweat and perspiration was still dripping off the audience’s clothes as they filed out of the Academy, Liverpool after yet another feast of relentless and pulsating music by one of the most potent and loved bands to come out of Britain in the last 40 years. For the Stranglers, nights such as they experience in Liverpool, are amongst the finest they can surely experience and for the fans that bounce and rock with them, the admiration is mutual. The tour is called Feel It Live and by the end of the night everyone had certainly felt that request.

The Stranglers, Gig Review. o2 Academy, Liverpool. full post

(571 words, estimated 2:17 mins reading time)

Denys Baptiste Triumvirate, Gig Review. The Capstone Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

For only their third concert together, the trio that make up the Denys Baptiste Triumvirate came across as nearly stealing the show at the First International Jazz Festival to be held in Liverpool and that is one statement to make when the quality and intensity of the performances were as high as they possibly could be.

Denys Baptiste Triumvirate, Gig Review. The Capstone Theatre, Liverpool. full post

(390 words, estimated 1:34 mins reading time)

White Canvas, Gig Review. The Capstone Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

As debuts go, to be given a rousing reception before you start playing and a wonderful closing applause which resonated around the glass panels of the Capstone Theatre, the four men who make up the Jazz combo White Canvas couldn’t have asked for a much better start to their music career. In response the audience were given an insight into what awaits them in the coming months and hopefully years ahead as the music, sometimes sweet, all together delightful and completely delicious, resounded through the huge audience that had gathered in the auditorium.

White Canvas, Gig Review. The Capstone Theatre, Liverpool. full post

(374 words, estimated 1:30 mins reading time)

The Hummingbirds, Gig Review. o2 Academy, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

If 2012 was a year that for The Hummingbirds was unreal and full of exciting times then 2013 has surely already surpassed that and made the coming year so full of expectation and burgeoning exhilaration. Already tipped as one to watch by the Liverpool Music Awards, the band have recently performed at The Alarm’s famous Gathering in deepest North Wales and now they have kicked off March by opening for the Welsh Punk Rockers at the o2 Academy in their home town.

The Hummingbirds, Gig Review. o2 Academy, Liverpool. full post

(340 words, estimated 1:22 mins reading time)

Dominic Dunn, Gig Review. Rodewold Suite, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

To be 16 and have the world to explore and be part of the new music renaissance that has been making itself known in the last few years must be a thrilling and exciting prospect. In amongst the burgeoning singer/songwriters, superb groups and dedicated musicians that have put the city firmly in the mind of those seeking a new wave of artists now stands Dominic Dunn.

Dominic Dunn, Gig Review. Rodewold Suite, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. full post

(418 words, estimated 1:40 mins reading time)

Miles And Erica, Gig Review. Rodewald Suite, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

A year has barely passed by since Erica Nockalls and Miles Hunt were in Liverpool’s Rodewald Suite and giving a top class evening out to an abundance of fans. Then as now, both artists came prepared to give the audience a night out to remember but also to have a lot of fun, once more all the criteria was met as far as the excited crowd were concerned and the smile on the musicians’ faces more than told its own story.

Miles And Erica, Gig Review. Rodewald Suite, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall. full post

(419 words, estimated 1:41 mins reading time)

Chasing Infinity, Gig Review. The Lomax, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * *

It doesn’t seem like five minutes ago that the members of the fledgling group, Chasing Infinity, were making their way through the University of Liverpool Band Society. The chance to get together with like minded people through music at University may have had its detractors but as Adele Halsall, Rob Saunders, Paul McCormick and Megan Eldred have more than ably proved over the last couple of years, it is just the beginning.

Chasing Infinity, Gig Review. The Lomax, Liverpool. full post

(366 words, estimated 1:28 mins reading time)

Sophie Anderson, Gig Review. The Lomax, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

As last minute replacements go, to find the exceptional Sophie Anderson standing on stage ready to blow the audience away in one fell swoop constitutes the beginnings of a very fine evening out.

Sophie Anderson may have found herself at a loose end on a Sunday evening in the biting cold that has come back for a second go this winter but once inside the Lomax on Cumberland Street there was no stopping this young woman from showing her magnificent vocal range that wonderfully left people taken aback in its animalistic brutal sensational quality.

Sophie Anderson, Gig Review. The Lomax, Liverpool. full post

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

Robert Vincent, Gig Review. Epstein Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Just under two weeks after releasing what is already a compelling contender for album of the year and Robert Vincent is a welcome surprise for those attending the first gig by Parlour Flames at The Epstein Theatre as he comes on stage to present five of the songs from his debut album.

It certainly was the type of gig that Robert Vincent thrives in, it’s personable, light and with just the right audience that will listen intently to what he has to say and with Robert’s lyrics, he really has a lot to say.

Robert Vincent, Gig Review. Epstein Theatre, Liverpool. full post

(293 words, estimated 1:10 mins reading time)

Parlour Flames, Gig Review. Epstein Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Avant-Garde, interesting, going against the well-established grain and rather good to spend the evening in their company, all the things you need to hear when listening to the band Parlour Flames. There is something else to add to that list that will invariably grow over the next few months as well, Paul Arthurs, the man known to a generation of Oasis fans as Bonehead, has found a kindred spirit and someone who seems to care about him and the music in Manchester poet Vinny Peculiar.

Parlour Flames, Gig Review. Epstein Theatre, Liverpool. full post

(393 words, estimated 1:34 mins reading time)