Tag Archives: Gig Review

Gilmore And Roberts, Gig Review. The Atkinson, Southport.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Just watching Katriona Gilmore and Jamie Roberts on stage for a short while is enough to confirm what the whispers and folk murmurings have been about for the last couple of years. To witness it live though is a pleasure that in some old fashioned way might feel as if it was knocking too much upon the memory for example of the likes of Ralph McTell, the genius of the narrative story laid out for all to see is worthy of the some of the greats of British Folk.

Gilmore And Roberts, Gig Review. The Atkinson, Southport. full post

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

Rita Payne, Gig Review. Atkinson Theatre, Southport.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Rita Payne, a band name so good there just had to be two musicians in there to fill the space and neither of them are called Rita. For Rhiannon Scutt and Pete Sowerby the last two years has been a big curve and the music they perform is not only enticing but also fulsome in its delivery and as they tour with new Folk heroes Gilmore and Roberts, the excitement they generate in the stories and playing is enough to convince all who made their way to The Atkinson in Southport that they had witnessed something very special and utterly adorable.

Rita Payne, Gig Review. Atkinson Theatre, Southport. full post

(497 words, estimated 1:59 mins reading time)

Elbow, Gig Review. Echo Arena, Liverpool.

Elbow in Liverpool 2014. Photograph by Mr. Darren Moore.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

For many inside the Liverpool Echo Arena it may well have been the first opportunity to see Elbow in such a setting. The enormous roofed space in which has held so many great concerts since it first opened its doors to the public in 2008 now reverberated and swayed to the atmospheric delights employed by Elbow.

Elbow, Gig Review. Echo Arena, Liverpool. full post

(634 words, 1 image, estimated 2:32 mins reading time)

Kalandra, Gig Review. L.I.P.A, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision 9/10

Whether you like your music to be organic, to have flowed from the streets that straddle the River Mersey in some age old ritual acknowledgement to the flower and testimony of Liverpool upbringing or to have had the chance to have been guided and nurtured to hone the craft of writing, what you cannot fail to miss is the passion that flows through each tempting note of either camp.

Kalandra, Gig Review. L.I.P.A, Liverpool. full post

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

Molotov Jukebox, Gig Review. The Kazimier, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

The Kazimier could not have anticipated what lay in store. Elements of Gypsy Jazz and Swing backed by Latin beats with a thundering bass, Ska influenced guitar, Samba and Mariachi style trumpeting and what can only be describes as shredding violin combined to produce an awe inspiring sound that shook the rafters and the audience in equal measure. Molotov Jukebox’s long awaited L.P. Carnival Flower was released in the last week and if the second gig following the release at Liverpool’s Kazimier was anything to go by it will see the band soar to the heights they truly deserve. The album speaks for itself but where Molotov Jukebox shines is in the vibrant and electric energy they bring to their live performance ensuring fans will leave the venue short of breath and grinning from ear to ear.

Molotov Jukebox, Gig Review. The Kazimier, Liverpool. full post

(519 words, estimated 2:05 mins reading time)

Eleanor Nelly, Gig Review. District, Liverpool. Threshold 2014.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating 9/10

In certain circles the name and more importantly the ability of Eleanor Nelly is well known. However with a short step up to the microphone and a guitar securely plugged in, what comes next just simply blows your mind.

Eleanor Nelly, Gig Review. District, Liverpool. Threshold 2014. full post

(453 words, estimated 1:49 mins reading time)