John Gibbons, part of Only Child’s live set at The Bluecoat, Liverpool. August 2014. Photograph by Ian D. Hall.
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If ever there is a time in someone’s life in which you can say to someone, “Wow, I am impressed with the dedication to the cause”, then to come on stage and play magnificently just after the heart, brain and soul have been swamped with the overwhelming emotions of becoming a parent for the first time is probably that time.
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Penny Lane is a place with very obvious links to Liverpool music and as The Dovedale Social celebrates its first birthday, that bond is being kept alive and well.
The band chosen to headline the night, Liverpool’s own Married to the Sea, were a perfect choice for the event. Their brand of radio friendly, indie-pop fits nicely into the relaxed environment The Dovedale emanates. Whilst they may not necessarily be the “rowdy” act which they describe themselves as, what they do they do very well. The members swap instruments at various points throughout the set, front-man Sam cracks jokes and all in all a very relaxed, enjoyable atmosphere filters from the stage down into the audience, who tonight are very decent in number.
Liverpool Sound and Vision Raring * * * *
The New Year brings a fresh new gathering of top notch musicians to the forefront of live performing in Liverpool and in Leaf on Bold Street, the year got off to a marvellous start with the cracking sound of Silent Sleep.
Fronted by Chris McIntosh and with a cast of veritable thousands on stage, Silent Sleep made a dull January evening, not always the best time of year with the ensuing damp and bitter cold hitting the city, a night of fun and quiet musical contemplation which was enjoyable and nonetheless beautiful.