Category: Live

The legendary film director and composer John Carpenter, most famous for films such as Halloween, Assault on Precinct 13 and Escape From New York and their accompanying scores, will headline this year’s Liverpool Music Week joining the previously announced openers Warpaint. Carpenter is set to bring his critically acclaimed set to the Olympia on October…

With the classic adventure film Labyrinth turning 30 today, we tasked SFN‘s team coordinator and Bowie mega-fan Jess Sharpe to give a few words about this massive cult classic. “How you turned my world, you precious thing. You starve and near exhaust me” Jim Henson‘s adventure musical fantasy film Labyrinth celebrates its 30th birthday and after the heartbreak that February…

Last night Sofar Sounds met in the hidden gem of a venue, The Rococo Cafe on Liverpool Lord Street; to perform their wonderful mash of music genres. Jessica Jayne Sharpe & James Ainsworth hit the Rococo Cafe to find out the fuss of Sofar Sessions.  The great thing about Sofar Sounds is that the fact that they…

Bernie Worrell, keyboardist for legendary funk outfit Parliament-Funkadelic has passed away at the age of 72 after losing his battle with stage-four lung cancer. Bernie began playing with The Funkadelics, the backing band for The Parliaments in the early 1970s before both bands collided to create Parliament-Funkadelic led by George Clinton. Nicknamed “The Wizard of…

In October 2015, one of progressive rock’s greatest musicians Steve Hackett brought his Total Experience tour to the surroundings of the Philharmonic Hall in Liverpool. Bringing his experience and a wonderfully mixed setlist balancing many of Hackett‘s own songs with those of his former band Genesis, Hackett made the night his own as he usually…

Liverpool indie rock and past LIPA standout Dan Croll announced today after months of limbo that his sophomore album will be released on his original label Communion Music. Croll, who rose to fame with his debut EP release From Nowhere (Turn First, 2013) announced his second album last June and did a series of well received shows last…

“I’ve loved Liverpool since before I came to Liverpool” – Anton Newcombe. The Brian Jonestown Massacre bring complex psych rock and controversy with a three hour epic show. Bringing their special brand of psych rock to the Academy, frontman Anton Newcombe also brought his musings and opinions too. Going to see Brian Jonestown Massacre is like…

With George Clinton & Parliament-Funkadelic heading into the Liverpool 02 Academy on July 29th, SFN‘s Editor-in-Chief and Funk columnist Jack Cinnamond decided to give us information on the “Godfather of Funk” himself, George Clinton.   George Clinton, James Brown and Sly Stone. Those three men, three behemoths of music forced Funk to the forefront of music in the late ’60s and…

Upon the it’s release, our Jazz columnist Lee Cinnamond decided to give his thoughts on Warren Wolf‘s latest album, Convergence (Mack Avenue, 2016).  Convergence is multi-instrumentalist Warren Wolf’s third album under Mack Avenue. The album is filled with the finest accompaniment of Jazz veterans guitarist John Scofield, drummer Jeff “Tain” Watts, bassist and producer Christian McBride…

Confirmed earlier today (and yesterday) that Psycho Comedy and Sankofa have been added to their huge one day event, which is being held as a launch party for Strange Collective‘s first EP release. Other acts previously announced include Strange Collective themselves, Ohmns, Bathymetry, RONGORONGO, Beach Skulls and many more and will take place at the…