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Noise rock champions Part Chimp have released their first single in five years and are set to release their latest album iV in April. The noisy Londoners have released “Namekuji” off their upcoming album iV and it’s proven to be worth the wait, being the first new material since their break-up in 2011. The song…

Modern Baltimore synthpop greats Future Islands are set to return to Liverpool this April with a very highly anticipated date at the O2 Academy. Future Islands, the 4AD modern titans will finally return to Liverpool for the first time since their 2014 Kazimier show and will play the O2 Academy on April 29th. The band…

Liverpool‘s longstanding acclaimed festival for African and Caribbean music returns for their 25th anniversary year. Being a fixture in the cultural Liverpool since 1992, African Oyé‘s great free festival will return to Sefton Park (also home of LIMF) for another anticipated year on June 17th and 18th 2017. While no acts have been announced, African…

Current psych monsters King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard are set to return to Manchester in June for another massive show, this time at the Albert Hall. Earlier this year, Gizzard headlined the debut Strange Waves show at the Ritz featuring a huge psych and garage rock bill featuring The Wytches, The Parrots, Methyl Ethyl,…

 Lasso Moon, a relatively new alternative rock band sprouting out of Liverpool‘s current swim-or-sink scene have just pounded onto the scene with a sound unlike many at the moment, but more intertwined with some of alternative rock’s most influential acts. All the way back in May, Lasso Moon quietly popped up in the city, containing…

Music legend and recent Nobel Prize winner Bob Dylan will finally return to Liverpool on May 8th 2017. Dylan released his recent effort earlier in 2016 to acclaim before winning his Nobel Prize, which was followed by weeks of tirades and mix-ups concerning Bob and the award.   Bob has a history with our fair…

What’s there to say about Greg Lake that hasn’t already? Starting his career with pioneers of progressive rock King Crimson and then founding the genre supergroup Emerson, Lake and Palmer. There’s not many who can define a genre like Greg Lake. King Crimson was founded on November 30th 1968, by Lake and follow Crimson members.…

Acclaimed musician Thundercat is set for a already anticipated show at the Invisible Wind Factory on March 24th 2017, courtesy of BamBamBam. The GRAMMY winning artist is most known for his extensive work with the likes of Kamasai Washington, Flying Lotus, George Clinton, Vic Mensa and even the crossover thrash metal band Suicidal Tendencies.  …

The krautrock legends Can have officially announced a reunion concert for 2017, under the name The Can Project. Founding members Irmin Schmidt, Malcolm Mooney and Jaki Leibezeit will be joined by former Sonic Youth frontman Thurston Moore, Steve Shelley and London Symphony Orchestra for a reunion show at the Babican Hall on April 8th 2017.…

The 2017 edition of FestEVOL Gardens has officially been announced by Liverpool promotion greats EVOL. The 2017 edition will now take place at the Invisible Wind Factory on April 30th 2017 instead of Camp and Furnace this year and will feature indie rock standouts Wild Beasts as the headliner. Also announced are the English alternative rock act…