Tag Archives: Liverpool

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)

Ian Skelly, Gig Review. Zanzibar, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

There has been much hype about Coral drummer turned multi-instrumentalist Ian Skelly’s debut solo offering Cut From a Star and on its homecoming performance in the Zanzibar, it is not hard to see why.

Ian Skelly, Gig Review. Zanzibar, Liverpool. full post

(344 words, estimated 1:23 mins reading time)

Oliver Reed: Wild Thing, Theatre Review. Epstein Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

To portray a man on stage whose reputation preceded him takes exceptional talent, to portray the wild man of British film in such demanding style deserves the largest plaudits possible and for that Rob Crouch should be taken aside and congratulated by anyone who ever worked with the Hell- raiser Oliver Reed in bringing this man’s essence back to life in the superb Oliver Reed: Wild Thing.

Oliver Reed: Wild Thing, Theatre Review. Epstein Theatre, Liverpool. full post

(345 words, estimated 1:23 mins reading time)

Titus Andronicus, Theatre Review. Unity Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * _½

Cast: Sam Liu, Lauren Fitzpatrick, Karl Falconer, Jason Carragher, Alexander Bollands, Lowell Carragher, Russell Carragher, Matilda Swinney, Alexandra Walker, Siobhan Crinson, Sam Wright, Aimee Marnell, Elena Stephenson, Agata Jarosz, Con O’Neill, Justine Williams, Laura Ryan, Sarah Dwyer.

Titus Andronicus, Theatre Review. Unity Theatre, Liverpool. full post

(413 words, estimated 1:39 mins reading time)

Whole, Theatre Review. Unity Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * * *

Cast: Annabel Annan-Jonathan, Jacob Beswick, Joseph Adelakun, Grace Willis.

Is anybody truly whole? That is the question bought to the Unity Theatre by the combined efforts of 20 Stories High, Director Julia Samuels and a host of others in what can only be described as distressingly real, wonderfully charged and written and acted with so much passion and brilliance that not only is Whole one of the finest things you are likely to see this year but it will also leave you grasping at thoughts of those you may have wronged at school.

Whole, Theatre Review. Unity Theatre, Liverpool. full post

(336 words, estimated 1:21 mins reading time)

Silent Sleep, Gig Review. Leaf, Liverpool.

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.

Silent Sleep, Gig Review. Leaf, Liverpool. full post

(379 words, estimated 1:31 mins reading time)

The Pied Piper Of Liverpool, Theatre Review. The Casa, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Cast: Alan Bower, Alun Parry, Geraldine Moloney-Judge, Mike Leane, Kate Mulvihill, Richard MacDonald, Mikyla Durkan, Sarah Tryer, Adam Byrne, Laura Foulkes.

The Casa might not be the first place that audiences think of plays as being performed in the Hope Street area of the city. However away from the Unity Theatre down the road and the looming cultural giant that is the new look Everyman Theatre, The Casa offers the chance for local productions to shine with actors who may be making their first tempting steps into the profession. This was no less the case in the entertaining and thought provoking Julian Bond and Burjesta Theatre’s play, The Pied Piper Of Liverpool.

The Pied Piper Of Liverpool, Theatre Review. The Casa, Liverpool. full post

(437 words, estimated 1:45 mins reading time)

The Spin Doctors, Gig Review. Eric’s, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Judging by the rousing reception the members of The Spin Doctors got from the audience at Eric’s it might be hard to believe that New York American alternative rockers have not released an album in eight years. A lot of bands would go stale with that type of time away and even drift apart and go their own separate ways.

The Spin Doctors, Gig Review. Eric’s, Liverpool. full post

(504 words, estimated 2:01 mins reading time)

Robert Vincent, Gig Review. Unity Theatre, Liverpool.

Liverpool Sound and Vision Rating * * * *

Robert Vincent is one of the great acoustic artists playing in Liverpool right now. He also has been very busy in recent months, so busy that it makes you wonder when he finds time to catch his breath, let alone do any recording. Aside from getting ready to unleash his new album, Life In Easy Steps, he has been interviewed by the London press and those whose musical knowledge is second to none.

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

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