Harvest Sun Promotions presents....

 

 

 

The latest line up for the summer by the harvest sun guys...and what a line up it is!! Some must see acts here and as always make sure you book early as they have a habit of selling out!!

 

 

 

MITCHELL MUSEUM

"It's an album of gloriously eccentric psych-pop. Summers soundtrack has arrived right on time." - 4/5 UNCUT
"Giddy-making sonic kaleidoscopes. A wonderful new band." - THE SUNDAY TIMES CULTURE: Breaking Act
"Dense rhythms that invoke Mercury Rev's busiest psych-pop" - Q MAGAZINE : 'NEXT BIG THING'

Esperi
Terra Alpha (Acoustic)
Dave Barnicle

7.30pm, Friday 29 July @ Mello Mello, Tickets £5 from Seetickets or pay on the door

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ACOUSTIC AIR RAID @ The Bombed Out Church

The Springtime Anchorage
The City Walls
The Hummingbirds
Professor Yaffle

An afternoon of 'Acoustic, Cosmic Americana, Folk' at the most beautiful setting in the city.

2pm, Sunday 14 August @ St. Luke's Church (The Bombed Out Church).  Tickets £5 on the door, kids in FREE

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THE THESPIANS

More TBA

The Bido Lito! Social Club

8pm, Thursday 25 August @ The Shipping Forecast, £4 on the door

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SARABETH TUCEK

One of only 2 UK show's, the other being the great End Of The Road Festival in London.
“All hail the new queen of folky torchsong” – MOJO (4 STARS)
“Stunning debut” – UNCUT (4 STARS)
“A dusky, desert-folk gem” – THE TIMES

The Random Family
More TBA

8pm, Saturday 3 September @ St. Bride's Church.  Tickets £6 from Seetickets & Probe Records

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WOODEN SHIPS

This is one that we've been trying for since year 0. Cult San Franciscan psych-trance-rockers,
Wooden Shjips' first ever jaunt to Liverpool. New album West out 13 August on Thrill Jockey
Records It's a coup if there ever was one.  Not much else we can say, will be the best gig we've
ever had the pleasure of hosting, bar none.

THE FRESH & ONLY'S

The Fresh & Onlys are set apart by an endearingly fussy devotion to songcraft and an understated
and unfakeable weirdness… their possibly unhealthy familiarity with garage-rock arcana is balanced
out by a keen songwriter’s eye, and their obsession with the past is elevated by genuine affection
and love” - Pitchfork

Mugstar
DJ Bernie Connor

8pm, Tuesday 6 September @ The Kazimier.  Tickets £10 from Seetickets & Probe Records

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VIC GODARD & SUBWAY SECT

How can we spout about Vic Godard & Subway Sect.  Quite simply one of the finest bands
to emerge from the late 70's / early 80's punk scene.  Forming with 3 other Sex Pistols fans
in 1976 and taking on all comers when bands came and went like we don't know what through
to their association with Orange Juice & Fire Engines as purveyors of the finest abrasive catchy
melodic punk pop.  LEGENDS.

The Wild Eyes
The LadyKillers
DJ Joe McKechine

8pm, Saturday 10 September @ The Williamson Tunnels.  Tickets £8 from Seetickets & Probe Records

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JEZ KERR

A Certain Ratio were one of the first bands signed to Factory Records,
making some of the most out t here funked up music  that label bore witness to. Jez Kerr their lead
singer with his magnificent debut solo album out 12 Sept. on Higuera Records.

Tea Street Band
Dass Unser
DJ Bernie Connor

8pm, Friday 16 Setpember @ The Static Gallery.  Tickets £7 from Seetickets & Probe Records.

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END OF SUMMER PARTY @ THE WILLIAMSON TUNNELS

 

LOVE INKS

One of the brightest and biggest guitar pop songs we’ve heard this year” – Abeano
“Unshakably simple pop songs stacked full of wistful melody and dark energy” – Dazed & Confused
“ESP pushes their simplistic, out of place mantra to perfection” - NME
“ Not many bands show this much patience and restraint with their debut, and it pays off.” - Stereogum

Gross Magic
All We Are
Seek Magic DJ's

More TBA

8pm, Saturday 24 September @ The Williamson Tunnels.  Tickets £6 from Seetickets & Probe Records (No booking fee)

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CAVE PAINTING

'THE NEXT BIG THING' or so we hear, though reputation counts for nothing at Harvest Sun Towers.
Sell out shows before they've even released a single must count for something?  What we do know
is that these are good, in fact they're very good and the 3 tunes we've heard are some of the finest
this year. Next big thing? Of course. Check here http://www.cavepaintingmusic.com/

Metamusic
More TBA

7.30pm, Sunday 25 September @ The Shipping Forecast.  Tickets £5 from Seetickets & Probe Records.

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WILLIAM TYLER
(Lambchop / The Silver Jews)

HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER

After his very successful tour of the UK in the company of  Michael Chapman early this year, William
Tyler returns to the UK for another brief run of mesmerising shows, this time as a double bill with
Hiss Golden Messenger, described by David Bowie as "mystical country, an eerie yellowing photograph".

7.30pm, Thursday 6 October @ Leaf, Tickets £7 from Seetickets & Probe Records

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KALEIDOSCOPE pt.2

ELEPHANT STONE
(Canada)

By The Sea
Lucky Beaches
DJ Koolaid Bob (Probe Records)

Mind-Bending Visuals!

A night of 'Psychedelic Sunshine Folk for Day Dream Believers'

7.30pm, Wednesday 26 October @ The Kazimier.  Tickets £5 from Seetickets & Probe Records

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Review - Day two of Sound City

Day two is upon us and we're off to tread the streets again in search of bands dotted all over the city centre in venues wide and varied. Tonight's first port of call was to St Georges Hall for some pre Miles Kane music by Morning Parade, a five piece band from Essex. On entering the magnificent venue, you were blasted out with the sounds of guitar rock riffs and a very mature sounding lead singer, Steve Sparrow. All in all a very good start to what was meant to be a good night in the Hall, unfortunately, the bureaucratic security at St Georges Hall were to scupper us, as after popping out for some fresh air, they decided press had to re queue to enter and by now the queue was pretty big. So massive apologies to Mr Kane, but blame St Georges Hall for the lack of media attention from us.

So onto the Bombed Out Church instead for us, to catch Outfit, who were warming up for Clinic, I have to admit the first few songs were a little lacklustre for me and seemed to never end and I did find my attention wandering around the atmospheric surroundings. Once the lead singer had stopped staring off into space during songs and the upped the tempo with synthesised sounds and a catchy bass line, they did actually sound pretty impressive.

Then came Clinic, a band who apparently, rarely play Liverpool, even though they are based here, and who I've only seen on the Letterman Show, a few months back, so I was still fairly undecided about them. With rhythmic lyrics and heavy guitar riffs during the chorus of the opening track, "Lion Tamer" made me think this looked to be a promising set. The set carried on in this form, with lead singer, Ade Blackburn's vocals drifting across the Bombed Out Church in a crystal clear way that everybody in there was enthralled by them. I have to admit, I found them a lot better than anticipated but I really don't think the surgical look does much for them!!!

Unfortunately we didn't have time for the entire performance as we had to head of to one of favourite venues in Liverpool, the Kazimier, where the sounds bounce of the walls and reverberate around this fab little venue. First up were Pop Levi. I have to admit I really didn't know what to expect from these guys, but from the very first strum of lead singer, Johnathon Pop Levi, guitar, I was enthralled. I haven't seen such a showman in a very very long time. From the opening track, "WannaMama", which opening sounded like Led Zep's," Whole Lotta Love" I was hooked as where the rest of the crowd. With a mix of rock, funk, blues and psychedeliac thrown in for good measure, this set had so much energy it was contagious. Pop Levi cavorted around the stage like Mick Jagger, plays almost as well as Jimi Hendrix and cavorts with his guitar like Prince. With other little gems like,"Police Sign", "Blue Honey" and "Plastic Wrap" this had to be the best band of the night by far and I cannot wait to see them again.

After Pop Levi, came Kurt Vile and the Violaters, from Philadelphia, a four man collective that look like an early 1990's rock band or extras from Wayne's World. With a name like that and the look, i was expecting them to be sounding like Extreme or Pearl Jam, so it came as a bit of a surprise that appeared to more influenced by The Stone Roses or Inspiral Carpets. Even though they were plagued with sound issues during the set, which resulted in one member lighting up on stage to relieve his frustration, to the amusement of the crowd, they certainly did a stirling job and are a band full of musical surprises.

Here's hoping that the final day, will result in even more gems of music for us to let you know about and check out, but one final word, "Go and check out Pop Levi immediately!!!

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The Kooks to play Sound City 2011

LSC is set over 30 venues including the iconic St George’s Hall, Bombed Out Church and Cathedral Crypt in the UK’s musical capital  The festival has just announced a special show with The Kooks at The Bombed Out Church, who join well over 300 bands including Black Lips, Miles Kane, The View, Frank Turner, Jamie XX, Cast, Spank Rock, SBTRKT, Steve Mason, Funeral Party, Wretch 32, Young Knives, Clinic, The Whip, Wave Machines, Set Your Goals, Dinosaur Pile-Up, Marina Gasolina, The Good Natured, Sound of Rum, Pete and the Pirates, Delta Maid, and many, many more

·         There's also a full conference with global keynote speakers addressing key issues facing the music industry, including keynotes from Peter Hook, Kevin Cummins, Simon Raymonde and debates from Drowned in Sound, last.fm, SoundCloud, AudioBoo and many more

·         2011’s LSC features the 50th anniversary exhibition of the iconic Mersey Beat newspaper, the world film premiere of Kevin Sampson’s Powder, as well as the return of the John Peel World Cup which raises money for the British Heart Foundation

·         The Youth Live programming is dedicated to the country’s young people, encouraging the next generation of musicians, producers, technologists and all other facets into the music industry

Liverpool Sound City / Thurs 19th – Sat 21st May www.liverpoolsoundcity.co.uk - LSC is an inspiring and illuminating music, arts and cultural showcase. Liverpool, Europe’s 2008 Capital of Culture, has enjoyed a cultural, architectural and societal renaissance which has seen boutique shops and hotels, amazing restaurants and museums all converge and grow in the city.

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