Liverpool Calling 2014 - Final Line-Up Confirmed

Liverpool Calling 2014 - Final Line-Up Confirmed

Liverpool Calling 26th June 2014

Liverpool Calling was another event that drew all kinds of people from far and wide to partake in a very modern form of worship.

Having sold out across St. Luke’s Bombed Out Church and The Shipping Forecast in its debut year, Liverpool Calling has grown into a huge one day event for 2014, spanning across 10 city centre venues and hosting over 50 acts.

With June 2nd’s massive announcement and completed line-up, Liverpool Calling is staking its claim to be one of the U.K’s finest new one day events.

Joining the acts already announced are scouse legends Space, indie-rock starlets The Repeat Offenders and dance music’s new darlings D R O H N E.

Also added to the line-up are; Delta Sleep, Jetta, The Sundowners, Cavalry, Reva, Colour, The Cheap Thrills, Sunday Star Club, You Must Not Sleep, The Mighty Ibex, Elmo and The Styx, In Evil Hour, Billy Kelly, Nadine McGhee, Rob Jones and Rob White, Matty H, Ryvers, Katy McGrath and Howlin Voodoo

Acts previously announced include; The Rifles, Twisted Wheel, Dexters, D/RU/G/S, The Rag n’ Bone Man, The Mono LP’s, GhostChant, The Jackobins, Southbound Attic Band, Low Winter Sun, Rufus Hok, Michael Bennett, Detuned Radio, Kusanagi, Polymath, Cleft, Sheepy, Enamel Animal, Mike Markey, SuperSprite, Stereo Electric Mistress, Gold Jacks and Filter Distortion

Amongst all the newly added talent there are also new venues to accommodate them. The Bombed Out Church will host Liverpool Calling for the second year at a most crucial time for the event and the venue. Zanzibar will host a plethora of local talents and will be headed by Twisted Wheel. Uber-cool basement Next to Nowhere will host a punk party that only Antipop could throw. Studio 2, Sound Food and Drink and A Vidzta live stage will also showcase talent too.

Added to the bill are Liverpudlian giants Space. Having released their first album for 9 years 'Attack Of The Mutant 50ft Kebab' earlier this year, Space have rediscovered the form that made them unbelievably popular back in their 90’s heyday. Headlining the under threat Bombed Out Church, they are surely going to make Liverpool Calling a landmark event for the city in 2014.

Heading the bill at The Kazimier are everyone’s favourite mod-revivalists The Rifles. Having released their fourth and highest charting album ‘None the Wiser’ back in January The Rifles are still rolling as strong as ever since their 2006 debut. Championed by a whole host of people including king of the mods himself, Paul Weller, The Rifles are bound to thrill audience at Liverpool Calling.

To make sure the rock keeps rolling, Twisted Wheel also join the fray. After a recent tour including sell-out shows in Manchester’s Gorilla venue and high expectations of a new album on the horizon, Twisted Wheel are poised for a full on assault on your musical landscape.

Taking Liverpool Calling right through to the early hours will be a host of the finest dance acts around at Korova. Led by D\R\U/G/S one of Manchester’s finest purveyors of encapsulating beats.

To find out more on Liverpool Calling go to; 

Facebook; Liverpool Calling - - Twitter; @LivpoolCalling, #LiverpoolCalling

Tickets available on Skiddle and Seetickets:

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Wilson Minds Announce EP launch @ The Shipping Forecast Liverpool

Wilson Minds Announce EP launch @ The Shipping Forecast Liverpool

Wilson Minds Announce EP launch
The Shipping Forecast, Liverpool 
Saturday 29 March
Doors 7.30pm £5

Wilson Minds are recording and filming a new 'Live EP' at Elevator studios in early March called 'Live at Elevator'. The EP will be released whole as a physical copy on wilsonminds.com from Saturday 29th March to coincide with a launch at Liverpool venue The Shipping Forecast on the same day with an in store performance at Pretty Green in Liverpool One.

Each track from the EP will be made available separately on you tube as a live video and as audio on soundcloud every two weeks over the next few months from March 29th.

The three piece alt-rock band hail from northwest of England, lead by Merseyside, singer, guitarist and songwriter Paul Wilkes, who describes their sound as “modern bluesy dark rock n roll, with a twist of Americana.” The classy rhythm section is made up by James Brogan on bass and vocals and Carl Brightman on drums.

Their debut album I Am We Are was recorded with legendary producer Chris Potter (Verve, Blur, I Am Kloot) who fell in love with Paul’s demos and features some guest performances from the likes of Damon Minchella (Ocean Colour Scene, Paul Weller) and Geoff Wootten (The Gorillaz, Beady Eye) .

Paul says "We cant wait to get this new Live EP out recorded at the great Elevator studios featuring our best songs and also to play to our home crowd at The Shipping Forecast is going to be a great start to the spring of 2014. It was great gigging extensively last year playing with the Charlatans at St George's Hall being one of the highlights. We really came to terms with a sound and a bunch of songs were proud of is now a great way to put out as a live release."

Joey Bada$$ To Play The Shipping Forecast

Joey Bada$$ and Pro Era
+ Children Of The Damned + No Fakin' and Special Guests TBA

Monday 12th November 2012
The Shipping Forecast
15 Slater St, Liverpool, L1 4BW

Thursday 25th October 2012; Following the announcement of his sold out show at London’s XOYO, Mean Fiddler is pleased to confirm a second UK show with one of the U.S’ most in-demand hip-hop artists, Brooklyn’s Joey Bada$$. The 17-year-old artist has a unique vision and perspective that seems to be growing extinct in the modern musical landscape. He’s quickly established himself in a very small club of new talent that let the rhyme craft do most of the talking and the acclaim has followed without skipping a beat.

Alongside his crew of fellow teenage visionaries Pro Era, Joey is part of one of the most compelling cultural movements coming out of NYC today. This collective of rappers, producers, graphic designers and studio engineers are rising upwith a buzz that’s real. Having already opened for Mac Miller as well as being asked to appear on the track “America”, Joey Bada$$’ reputation proceeds him. The release of his mixtape “1999” in the summer whetted the appetite for those fans needing a fix and brought the buzz to the UK with a tracklisting and production that was … well … badass!

This group of trailblazers are ringing in a new era of hip-hop, and the attention upon Joey Bada$$ is gathering speed. The energy promised by this intimate live performance at The Shipping Forecast on Monday 12th November is an opportunity not to be missed; prepare yourselves Liverpool, this is going to blow up BIG.

Tickets available now from Ticketweb.co.uk
£11.50adv 18+ Doors 8pm
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The Liverpool Gig Guide - June 2012

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WALLS Ghosting Season Afternaut Sun Drums DJ's Friday 1 June The Shipping Forecast Alessio Natalizia of crispy electronicists Banjo Or Freakout started making music because he was waiting for his girlfriend at her  house and it seemed a more agreeable pastime than talking to her flatmates. Electronica bod Sam Willis of Allez Allez was drafted in to remix his first single ‘Mr No’ and ever since they have been known as Walls. Dealing in woozy digital and analogue electronic psychedelic noise, their joyful wash of tuneful hooks is a wake-up call to lazy Animal Collective copyists with loop pedals everywhere. Feeling as fresh as Boards Of Canada, cLOUDDEAD and Spiritualizeddid at their inceptions this is the must-see show. Check out the newly released remix LP of their least effort Coracle, which was voted Elctronic album of the year in Mojo Magazine. £6adv from here

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STEALING SHEEP Simian Ghost Married to the Sea Harvest Sun DJ's Saturday 2 June Leaf Bold Street

After their European tour, Liverpool’s very own Stealing Sheep return to play a night presented by influential blog The Line of Best Fit at Leaf Café on Bold Street. After a run of superlative EPs, the female folk/psych trio are breaking into mainstream consciousness with new single ‘Shut Eye’. The band have been receiving rave reviews for track, which can currently be heard on a trailer for Hollyoaks on Channel 4. The song is a taster for their hugely anticipated debut LP, due this summer on Heavenly Records.   Main support act Swedish alt-pop act Simian Ghost recently released their debut LP Youth to ecstatic reviews, with The Guardian describing the disc as ‘an early contender for album of the year.’ £6adv from here

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Moon Duo come from San Francisco. The band consists of Wooden Shjips guitarist/singer Erik "Ripley" Johnson along with his female partner Sanae Yamada, and together they make a sound as big as the sky. Focusing heavily on guitar, percussion, keyboard and organ, Moon Duo create psychedelic Krautrock that lures its prey with a trance-inducing, hypnotic bop that extends to infinity.  Last year's Mazes LP was highly acclaimed, with the follow-up remix album garnering as much love from the critics and included reworkings by Sonic Boom and Psychic Ills amongst other 'psych' heads. Tickets are sure to move fast, so purchase early to avoid disappointment. £9adv from here

MOON DUO Hookworms Gigantes It's Murder Beams Thursday 7 June The Kazimier

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DAMO SUZUKI MUGSTAR MIND MOUNTAIN CANTALOUPE Friday 22 June The Kazimier

Making a hugely welcome return visit to Liverpool, legendary former Can frontman Damo Suzuki plays at The Kazimier on 22nd June. Having influenced countless artists in the forty plus years since his first appearance with the groundbreaking Krautrock group on Tago Mago, Suzuki continues to push musical boundaries. At the Liverpool show (one of only three UK gigs) Damo will be backed by the city’s very own prog-spacerock quartet, Mugstar. More mind-bending support comes in the shape of Mind Mountain and Nottingham time traveller's Cantaloupe. £7adv from here

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Led by brothers Taylor and Griffin Goldsmith, folk-rock band Dawes draw from the rich musical heritage of their hometown, highlighting the golden age of the Laurel Canyon sound of the late 60s. Influenced by Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young, The Byrds and the likes of Conor Oberst (Bright Eyes) and Wilco, the band performed alongside legendary singer-songwriter Jackson Browne in December of last year. Dawes’ second LP Nothing is Wrong released in September 2011 was included on Uncut’s Top 50 Albums of the Year. After several sell-out gigs in their homeland, the band’s Liverpool show at The Kazimier is one of only three UK dates on their world tour.  £12.50adv from here

DAWES plus special guests Tuesday 10 July The Kazimier

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DAMIEN JURADO MEGAFAUN plus special guests Saturday 18 August Leaf Bold Street

A double-header at Leaf sees US indie-rock singer songwriter Damien Jurado paired up with fellow countrymen, Americana-esqu psych-folk heroes Megafaun. Damien Jurado is currently touring his tenth studio LP, the critically acclaimed Maraqopa, released through long-term label Secretly Canadian, who count The War on Drugs, Yeasayer and Animal Collective amongst their signings. An excellent singer-songwriter, Jurado pushes the sonic envelope using found sounds and field recordings, to create his own niche. Formerly part of DeYarmond Edison, a band that featured none other than Bon Iver frontman Justin Vernon, psych-folk group Megafaun released their well-received self-titled album last year. Like their former colleague, the band are steeped in rustic Americana (CSNY, Grateful Dead, Gram Parsons) as well as bringing their own beguiling weirdness to proceedings.  £10adv from here

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American alt-country band Deer Tick, led by singer-songwriter/guitarist John McCauley have recently been causing a buzz Stateside with new LP Divine Providence, the group’s fourth. Hailing from Rhode Island, the band augmented their classic blues, country and folk roots with a punkier edge recently, earning the group comparisons with US underground legends The Replacements. In the UK press Uncut editor Alan Jones praised the group band writing, ‘Deer Tick noisily essayed the kind of rock 'n' roll you don’t hear these days… the sort that lights up everything around it like a burning house, and feel inclined therefore to cheer until you’re hoarse when you do". £10adv from here

DEER TICK The Shivers (NYC) By The Sea Friday 31 August The Kazimier

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CATE LE BON plus special guests Thursday 6 September Leaf Bold Street

First gaining exposure via her support slots with Super Furry Animals mainman Gruff Rhys, folk/psych artist Le Bon has blossomed into one of the UKs most admired singer-songwriters. Her collaboration with Neon Neon in 2008 paved the way for her debut album Me Oh My in 2009, that showcased her otherworldly voice and dark lyrical themes sung in Welsh and English to full effect. Rounding off 2011 touring the States as support to St. Vincent, Cate’s second album CYRK was released to huge acclaim last month. The collection was garlanded with four star reviews from Mojo, The Times, Q and an 8/10 write-up from the NME who hailed the LP as ‘an unearthed psych classic.’ £7adv from here

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One of the more celebrated bands to emerge in the past few years as part of San Francisco's new psychedelic-rock underground, Sleepy Sun made waves globally in 2009 with the release of its acclaimed debut album, Embrace.  The group's ferocious live performances made them a festival favorite, playing All Tomorrow's Parties on both sides of the Atlantic. While Sleepy Sun's follow-up effort, Fever, earned them more solid notices in 2010. Stepping back from the riff-heavy epics heard on the band's earlier efforts, Sleepy Sun mix pop concision with some deeply psychedelic exploration on the new songs £10.00adv from here

SLEEPY SUN plus special guests Tuesday 11 September The Kazimier

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MATTHEWS SOUTHERN COMFORT

In 2011 Iain Matthews reformed Matthews Southern Comfort and undertook a short European tour that brought the band to the UK for 3 sell-out shows. That success persuaded Iain to offer the band for a further short tour of 11 UK dates in 2012 and Leaf are happy to announce they'll be playing in Liverpool for an exclusive northwest show. It’s a great show featuring all MSC’s most popular songs including ‘Something In The Way She Moves’, ‘The Road to Ronderlin’ and, of course, their worldwide No1 hit ‘Woodstock’ alongside great new material that has emerged during the band’s renaissance.    £13.50adv from here

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Tickets can also be purchased from the following outlets in person:

The Music Consortium (formerly Hairy Records), Bold St.

Probe Records, School Lane.

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Dave McPherson - Love rats Tour

Having released debut album The Hardship Diaries via a rapturously received Pledge Music campaign in March, Dave McPherson embarks on one last run of shows before his band InMe hit the road once more.

Dave will perform dates at Liverpool’s The Shipping Forecast on Monday, January 30^th, Manchester’s Castle Hotel on Tuesday January 31^st and The Cockpit 3 in Leeds on Wednesday, February 1^st.

This year Dave has embarked on a number of tours, notable with the eclectically talented Devin Townsend and Fightstar front-man Charlie Simpson, as well as numerous headline shows across the UK. Over the summer the musician also played the mighty Download Festival, Sonisphere Festival and Beautiful Days as well as smaller but equally vibrant settings such as the Y Not and Two Thousand Trees Festival.

The Hardship Diaries displays another side to McPerson’s musicality and has allowed the artist to develop his own sound. Every song on the album shows off the musician’s talent as a composer and songwriter and has received stellar reviews.

Performance Details:

DAVE MCPHERSON (INME)

Liverpool

Shipping Forecast

Mon, 30^th January 2012

8.00pm

£8

Manchester

The Castle Hotel

Tues, 31^st January 2012

8.00pm

£8

Leeds

The Cockpit 3

Weds, 1^st February 2012

7.30pm

£8

The Moons - Tales of The Unexpected Tour @ The Shipping Forecast

The Moons announce their eagerly awaited June tour taking in 12 dates including Liverpool’s Shipping Forecast on June 3.

A five piece from Northampton, The Moons were founded in 2008 by singer, songwriter and guitarist Andy Crofts, formerly the bassist in The On-Offs and today Paul Weller’s keyboardist and the group have just finished recording their second album, Tales Of The Unexpected, the follow up to 2010’s Life On Earth.
The album, a 14 tracker, was recorded over three weeks at Edwyn Collins’ West Heath Yard studio in London with Edwyn and Seb Lewsley producing four of the 14 tracks and it is signature Moons, defined by strong songwriting, delicious harmonising and tight musicianship. Influences range from Joe Meek and Syd Barrett to The Zombies and the high points are many, including the startling Jennifer Sits Alone, the garage nugget Double Vision Love, a frenzied reworking of live favourite It’s Taking Over and the duet Something Soon with Paul Weller.
The group have just appeared on the JD Set celebration of the Smiths as a guest of Primal Scream’s Mani, which was aired on Channel 4.
The Moons’ line-up is completed by keyboardist Tom Warmsley, bassist Adam Leeds, drummer Ben Gordelier and guitarist James Edward Bagshaw. As a member of indie band Sukie, James wrote a 2008 Number 1 indie hit Pink-A-Pade.
The Moons’ debut album 2010’s Life On Earth was an indie Top 30 hit and a HMV One To Watch. Paul Weller played piano on album track Wondering and played guitar on track Last Night On Earth.
Sold out headline slots at London’s The Borderline and 93 Feet East followed as did a storming show at the Isle Of Wight’s Summer Madness festival. The group also supported Ocean Colour Scene on a country wide tour culminating at London's Royal Albert Hall.

The Moons play
3rd of June – The Shipping Forecast, Liverpool

http://www.themoons.co.uk/

http://www.myspace.com/themoonsofficial

 

Sonny and the Sunsets @ The Shipping Forecast 4th May 2011

The beauty of the simplicity is the key element of the beach-pop band Sonny and the Sunsets.

Sonny Smith formed a band in 2007 together with Shayde Sartin, Tim  Cohen, Tahlia Harbour, Ryan Browne and Kelley Stoltz. Shortly after  the band released their debut LP called "Tomorrow is Alright". In  April 2011 Sonny and the Sunsets released Hit After Hit with the  little help from Grace Cooper from The Sandwitches, and John Dwyer of  the Oh Seas.

Hit After Hit come together with the "100 Records" art project. The  custom built jukebox consists of 100 songs written and recorded by  Sonny Smith and 90 international artists have created100 different  album covers.

Supported by:
Rumjig
Built On Tradition
The Rennos

http://www.myspace.com/sonnythesunsets

Ruarri Joseph @ The Shipping Forcast

Ruarri Joseph brought a little bit of laid back Cornwall to Liverpool on Saturday night. With just him and a friend on stage we were treated to an accoustic set that took us through his fairly large repetoire of songs and which saw him bare his soul on stage as his lyrics mainly come from personal life experience.

With the crowd shouting there admiration to Ruarri throughout the gig, you can see that he is building up a firm group of dedicated followers after taking a break in 2009 and this tour marks his return, complete with new album, Shoulder To The Wheel.

You can see the influences of Bob Dylan, Cat Stevens and John Martyn in his music, yet still manages to bring his own originiality and modern twist to this genre of music, mainly through his personality which exudes on stage.

This gig was definitely one to bring out the "happy" in people with his bounce along, toe tapping music covering his three albums. For his finale, he actually asked the audience what they wanted to hear, (a first for me) which gave it more of a personal touch. After a few minutes and a lot of different songs being requested, it was mutally decided on a mellow little number followed by a rare performance of "Tales of Grime and Grit" a totally infectious track that gets not just the toes a tapping but the entire body.

All in all this was an excellent intimate gig and I for one am now hooked on his music

Review by Alison Goggin

http://www.ruarrijoseph.co.uk/

Exclusive Interview with Ruarri Joseph

 

MusicmafiaUK has been in conversation with Ruarri Joseph ahead of his UK Tour and visit to the Shipping Forecast in Liverpool. Read what he had to say to us and his thoughts about the new album Shoulder to the wheel

Can you tell us where your influence and ideas came for the new album “Shoulder to the wheel” ?

 

The record kind of came from nowhere.  I  had no preconceptions about the end result, I was just writing, recording and mixing all at the same time, like a stream of consciousness, and then suddenly found I had another record under my belt.  When I think about it now there’s an underlying theme of hope and light at the end of the tunnel I guess, optimism in the face of adversity and what not, but it really wasn’t planned.   The previous year had been pretty insane and it was the first time I’d done any real music for quite some time, so I was doing it for myself.  I knew nothing about gospel music but loved the idea of music that gives you faith and truth, so it’s an interpretation of that if anything.  

      You play the Shipping Forecast in Liverpool on Saturday. Have you played Liverpool before and what are your impressions of it if you have?

Yeah I’ve played Liverpool a few times, always a pleasure.   The people are super friendly.  When I was a kid we lived next door to a guy from Liverpool who used to play a Hammond organ at full volume.  I’d stand in the garden and be loving it.  He gave me an LP of the Kop choir singing all their different football songs (the clean ones), which was my first record.  He said I could have it so long as I supported Liverpool!  It’s a cool place

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      What type of gig will the people coming to see you expect to see?

We’re playing a bunch of duo shows, so it’s me and my friend Al who plays electrics and anything else with strings.  We still mix it up a load.  Some old, some new, the odd request, whatever.  We take each show as it comes and try to make sure the audience is happy.  I hate any show where the singer tells the audience to be quiet.  We’re there for them.

      The Shipping forecast is a great venue for intimate gigs due to its outlay. Do you think your music will reflect well in these surroundings?

I hope so.  Like I say, each gig is totally different.  Sometimes they’re quiet and intimate, sometimes rowdy as hell but it’s good to be versatile.  I’d like to think we could make it work whatever our setting.

       You have 2 other albums (both sides of the coin/Live at the acorn) how does the new album compare to the other 2?

Actually I have three other albums.  My first album was called Tales of Grime and Grit and came out on Atlantic records in 2007 but I no longer own the rights to it so I don’t know what they’re doing with it.  That record was made within the major system, so big studio, producer, mix engineer, budget, but as much fun as it was, I’m not sure it suited me.  The second record (both sides of the coin) I’m still really proud of as I’d done the brave (or stupid) thing by leaving Atlantic and poured my heart and soul into it, doing everything including releasing it through my own label which was tough going but really satisfying.  I pulled out of the promotional tour on that record when my eldest became ill and had to be taken to hospital for some time, so I always feel it had more to give but wasn’t meant to be.  I was a dad and a husband for the next 8 months and then Shoulder to the Wheel popped out.  The new record is the most ‘me’ a record could be.  I wasn’t writing for a label or to prove anything, just purely for the love of music.

      How has the tour been so far and what has been the reaction of the audiences?

We start tomorrow so I’ll let you know.

     What’s next for Ruarri Joseph? 

I’ve been writing and recording some new stuff and got the rest of the year between shows and festivals to piece it all together.  Just trying to stay afloat and happy for now.

You can catch Ruarri on Saturday 9th April in Liverpool at the Shipping Forecast