Sound City Liverpool 2012 review - Friday

Liverpool Sound City Day 2

Here's some snippets of the bands/singers we saw out and about yesterday and we loved every single minute of it.

Wet Nuns @ Red Bull Studio Live 

We came across this punk rock/blues rock North East duo by chance as we could hear them from up the road and just had to go and investigate the totally amazing sound emanating from the Red Bull Studio Live was from. When we got their I was surprised to see it was just from 2 people on stage, Rob on guitar and Alexis on drums. From outside you'd be forgiven for thinking they were at least 4 people on the stage. The place was buzzing with energy from the crowd, who were loving every minute of it and the band themselves, who were obviously enjoying every second of it going by the on stage antics and banter. They had also attracted a lot of the North West music industry big guns and I can see why. They didn't want to leave the stage and the crowd didn't want them too. Also a first for me was seeing the drummer, Alexis, take lead vocals for some of the songs but with his sheer raw rock vocals bordering on thrash, which complimented Alexis vocals whose have a more rounded mellow edge to them without loosing that rock grittiness. Guitarist Rob, was totally caught up with the music covering whole stage in what seemed like one giant bounce. This is a massively talented duo and crowd loved them, including us.  

White Arrows @ Kazimier 

This young band heralding from L.A have with plenty of talent. They bring  a fresh sounding approach to music which floats and bounces melodically along throughout set with a gentle rock twists and a mellow twist to the set. Lead singer, Mickey Church's vocals ranged from gently melodic countryesque to gravely from each song, thanks to a cover of Bruce Springsteen's ,"I'm on Fire". Definitely a must see for all you modern indie rock lovers.

Get Back Colquitt @ Binary Cell 

With a lead singer, Shaun Dunbabin, looking like a very young Suggs, this young Liverpool band not only have a mature sound beyond their years but lyrics to boot. Shaun has a brilliant voice which captures the emotion of the lyrics. Pity Sound City didn't see fit to actually put this venue on the map as its in a obscure place on Seel Street and people have missed a fantastic opportunity to see a very talented young  Indie Rock band who bring a style of their own to the genre. Very polished performance who will hopefully be playing bigger venues very soon. 

Michael Kiwanuka @ Epstein Theatre 

I almost kicked myself for missing him at last years Sound City and I was certainly not going to let that happen this year and I can say with all honesty that this has to be the best 90 minutes I've spent listening to live music in a very long time.

I dont quite now how to begin trying to describe this gig apart from using the words sheer brilliance that hits every possible musical tingly part of you. We were taken on a soul train that passed through mellowville and funktown on the way. Joining us along the way were some hauntingly beautiful vocals by Michael Kiwanuka. This set hit every note you could possibly wish for in a gig, and then some. 

He was joined on stage for half of the set with various musicians including Miles James on guitar, Steve Pringle on keyboards and Graeme Godfrey on percussion as well as a bass player and drummer. 

With songs like ,"Rest", "Home Again" , "I'm Getting Ready", a cover of Jimi Hendrix's "Waterfall" and my favourite of the night, "Rest" a solo song that was gentle, emotive, beautiful and rendered the lively audience into sheer silence, as everyone just basked in the pleasure of listening to such a talent. Michael sang the remainder of the set how he had originally played them,and took us back in tie to when he in his bedroom with just his guitar and a pen and paper writing them, and it worked so well, keeping it simple and very real, especially with "Any Day Will Do Fine".
His band joined him back on  stage for a final funked out number which saw the crowd standing up and joining in clapping and dancing along especially one very natty dressed dude who definitely had his funk on big style especially for tonight.
As i said earlier, I'd missed him last time round and am so glad that I didn't this time. So far for Sound City, Michael Kiwanuka has stolen this festivals crown for the most uber performance.




BearinHeaven @ Leaf 

This Brooklyn based "rock" band have to be quite possibly the strangest yet oddly captivating performance so far. With enigmatic lead singer Jon Philpot, clad in a Rambo style vest  and providing some mad 80s dancing with a bit of Tim Booth stylee thrown in for good measure they definitely provided great stage presence.With an electro pop style heavily influenced by the bands of 80s yesteryear they are definitely something a little bit different from what we've seen so far. All in all a highly entertaining set.

Pond @ Kazimier 

An odd little get up from Australia, with Paisley Adams, a mini Sid Vicious look a like as lead singer this rock band were an eccentric little group who provided a pretty damn good end to our Day 2 of reviewing. At times you thought they were going to go right into Rage Against The Machine mode, then into a funked up little beat number all while Paisley swung around the stage on another planet.  After jumping into the crowd half way through set, Paisley just managed to get back on stage and managed to switch of all the lights. Next track saw him playing the flute, not sure I've seen that happen in a rock ensemble before but from the short time they were on stage I realised, it was probably best to expect the unexpected from this curious little lot. But I've got to say, I kinda loved them all the more for it

Review by Alison Goggin
Photos by Thomas Lennon HERE

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Get Back Colquitt Release Debut EP The Green Door

Released on Lazy Genius Records – April 23rd 2012

Liverpool Indie four piece Get Back Colquitt release their eagerly awaited debut EP ‘The

Green Door’ as a digital release on Monday 23rd of April, with a limited edition physical

release and launch party to follow.

‘The Green Door’ will be the first release from prolific Liverpool promoters Lazy Genius

and their new independent label. Lazy Genius director Tom Valentine Johnson said ‘We are extremely excited to be launching Lazy Genius Records, and even more pleased that Get Back Colquitt’s first release, will be also be ours. We have been working with the band for a year now, nurturing them on the Liverpool scene, and excitement is really building around their debut record and what 2012 holds for them.’

Get Back Colquitt have indeed had a busy year, building a significant and loyal fan base in the North West and further afield, supporting the likes of Frankie and The Heartstrings, To Kill A King, Life In Film and The Twang along the way. With more tunes than you can shake a glow stick at Liverpool’s newest and most exciting indie upstarts are ready to blow ‘the skins generation’ and their boat parties out of the water.

‘The Green Door’ is a real statement of intent. With hints of Bombay Bicycle Club and the raw energy of The Sunshine Underground as well as a nod to MONA, it is four tracks of blistering Indie Pop.

1. Golden Endeavours 

2. Hats Off To Heights

3. Kaleidoscope Eyes

4. Top of Its Class

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Get Back Colquitt - Debut EP Release 

 Get Back Colquitt announce debut EP release on Lazy Genius Records

Fans can pre-order the EP and support the release via the band's IndieGoGo campaign. 

Liverpool Indie upstarts Get Back Colquitt have announced the release of their debut EP 'The Green Door' via Lazy Genius Records on Monday 23rd of April. Having supported the likes of Life In Film, Pete & The Pirates, The Twang and To Kill A King over the last 6 months the band have built a significant following in the North West and this is sure to be one of the most eagerly anticipated releases on the Liverpool scene. 

In vogue with the independent music scene at the moment the band are offering their fans the chance to pre-order the EP via their IndieGoGo campaign and contribute to the making of the release in return for exclusive benefits, including free downloads, merchandise and even the chance to have the band play at your house! You can view the campaign and contribute HERE.

The band's next show is with LA's So Many Wizards at Bumper this Monday night, For Get Back Colquitt bookings or any other enquiries please contact tom@lazy-genius.co.uk

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Discopolis Live at the Shipping Forecast Liverpool

Discopolis Live at the Shipping Forecast Liverpool

Monday 6th of February

In association with Chemistry Set, we are very excited to bring you the brilliant DISCOPOLIS this Monday night at The Shipping Forecast. The indie electro three piece from Edinburgh have been tipped in the NME's Top 20 bands for 2012 and are widely considered to be one of the best bands emerging from Scotland at the moment...

Tickets are only £5 advanced and available from See Tickets.

Support on the night comes from... 

FONETIKS

PIXELS

GET BACK COLQUITT

Doors 7.30pm 

*After-Party* at club LAZY GENIUS at BUMPER - 12 - 4am! 

£2 entry or FREE with a hand stamp from the show. 

New band night @ Eric's Liverpool - Fri 18 Nov

New band night @ Eric's Liverpool

Friday November 18

The Fallows, All We Are, Super-Cannes and Get Back Colquitt

Eric's, Liverpool - £5 tickets on door 730pm

Ellesmere Port band The Fallows have been together for around 18 months, bringing together years of experience on the Liverpool scene and a variety of musical influences to their infectious sound. This summer saw them play a blinder at the Chester Rocks Festival on same bill as Iggy Pop &The Stooges and last month they had a sell out hometown show.

Their recent single release Lazy Eye, is an uplifting and energetic follow up and a contrast to the brooding and bluesy debut release The Caine. With a fierce and melodic rock'n roll edge, coupled with catchy riffs and brutally honest vocals, The Fallows explode on stage, building, drawing and electrifying the crowd with a soaring and powerfully delivered sound.

All We Are are the new Liverpool based Alt-Pop-Psychedelic-Folk Trio given the thumbs up by Tom Waits at the International Songwriting Competition 2011! UK/Liverpool band All We Are is a neatly matched trio of musicians Rich, Guro & Luis. Their three part vocal harmonies and kettle-whistling guitar float over flowery bass and hypnotic drums that rise from soft and haunting, to driving anthemic endings and electrifying live shows.

A kaleidoscopically spinning soundtrack to your reccurring daydream… All We Are have now written and filmed their second EP in a cabin in Norway to be released in late 2011-early 2012, and touring the UK and Europe with Stealing Sheep and Love Inks.

Get Back Colquitt are an Indie four piece from Liverpool, with more tunes than you can shake a glow stick at. With dangerously infectious hooks and beautifully addictive melodies that have the energy of Mona and a nod to Bombay Bicycle Club, the band received airplay on Radio 1 after only a few months of being together. With a triumphant support slot with Life In Film at MOJO earlier in the year, they supported The Twang in Ooctober and release a single this month, the rest of 2011 looks like being an extremely exciting year for GBC.

Super Cannes, a band in the old school mould, putting the quality and depth of their music before commercial success. Expert musicianship lies behind a beautiful dark and twisted sound, combining psychedelia, epic indie, and art rock. Influenced by everything from Radiohead and Pink Floyd to Aphex Twin and Joy Division their sound is a 'physical and shifting thing' (Liverpool Sound City) and draws you in immediately. These four charming musical troubadours are deserving of the commercial and critical success that is sure to come knocking.

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More Eric’s shows Announced

Monday November 14 – Jim Lauderdale (support tbc)£10 
Friday November 18 - The Fallows, Super-Cannes & Get Back Colquitt £5
Friday December 2 - The South (support tbc) £20 

Saturday December 3 - Altered Images (support tbc) £20

Eric’s, Mathew Street, Liverpool

Doors 7.30pm

Tickets are available from the venue www.ericslive.com and www.ticketline.co.uk

On Monday November 14, there will be a special gig from Grammy winner Jim Lauderdale. Jim featured in the Gwyneth Paltrow film, Country Strong, as a member of her band and performed with her as band leader on rhythm guitar at the 2010 Country Music Awards

Recent  appearance  on Austin  City Limits  as a  member  of  Elvis Costello's  Sugarcanes band,  and  2010  performances  with  Willie Nelson.

When Jim Lauderdale was a North Carolina teenager back in the 1970s, he had a straightforward idea of what he wanted to be when he grew up: a tenorsinging, banjo-playing bluegrass musician.  As it turned out, the banjo playing fell by the wayside, and so did much of the tenor singing.  But the bluegrass musician part?  For the answer, consult any of the half-dozen stellar bluegrass albums Lauderdale's made over the past  decade and a half, including 2003's Grammy for  Best  Bluegrass  Album  with Ralph  Stanley - or,  even  better, just spin  the  Americana  icon's  debut  for  Sugar  Hill  Records, Reason  And Rhyme.

Friday November 18 sees The Fallows, Super-Cannes and Get Back Colquitt.

The Fallows have been together for around 18 months, bringing together years of experience on the Liverpool scene and a variety of musical influences to their infectious sound. This summer saw them play a blinder at the Chester Rocks Festival on same bill as Iggy Pop & The Stooges.

With a fierce and melodic rock’n roll edge, coupled with catchy riffs and brutally honest vocals, The Fallows explode on stage, building, drawing and electrifying the crowd with a soaring and powerfully delivered sound.

Get Back Colquitt are an Indie four piece from Liverpool, with more tunes than you can shake a glow stick at. With dangerously infectious hooks and beautifully addictive melodies that have the energy of Mona and a nod to Bombay Bicycle Club, the band received airplay on Radio 1 after only a few months of being together. With a triumphant support slot with Life In Film at MOJO earlier in the year, and an up and coming support slot with The Twang in October plus a single release in November, the rest of 2011 looks like being an extremely exciting year for GBC.

Super Cannes, a band in the old school mould, putting the quality and depth of their music before commercial success. Expert musicianship lies behind a beautiful dark and twisted sound, combining psychedelia, epic indie, and art rock. Influenced by everything from Radiohead and Pink Floyd to Aphex Twin and Joy Division their sound is a 'physical and shifting thing' (Liverpool Sound City) and draws you in immediately. These four charming musical troubadours are deserving of the commercial and critical success that is sure to come knocking...

On Friday December 2 it’s The South.  After 20 years, ten studio albums, five greatest hits compilations, thirty-four chart singles, 15 million record sales worldwide and performing in front of millions of fans, when time was called on The Beautiful South in 2008, not everyone was ready to leave the party.

Dave Hemingway and Ali Wheeler, lead singers with the band - along with departed songwriter Paul Heaton – were having too much fun to get out the pipe and slippers, and so The South was formed. Armed with a sensational back catalogue of hits such as ‘Song For Whoever’, ‘Perfect Ten’, ‘Rotterdam’, ‘Don't Marry Her’, ‘You Keep It All In’, ‘Old Red Eyes Is Back’ and many others, there is a long way to go on this particular road.

This band has history and pedigree. Dave Hemingway’s musical career stretches back into the Eighties.  He became a founder member of The Beautiful South after the demise of The Housemartins.

On Saturday December 3 there’ll be a rare gig from Altered Images. One of the brightest stars in the 80s new wave sky, Altered Images are best remembered for their number one single Happy Birthday' and bubbly lead singer Claire Grogan.

She started her 30 year long career as a schoolgirl popstar. By day she was studying for her A Levels and at night she was touring with Siouxsie and the Banshees, playing festivals alongside Echo And The Bunnymen, The Human League, U2 and recording sessions for legendary DJ, John Peel.

had worldwide success, selling millions of records, which topped the charts in several countries. They recorded three Top 10 Albums – Happy Birthday, Pinky Blue and Bite.

They were voted Best New Group at the NME awards the same year they were invited to play at The Royal Command Performance. After an 18 year gap in performing with Altered Images, Clare was persuaded to sing their hits again. It promises to be a great night.

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