The Bad Flowers Starting Gun February 16, 2018 RATING: **** It’s always good to hear a new band get their debut off the ground. It’s all the better when that debut is as memorable as[…]
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MUSIC REVIEW: The Rat Pack, Live From Las Vegas at The Liverpool Empire Theatre
The Rat Pack Empire Theatre, Liverpool February 13 – 17, 2018 Deviser, Director and Choreographer: Mitch Sebastian Music: Matthew Freeman Principals: Garrett Phillips, David Hayes, Keiron Crook, Nicola Emmanuel Dancers: Amelia Adams-Pearce, Laura Darton, Rebecca Parker,[…]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Dan Patlansky – Perfection Kills
Dan Patlansky Perfection Kills Audio CD Number of Discs: 1 Label: Caroline International P&D 2nd February, 2018 RATING: **** There’s a welcome roughness to Dan Patlansky’s latest album Perfection Kills; a raw edginess that instils a[…]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Sugarman Sam & The Voodoo Men
Sugarman Sam & The Voodoo Men Record Store Education Original Release Date: 1 April 2016 Release Date: 1 April 2016 Label: Sugarman Sam and the Voodoo Men Total Length: 43:35 RATING: ***** The more observant[…]
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INTERVIEW: Emma Dears talks Judy & Liza on tour including Liverpool Royal Court Theatre dates
Think Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli and automatically three things jump to mind: mother and daughter, astonishing talent and deep-rooted troubles. In a reimagining of one of the most incredible concert performances ever staged, Emma[…]
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ALBUM REVIEW: Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa: Black Coffee
Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa Black Coffee. Audio CD Label: PROVOGUE RECORDS ASIN: B078CN7XTB 26 January, 2018. RATING: ***** Okay. Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa’s first studio collaboration in four years Black Coffee is magnificent. Then again, would anyone[…]
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Macca: The Concert at The New Brighton Floral Pavilion
Macca: The Concert Floral Hall Theatre, New Brighton Sunday January 21 2018 REVIEWER: Jeanette Smith RATING: *** It was exactly a year since its launch that Macca: The Concert came to the Floral Pavilion, New[…]
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GIG REVIEW: Sari Schorr & The Engine Room at The Citadel Arts Centre, St Helens
Sari Schorr & The Engine Room The Citadel Arts Centre, St Helens January 20, 2018 Picture: (c) Artie Fufkin Rating: ***** Sari Schorr: A Force of Nature! Not, merely the title of the New Yorker’s[…]
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Sterling Ball, John Ferraro & Jim Cox release The Mutual Admiration Society with legends including Jon Petrucci, Steve Vai & Steve Morse
Sterling Ball, John Ferraro & Jim Cox release The Mutual Admiration Society on 19 January 2018 via Mascot Label Group. With legends such as Steve Lukather (Toto), Steve Morse (Deep Purple, Dixie Dregs, Kansas), John Petrucci (Dream Theater), Albert Lee, Jay Graydon and Steve Vai, The[…]
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ALBUM PREVIEW: South African Bluesman Dan Patlansky Set to Release New Album Perfection Kills
South African singer-songwriter and guitarist, Dan Patlansky, is set to the release his new studio album Perfection Kills in the UK on Friday 2nd February 2018. The album is the follow up to 2016’s critically[…]
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