The Blackheart Orchestra is officially the smallest orchestra in the world.
A two-person orchestra playing up to 13 instruments in a unique live show, the highly acclaimed duo use vintage synthesisers, acoustic and electric guitars, mandola, bass, bowed guitar and percussion, piano, organ, omnichord and melodica to create powerful, highly emotional music.
They have been described as a modern day Pink Floyd, a more accessible Portishead and have drawn many comparisons to the creativity of Kate Bush.
Their album Mesmeranto entered the Official UK Rock Chart at No.18 and was hailed as “A mesmerising powerhouse”, “An avant-garde musical utopia” and “A life-enhancing listening experience”.
Singer Chrissy Mostyn was voted No.8 in a UK female vocalist poll and named “One of the most extraordinary voices singing anywhere today”.
Mozart and Vivaldi as you’ve never seen before. Join Candlelight concerts for a musical ode to nature at this unique and exotic location.
With plants and wildlife from 5 continents, Palm House is overflowing with colour and vibrance. Come join Candlelight concerts in this majestic building which will be filled with candlelight and heavenly music. You don’t need to know all things Vivaldi and Mozart to enjoy the evening; simply sit back and savour the stunning atmosphere and pieces you’ll hear.
Join their musicians for an exclusive blend of music and nature illuminated by candlelight. Prepare to be taken into the clouds with these treasured masterpieces!
Imagine if the world was almost destroyed and there were just a few survivors left. With the goal of building a new positive world from the wreckage of the past, what sort of music would the surviving musicians make?
After the Flood is a conceptual instrumental band hailing from Liverpool, UK featuring guitarist/composers Neil Campbell (Bulbs/Neil Campbell Collective) and Marty Snape (Mighty Zeb/Bulbs/The Hat Band), along with Roger Gardiner (Dead Poppies) on Overwater bass and Norwegian ace Viktor Nordberg on drums.
After the Flood’s music draws on minimalism, folk music, progressive rock, African, Indian and other indigenous musical styles, using polyrhythms, cyclical structures and tight arrangements but allowing pockets of space for improvisation and self-expression.
Original music performed will draw from the band’s 2018 debut eponymous album and also from Neil Campbell’s recent 2021 Klee Music release The Great Escape.
The event is part of Liverpool Hope University’s Angel Field Festival.
Polypores (aka Stephen James Buckley) paints music with a modular synthesiser, drawing influences from ambient, new age, and experimental electronics.
His music soars, bubbles, crackles, and soothes, in ever-shifting, immersive cosmic landscapes. Lush dream environments and restless sonic sculptures.
DiN label boss Ian Boddy is a veteran of the UK synth scene and has run DiN records for over 20 years which has recently reached the milestone of 100 album releases.
He uses modular synths live to create compelling sonic journeys that evolve organically, ebbing and flowing with influences ranging from the classic Berlin School pioneers to modern day synth modulations.
Twelfth Day, the ground-breaking Scottish music duo mixing Scottish folk music with chamber music, jazz-funk and electronica are set to wow audiences this March.
Though Catriona Price’s violin and Esther Swift’s pedal harp remain the front and centre of their sound; multi-vocal harmonies, layered strings and recording sessions at Scotland’s famous Castlesound Studios has resulted in a varied and innovative sound with well-crafted songs that take their influences from a multitude of places and performers and lodge themselves firmly in the ears and brain.
Be Nobody’s Fool and join the Everyman Theatre for a tribute to Crowded House. It’s All about the Music…
A fantastic evening of the Australian rock band’s songs performed by the legendary Crowded Scouse. Supported By Chainsaw Haircut & One Thousand Pictures.
The event is held Downstairs at the Everyman.
The ‘Music for the Mind & Soul’ concert series welcomes back live audiences to The Capstone Theatre in Liverpool this April, brought to you by Milap – the UK’s leading Indian arts and culture company.
This unique concert series is a flagship of Milap’s performance work – an enchanting musical experience providing audiences with a window into Indian arts and culture.
Over the past 26 years, ‘Music for the Mind & Soul’ has featured established stars and emerging musicians of the Indian Diaspora, and also regularly presents the next generation of British talent.
The concert series relaunches with three upcoming dates. The first in the series takes place in April, featuring Kaviraj Singh, Kirpal Panesar & Milap’s artist-in-residence Kousic Sen.
Marconi Union are returning to The Capstone Theatre in Liverpool to perform tracks from their recent new album Signals as well as selections from their highly acclaimed discography.
Despite having released twelve albums in the last eighteen years the Manchester musicians continue to experiment and push boundaries.
Following their 2019-released album Dead Air, the band set to writing Signals with a whole new swathe of influences: “We talked about what it’d be like to have drummers like Jaki Leibezeit or Tony Allen playing on our music. How would that affect how we wrote?”.
Alongside other influences from Krautrock to Electronica, Signals enters exciting new territory, and fans will no doubt welcome the group’s return to stage following a hiatus of three years.
Marconi Union will play The Capstone Theatre on Sunday 9th April 2022. Tickets are available now via the Capstone website.
Enjoy some of the best Taylor Swift songs of all time like never before.
Surrounded by the gentle glow of candlelight, you’ll listen to a string quartet’s rendition of top hits by Taylor Swift. Be ready to rediscover Taylor’s catalogue of hits through the magic of an instrumental reinterpretation. You probably already know every word of these catchy songs, but with this concert’s sublime performance and stunning atmosphere, you’ll feel as if you’re listening to them for the first time.
As part of a programme of supporting events for Cherry Jezebel, Everyman Theatre are excited to present Nature Boy, a new emerging acoustic jazz duo to the northwest music scene.
Headlined by queer artist Tom Lloyd, a gifted vocalist known for his lyrical, dynamic story telling through original songs and destructing and reinterpreting tunes from the world of Jazz, soul and funk. This intimate duo is completed by the folk singer/songwriter Francis Johnson.
Together Nature Boy arrangements have a beautiful delicate queer sensibility. Inspired by the vintage eclectic songbook of many LGBTQ+ songwriters and artists, Nature Boy wishes to elevate their audience with the beauty and power in inviting and uniting our audiences, to celebrate our differences and similarities in a way only music can.
The event is held in the theatre’s Street Cafe.
