Oyé takes a trip across the water to Future Yard in Birkenhead where the trailblazing venue hosts the legendary Zamrock outfit WITCH: We Intend To Cause Havoc, brought to the stage in collaboration with HSP PRSNTS on 16th August.
Led by the charismatic Jagari Chanda, and supported by Dutch musicians Jacco Gardner and Nic Mauskovic, W.I.T.C.H is a force of nature; a fireball of psychedelic rock underpinned by African rhythms that took Zambia by storm in the 1970s.
In the early 2010s, record-crate diggers “re-discovered” W.I.T.C.H but could find almost no information about the group, and so set out to find the band. What followed is documented in We Intend to Cause Havoc (2019), a documentary about finding the only two living members: Chanda, the lead vocalist during the Zamrock period; and Patrick Mwondela, the keyboardist during the disco period.
This documentary, as well as reissues of the band’s catalog, sparked interest from fans all over the world—and W.I.T.C.H. are now back on tour.
It would be no understatement to describe Welsh multi-instrumentalist John Cale as a musical icon. With his career now entering its sixth decade, he has earned an international reputation as a musical pioneer.
After devoting his formative musical years to classical and avant-garde music, Cale formed The Velvet Underground with Lou Reed in 1965 and made two albums before parting ways in 1968 and beginning an epic solo career during which he has so far released 16 studio albums.
His list of credits as a producer and collaborator could easily be mistaken for a who’s who guide to cultural icons, with Cale having contributed to releases by Brian Eno, Patti Smith, The Stooges, Squeeze, Happy Mondays, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Super Furry Animals, and Manic Street Preachers.
Seafoam Green will play a headline show at Phase One in Liverpool on Thursday 7th July.
“Seafoam Green are Irish songwriting duo Dave O’Grady and Muireann McDermott Long. The pair specialise in what we now call Americana. If you want blues, gospel, and folk, they’ve got it, but what they’ve actually perfected across two albums and countless live shows is the sound of a glorious rock n’ soul revival.
Seafoam Green even find room for a dash of Dublinese, just to remind people where they’re coming from. Heavy hitters like Rich Robinson, Derek Trucks, and Tyler Greenwell have all chipped in, and it’s not hard to hear why, for this is thrilling, vital, and – that word again – soulful music.” – Pat Carty, HotPress Magazine
“Near faultless” – Mojo Magazine
Young singers from Newland House School in London are touring the Liverpool and Chester area, with a special concert at Liverpool’s Metropolitan Cathedral.
Classical, pop and jazz for children’s choir.
Directed by Simon Arnott.
Free entry.
Young musicians and singers from Poole and Parkstone Grammar Schools will be performing popular music from films & musicals.
All the proceeds from this concert will be donated to the Green Canopy and Psalm 23 Garden project. Funds will be used to plant a new area outside St Nicholas Church introducing native plants and trees and a calming water feature.
The project will demonstrate how to use planting to create a habitat for wildlife, encourage biodiversity, and promote wellbeing.
Classical, pop and jazz for children’s choir by The Choir of Newland House School.
Head along and hear children’s voices at their best. The choir of Newland House School in Teddington will raise their voices in song, in aid of Safe Families, in a concert to include classical, pop and jazz for children’s choir.
The group are on a tour of Liverpool, Chester and the Wirral and are directed by Simon Arnott, with accompanist Katie Walton.
Directed by Simon Arnott.
Tickets: Adults £5, children and students free.
Los de Abajo started as friends, university students living the day-to-day hard reality experienced by the Mexican people, before they began searching for the perfect musical tool to spread information and denounce injustice.
Los de Abajo, having taken their name from Mexican writer Mariano Azuela’s novel of the same name, forged their identity on a revolutionary spirit, playing at students’ and workers’ rallies, with artists, Zapatista soldiers, gay and women’s rights movements, and many other groups of free-thinkers from outside the mainstream.
Immersed in Mexico with a long history of poverty, suffocated by the oligarchy, plunder, and corruption, the group’s combative and energy-filled fusion of music has been influenced by the global nature of our times. Using their music, made up of salsa, merengue, cumbia, punk, rap, reggae, rock, and Mexican traditions such as son Jarocho, Northern music, and banda sinaloense, Los de Abajo began to spread information and ideas.
Over the years, Los de Abajo have had people dancing in more than 30 countries, set foot in four continents, and have played many times across many festivals to huge regard and sparkling reviews, including Glastonbury, Paleo Festival, and WOMAD.
Crosby Symphony Orchestra is delighted to welcome back William Bracken in a performance of Gershwin’s famous piano concerto.
Rooted in jazz and blues, yet written in a classical style, this will be Will’s third appearance with the Orchestra.
To start, Gershwin’s lavish Cuban Overture. Originally titled ‘Rumba’, the infectious rhythms and full percussion section are sure to get the toes tapping. And what American-themed concert can be complete without a performance of Dvořák’s most famous composition?
Contemporary folk/acoustic duo Gilmore & Roberts combine award- winning songwriting with astounding musicianship and their trademark harmonies to create a powerful wall of sound.
The event is held Liverpool Philharmonic Music Room, 4 September, 8pm.
Nominated three times at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, Katriona Gilmore (fiddle, mandolin) and Jamie Roberts (guitar) met while studying at Leeds College of Music and released their debut album in 2008.
Since then, the duo have toured Canada and mainland Europe, played some of the UK’s biggest acoustic festivals, toured with folk rock legends Fairport Convention and won countless accolades for their genre-spanning work. Gilmore & Roberts released their fifth studio album, A Problem Of Our Kind, in October 2018.
An amazing tribute show to The Beatles, bringing a unique vibe to the stage and thrilling the audience.
Performing with stunning vocals, instrumentals, and a strong resemblance in terms of their looks, actions and accents – this Beatles tribute act is the real deal.
You will enjoy a glass of bubble on arrival, a premium buffet and a live performance from this tribute band.
