Dance for Plants are back to bring you another six-hour sonic adventure! And this time, they’ve bought some of their pals.
We are excited to be playing at Quarry for the first time with two very special guests: Yeti and Rose.
You better believe nothing is off-limits: Bollywood film soundtracks, Italo disco, Arabic reggae, funk and soul heaters, spicy zouk as well as a plethora of niche, wonky electronic stuff!
Like all of our events, this will be not-for-profit, with proceeds donated to Project Seagrass, a UK-based charity that works to maintain marine biodiversity by restoring seagrass species in coastal areas.
As well as this, for every ticket sold, we will be planting a tree with The Future Forest Company. You will even receive a certificate after the event with a unique what3words code so you can see exactly where it is! Come join us to celebrate all that is good about music, and help us do just a little to support our planet. See you there!
Poster created by the fantastically talented Declan Connolly – Check out his work on IG: @bigmothonline For an idea of our sound, check out our new mix here.
Mosh Tots: Gigs For Kids!
Mosh Tots goes all spooky on Sunday 30th October for a Halloween Special! Our Gigs For Kids series has been incredibly popular, with tickets for the Sunday morning parties for little music lovers have been flying out! Since it launched at the start of 2022, we’ve entertained hundreds of keen moshing little ones on our Sunday morning shows, and also at our massive summer Mosh Tots Festival. We’ve got so much planned for you this term, with some special shows, exciting themes and super special guests!
Halloween
Dig out your cobwebs and spookiest fancy dress, and come and join the Mosh Tots Band for a special Halloween spookathon! There are prizes for the Moshers with the spookiest fancy dress – and plenty of other activities throughout the morning and afternoon.
We will be running two sessions on the day, at 11am and 2.30pm. Doors to the first session open at 11am, running until 2pm; the second session runs between 2.30pm and 5.30pm. Both sessions feature a live performance from the Mosh Tots Band, with all the crafts and activities running throughout the day. Tickets for the second session on sale soon.
Tickets are £8 per child – parents go free! Mosh Tots takes place in the Live Room at Future Yard (75 Argyle Street, Birkenhead). The performance is intended for 3-8 years, though younger and older siblings are welcome. Baby change, accessible facilities and buggy parking available.
Tickets on sale now. Select which performance time when buying your ticket.
Hosted by Iranian Liverpool Community (pars) & Moulana Music Academy | 7 – 9 pm on Saturday 22 October 2022 | The Liverpool Lighthouse, Anfield.
Iranian Liverpool Community (pars) and Moulana Music Academy are hosting a Persian Traditional Concert later this month. This is a charity event and free tickets will be provided for every community group for 2 or 3 people from each.
For more information, please contact 07449497266 or 07308006602.
See the poster below for more details:
Percussionist, producer and composer, Talvin Singh, is renowned for creating the bridge between Indian and electronic music. Drawing inspiration from the classical Indian arts, he has managed to sculpt a unique sonic landscape.
Singh’s synthesis of electronic music and Eastern aesthetic is often referred to as Asian Underground, one of the most exciting movements in the history of British music.
He has taken the Tabla to the cutting edge with the most unimaginable sonic creations, which has ultimately helped him to demystify Indian classical music, and therefore inspire a whole new generation of musicians and producers of contemporary music in India and the South Asian diaspora worldwide. Singh’s influence has also spanned the visual arts, dance and film.
Having worked and collaborated with a diverse range of artists, such as Sun Ra, the late Ustad Sultan Khan, Terry Riley, John Martyn and Yoko Ono, he still continues to be as explorative and imaginative in his solo career as well as curating new ventures in contemporary music.
Singh’s debut album ‘OK’ achieved huge acclaim and won Singh the Mercury Music Prize in 1999. He has also been honoured with the South Bank Prize for popular music and was awarded an OBE in 2015 for Services to Music.
Talvin continues to perform internationally, write and produce music, and work as a music director for various creative projects.
Presented in partnership with Milap.
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 these 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), along with Roger Gardiner (Dead Poppies) on Overwater bass and Norwegian ace Viktor Nordberg (Viktor Nordberg Trio) on drums.
The band creates a pan-global music where each musician is an equal part of the whole, drawing on minimalism, folk music, progressive rock, African, Indian and other indigenous musical styles.
At this lunchtime concert, they will perform an extended set of original music drawn from their eponymous 2018 debut album alongside newer tracks and pieces from Neil Campbell’s 2021 album The Great Escape.
Part of the Lunchtime Concert Series.
Ivor Novello-winning composer Martin Iddon’s limnades is given its first performance in a new instrumentation. Robert Schumann’s set of evocative Fairy Tales unleashes the narrative power of the viola, and in Luciano Berio’s Naturale viola and percussion combine to reflect and commentate on the composer’s recording of authentic Sicilian folk song.
Part of the Lunchtime Concert Series.
There is something bold, new, channelled and true in the air around Visions of Albion. The roots duo exist in that magical space where melody meets soul and their songs of innocence and experience come to life with the places in between. Debut single You’re Not Alone had the Liverpool folk, country and Americana scene swooning over Daniel Ryan’s delicate but driven guitars and Samantha Shields cut-glass top line tales.
‘Shields stunning vocals and Ryan’s vocals and guitar are very good, but together they become greater than the sum of their parts…’ – Liverpool Acoustic
This delicate lament made Liverpool label and music publisher Klee Music sit up and take notice. And now, Visions of Albion’s much-anticipated debut EP is here. Five brand new recordings highlighting the duo’s pastoral and pop instincts, showcasing these Laurel Canyon-inspired songwriters. This eponymous EP traces the arc of such influences as Emmylou Harris, Vashti Bunyan and Fleetwood Mac, with each tune standing sentinel over the duo’s songwriting skills.
Part of the Lunchtime Concert Series.
BCUC – Bantu Continua Uhuru Consciousness – are returning to Liverpool following an incredible set as part of the Mandela Freedom Festival this summer.
On Thursday 20 October, the band from Soweto, South Africa will show Liverpool once again why Gilles Peterson described them as “without a doubt the best live act I saw,” and why The Guardian called them “the most impressive newcomers this year”. Don’t miss their indigenous funk, hiphop consciousness and punk rock energy at District later this month.
On 9 November, LEAF on Bold Street will play host to Leeds trio Kinaara. The perfect backdrop to a dark, candlelit night with friends and family, LEAF’s bohemian atmosphere sets the scene for the band’s unique ‘Punjabi meets Western’ musical style.
Kinaara are a trio of vocal, electric guitar, and drum kit. They play a mix of Celtic and Punjabi folk songs, presented in Kinaara’s own distinctive arrangements.
Brought together by singer Satnam Gaussian in 2018, the trio aim to achieve an identity that reflects both her Punjabi heritage and their UK upbringing as a whole.
Galsian began working on arrangements of the songs of Surinder Kaur and Poor Jehan, with guitar player John Hogg. Though both musicians are schooled in Indian classical music, they soon realised that they wanted to keep an edge to the sound with an emphasis on electric guitar and drums. Jazz drummer Simon Henry completes the cross-genre trio.
Nominated for ‘Best Indie Act’ 2021 by Radio Wigwam, Kinaara have been playing to enthusiastic audiences in the North of England with a standout performance at Musicport festival 2021.
Reviews of Kinaara:
‘you can hear Punjabi sounds– but there’s also folk, rock and jazz. Sometimes all at once’. Local Sound Focus
‘Kinaara are not simply an East meets West outing, Kinaara are discovering bonds at the heart of two cultures and they invite us to celebrate this through their music.’ John Boocock, BOOCOCKNET
Mellowtone are bringing Only Child’s Tenth Anniversary Celebration to LEAF on Bold Street, with special guests The Folk Doctors and Dorothy Bird.
Mellowtone presents Alan O’Hare’s eclectic folk ensemble Only Child as they celebrate their tenth anniversary with a special gig featuring a string quartet and the launch of their first ever vinyl album Looking Forward To Looking Back.
Featuring ten songs remastered for 2022 by Pete Maher (U2), including Scouse, Accidental Englishman, William Ralph Dean, and North John Street, the limited edition LP is the first release on the newly-launched Crosstown Records – from acclaimed Liverpool producer, engineer and guitarist Jon Lawton – and will be available from 1 October 2022.
Bruce is the record’s first single and has been described by Americana UK as “a great example of O’Hare’s fine songcraft and sense of infectious melody”. The song asks who do you turn to when grief threatens to overwhelm and is a paean to the things that get us through. “The thing with black feathers? I refuse to let it win,” says O’Hare.
