Issue 44 / May 2014

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News LightNight Switches On Proving that it’s a city that never sleeps, Liverpool plays host to the fifth annual LIGHTNIGHT festival on Friday 16th May for a one-night creative crawl across the city’s world class cultural offerings. The family-friendly event scopes through our museums, galleries and heritage sites and will be a celebration of all things art and culture via over one hundred special events. This includes spectacular light projections, street performances, tours, open studios and more. Fun-seekers can partake in LightNight until late into the night, which, wonderfully, will be free for all. Full details of this year’s events can be found at lightnightliverpool.co.uk X&Y Line-up Announced Entering its third year as a key festival for showcasing the cream of up-and-coming band crops, X&Y FESTIVAL have announced their latest acts due to perform in the newly renovated Liverpool Guild of Students on 11th July. Headliners HALF MOON RUN are to be joined by MATTHEW AND THE ATLAS, THE FAMILY RAIN (pictured), THE LITTLE COMETS, LAURA AQUILINA, CATFISH AND THE BOTTLEMEN, TEAR TALK, NATALIE McCOOL, BROKEN MEN, BLACK MOUNTAIN LIGHTS and RUN TIGER RUN. With many other bands to be announced to play across four stages, as well as a host of DJs and local talent, keep your eyes on facebook.com/xyfestival for updates. The Sundowners Dose Up On Medicine Hot on our radar this month are Wirral quintet THE SUNDOWNERS, as they release their latest EP Medicine on Skeleton Key Records. Recorded during sessions for their upcoming debut album at Parr St Studios with The Coral's James and Ian Skelly, it certainly bodes well for the band this year. Featuring title track Medicine alongside Back To You, Hunter and I Don’t Need You, the EP will be available on 7” and download on 12th May. The band also played live in session for last month’s Bido Lito! Podcast. You can see videos from the session now at bidolito.co.uk Dig Vinyl Mix The first of our monthly mixes from the vinyl aficionados at DIG VINYL is streaming now over at bidolito.co.uk, including sounds from MILES DAVIS, OMD and YOUNGHUSBAND (pictured). The recently-opened store, in the basement of Soho’s on Bold Street, specialises in a wide range of second-hand vinyl and sealed re-presses including indie, alternative, soul, funk, punk and much more. We’ll be bringing you a mix from Dig each month featuring some of the great records from the shop’s racks. On top of that, the Dig crate diggers will be writing us a monthly column in the mag highlighting some of their favourite bits of stock. facebook.com/DigVinyl GIT Award Winners The GIT Award Show 2014 stormed The Kazimier in April with a celebration of Liverpool’s thriving music scene. Taking the crown this year was FOREST SWORDS, AKA Wirral musician Matthew Barnes (pictured) who, although unable to attend the event itself, sent a word of thanks via the legendary Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry in his video acceptance speech. AFRICA OYÉ scooped the Inspiration Award for over twenty years of hard work in uniting a community, and LÅPSLEY was acknowledged as the first winner of the new One To Watch title. Head to bidolito.co.uk now to see a photo gallery from the event. Bido Lito! Dansette Our pick of this month's fresh wax cuts... Future Islands Singles 4AD After their Letterman appearance went viral, FUTURE ISLANDS come out swinging with an album every hipster this side of Dalston has been championing. Lead singer Samuel T. Herring’s vocal ranging from Leonard Cohen croak to Americana pop croon to screamo on Fall From Grace, gives the happy-go-lucky disco punk sound a new slant at every turn. Listenable to excess. Sunstack Jones Bet I Could EIGHTIES VINYL RECORDS SUNSTACK JONES skip back in to our gaze in winsome fashion with the double header of Bet I Could b/w Whole Lot More ahead of a full album in the autumn. With echoes of Cults’ debut LP in the background, Bet I Could is laced with warm shimmers that will have you pining for the outdoors. Who said the sun ever went away? Antemasque 4AM NADIE SOUNDS COMPETITION! Liverpool Psych Fest New Announcements Between the 26th and 27th September, Liverpool sees the return of its INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF PSYCHEDELIA at Camp And Furnace. Placing Liverpool on a global platform, the festival enters its third year, fast-rooting itself as a cultural landmark for the city. Latest acts to be announced on the diverse line-up are WOODS, SUUNS (pictured), WHITE HILLS, AMEN DUNES, WOLF PEOPLE and SLEEPY SUN, who join GOAT and HILLS on the bill. Teamed with a programme of non-music attractions, Psych Fest promises drone worship and expanded minds in abundance to its galactic following. Weekend tickets are already flying out, on sale now from liverpoolpsychfest.com FARM FEAST, a delicious spread of food, music, drinking and farming escapades, takes over Wirral’s Claremont Farm this Spring Bank Holiday (25th-26th May) and we’re giving away a pair of tickets to the weekend event. Farm Feast itself offers a massive range of attractions for all ages over its lush green fields, such as a Beer and Cider Festival, as well as Liverpool’s renowned secret speakeasy Berry and Rye purveying its luxury menu of cocktails. For foodies, there’s an international street market, a chilli eating competition and a chef demo stage for those looking to improve their culinary skills. There is also a festival-style aspect to the weekend’s live music offering, coming in the form of LIVESTOCK. Running from 7pm to 11pm on Sunday night, Livestock will feature performances from Joy Division and New Order’s PETER HOOK and his band THE LIGHT, as well as STEALING SHEEP and DAN CROLL (head over to page 18 to read a full preview of the event’s musical offerings). All you have to do for a chance to win tickets to this jam-packed event is answer the question below: Where did New Order originate? a) Salford b) Sheffield c) Brighton To enter, email your answer to competition@bidolito.co.uk by 5pm on 19th May. All correct answers will be placed into the big pink bowl with the winner picked at random and notified by email. Good luck! Ex-Mars Volta and At The Drive-In fro bros Omar Rodríguez-López and Cedric Bixler-Zavala are back with new outfit ANTEMASQUE, also featuring RHCP's Flea. 4AM, the first single from their upcoming self-titled debut album, is exactly what you'd expect from the duo: a bold sonic clout of spunky riffs and frenetic vocals that'll rock socks and then some. School Of Language Old Fears MEMPHIS INDUSTRIES The solo project of David Brewis of Field Music brings with it staggered, stopstart vocals and musical layering and an arty unpretentiousness reminiscent of Talking Heads or fellow Mackems The Futureheads. A mix of late-80s synths and jangly guitars, Old Fears makes us want to be an anxious student basking in the joys of pound-a-pint again. bidolito.co.uk
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