Issue 45

News
Settling Family Business
Static Gallery are making you an offer you can’t refuse on 26th June as they host a one-off performance with the man who
played Carlo Rizzi in The Godfather. GIANNI RUSSO, a wildly entertaining actor, singer and raconteur, will be performing a set
of Frank Sinatra classics in his own special tribute to old Blue Eyes, as part of the International Festival for Business Cultural
Programme. Probably not what you expected from a man who starred in one of The Gidfather’s most famous moments, the
‘Today I settled all family business’ scene. Whddya gonna do? statictrading.com
Liverpool Craft Beer Expo
After a sell-out debut last year, THE LIVERPOOL CRAFT BEER EXPO returns to Camp and Furnace between 5th and 8th June, bringing
together the most innovative handcrafted beers from around the UK. With over 200 keg and cask ales on offer alongside an
impressive food menu, the unmissable event takes place across five sessions, with each having its own unique musical flavor.
MelloMello, The Caledonia, A Culture Less Ordinary, The Kazimier and ourselves will be providing the music to drink by, with DJ the
Mighty Mojo manning the decks for us on the Thursday evening. liverpoolcraftbeerexpo.com
Liverpool International Music Festival
The LIVERPOOL INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FESTIVAL returns in August, playing host to some of the biggest names in the music industry.
Over 200 acts representing 20 countries will wow audiences across Liverpool from 15th – 31st August, and we have teamed up with
GetIntoThis again to host the itsLiverpool stage in Sefton Park on Sunday 24th August. BY THE SEA, VEYU, BALTIC FLEET (pictured),
TAYLOR FOWLIS, SOPHIA BEN-YOUSEF, MIND MOUNTAIN, SUB BLUE and SOHO RIOTS will all perform at the free event, which will once
again be compered by the majestic BERNIE CONNOR. For information see our Summer Festival Guide on page 18. limfestival.com
Brothers In Arms
MISTAKEN FOR STRANGERS follows Cincinatti indie heroes THE NATIONAL on their lengthy 2010 world tour. Front man Matt
Berninger invited his aspiring movie director brother Tom along as a roadie to film the tour cinéma-vérité style; but neither brother,
nor indeed the band and crew, could have predicted what a fraught and often unintentionally funny enterprise it would turn out to
be. A portrait of sibling dysfunction and life on the road, it’s one for The National fans and general music documentary appreciators
alike. A live satellite Q&A with Matt and Tom Berninger will be included in the screening at FACT on 14th June. fact.co.uk
LIV-BCN
Making its debut this summer, LIV-BCN is the first independent festival linking Liverpool and Barcelona, and is a celebratory cultural
collaboration between the public and artists of the two cities. The Liverpool leg takes place on 21st June at The Kazimier and Garden in
three slots, including: a workshop focused on the internationalism of music; performances from Barcelona’s JOANA SERRAT (pictured) and
rising local star DOMINIC DUNN; and live illustration by Catalan artist CONRAD ROSET, set to the music of DJ duo THE CHICKEN BROTHERS.
The event will also feature performances from Liverpool’s BROKEN MEN and ETCHES, and BEGUN and DJ COCO from Barcelona. liv-bcn.com
Bido Lito! Dansette
Our pick of this month's fresh wax cuts...
Orval Carlos Sibelius
Super Forma
CLAPPING MUSIC
Swaying from bug-eyed freakouts
to more pastoral passages of jazzy
baroque pop, ORVAL CARLOS SIBELIUS’
Super Forma LP gets its full UK release
after Europe has already fallen under
the spell of the Parisian’s hazy charms.
Couched in the same kind of traditional
60s psychedelia as Jacco Gardner, Super
Forma traverses Byrdsian celestial
spheres with spectral grace.
Echo & The Bunnymen
Meteorites
429 RECORDS/CAROLINE
It’s been five years coming, but THE
BUNNYMEN’s twelfth studio album is worth
the wait. Mac and Will have put their heads
together on ten new songs that charge
along with a candour that’s as invigorating
as any of the sonic fireworks that form
Meteorites’ backdrop. Lovers On The Run
shows this emotionally-charged work at its
deeply heartfelt and bombastic best.
Sleaford Mods
Divide And Exit
HARBINGER SOUND
COMPETITION!
Merseyrail Sound Station Prize 2014
After a hugely successful debut in 2013, the MERSEYRAIL SOUND STATION PRIZE has returned for a second outing and provides
a fantastic opportunity for emerging local talent to get an invaluable leg up in the music industry. The prize offers an artist the
chance to benefit from twelve months of professional music industry mentoring and recording time, with a free year of Merseyrail
train travel thrown in! Details of how to enter - as well as an exclusive live session with Esco Williams - can be found on the latest
installment of the Sound Station Podcast, available at merseyrailsoundstation.com
The tempestuous, hard rocking and magnificently-bearded NICK OLIVERI is one of those restless Californian musicians
who just can’t stop. Having partied hard for almost two decades in a variety of bands he is now on the road again on his
own headline acoustic tour in support of his new album Leave Me Alone (Schnitzel Records).
Since being fired from Queens Of The Stone Age in 2005 Oliveri has turned out for KYUSS, The Dwarves and Mondo
Generator among others, and he pitches up in Liverpool on Thursday 12th June ready to show us his own solo offerings. We
have teamed up with the event’s promoters HD Concerts to offer a pair of tickets to the show to one lucky reader. To be in
with a chance of winning this great prize, simply answer the following question:
What instrument did Nick Oliveri play in Queens Of The Stone Age? a) Bongos
b) Bass c) Bouzouki
To enter, email your answer to competition@bidolito.co.uk
by 9th June. All correct answers will be placed in a big pink hat, the winner drawn at random
and notified by email. Good luck!
SLEAFORD MODS don’t do bland, and
though their tales-from-the-gutter may
aggravate as many people as they enthuse,
you could never accuse them of being
yet another addition to the beige hordes
that clog up Spotify. With a John Cooper
Clarke-like lyrical spit, Jason Williamson’s
invective is directed at Nottingham’s
seedier characters, and lollops along on
the most primitive of basslines.
Sharon Van Etten
Are We There
JAGJAGUWAR
Aaaahhh SHARON VAN ETTEN, where have
you been? Did you not get my voicemails?
Sorry for pestering, I was just a bit smitten
with the lush swathes of 2012’s Tramp.
What’s this, a new record? Ooh, this sounds
great: the same gorgeous caramel textures
and heart-bursting vocal flourishes are
there, just what I wanted to hear. Will you
return my calls now? Sharon?
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