Issue 74 / February 2017
February 2017 issue of Bido Lito! Featuring THE ORIELLES, OYA PAYA, NIK COLK VOID, DANNY BOYLE, THE LEMON TWIGS and much more.
February 2017 issue of Bido Lito! Featuring THE ORIELLES, OYA PAYA, NIK COLK VOID, DANNY BOYLE, THE LEMON TWIGS and much more.
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Bido Lito! <strong>February</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
FEBRUARY IN BRIEF<br />
THE BLUECOAT @ 300<br />
It’s hard not to take some things for granted, especially when they’ve been around for such a long time. Not so for The Bluecoat – the oldest building in<br />
Liverpool’s UNESCO World Heritage site and the UK’s first arts centre – which celebrates its 300th anniversary from 4th <strong>February</strong> with a 300-day programme<br />
that unpicks the amazing archive of material the venerable building has hosted. The Bluecoat’s distinguished history of presenting contemporary art,<br />
from Monet to Matisse, will be told during this 300-day period, with the Public View exhibition giving particular focus to 100 artists who have exhibited<br />
in the building over the past five decades, often at the beginning of their careers (including Yoko Ono, Mark Leckey and Jeremy Deller). bluecoat.org.uk<br />
SUNDARA KARMA<br />
It takes a certain amount of gumption to land your debut album at the beginning of the year, when listeners are still drunk on festive messages and<br />
bogged down by the long, gloomy winter stretching ahead. Reading quartet SUNDARA KARMA certainly have the brio to carry this off, with their Chess<br />
Club-released album Youth Is Only Ever Fun In Retrospect coming across as a bold statement of intent. Brash, bright and unafraid to aim big, Sundara<br />
Karma have everything in their arsenal to make the step up to the indie big time.<br />
O2 Academy / 12th <strong>February</strong><br />
5 YEARS OF MADNICE<br />
If it hips or hops in Liverpool, chances are the Madnice Marauders are behind it in some way. In cahoots with No Fakin’ and Bam!Bam!Bam!, they’ve<br />
been at the heart of some of the best gigs in town for the past few years, chalking up memorable shows with Peanut Butter Wolf, Nightmares On Wax<br />
and Jonwayne along the way. To celebrate five years, the crew are hosting an epic party headed up by an amazing tribute to James Dewitt Yancey with<br />
the live performance of ABSTRACT ORCHESTRA DOES DILLA. The 16-piece ensemble (pictured) will perform a range of Dilla pieces in a jaw-dropping<br />
fashion, keeping the adventurous spirit of hip hop alive.<br />
ESA SHIELDS<br />
Get your weird on down at The Bull and engage with some shit from the other end of the spectrum that will make you feel alive. Dream-space<br />
troubadour ESA SHILEDS heads up proceedings here, taking you into an acid-fired otherworld of psychotropic goodness. On top of that you can chill<br />
in with THE MEKANO SET’s warped, bassy, magickal adventures, and chill out with the SIMON JONES CHILLOUT DONK EXPERIENCE (“banging tunes for<br />
weirdos”). With Projectile Vomit on the visuals and Bog FM on the stereo, your alternative night out is complete.<br />
Drop The Dumbulls / 11th <strong>February</strong><br />
OYÉ’S SILVER ANNIVERSARY<br />
That jewel in Merseyside’s festival crown, AFRICA OYÉ celebrates 25 years of bringing the best music from Africa and its diaspora to the region this<br />
year. Join the party at Sefton Park on 17th and 18th June when selected artists from the festival’s illustrious roster of headliners from previous years<br />
will be performing. It’s sure to be a special atmosphere, and a chance to mark the anniversary of one of the city’s most loved events. Before that date,<br />
there is also the little matter of the incredible Tuareg blues maestros TINARIWEN coming to Invisible Wind Factory to kick off the silver anniversary<br />
celebrations on 7th March.<br />
THE CUBICAL<br />
The newly-kitted out live room at 81 Renshaw Street gets kicking into action in <strong>February</strong> with a night of rollicking roots sounds. Garage-blues<br />
stompers THE CUBICAL head up the night, where they will trial some of the material that will be featured on their new album, Blood Moon, being made<br />
through Pledgemusic. Joining them on the bill are the raw rock quartet MUDCAT LANDING, and CHRIS ELLIOT, an up-and-coming singer-songwriter<br />
with a bluesy voice that veers between haunting and thrilling.<br />
81 Renshaw Street / 10th <strong>February</strong><br />
WIN FREE STUDIO TIME!<br />
Liverpool’s North docks area welcomed some new musical neighbours before Christmas in the form of PIRATE STUDIOS, who have set up their<br />
newest rehearsal spaces on Regent Road giving artists 24/7 access to affordable practice rooms with boss facilities. The studio’s sixth UK space<br />
features Pirate’s bespoke booking system which utilises disposable code lock technology, ensuring complete autonomy for its users. To celebrate<br />
the opening of the premises, we are giving away free time in the studios to followers of the Bido Lito! Facebook page: all you have to do is like<br />
and share a forthcoming post on there. Keep your eyes peeled for a great prize.<br />
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