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PREVIEWS GIG Immix Ensemble: Kelly Lee Owens Invisible Wind Factory – 20/09 Kelly Lee Owens IMMIX ENSEMBLE continue to move from strength to strength as one of the leading purveyors of innovative music in the North West. The collective’s next show, in partnership with Liverpool Biennial, invites stripped-back techno-pop vocalist KELLY LEE OWENS to combine her electronic instrumentation with classical arrangements provided by Immix. Using her own songwriting as a springboard, the performance will allow Owens and the ensemble’s composer to explore the intricacies of her song structures, embarking along alternative imaginings of their original form. Extending the performance’s sensory appeal, the show will be set before the backdrop of a collection of immersive visuals created by THOMAS GILL. GIG Wooden Shjips Invisible Wind Factory – 14/09 Returning after a five-year hiatus, San Francisco’s very own purveyors of cyclical psychedelia are back to take over the Invisible Wind Factory for a night sure-bound for hazy intensity and otherworldly textures. The beardtoting four-piece have returned with the critically-acclaimed album V which features intricate vocals slipping between waves of minimalist rhythms. It’s an LP that creepily unfolds to unveil swathes of smouldering flower power optimism amid a less-than-optimistic era – on both sides of the Atlantic. WOODEN SHJIPS’ compelling blend of krautrock-influenced pysch is a treat to the ears as their looping licks are poised to transport the Northern Docks right back to the summer of love. Wooden Shjips CLUB SisBis Is One! Rat Alley – 15/09 Conceived on a holiday romance in Italy, revved up on the stunning selections of Donna Leake, SISBIS made the seamless, successful transition to Liverpool 12 months ago – and hasn’t looked back since. Head honcho GIOVANNA is piloting this birthday edition of the monthly club night, and has snared a perfect headliner in the form of FLO DILL. The host of the monthly Flo Motion show on NTS is always striving to find a future classic, and it’s that restless ethos that fits so well with SisBis’ own manifesto. Regulars and friends LUPINI (Melodic Distraction) and TIZ (Anti Social Jazz Club) are also on the bill – if you haven’t discovered the delights of SisBis yet, now is the time to start. FESTIVAL Fusion Festival Otterspool Promenade – 01/09-02/09 If the festival season has passed you by, then September still offers the chance to dance outdoors in the final licks of heat falling from a recordbreaking summer. Few festivals hitting the banks of the Mersey this month will be able to offer as much chart topping pulling power than FUSION – the brainchild of radio station Capital FM. An alternative to your usual gig going experience, expect high production values when behemoths such as DAVID GUETTA, JESS GLYNNE, SHAWN MENDES, CLEAN BANDIT, YEARS & YEARS and DISCIPLES hit the stage at Otterspool over the course of the two-day festival. CLUB Circus 16th Birthday Camp and Furnace – 29/09 Alan Fitzpatrick It’ll be 16 years young for Circus come the end of the month. As you might expect, the clubbing mainstay has no designs of putting up its dancing feet up and taking a well-earned rest any time soon. This year’s birthday bash boasts an A-list of invitees, including the prospect of a rare b2b outing between longstanding dancefloor conductor SASHA and contemporary frontrunner of big room techno ALAN FITZPATRICK. With it being a birthday, it seems fitting that EATS EVERYTHING will be given the opportunity to reflect on Circus’ 16-year exploits with a special ‘history set’. And to top this all off, the evening’s special guest Larry Heard will assume the form of MR FINGERS for a rare live performance on Merseyside. FESTIVAL Merseyrail Sound Station Live Liverpool Central Station – 28/09 You no longer have to go out trawling for the region’s next big musical stars, because the future sound of Liverpool is coming to you. Following two months of structured support and mentoring, 11 of the 13 artists taking part in the all-new MERSEYRAIL SOUND STATION artist development programme will be performing live in Central Station as part of this year’s BBC Music Day. The artists, who represent the cream of the current crop of emerging music makers in the city, have taken part in a number of seminars and workshops aimed at helping them improve their skills and general awareness of how to succeed in the music industry. You can come and see them in the flesh, and for free, between 2pm and 9pm on Friday 28th September – and watch out for them performing across the network in the coming weeks, too. You can even catch up with their progress at merseyrailsoundstation.com. Merseyrail Sound Station 30
THEATRE The Lovely Bones Everyman Theatre – 25/09-06/10 Alice Sebold’s novel THE LOVELY BONES is one of the most popular literary creations of the last two decades. The story follows Susie Salmon’s attempts to communicate with her family following her premature death while still a young girl. Having already been adapted into a feature film by Peter Jackson, the book is now set to receive its world stage premiere in Liverpool, having been adapted by Bryony Lavery into a theatre production. Expect this tale of life after loss to truly come to life when it makes its bow on stage. FILM The Long Day Closes Output Gallery – 06/09 Following a consistent schedule of film screenings, including the showing of cult music documentary You’ll Never Walk Alone as part of Empty Spaces Cinema, OUTPUT Gallery’s September offering will once again offer a projection of Liverpool’s former cultural landscape with the screening of THE LONG DAY CLOSES. Written by Terence Davies, the film follows the story of 11-year-old ‘Bud’ and his experiences with family relationships, church and educational upheavals in 1950s Liverpool. Through a delicate balance of music and dialogue, the film invokes sombre and melancholic tones in what stands as an attentive piece of filmmaking. THEATRE One Man’s Story Philharmonic Hall – 07/09 Kid Creole And The Coconuts are remembered as one of the most effervescent bands of the 1980s. But it is the intention of ONE MAN’S STORY to tighten the frame around the figure of one band member who was often at the back of the picture, percussionist ‘Bongo’ Eddie Folk. This emotively strung, heartfelt performance recalls the life of Bongo, following his exploits from the spirited rumbles of the Bronx, reaching stardom, before settling down in Liverpool in later life, where he eventually died. The performance was written by Carolyn Edwards of Genie In The Gutter, a Liverpool-based arts for social change charity of which Bongo was patron, and is told through a rhythmic blend of song, dialogue and prose. FESTIVAL The World Transformed Constellations/The Black-E/Hinterlands – 22/09-25/09 With the cries of ‘Oh Jeremy Corbyn’ still ringing in the ears from 2017, albeit dampened slightly by the screaming blank white paper soon to be handed back as an embodiment of Britain’s no deal future, it’s over to THE WORLD TRANSFORMED to reignite a sense of optimism in British politics. Running alongside the Labour Party Conference, TWT offers a rich collection of fringe evens to attend, including talks with the Labour leader and Shadow Chancellor, JOHN MCDONNELL, as well as eye-catching guest speakers JEAN-LUC MÉLENCHON and ANN PETTIFOR. To broaden the spectrum beyond debate, the festival will also feature musical appearances from AFRIQUOI and STEALING SHEEP, a pub quiz with Ed Miliband, a radical bus tour of Liverpool with Walton MP Dan Carden and the highly anticipated return of theoretical discussion/rave that is ACID CORBYN. The World Transformed THEATRE Skin Unity Theatre – 21/09 Skin The critically acclaimed 201 Dance Company’s latest production, SKIN, proved to be one of the standout features of the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe, receiving rave reviews across the board. Earmarked as a production that encapsulates the emotion and delicacy of human sensitivity, the performance astutely incorporates 201’s signature blend of hip hop and contemporary dance to highlight the process of acceptance experienced by bodies undergoing gender transition. Alongside a high-quality selection of theatre on offer throughout September, Skin offers one of the most emotionally charged tales of identity and discovery on stage on Liverpool. GIG Laurel Sound – 27/09 This year, 24-year-old singer-songwriter LAUREL has been busy accumulating a range of positive reviews regarding her breathtaking live performances, such as at Live At Leeds and Outlines festivals. Simultaneously, she has been immersed in perfecting her debut album Dogviolet, which was released in August, filled with personal lyrics about passion, lust and jealousy. Drawing comparisons with Beach House and Florence + The Machine, Laurel is a talent on the ascent, with a voice and lyrics that captivate. Be sure to catch this intimate gig at Sound before she’s packing out some of the biggest venues on the city circuit. Laurel GIG Bido Lito! Social w/ Brad Stank Sound Basement – 20/09 Brad Stank Come and be a lounge cat with us in Sound’s Duke Street basement, as the latest instalment of our monthly Social hosts sexistential pop genius BRAD STANK. The musical lothario has perfected a sensual, intelligent take on jazzy guitar pop on recent singles Daddy Blue and the Sartre-paraphrasing Condemned To Be Freaky, with a sumptuous retro groove that lends liberally from vintage funk and soul. The Trudy And The Romance drummer has even compiled a ‘Sexistential 101’ Spotify playlist to give some more depth to his sound, a set that he describes as “69 smooth songs of passionate pleasures”. Nu-soul sensation REMY JUDE is getting the band back together to add support – and remember, Bido Lito! members get free access to all of our Socials. Head to bidolito.co.uk to see what other perks you can get when you sign up. PREVIEWS 31
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