Issue 101 / July 2019

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Deeper Cuts
Phase One and Kazimier Garden – 13/07
A three-venue all-dayer on the lower end of Seel Street is
Getinothis’ contribution to summer festivities. Deeper Cuts
– an expansion of their monthly shows – takes place across
Phase One, the Kazimier Garden and intimate new space
Kazimier Stockroom. Teeth-rattling noisemakers TEETH OF
THE SEA and GUM TAKES TOOTH lead the charge, with
some smart supporting acts in the form of HOUSEWIVES,
BUZZARD BUZZARD BUZZARD and URF. Liverpool’s own
maverick noiseniks are more than up to support billing,
too, with art-proggers RONGORONGO, thrash metal outfit
VIDEO NASTIES and industrial noise-makers LONESAW
joining the fray.
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Chip Wickham
The Spot – 13/07 and 14/07
With his latest offering labelled “fantastic dancefloor jazz”
by Clash magazine, and spearheading a house revolution
in a previous life, CHIP WICKHAM is responsible for
soundtracking various eras of hedonism. More recently the
flautist has rebounded from Gilles Petersen’s Brownswood
label to settle at Madrid’s Lovemonk, where he’s created
some truly vibey new jazz. Last year’s Shamal Wind album
demonstrated Wickham’s appreciation for middle eastern
sounds combined with his dance background. Wickham
drops in at 3b Records’ wonderfully intimate The Spot venue
for a full live show on 13th July, before curating a line-up of
DJs for the Chip-Fest All-dayer the following day.
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SPQR
The Deaf Centre, Chester – 05/07
Fresh off the release of new EP Low Sun Long Shadows,
SPQR are ready to export their frantic, squalling rock to
a new fanbase, down the road in Chester. The trio have
expanded on the blueprint they laid down with 2017’s The
House That Doubt Built EP, adding more tightly-wound
tension and explosive, Pile-esque dynamism to the mix.
They’re sure to find adherents to their cause in old Deva –
and they’ve got some great help at hand to make the night
fire on all cylinders. Restless Bear signees YAMMERER are
well known to Chester audiences, as are fellow support ace
DEH-YEY. Expect audio fireworks from this lot. And don’t
moan if you miss it, we did give you plenty of notice.
SPOKEN WORD
Matt Abbott
Naked Lunch Café – 01/07
Either side of volunteering at the Calais Jungle refugee camp, MATT
ABBOTT saw his native city of Wakefield vote 66 per cent leave in
the EU referendum. In a bid to understand why so many workingclass
communities like his come out in droves for Brexit, Abbott
devised his Two Little Ducks tour to find some answers. Following a
full run at Edinburgh Fringe in 2017 and a 22-date UK theatre tour
in autumn 2018 that gained rave reviews, Abbott’s political spoken
word show has established itself as one of the most vital pieces
of work on the poetry scene. Powerful and personal, the show’s
sequence of 22 poems is an intense, moving and challenging piece
of theatre.
Matt Abbott
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Cream Classical In The Park
Sefton Park – 19/07
Cream Classical
Electronic dance music’s most notorious brand returns to its spiritual home this summer
for an orchestral rendering of some of the most memorable dance anthems committed to
tape. CREAM’s successful Cream Classical series adds an open-air string to its bow by
bringing the mighty Kaleidoscope Orchestra to Sefton Park, welcoming thousands of fans
across two stages to experience a show that features FAITHLESS, PAUL OAKENFOLD
and ROGER SANCHEZ, among others. It’s only right that these classic tracks from
Cream’s esteemed 25-year history are re-imagined and recreated in spectacular fashion
in Cream Classical’s biggest show to date, right here in Liverpool. The final few tickets for
this show are on sale now at ticketquarter.co.uk.
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The Murder Capital
Arts Club – 25/07
MEMBERS
PICK
Dublin quintet THE MURDER CAPITAL are whipping up a frenzy in anticipation of the release of their debut album When
I Have Fears, with over 50 tour dates booked in for 2019 across the UK and Europe in the run up to the album’s release on
16th August. The birth of The Murder Capital is important to note when parsing the group’s intense relationship between
freedom and pain; the suicide of a close friend is a defining message of not just their philosophy, but also of their upcoming
album. This is in addition to their discovery of the work of photographer Francesca Woodman, who took her own life at
the age of 22. The group’s fiery post-punk growl is reminiscent of Idles and Fontaines D.C. – and if The Murder Capital can
follow in a similar vein to those two acts, it won’t be long before you’re wrapped up in their intriguing slew of noise.
The Murder Capital
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The Bido Lito! Social w/ OHMNS
Sound Basement – 18/07
Ohmns
Normal service resumes for the monthly Bido Lito! Social in July. After the
bido100! celebrations we’ll be returning to our M.O. of ringing in each new issue
with the best new music Merseyside has to offer. Issue 102 will be celebrated
with the brash brilliance of OHMNS at Duke Street’s premier muso den, Sound
Food And Drink. Also on the bill on 18th July are SILVER LININGS, Eggy Records’
loudest noiseniks, and IRENE & THE DISAPPOINTMENTS, who will raise the
curtain with their infectious brand of dreampop. As usual, Bido Lito! Members get
free entry – tickets are available now from ticketquarter.co.uk. Come along and
champion great new sounds.
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