Junior Brother
Junior Brother Liverpool gig, Sound City training programme, Friendly Headbutt alternative night and more, Getintothis’ Lewis Ridley with the news this week.
Irish Album of the Year nominee Junior Brother will come to Liverpool next month.
The alternative folk singer from Kerry released his debut Pull the Right Rope in May last year, and has been widely tipped as one of Ireland’s rising stars.
The Liverpool show, with Harvest Sun Promotions, is the final UK date of a huge tour that has thus far spanned the Netherlands, Germany and Poland and will head on to France and Belgium.
Junior Brother, real name Ronan Kealy, also penned in to support The Murder Capital in Dublin at the end of February.
You can catch Brother in the intimate surroundings of Parr Street’s Studio 2 on Wednesday February 19.
Liverpool festival Sound City have again launched applications for their music entrepreneurs training programme.
Aimed at people keen on getting into and developing within the music industry, from any angle, the course runs for 10 weeks. Alumni of previous programmes include musicians such as Niki Kand and Mike Lloyd as well as Getintothis’ Chris Flack and Lewis Ridley.
Successful applicants will take part in workshops in Liverpool and Manchester. Participants will benefit from mentoring activities from industry experts like Bill Ryder-Jones, Sound City MD Becky Ayres and representatives from companies such as Ditto Music, BBC Introducing and numerous UK festivals as well as VIP access to Sound City.
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Liverpool’s newest promoter Friendly Headbutt are launching an innovative night at The Jacaranda next month.
Raucous Sheffield five-piece Slash Fiction and Bristol outfit Nervous Rex head up the debut event for the gig that aims to platform “female, nb, queer/LGBT+, POC and other minoritised artists within a punk and alternative scene otherwise dominated by cis straight white males.”
They’ll be joined by Liverpool feminist trio TITS UP! and Manchester’s anti-folk soloist Adam Carpenter on Monday February 17.
Natalie Lloyd, who’s behind the new grassroots/DIY promoter has outlined a “zero tolerance harassment policy” that aims to provide a safe space for gig-goers. Respect amongst all attendees “regardless of race, religion, sex, gender identity and sexual orientation” will be an absolute requirement.
NEW GIGS THIS WEEK
The Post Romantics
- The Sway: Arts Club – Friday, 6 March
The Liverpool outfit have announced their biggest headline date yet.- The Post Romantics: Jimmy’s Liverpool – Friday, 10 April
A spring date with EVOL in the newly named Cabin at Jimmy’s.
Our new tune this week comes from The Jagz, who have released a fresh video.
They’re signed to Liverpool’s Yano Da records, and you can watch the video to the single Cathedral Dreams below.
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