The Alt-Country Hit List – February 2019
The Screaming Target returns, this month delving into the world of Alt-Country and reviewing the latest releases to be found in the Nerve office.
Music Reviews
Geoghegan Jackson – Flatlands Rising
Rob Harrison reviews Flatlands Rising, the second EP by Liverpool acoustic duo Geoghegan Jackson.
Hinds, Sports Team, The Strange Collective
Rob Harrison reviews the gig at The Arts Club by Sports Team, The Strange Collective and headliners Hinds, all the way from Madrid.
Phronesis
Joe Coventry reviews the concert at the Capstone Theatre by Anglo-Scandinavian three-piece jazz band Phronesis, performing music from their recently-released album, We Are All.
The Hit List – October 2018
The Screaming Target is back with reviews of the new offerings of albums for September and October including The Beta Band and Karine Polwart.
PowerSolo
Rob Harrison reviews the gig by Danish psychobilly band PowerSolo at Maguires Pizza Parlor.
Larry And His Flask – This Remedy
Rob Harrison reviews This Remedy, the new album by American country rockers Larry And His Flask, out on Xtra Mile Records on October 12th.
White Denim – Performance
Rob Harrison reviews Performance, the new album by White Denim, out on City Slang Records.
Idles – Joy As An Act of Resistance
Rob Harrison reviews the new Idles album, Joy As An Act of Resistance, out now on On Partisan Records.
Jah Wobble – Dream World
Released on Jah Wobble Records Reviewed by Rob Harrison The new album by ex-Public Image bass player Jah Wobble, is influenced by the French new wave filmmaker Frances Truffaut and the sights and sounds of London, Brighton, and Manchester. It is a veritable smorgasbord of variable musical delights. It appears to be not defined by any one genre and in many ways does not fit into a conceptual whole as such,
Mam! I’m ‘Ere
Jennifer Walker reviews the disco musical, Mam! I’m ‘Ere,
on at The Royal Court until 11th August.
After The Flood
Rob Harrison reviews After The Flood, the new album by Neil Campbell with Marty Snape, Roger Gardiner and Viktor Nordberg, released on 13th July.
Africa Oye Festival
Review and photographs by Colin Serjent of Africa Oye Festival 2018, held in Sefton Park over the weekend of 16th and 17th June.
Courtney Marie Andrews
Rob Harrison reviews the gig by Courtney Marie Andrews, the singer-songwriter from Arizona, on tour at the Liverpool Arts Club.
Spear of Destiny – Tontine
Rob Harrison reviews Tontine, the new album by Spear of Destiny, released on Kirk Brandon’s own Eastersnow Recording Company label.
Ducking Punches
Rob Harrison reviews the gig by Ducking Punches, supported by Hello Mabel and Don Blake at Maguire’s Pizza bar.
Cosi fan Tutte
Joe Coventry reviews the production of Mozart’s Italian opera, Cosi fan Tutte, presented by Flat Pack Music at the Casa Theatre.
Sunflower Bean
Rob Harrison reviews the concert by New York band Sunflower Bean at the Invisible Wind Factory..
Tom Paxton and The Don Juans
Joe Coventry reviews the concert by Tom Paxton and The Don Juans at the Capstone Theatre.
Calli Hughes – Songs of the Poets
Joe Coventry reviews the concert by Calli Hughes doing the songs of Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan at the Capstone Theatre.