Africa Oye 2019
Colin Serjent and his camera visited Africa Oye, the UK’s biggest live festival of African music and culture, which took place in Sefton Park over the weekend of 22nd and 23rd June.
Music Reviews
The Hit List – June 2019
Rob Harrison is back with reviews of the new offerings of albums for May and June including A Certain Ratio and Charly Bliss.
Neil Campbell – Last Year’s News
Joe Coventry reviews the album Last Year’s News, the final part of multi-talented Neil Campbell’s Flood Trilogy.
Smithdown Road Festival 2019
Steve Moss reviews the Smithdown Road Festival which took place over the May Day bank holiday weekend.
Court and Spark – The Joni Mitchell Songbook
Darren Guy reviews the concert The Joni Mitchell Songbook performed by Court and Spark, five of the North West’s most experienced musicians celebrating the music of Joni Mitchell at the Capstone Theatre.
Liverpool International Jazz Festival
Joe Coventry reviews the Liverpool International Jazz Festival, now in its seventh year with headline artists including Darius Brubeck Quartet, Atom String Quartet and Vein.
Valeras, Indica Gallery and Shards
Rob Harrison reviews the gig by Valeras, supported by Indica Gallery and Shards at Phase 1.
White Denim
Rob Harrison reviews White Denim, the four-piece rock band from Austin, Texas, on tour at the Liverpool 02 Academy.
The Hit List – March 2019
The Screaming Target returns to review the latest releases to be found in the Nerve office.
Punk in the Picton
Rob Harrison reviews Punk in the Picton, the Punk Rock 1976-1978 Exhibition on at Liverpool Central Library till 3rd March 2019.
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.
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