​Popular Music Show Links

Programme Hyperlinks 19.8.22

Dialect Trio, and In Atoms at Quarry - Thursday 25 August
Andrew PM Hunt joined by Nicholas Branton on woodwinds and David Kelly on drumkit? Yes please. Expert call and response that makes use of extended techniques for those instruments - and human voice. Opening act will be Adam Cooper’s sought after sound-art project In Atoms, a sonic realm unto itself, emerging from a pupa.
https://www.fatsoma.com/e/2gkiwh5r/dialect-live-trio-show-w-in-atoms

Future Now at Future Yard - Friday 26 and Friday 27 August
Snapped Ankles and Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs are the two (hang on, 8?) names to remember that top each evening of this double-day feature over the water at Hamilton Square’s happening hang-out, Future Yard. A handful of others to include on the bill would be the PMS-endorsed Tokky Horror “plus friends”...
https://futureyard.org/listings/future-now-2022/

Sunday 28 August - Crapsons’ Crapfest
Birkenhead’s primo junk-punk duo promised to better their last all-day festival and it looks as though they might’ve: Wonk Unit, Pete Bentham and the Dinner Ladies, the DSM 4, plus about two dozen more unmentionables from Wrexham to Widnes will be split between the Jacaranda, EBGBs, and Kazimier Stockroom. And just for the occasion the event organisers have augmented themselves into a 3-piece Crapsons.
https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Liverpool/EBGBs/Crapfest-2022/36002431/

Thursday 8 September
Dan Wilson is a singer, songwriter and writer of poems and short stories. He is known for his unique lyrical style, and of a blend of folk rock that creaks of old wooden bars, barrels and dark corners. His next show in Liverpool is at the Everyman on Thursday 8th September.
https://www.everymanplayhouse.com/whats-on/mellowtone-presents-dan-wilson-the-counterfactuals-granfalloon-dorcas-seb-beaten-tracks-djs


Programme Hyperlinks 5.8.22

WITCH: We Intend To Cause Havoc @ Futureyard in Birkenhead (an opportunity not to be missed!)

PMS fave Jenny Hval is at Band on The Wall in Manchester

Vermont based Grammy award winning, Broadway musical writer Anaïs Mitchell is coming to the Liverpool Philharmonic Music Room.

Go see Dan Wilson & The Counterfactuals along with Granfalloon at Everyman in September

At Tate Liverpool Candice Breitz's 'Love Story' is on until May next year and definitely worth a visit

Poetry on BBC Sounds: Tongue and Talk: The Dialect Poets


Programme Hyperlinks 22.7.22

Liverpool Pyschedelic Society's August Bank Holiday's free Baltic Fest here

Gilberto Gil and family at the Phil on Wednesday 27th July

Dialect Trio, and In Atoms, live at Quarry on Thursday 25th August

Torpor, Mairu, Still, and Doem - at Outpost this Sunday

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Programme Hyperlinks 8.7.22

Quarry is 1!

J. Zunz/Rongorongo/Peloxia! are at Futureyard

Joan As Police Woman is at  Liverpool Phil Music Room 

The awesome Kokoko! are at  Band On The Wall, Manchester 

​Flipper are at IWF Substation
Programme Hyperlinks 15.7.22

LOOK Photo-Biennial

Shakespeare North Playhouse - Twelfth Night

The Atkinson Southport - for China Crisis

Futureyard Birkenhead - James Yorkeston

Liverpool Phil Music Room - Chris Wood

Arab Arts Festival - "Curfew"

Ste Cole -  Toboggan Sessions
Programme Hyperlinks 1.7.22

Queer the City at Museum of Liverpool

Festevol @ Futureyard in Birkenhead

Fran Lebowitz is coming to Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

Jazz via Cirerot and Nick Branton at Output Gallery

Find out more about the Arab Arts Festival and the London Syrian Ensemble
Programme Hyperlinks
​ 24.6.22
The Ponderosa Glee Boys
https://ponderosagleeboys.bandcamp.com/releases
Sonic Yootha
https://www.facebook.com/sonicyootha/photos/?ref=page_internal
Jennifer Lee Tsai
https://twitter.com/JenniferLeeTsai?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor
Quinquis
https://www.quinquismusic.com/
Caterina Barbieri
https://caterinabarbieri.bandcamp.com/album/spirit-exit
https://caterinabarbieri.com/

Quarry
https://www.liverpooltheatres.com/venue/quarry_liverpool

Kazimier Stockroom
https://www.facebook.com/kazimierstockroom/


Programme Hyperlinks - Friday 17th June - Africa Oyé Special #2

Acidfest at Carnival Brewing Company is a 2-day psychedelic happening featuring live music, DJ sets, film, trippy visuals, jam sessions and a photo exhibition. 

Yes are playing at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall as is Brian Wilson, with Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin, to perform his greatest hits and fan favourites from his career with The Beach Boys

There will be punk at Quarry thanks to Bad Breeding

Syrian Wedding Singer Omar Souleyman returns for another uplifting concert in Baltic territory at Kitchen Street

And the Kaleidoscope Festival is happening in Chester - it's a a week-long festival celebrating neurodiversity and the unique abilities and talents of people living with a learning disability

Programme Hyperlinks - Friday 10th June - Africa Oyé Special

The place to go for everything Africa Oyé Fesitval - running Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th June in Sefton Park - is: https://africaoye.com/

+ Bidston Observatory Artistic Research Centre hosts Summer Solstice Sound Re-Dug with Ashley Holmes, Quieting, Dialect and Kelly Jane Jones on Saturday 25th June - a special day of listening experiences rescheduled from last winter and taking place in a really unique setting from 3pm until 11pm.
Programme Hyperlinks - Friday 27 May

For our new local music this week we have the ever-reliable Pete Bentham and the Dinner Ladies.

Legendary Liverpool psychedelic prog rockers The Living Brain return after a very long hiatus, along with Kung Fu and Tablet. All at Carnival Brewing company. This is an afternoon show, with doors at 1pm, tomorrow Saturday 28th May.

Monday 13th June. Japanese noise rock royalty Bo Ningen will be stopping by at Futureyard in Birkenhead.

Monday 20th June - Lucy Railton (Cellist and Composer) and sound artist Beau Beaumont come together for a live performance at Edge Hill Station.

The big look-ahead for me is to July 13 th at the Phil when we can expect a solo gig by the person the Times called “The coolest woman in pop” –
Joan As Police Woman, who you will know is one of my favourite musicians of all time. We should be doing something on this programme to remind you of her excellence nearer the date. But book early.
PROGRAMME HYPERLINKS for Friday 13th May

​Writing On The Wall 22
https://writingonthewall.org.uk/whats-on/
 
Stuart Borthwick
https://writingonthewall.org.uk/myevents/stuart-borthwick-sat-28th-may-6pm-chapters-of-us/
 
Dur Dur Band at the Phil
https://www.liverpoolphil.com/whats-on/contemporary-music/dur-dur-band/4218
 
Kuunatic at FutureYard
https://futureyard.org/listings/kuunatic/
 
Festival of the Third Summer – 07906 606840
 
El Combo Batango
https://elcombobatanga.bandcamp.com/
 
Soom T
https://soomt.bandcamp.com/
 
Toada
https://toada.bandcamp.com/album/instante-a-fluir

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Programme Hyperlinks - 29.4.2022

1st May - Locally based world musician Mamadou is performing with The Lekette along with Ali Horn, The Hushtones and others at The Handyman's Supermarket on Smithdown Road

See the Arabic Opera Performance at the Tung Auditorium at Liverpool University

Go see Fran Lebowitz or Elvis Costello at Liverpool Philharmonic

Find out more about the  events at Output Gallery on our website  outputgallery.com

Kazimier Stockroom hosts Carmel Smickersgill and Housekeep for PMS LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!

Roger Hill's 40th Anniversary Special ~ Hyperlinks ~ Friday 22nd April, 2022
That Picture - film

Writing on the Sea - film

Punk Snow - film

The Bumblebee - Concerto for Transgender and Graffiti
Programme Hyperlinks - 1.4.2022

Tonight's featured spoken word artist is Paddy Clark

The Hermit's new EP 'Tapes is out April 15th 

We were very sad to hear of the passing of the brilliant Philip Jeck this week so we are paying tribute to him and his works, with a look back to one of his special contributions to The Popular Music Show, 40 Times, which was part of the 40 for 40 project.

Make sure you tune in on our next show on Friday 22nd April where Roger Hill will be marking an incredible 40 years in radio with a special programme of special music that connects Roger with his life and work in the region and beyond.

Exhibition - Let The Song Hold Us @ FACT

​April 8th - Arpanet & The Book of Drexciya @ IWF Substation

April 9th - Bill Ryder-Jones: Yawny Yawn with Strings @ Tung Auditorium

April 9th - Liquidation - Le Bateau Reunion @ Future Yard 10pm

April 14th Be Gay Do Rhyme @ Future Yard
Programme Hyperlinks - 18.3.2022

​Good Grief are on Bandcamp and Facebook

Africa Oye is 30! This year's festival is on 18 & 19 June and the line up has been announced online https://africaoye.com/​
Pre-festival shows include The Oracle at Futureyard on March 31st and then on 20th May the Dur-Dur band from Somalia are playing in The Music Room at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall

Bluecoat exhibition on now, including 'Conscious' by Sukie Chan and 'Making Sense (Of It All)' go to thebluecoat.org.uk/ for more info.

Programme HyperLinks – 4.3.2022

In 1991, The Ukrainians were the first band to fuse western rock music with Ukrainian folk. In 2021 they celebrated 30 years of international gigs & festivals. And are playing benefit concerts in the north west this weekend. Peter Solovka of the Wedding Present formed the band and promptly recorded a John Peel session. https://www.the-ukrainians.com/

8th March: International Women’s Day Party @ Future Yard 7pm - raising money for Tomorrow Women’s Wirral. Performances From Jordy, Lazygirl, The Deep Blue and an open mic session.

10th March: Tangerine Dream @ Grand Central Hall 7pm
11th March: This Is The Kit @ Anglican Cathedral 7.30pm
12th March: Women In Music 2022 @ Tung Auditorium 11.30am - The day features a diverse line-up of speakers including music agent Catherine Le Bris, video and sound artist Myriam Boucher, cultural sociologist Dr Monique Charles, production manager and sound engineer Ema Gazdik. Musical performances from classical guitarist Eleanor Kelly, the University of Liverpool Chamber Choir, and more.

Bluecoat - Suki Chan: CONSCIOUS
Suki Chan is a critically-acclaimed artist and filmmaker whose work uses moving image, photography, and sound to explore our perception of reality. CONSCIOUS brings together different perspectives from scientists and ordinary people which shake up our preconceptions about individual and collective consciousness. Within her wider study of consciousness and perception, the artist worked with people living with dementia to explore how memory loss can destabilise our understanding of the present, while opening up other realities. The exhibition includes photography, sculpture, virtual reality and three films. Dates: 12th March - 12th June

Bluecoat: Where The Arts Belong: Making Sense (Of It All)
As part of Bluecoat’s ongoing project Where the Arts Belong, leading visual artists, writers, storytellers, dancers, musicians and composers have worked creatively with people living with dementia on a wide range of artistic activities. While experienced at working with others, this was the first time each artist had worked in a dementia setting. They have been on this mutually supportive journey with Bluecoat’s Participation team, led by artist and facilitator Tabitha Moses. Starting in 2019 and continuing into 2022, the artists have navigated the emergence of Covid 19, while remaining dedicated to working with the residents, staff and families of North West Belong Villages. An additional sister strand We Belong Together was also developed to help tackle the isolation brought on by lockdowns for older people. Dates: 12th March - 12th June

18th March: Leisure Land @ IWF 9pm
The Invisible Wind Factory’s latest concept - Leisure Land - is a night out with games, arcades, kazimier style, and the chance to sing karaoke with a live band. Plus there will be live appearances from Dogshow, Twindependent Women, Social Hours and Eris.

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