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Sound City – The Most Famous Ones

Gigs Pig — Mon, 19 May 2014 20:08:52 +0000

The dust has settled on Sound City 2014, so we thought we would slap up our last installment of our Sound City 2014 review trilogy. In this year’s Sound City festival 2014, whipping up a buzz of musical excitement and urban commonality in the streets of Liverpool in early May, there were a few performers that weren’t actually just plucked out oblivion, fresh faced and brandishing an acoustic guitar like a machete. Unsurprisingly, these were the people that were my priority, most notably Clean Bandit and Kodaline, who you know are the most recognized because they got to perform in

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Day 3 – Sound City 2014 (Sat 3rd May) @EVAC

Gigs Pig — Sun, 04 May 2014 12:28:02 +0000

There is something great about running an independent music blog/website#callitwhatyouwant. We can pick and choose who we want to go and write about. We have no obligations to go and review the headline acts; there is no hierarchy to appease. We are indeed a free spirit and long may it remain. Tonight I headed over to EVAC (East Village Arts Club Theatre) on Seel St in the city. Would I be going to review Jimi Goodman (ex Doves) who was playing at the venue or maybe popping out to go see Kodaline at the Liverpool Cathedral? No we figured there would

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Day 2 – Sound City 2014 (Friday 2nd May)

Gigs Pig — Sat, 03 May 2014 11:07:38 +0000

Day 2 at Sound City, what was waiting for me? Before I start, those with a keen eye will have noticed we don’t have a ‘Day 1’ up on the website as yet, I can assure all you Day 1 people (they are real I have seen them) that we do have our Day 1 coverage on its way (cough MEG nudge). So for now if you can just convince yourself that you have read Day 1 and it was a thoroughly stunning piece of work. After arriving at the Sound City press centre to get my press pass and

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Oh Sound! – It’s Sound City 2014 (1st – 3rd May)

Gigs Pig — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 19:00:17 +0000

What’s that coming over the hill! Is it a monster? Is it a monster! Yes a big hairy vibrating beast called Sound City 2014! Are you going? You really should be moving your feet towards this mammoth beat next week. So much smashing music on offer to play foo foo with your ears. All encased in some of Liverpool’s most splendid venues, scattered across the city like fallen prize winning conkers. Starting Thursday (1st May 2014), through to Saturday Sound City 2014 brings you many different genres of music and creativity. For the first time ever at Sound City there

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