Little Indie Night: July 2015

Thursday 30 July 2015

Wi Fi Hi Fi - A pool side couple of hours

A bunch of bellyflops in no order whatsoever and we'l probably never play em.

Thursday 23 July 2015

unZined - Stolen Stream

Five person strong band, Stolen Stream are currently trying to make a name for themselves locally and aim to go about it in a different way than most, a way unseen in recent years, but not un-welcomed. They, like past bands mainly from the late 60's, 70s and early 80s, aim to create conceptual albums. Sgt Peppers, Tommy and The Wall are a few notable conceptual albums (albums with a running story or topic). The examples above are a few of my all time fave album, so that made me want to find out more about this particular band on the up.

Their last and first album release was "Incipio" a five-song war themed album centered around the story of the "Unknown Soldier". A bold move for a debut album, with a topic/story not too many will be aware of, but one that's got them noticed by this blogger and hopefully more to come.

Find out more about the band below along with info on their inspiration and the bands history.

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This coming Saturday ( 18th July 2015 ) we are hosting our own little Festival did you know ?

LITTLE INDIE FEST

LITTLE INDIE NIGHT

unZined - The Sky

I recently had a chance to see this band play at the Magnet, Liverpool. The Sky a four piece rock n roll band from Liverpool. What first struck me about the band was how suited they were to their surroundings. Framed by the venues retro styled stage with gold trimmings and multi-coloured lighting was a throw back to the days of Liverpool's rock n roll hey day and a band walked on that made that impression solid. The Sky complete with retro looking guitars (more about them later on) and with their mellow, psychedelic, rock n roll sound transported me to early to mid 60's Liverpool.

While their music is definitely inspired by that legendary era of music, you could sense other influences thrown in there (the Byrd's, Beatles), but not so much that it spoiled their sound. The I've seen many try and replicate, some succeeding but some failing too. The Sky's melodic rock n roll, their look and attitude was entertaining to watch. When listening to recordings you can imagine them following a similar path to that of Tame Impala with their experiments with music and their sound. Any criticism, if any, is the lack of movement on stage, but this can be justified with the type of music they play and the cramped stage. Would like to also see them have a bit more fun on stage, but that will come as they progress and get more attention.

To find out more about the band, how they formed, their thoughts on Liverpool's music scene and their plans for the future, check their interview below: