As ‘Emerging Artist in Residence’ at The Southbank Centre; singer, songwriter and guitarist Sam Carter caught the eyes and ears of the traditional and modern folk music world. The winner of the 2010 BBC Folk….

So, we know the Tea Street Band sound full of squeaky, funky goodness. But how did it get that way? Producer Alastair Groves might have had something to do with it - for it was….

It’s been encouraging to see the steady rise of Abandon Silence. From its humble days as a half-full clubnight for a bunch of dance music nerds, to a must-attend event at the Shipping Forecast that….

Elvis Costello has a lot to answer for. Love him or loathe him, you can’t deny Costello’s influence on modern British music. The skittish, new wave pop of the likes of Two Door Cinema Club….

As anyone who’s witnessed any of Lizzie Nunnery’s deft theatrical pieces knows, Nunnery’s a master at creating moods - of wrapping the audience up in a miasma of time, place and emotion. It was only….

There’s more to busking than men in white sheets and electric guitarists murdering The Winner Takes It All. For the 50th time. Liverpool’s busking community has never been more eclectic, alive or essential as it….

Last night, at the MOBO Awards Nominations party in that London, Liverpool’s Esco Williams stole the show. We mean, totally hijacked the proceedings. Got everyone up, got everyone singing. You know, like what happens when….

He’s only 15, but Dominic Dunn doesn’t need X Factor to get the breaks, he’s doing it his way. And we think the future’s looking very good for this inspired and dazzlingly talented teenager…

A new vinyl imprint celebrates all things flat, shiny and plastic. But you can have any colour as long as it’s not black, as the 80s Casuals boys turn out a new label…

We catch up with the Deep Hedonia boys ahead of an autumn filled with sonic wonder, and excursions into the hinterland of electronica…

Tired of life? You’ve not been to The Liverpool on a Sunday afternoon, have you? Sevenstreets gets sweaty with a living legend of Merseybeat.

What happens when you add opera to electronics on a hot summer’s night, and mix with a dash of ice cold Peroni? Something very refreshing indeed…

Melancholic disco with heart and soul - that’s the Dass Unser difference. We catch them ahead of this Saturday’s gig at round two of FestEvol Gardens.