Radar: Sun Drums & Sun Glitters at Leaf

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Radar: Sun Drums & Sun Glitters at Leaf

Tireless local promoters Harvest Sun put on yet another night this Friday: one last shindig before the clocks go forward. Sometime Liverpool boys Sun Drums bring their shimmering, propulsive electronica to Leaf’s gig space, while Luxembourg native Victor Ferreira, otherwise known as Sun Glitters, visits for his city debut. His woozy, glitchy, pitch-shifted pop recalls [...]

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Build your own stringed instrument at Leaf

We hate do-it-yourself at the best of the times. Ask us to replace a picture rail or knock together an MDF chest of drawers from Ikea and we’ll genuinely have a nervous breakdown. When it comes to building our own, lovingly-crafted instrument in one of our favourite spaces though, that’s a different matter. In April, [...]

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10 of the best Boxing Night & New Year’s Eve parties

Liverpool’s finest venues and promoters come together this festive season for some serious shindigs. Stephanie Heneghan picks out 10 of the best. Plus: win Chibuku and Circus tickets!

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Leaf’s birthday party: in pictures

Tea shop/cafe/bar/gig venue Leaf has really come into its own since its move to Bold Street last year. Housed in the former Microzine store, it’s gathered a rather dedicated following right across Liverpool, and rightly so: its delicious food, ridiculous range of teas and laid-back atmosphere make it one of Ropewalks’ best hangouts. On Friday [...]

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Tied up: Ropewalks’ regeneration gets national acclaim

The slice of city centre has just been awarded a prestigious national award. We caught up with Ropewalks’ Chris Gibson for a chat about the area’s success, and its future.

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Liverpool’s seven must-see winter gigs

Winter sucks. It’s cold, you get ill, and if you work in an office there’s a good chance you won’t see daylight for months. Brilliant. It’s a good job, then, that winter’s the best time to go out and see gigs, and this year’s no different: the city’s venues are set to rattle with beautiful [...]

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