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Sounds like a hat-trick Cal Ruddy © Andrew Shaw
By MEG DODDS Singer-songwriter Cal Ruddy is set to play Liverpool Sound City for the third time this May. Liverpool Sound City is an annual music festival that began its journey in the heart of Liverpool’s music scene. The unique, city-wide festival
made use of small music venues throughout the Liverpool, until it moved to Bramley-Moore Dock in 2015. This year, the festival will return back to its roots and has relocated to The Baltic Triangle; making use of the independent venues throughout the area. The Merseyside-based artist is in favour of the festival returning to the city and says: “I was a massive fan of the dockland sites
over the last few years but it’ll be interesting to see how this year will pan out. “The Baltic Triangle is a cool area and I’m sure it’ll breathe new life into the festival” Cal aims to play tunes from his upcoming debut Elliston Place at the festival and is relying on the support of his fans to help record the album. Every pre-order of the album contributes to the making of the
record, at the end of the process; people who pledged for the album will get their CD, as well as exclusive behind the scenes content. “I’m set to record very soon. I can’t wait to bring these tunes to life. Every order on Pledge Music comes with an access pass so pledgers get exclusive behind the scenes content from the studio and the whole process of making the album.”
REVIEW: Austinn’s new set is no disappointment to loyal fans By OLIVIA FRIETT Bassist Adriel De Green (right) and lead singer Jimmy Braun (above right) © Olivia Friett
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ustinn are a newly-formed three-piece band from Luxembourg. During their UK and European tour, they have had a brand new set with new singles. Lead singer Jimmy Braun was singing more well-known songs from his previous band, such as Ignorance and Sitting in the Dark. The new music was highly anticipated by all the original fans,
as Austinn’s music had not been heard of before, and they did not disappoint. The indie/alternative twist had the crowd jumping and dancing. Jimmy told LL: “It’s so important to try new things with a new band, but I knew that if we changed too much, our old fans might not like us, which is why we still have indie music, but with a more alternative twist. “I love our fans so much and the support for the new album has been amazing on this tour.”