It’s that time of year again, well almost. Mike Deane, Liverpool Music Week’s indefatigable head honcho, has coralled a sublime set of acts, and coaxed them to the city’s spaces for a week and a bit of simply great music. This is why we love LMW: you can tell it’s run by someone who gives a damn about the music. Not the money.

Keeping the flame alive, Dean’s curated a really excellent mix of the freshest, most exciting acts – and there’s more to come. He’s even sneaked in a return to the city for the excellent – and Mercury nominated – Ghostpoet.

http://youtu.be/UEWqIuJHqCM

The annual shindig returns to the city on October 28 and runs to November 13, so yeah, not really a week at all. Which is good.

100% confirmed this year:

THE HORRORS (pic)

GHOSTPOET

THE DUKE SPIRIT

BAXTER DURY

FOREIGN BEGGARS

THE YOUNG KNIVES

SUMMER CAMP

DRUMS OF DEATH

BENJAMIN FRANCIS LEFTWICH

TRIBES

DUTCH UNCLES

CEREBAL BALLZY

DUSTIN WONG

MARCUS FOSTER

CASHIER NO.9

TWIN SISTER

LANTERNS ON THE LAKE

THREE TRAPPED TIGERS

BETH JEANS HOUGHTON

NEWVILLAGER

D / R / U / G / S

GROSS MAGIC

GARDENS & VILLA

ECHO LAKE

VESSLES

VISIONS OF TREES

ELLEN & THE ESCAPADES

EX-EASTER ISLAND HEAD

FEAR OF MEN

MAN WITHOUT COUNTRY

“A big chunk of the above acts will play a multi-room closing event at the CUC building,” he tells SevenStreets. “It’s gonna be great, and I’m speaking to lots of great local acts too, which we’ll announce soon,” Dean says – adding that Outfit, Hot Club and Vasco De Gama are all confirmed so far.



www.liverpoolmusicweek.com

Posted September 10, 2011 – One comment