Club nights in Liverpool this week: 29 Sep - 6 Oct
The Red Bull Music Academy tour touches down in Liverpool this week with a focus on soul and hip hop, while a new series of electronic experiences, ENRG, kicks off at Invisible Wind Factory. Plus, two of techno's best come to 24 Kitchen Street.
We've searched the listings to bring you our pick of club nights in Liverpool this week – plus the latest news on clubs you should book ahead for, festivals and more. Think we've missed something? Send lauren@theskinny.co.uk the details...
Don't-miss clubs this week
ENRG 01. with Floating Points
Invisible Wind Factory, 30 Sep, 10pm, £10
Warehouse venue Invisible Wind Factory kick off ENRG, their 'previously unseen sequence of electronic music experiences', with the visionary work of Floating Points (plus Melodic Distraction and Behrin). The series continues with The Black Madonna, Bicep and Dusky on 21 October, 5 November and 3 December respectively, with each instalment of the season exploring a different energy: tonight's the turn of Potential Energy, with future editions billed as exploring kinetic, sound and magnetic energy.
Perc and Truss
24 Kitchen Street, 30 Sep, 10pm, £10
The Wonder Pot celebrates its first birthday with a two-pronged attack from some of tough techno's very finest. Ouch.
Hot Plate with Sir Spyro & President T
24 Kitchen Street, 5 Oct, 10pm, £8
Two of the hottest names of the grime underground do the midweek honours at Kitchen Street. Who cares about Thursdays anyway?
Get booking: Red Bull Music Academy
The Red Bull Music Academy UK tour lands in Liverpool (6-9 Oct) for the first time this year, and there's a bevvy of great nights to get along to.
Things kick off on 6 Oct with an evening of digital soul at Sefton Park Palm House led by SG Lewis, a former university student in Liverpool who invites along one of his personal influences, Mercury Prize nominee Jamie Woon. They're joined by Merseyside producer Suedebrown in a celebration of the city's future-soul talents.
The night continues with Credit to the Edit, a lively party at Buyers Club led by Greg Wilson.
Hip hop is under the microscope on Fri 7 Oct, as Constellations hosts a discussion between Krept & Konan, who'll be talking about staying true to their roots while cracking into the mainstream. They then pop down the road to Camp and Furnace for a live showcase of some of the most vital sounds in UK hip hop right now, joined by acts including Rejjie Snow and Loyle Carner.
Finally on Friday, Masters at Work legend Kenny Dope takes us well into the night at The Merchant, exploring the connections between hip hop and house and supported by the always-impressive Kidkanevil. We have a pair of tickets for Krept & Konan and Kenny Dope to give away – enter the competition here.
Sat 8 Oct welcomes the one and only Moodymann to Invisible Wind Factory, who will perform inside the Club Cosmos installation – the venue will be made into an immersive musical environment using laser modules and mirrored kinetic sculptures.
Tthe weekend comes to a close on Sun 9 Oct with Rhymeantics, a big celebration of the art of MCs and poets curated by D Double E of Newham Generals.
And if you can't get along to RBMA Liverpool, fear not: the tour comes to Leeds 27-30 Oct. Check out our preview of a special exhibition documenting the history and energy of grime, which will form part of the Leeds programme.