February 2017 – Page 18

Tift Merritt, The Lexington, London, 31st January 2017

February 6, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

The weather outside was frightful but in the bijou performance space upstairs at The Lexington things were positively steaming and swamp like – to the extent that Tift Merritt offered to share her backstage beers if […]

Video: Andrew Combs “Dirty Rain”

February 6, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

Taken from his forthcoming album Canyons Of My Mind, out on April 7th from Loose, this is an epic and powerful song with an equally powerful video.

Chuck Prophet “Bobby Fuller Died for Your Sins” (Yep Roc, 2017)

February 6, 2017 Dave Clarke 2

“One Two Three Four,” Chuck chimes in. And we are away! This is his fourteenth album, as always, catching you unawares. The origins of the first, title track explain a lot: One day, sitting in his […]

The Handsome Family arrive in UK next week – here’s the tour dates

February 6, 2017 Mark Whitfield 2

The Handsomes (they of the “True Detective” theme if you don’t already know them from their days of touring with pictures of dressed up cats) return to UK shores next week for one of their regular […]

Kilkenny Roots Festival announces 2017 line-up

February 6, 2017 Mark Whitfield 2

The Kilkenny Roots Festival celebrates its twentieth year this year from 28th April to May 1st with a rather stellar line-up including country-noir favourites The Handsome Family, alt.country rockers Marah and singer-songwriter Joan Shelley. Also confirmed […]