November 2017 – Page 21

J Roddy Walston & The Business “Destroyers of the Soft Life” (ATO Records, 2017)

November 10, 2017 David Cowling 0

Despite a passing resemblance to The Kings of Leon, Walston and his cohorts lay down a high-energy rollicking version of rock and roll. An unabashed, unashamed assault, always pushing melodies to the front, the guitars always […]

Video: Steve Earle & Rodney Crowell “Stay A Little Longer”

November 10, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

From the marvellous film Heartworn Highways comes this clip from 1975 featuring Steve Earle, Rodney Crowell and Guy Clark amongst others. The talent around the table is just incredible. Have a good weekend everyone.

Grant Earl Lavalley “From Lavalley Below” (Exit Stencil, 2017)

November 9, 2017 Mark Nenadic 0

Having a vinyl LP to review is a great treat, but such subjective fascinations won’t cloud any impartiality hereabouts. Much. Grant Earl Lavelly as a musical whole, pretty much sums up ‘brooding Americana’. An Ohio native, now […]

Brandy Clark + Jim Lauderdale, Sage, Gateshead, 30th October 2017

November 9, 2017 Maurice Hope 0

Like fellow country singer-songwriters Angaleena Presley and Kacy Musgrave, Brandy Clark has a wonderful, at times sassy, sense of humour. She starts off a little serious, a little dark, but still okay, but then around the […]

Sturgill Simpson goes busking outside CMA Awards

November 9, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

If Simpson and Isbell had a fight to see who was the coolest, Simpson would be one up at this point. (But then the Jeremy Hunt thing… see, it’s never ending..) Billboard report: “The Country Music […]