2017 – Page 223 – Americana UK

David Olney “Don’t Try To Fight It” (Red Parlor Records 2017)

April 25, 2017 Dave Jennings 0

The rules are there are no rules. These seem to be the only guidelines followed by David Olney in the creation of ‘Don’t Try To Fight It’, the latest addition to his considerable catalogue that covers […]

Dirty Dozen: Western Centuries

April 25, 2017 Rudie Hayes 0

Round up a country band and an early R&B group with three lead vocalists, weave in a hefty amount of vocal harmony and witty turns-of-phrase, and let ‘em rock out like The Band. The sound of […]

Ryan Adams plays “Come Pick Me Up” with John Mayer – Watch

April 25, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

A better surprise than say Steps crashing your wedding do (as zeitgeist as they are these days, it could be Ryan’s next big covers project). NME reported over the weekend: “Ryan Adams joined John Mayer on […]

Video: Robyn Hitchcock “Raymond And The Wires”

April 25, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

A great video from the wonderful Robyn Hitchcock’s new album, released last week and given an entirely justified 9/10 yesterday on this site.

Curse of Lono, The Water Rats, London, 20th April 2017

April 24, 2017 Keith Clifford 1

Curse of Lono’s show at The Water Rats was a launch for their anticipated debut album Severed. The venue has a rich history, Marx and Lenin are both reputed to have frequented the place during their […]

More People Really Should Know About: David Borné

June 30, 2026 0

On Singing Machine, Microphone, the final track on David Borné’s 2023 debut Genesis, he sings of the unbridled, innocent joy of making music during childhood for nothing but the pure love of it. It’s a soaring […]

Ian Prowse “No Names”

June 30, 2026 0

Impassioned energy and emotionally charged politics from Merseyside luminary. Ian Prowse has been making music for more than thirty years, first with indie band Pele, then forming the band Amsterdam in 1999, and now releasing albums […]

New tour dates for Brian Fallon, Pokey Lafarge and The Roseline

June 30, 2026 0

Occasionally, we provide a compendium of recently announced live shows, so here are three sets of tour dates that came our way in the last few days. Gaslight Anthem main man, Brian Fallon, who recently led […]

Year: 2017

David Olney “Don’t Try To Fight It” (Red Parlor Records 2017)

Dirty Dozen: Western Centuries

Ryan Adams plays “Come Pick Me Up” with John Mayer – Watch

Video: Robyn Hitchcock “Raymond And The Wires”

Curse of Lono, The Water Rats, London, 20th April 2017

More People Really Should Know About: David Borné

Ian Prowse “No Names”

New tour dates for Brian Fallon, Pokey Lafarge and The Roseline

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Dillon Warnek

Preview: Rose’s Pawn Shop selling great gigs for the next couple of weeks