2019 – Page 286 – Americana UK

Listen to new Townes Van Zandt album in full

March 1, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0

Well that’s it for this week dear readers, and what a wretched one it’s been in various ways. We leave you anyway with something decidely not-wretched. The lovely people over at NPR Music are currently streaming […]

Dave Ernst “Hickory Switch” (Eastwood Records, 2019)

March 1, 2019 Mark Johnson 0

After nearly three decades in numerous Louisville, Kentucky bands, Dave Ernst releases his debut solo album, and has got it just right. Short and snappy, with no room for filler, Ernst includes six of his own […]

Pick of the Political Pops: Ry Cooder “How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live”

March 1, 2019 Paul Villers 0

Down here in The Bunker we have a simple sort of justice which applies when one of our number is accused of doing something wrong. They are questioned and then allowed a right of reply. For […]

The Lemonheads, Engine Rooms, Southampton, 17th February 2019

March 1, 2019 Martin Fisher 0

Promptly onstage mere seconds prior to 9pm and offstage by 10 and playing a career spanning setlist of 25 plus songs in between, Evan Dando set quite a pace tonight. Pace and haste, perhaps not two […]

Ryan Adams UK and Ireland tour cancelled

March 1, 2019 Mark Whitfield 2

News travels fast since our story, er, half an hour ago. The Royal Albert Hall has just tweeted that “The Ryan Adams UK & Ireland tour has been cancelled. Full refunds to ticket purchasers from authorised […]