January 2025 – Page 24

Essentials: The Top Ten 10,000 Maniacs Songs

January 9, 2025 Andy Short 9

The 10,000 Maniacs from Jamestown, New York, formed in 1981. They have a catalogue of alternative indie American rock, and with the band still on the back burner, there is possibly more to come. The Maniacs […]

Schmoon “Pretty Darn Pretty”

January 9, 2025 Peter Churchill 0

Indie-folk offers originality with a number of highlights. Matt Cascella may not be a name that rings lots of bells, but this is not his first visit to these digital pages. In 2018 we featured his […]

Lynne Hanson to tour UK in early Spring

January 9, 2025 Richard Parkinson 1

The award-winning Canadian Americana singer-songwriter Lynne Hanson has announced a UK tour for Spring 2025 in support of her latest release “Just A Poet.” The twice Canadian Folk Music Award winner will begin at Shoreham’s Ropetackle […]

Anniversary Cheers – Kelly Willis’ “What I Deserve” celebrates 25 years

January 9, 2025 FredArnold 1

25 years on , Kelly Willis re-releases the album that changed her fortunes and people’s view of her music. In 1999 Kelly Willis released “What I Deserve”, an album initiated by her release from MCA Records […]

Live Review: The Unthanks, Cadogan Hall, London – 21st December 2024

January 9, 2025 Jonathan Aird 1

It was the solstice of the year, a grey wet day in a deep and dark December, but with Sloane Square and the surrounds of Cadogan Hall lit by Christmas lights and more than bustling with […]