July 2025 – Page 8 – Americana UK

Book Review: Mark Brend “Down River: In Search of David Ackles”

July 25, 2025 Graeme Tait 8

Brend’s detailed and passionate evaluation sheds light on one of the great maverick talents of popular music. David Ackles’ recording career lasted barely six years, yielding just four albums. Of those four albums, his third, “American […]

Shonna Tucker from Drive By Truckers show at 9.30Club, Washington, DC July 23, 2010

Classic Clips: Shonna Tucker (Drive-By Truckers) “Where’s Eddie” – Live Acoustic, 18th January 2011

July 25, 2025 Andrew Raw 0

I am a huge fan of the passionate and heartbreaking white soul of Eddie Hinton, having been introduced to him by the Drive-By Truckers’ two cover versions of his songs on their “Go-Go Boots” album. The […]

artwork for Trevor Sensor's album "A Few Tears of Eros"

Trevor Sensor “A Few Tears of Eros”

July 25, 2025 Sebastian Reyes Turner 1

Contemporary themes surface through a fascinating blend of genres. Trevor Sensor is the type of artist that, Spotify algorithm failing, you might discover in a fever dream, conjured up in a dark music club among theatre […]

Live Review: Counting Crows + The Gaslight Anthem, Red Hat, Raleigh, NC – 17th July 2025

July 25, 2025 Dean Nardi 0

It didn’t seem to matter that the heat index was in the 100s in Raleigh, North Carolina, as Counting Crows with support from The Gaslight Anthem drew a near-capacity crowd, making a hot summer night feel […]

Sounds from beyond the Shed 192 “New Van”

July 25, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 2

Ever since this column began, I have, on occasion, bored you, dear reader, with my tales from the road as I’ve driven round the UK and Europe in our brilliant van, Pierre, so named because he […]