2025 – Page 243 – Americana UK

Paperback Riders: Allen Steele “Coyote”

May 30, 2025 Tim Martin 0

Where America Might Go Next Part 2. Allen Steele’s ‘Coyote,’ published in 2002, marks the beginning of one of the best science fiction series of the last 25 years. It is 2070, and The United Republic […]

Live Review: An Audience With Mary Chapin Carpenter, Amazing Grace, London – 19th May 2025

May 30, 2025 David Chalfen 1

Amazing Grace is a very new venue for a long-established icon of Americana. A finely converted 19th-century church situated at one side of a quadrangle that covers London Bridge station, The Shard, and Guy’s Hospital, it […]

Sounds from Beyond the Shed 187 – Mr Young and ticket prices

May 30, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 7

I’ve gone on record in this column before about my deep and abiding love for the work of Neil Young. He is far more important to me than Bob Dylan and Bob, to paraphrase Jimmy Webb, […]

Marcus King “Honky Tonk Hell” – an anthem for sobriety

May 30, 2025 Ed Donnelly 0

Marcus King raises a little ‘Honky Tonk Hell’ on his new single. The fiery guitar player returns with a track that echoes Jerry Reed and JJ Cale. Stax-style horns punctuate the choruses, and a smouldering dobro […]

Video Premiere: The Often Herd “Cool Summer Rain”

May 30, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0

Here’s the premiere of the latest single from Newcastle-based band The Often Herd. ‘Cool Summer Rain’ is a vibrant, upbeat number that could soundtrack your summer. A beautifully tuneful vocal performance and lush West Coast-style harmonies […]

Interview: Shawn Colvin, celebrating 30 years of “A Few Small Repairs”

September 29, 2026 1

Shawn Colvin has long established herself as one of the most captivating of singer-songwriters. She’s an accomplished guitar player, possessed of a fine voice, and she’s a storyteller of great talent. Her first album, Steady On, […]

Brian Fallon & The Painkillers “Not Bad for New Jersey”

September 29, 2026 0

Heartfelt heartland rock delivered by Gaslight Anthem frontman. Brian Fallon has been making music with The Gaslight Anthem for two decades. Outside of the band, over the past 10 years, he’s released a number of solo […]

His Lordship announce new album, single, and all-star shows

September 29, 2026 0

Following last year’s Bored Animal, Psychonaut Sounds/PIAS will release His Lordship’s tribute to Rock ‘n’ Roll pioneer Chuck Berry, Promised Land, on 13th November 2026, to celebrate what would’ve been his 100th birthday. His Lordship will […]

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