Andrew Frolish

Black Deer Video: William Prince “The Spark”

June 15, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

Each day this week, we’re featuring a video from one of the great performers at this year’s Black Deer Festival. Today, it’s the turn of Canadian singer-songwriter William Prince. This stunning song is taken from his […]

Black Deer Video: The Orange Circus Band “Flame in Your Heart”

June 14, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

It’s day two of our Black Deer week and if ever there was a band made for the British festival summer, it’s The Orange Circus Band. As if to reinforce those festival credentials, the video for […]

Black Deer Video: Wilco “Falling Apart (Right Now)”

June 13, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

At the end of this week, the Black Deer Festival returns for the the first time since 2019 (those ‘early bird’ tickets now feel very early). It is surely the truest sign that life is returning […]

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Joshua Hyslop

June 10, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

Since the start of the pandemic, we’ve been bringing you occasional ‘mini-gigs’ as a way of continuing to connect talented musicians with audiences of music lovers. This time we have two gorgeous songs from Vancouver-based singer-songwriter […]

Video Premiere: Katie Knipp “The Gospel of Good Intentions”

June 10, 2022 Andrew Frolish 0

Check out the premiere of this engaging live video of ‘The Gospel of Good Intentions’ from the multi-instrumentalist Katie Knipp. With Chris Martinez’s fuzzy guitar, Zachary Proteau’s powerful bass and soaring brass and woodwind from Otis […]

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Video Interview: Dave Alvin on The Third Mind’s “Spellbinder”

March 11, 2026 0

While Dave Alvin is regarded as one of the greats of American roots music, his taste in music and his own music from the Blasters onwards has included hints of his musical eclecticism. Evidently, he always […]

Artwork for the Wave Pictures album Gained/Lost

The Wave Pictures “Gained/Lost”

March 11, 2026 2

Ambitious, dream-soaked pop that reaches high but rarely quite lands. There’s something immediately intriguing about Gained/Lost. On paper, the ingredients are enticing: the literate jangle of The Smiths, the wide-eyed psych-pop glow of The Flaming Lips, […]

artwork for Lynn Miles album "A Bouquet of Black Flowers"

Lynn Miles “A Bouquet of Black Flowers”

March 11, 2026 2

Pick of the bunch from Canadian troubadour in late career full bloom. Lynn Miles may not yet be among your ‘top ten Canadian songwriters’, but A Bouquet of Black Flowers may be about to change that. […]

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