Andy Short

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: The Counting Crows

June 11, 2025 Andy Short 2

This feature is the equivalent of those items on social media. The ones where you can only pick one artist to see live or listen to one album forever. They always include Queen, Bowie and Prince, […]

Artwork for David Lowery album "Fathers, Sons and Brothers"

David Lowery “Fathers, Sons and Brothers”

June 4, 2025 Andy Short 0

The life of David Lowery, who took the skinheads bowling. In 1963, the sea froze in Herne Bay, Kent. It was so cold during the big freeze that the sea was solid. That is where we […]

Live Review: Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Boch Center, Wang Theatre, Boston, Massachusetts – 10th May 2025

May 22, 2025 Andy Short 0

The Wang Theatre in Boston, Massachusetts, opened as simply The Met in 1925. Celebrating 100 years of entertainment and now home to the Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame, it was only fitting that Gillian Welch […]

Album Art for Red Birds album "Things We Thought We Were Done With"

Red Birds “Things We Thought We Were Done With”

May 12, 2025 Andy Short 2

Exceptional recording from Maryland’s Red Birds. The Red Birds return with an album that explores the human condition, its flaws, constant anxiety, and even boredom, leaving a pocket of hope that underneath all is good. “Things […]

More People Really Should Know About: Rita Bliss

May 6, 2025 Andy Short 0

In the summer of 2024, AUK writer Paul Kerr reviewed an album that whetted his appetite from a talented banjo player based in Texas. The album “Peaches and Apple Pies” was highly recommended. This coincided with a […]