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My musical journey has taken me from Big Pink to southern California. Life in the fast lane now has a sensible 20mph limit which leaves more time for listening to new music and catching live shows.
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Grey DeLisle & Friends “It’s All Her Fault: A Tribute To Cindy Walker”

November 4, 2025 Chas Lacey 0
Dream Baby – revisiting the music of Texan songwriting legend Cindy Walker. When Cindy Walker was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in April 2024, she became the first person to posthumously receive that honour. […]
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Brendan Regan “Phenomenal Consolation”

October 21, 2025 Chas Lacey 0
Haunting fiddle-driven folk and post-punk ‘Celticana’ with fine poetic lyricism. With his second full-length collection, Seattle-based Brendan Regan draws upon traditional folk and Celtic influences while tapping into his former life as drummer in a post-punk […]
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Rumble Strip “Sayonara, Baby”

September 30, 2025 Chas Lacey 0
Intimations of mortality with wry humour and a folk-rock feel. Rumble Strip formed in 2018 when writer Richard Rossi approached guitarist Dave Nachmanoff about working together. They released the EP “Let’s Roll” in 2021, and three […]
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For The Sake Of The Song: David Lindley “Mercury Blues”

September 29, 2025 Chas Lacey 0
In March 2006 Jackson Browne and David Lindley toured Spain, accompanied by the percussionist Tino di Geraldo. Seven shows there, were followed by four in the UK. These concerts were recorded for Browne’s fourth live collection, […]
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Leslie Graves and Toby Goodshank “Between Worlds”

September 17, 2025 Chas Lacey 0
Other-worldly folk-rock collaboration from New York artist-musicians. “Between Worlds” is the first collaboration between two established members of the New York art and music scene. Leslie Graves’ previous release was 2023’s “Hidden In The Days” while […]

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Something for the weekend: Lambchop featuring Justin Vernon “Weakened”

May 8, 2026 0
Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a brand new track from Kurt Wagner’s Lambchop outfit who have announced details of their new album Punching The Clown which […]
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Cut Throat Finches “High Horse”

May 8, 2026 0
The first great, breezy, summer “pop” record is here, from a self-described “Americanish” band with an old-country soul. Much like their previous efforts, High Horse, by Cowtown’s Cut Throat Finches, defies easy categorisation. Is it a […]
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Zoh Amba to tour Europe and UK in autumn 2026

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Zoh Amba, who previously announced their Matador debut album, Eyes Full, which is out on 5th June 2026, has shared details of a run of UK and European tour dates. The European leg kicks off on […]

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Interview: The Milk Carton Kids’ Joey Ryan discusses “Lost Cause Lover Fool”

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Joey Ryan and Kenneth Pattengale created their own take on sparse, acoustic indie folk when they formed the Milk Carton Kids in 2011 and found their own loyal audience. A lot can happen in fifteen years, […]
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Video Interview: Jim Lauderdale on releasing two new albums and supporting Emmylou Harris

April 28, 2026 0
Jim Lauderdale must be doing something right because he keeps doing it. He has recently released two albums, Country Super Hits Volume 2 and The Birds Know with The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, which maintain his phenomenal […]
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Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

April 27, 2026 0
David Wilcox makes records that are masterful in the way they prompt people to feel things deeply and heal themselves. To put it another way, his songs act as chicken soup for the soul. His music […]

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Tonight’s venue, Under the Bridge, is quirkily bolted into the lower level of Stamford Bridge, Chelsea FC’s football ground. Featuring regular music nights it has previously hosted tonight’s entertainment, Lethbridge Owen, several times. It might seem […]
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