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More People Really Should Know About: Pete Gow

October 31, 2023 Darren Lumbroso 2
David Bowie once said, “Always go a little further into the water than you feel you’re capable of being. Go a little bit out of your depth and when you don’t feel your feet are quite […]
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Live Review: Lloyd Cole, Union Chapel, London – 21st October 2023

October 27, 2023 Darren Lumbroso 3
“How would you rate yourself as a Lloyd Cole fan out of 10?” asks the stranger sitting down next to me at the Union Chapel. It’s a question which I take some time to ponder. My […]
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The Painters “The Painters”

October 17, 2023 Darren Lumbroso 2
Charmingly psychedelic, folk album from Montreal-based group. The Painters are an indie-folk, rock group based in Montreal. They’ve previously released songs on cassette; however, this record represents their proper debut. The album is focused around the […]
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Shadwick Wilde “Forever Home”

October 9, 2023 Darren Lumbroso 0
Warm and empathic record that assures the listener even in the worst of times there’s hope to be found. Shadwick Wilde is based in Louisville, but his latest album was produced by the well-known Nashville drummer […]
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Gregg Hill “Bayou St. John”

September 22, 2023 Darren Lumbroso 0
An album that’s most definitely born on the bayou. Bayou St. John is one of New Orleans’ oldest neighbourhoods and this album is very much inspired by this part of the Big Easy. Gregg Hill moved […]

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Interview: Judy Collins doesn’t look back, she looks forward

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“My home is in New York City, on the Upper West Side,” Judy Collins said, proudly holding up a painting by her sister of cats and dogs that resembles a Monet. When I mentioned travelling up […]
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Ramsey Thornton “I Called It!”

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Oklahoman Ramsey Thornton’s debut album explores the liminal space between action and inertia against a mellifluous musical background. Ramsey Thornton’s I Called It! is an album preoccupied with the moments where something should happen but doesn’t. […]
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France’s Eldorado festival brings americana stars to NW France in late June

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After a first promising edition in September 2024, the one and only americana Fest in France, Eldorado, returns to the village of Vancé in NW France (close to Le Mans) with its second edition on 26th […]

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Interview: Judy Collins doesn’t look back, she looks forward

May 12, 2026 0
“My home is in New York City, on the Upper West Side,” Judy Collins said, proudly holding up a painting by her sister of cats and dogs that resembles a Monet. When I mentioned travelling up […]
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Interview: The Milk Carton Kids’ Joey Ryan discusses “Lost Cause Lover Fool”

May 5, 2026 0
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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