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Live Reviews

Live Review: The Felice Brothers + Sister Lucy, Islington Assembly Halls, London – 2nd July 2022

July 20, 2022 Darren Lumbroso 0
Normally we aim to have live reviews online within a week of a gig but, stuff happens, and we do love The Felice Brothers. So, read on… Support for The Felice Brothers tonight came from Sister […]
Artwork for Whitney Lockert album "Long Way To California"
Album Reviews

Whitney Lockert “Long Way To California”

July 12, 2022 Darren Lumbroso 0
Blues, folk and country influenced album featuring some virtuoso guitar playing. Whitney Lockert was a stalwart of the New York country scene in the 2010s, before returning home to California a few years ago. ‘Long Way […]
John Wesley Harding and Bruce Springsteen, Fairleigh Dickinson University, 2010
Classic Clips

Classic Clips: John Wesley Harding and Bruce Springsteen “Wreck On The Highway” – Fairleigh Dickinson University, New Jersey, May 2010

June 24, 2022 Darren Lumbroso 1
Since 2009, John Wesley Harding, aka Wesley Stace or Wes (as he prefers to be known), has put together over 100 of what he calls his “Cabinet Of Wonders” shows. They’re vaudeville affairs bringing together musicians, […]
Artwork for Phill Reynolds album “A Ride”
Album Reviews

Phill Reynolds “A Ride”

June 15, 2022 Darren Lumbroso 0
Interesting concept album focusing on the journey of a troubled man seeking redemption. Phill Reynolds, (aka Silva Martino Cantele), lives in Zugliano in Italy. The talented Reynolds played almost all of the instruments on his latest […]
Artwork for Elvis Costello's "King Of America"
Classic Americana Albums

Classic Americana Albums: The Costello Show “King Of America”

June 8, 2022 Darren Lumbroso 2
‘King Of America’ was Costello’s follow up, after a two year hiatus, to ‘Good Bye Cruel World’, a nadir which was described by the beloved entertainer as his “worst album” and which was little loved by […]

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Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

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Hovvdy “Big World”

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Track Premiere: Sara Milonovich & Daisycutter “What We Did With The Place”

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Video: Ghost Flowers “By Then” – how to carve your place in life

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Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

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Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0
American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]
Album Reviews

Hovvdy “Big World”

July 29, 2026 0
Radio-friendly album with indie leanings is a perfect summer soundtrack. How long do you have to be in the music business to be categorised as “seasoned veterans”? That is the label now being attached to Will […]
Tracks

Track Premiere: Sara Milonovich & Daisycutter “What We Did With The Place”

July 29, 2026 0
Sara Milonovich has been taking stock as she prepares her fourth album, Last Resort Motor Inn, and she has some stock to take note of. She was raised on a family farm in upstate New York; […]

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  • Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories
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Video Interview: American Aquarium’s BJ Barham finds “New Ways To Lose”

July 29, 2026 0
American Aquarium appear to be on a creative roll with their latest album, New Ways To Lose, getting great reviews even though it is their twentieth album in as many years. Added to this is the […]
Interviews

Interview: David Keenan on inspiration, optimism and telling stories

July 28, 2026 0
“Radiate a smile if we’re only here for a short while / no we don’t want to miss a day / cus there’s so much we must do,” sings David Keenan on Radiate a Smile, four […]
Interviews

Interview: The Lives of Famous Men take the elevator upward

July 24, 2026 0
End Times Elevator Music is a special record to behold. From the Link Wray fuzz guitar rumbles on opener No Alarm to the title track closer, which arrives like Ben Schneider and Brendan Urie collaborated, there […]

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Live Reviews

Birds of Chicago, Sounds In The Suburbs, The Doublet, Glasgow, 28th October 2019

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The packed crowd who squeezed into the upstairs bar of this well kent Glasgow pub could hardly believe their luck at having the opportunity to see the mighty Birds of Chicago at such close quarters. With […]

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