David Chalfen

Live review: Robert Forster, Lafayette, London – 20th March 2023

April 5, 2023 David Chalfen 0

With over four decades in the industry Robert Forster has lived through a lot. When the Go-Betweens started at Brisbane University in 1977 Americana wasn’t yet a thing and their artistic and indeed commercial dilemma for […]

Live Review: Isabella Coulstock and Joe Slater, London Green Note – 15th November 2022

November 28, 2022 David Chalfen 0

Tonight is Ms Coulstock’s first headliner, and it’s sold out. Her website shows a medley of highly laudatory recommendations from respected musicians, major festival heads and BBC Radio presenters and all single out her musicianship, singing […]

Live Review: Anna Ash + Dolly Mavies, Green Note, Camden London – 18th Sept 2022

September 28, 2022 David Chalfen 1

Encouragingly, Anna Ash, known for her arresting vocal prowess, has managed to fill out the Green Note tonight, which now seems to have returned to pre covid capacity. Her fourth album ‘Sleeper’ has gained strong reviews […]

Live review: Rachael Sage + Fiona Harte – Green Note, Camden, London 17th August 2022

August 26, 2022 David Chalfen 0

With a back catalogue of 14 albums spanning across almost three decades, tonight’s act has no shortage of material and whilst her own press release labels her as alternative pop, to this reviewer’s ears her oeuvre […]

Live review: Curse Of Lono + Lucas & King – The Lexington, London, 28th April 2022

May 9, 2022 David Chalfen 1

Playing at the muso-friendly Lexington by London’s Kings Cross, Felix Bechtolsheimer and crew tonight serve up a number of new songs from the latest album ‘People In Cars’ with an ample buffering of the Curse’s previous […]