Dean Nardi

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Brooks Williams

July 29, 2025 Dean Nardi 0

Writing and performing for over thirty years, Brooks Williams has carved out his own niche and earned a reputation as a superior guitarist to go along with prolific songcraft that has produced a staggering 34 albums […]

Live Review: Counting Crows + The Gaslight Anthem, Red Hat, Raleigh, NC – 17th July 2025

July 25, 2025 Dean Nardi 0

It didn’t seem to matter that the heat index was in the 100s in Raleigh, North Carolina, as Counting Crows with support from The Gaslight Anthem drew a near-capacity crowd, making a hot summer night feel […]

More People Really Should Know About: Hollow Hand

July 22, 2025 Dean Nardi 0

Brighton is south of London, and a quick train in and out gets you there. Max Kinghorn-Mills remembers moving there, mentally prepared for leaving home after finishing his second album as Hollow Hand in a flat […]

The Wood Brothers “Puff of Smoke”

July 21, 2025 Dean Nardi 0

Progressive americana trio brings inventive songwriting and lyrical wit on ninth album. Across a 20-year shared history, The Wood Brothers have mixed masterful songcraft with a blend of music that is impractical to genre-tag. You’ll find […]

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Interview: Tim O’Brien and Jan Fabricius on picking paper flowers

July 15, 2025 Dean Nardi 0

Writing songs with Tom Paxton was like going fishing with a friend. Paper flowers generally symbolise enduring love, remembrance, and creativity. Unlike fresh flowers, they don’t fade or die, memorialising a love that lasts or a […]