Jonathan Aird

John Grant and Richard Hawley, The Barbican, London – 24th September 2023

October 5, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

John Grant with Richard Hawley and his band (on guitar and lap steel Shez Sheridan, master of keyboards John Trier, Dean Beresford on drums and on bass Colin Elliot), brought their tribute to Patsy Cline to […]

Western States “Someone To Blame” – there’s a lot to spread around

October 5, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

The latest single from Western States hit the road on September 22nd, and it’s a fairly angry song. Ok, it’s a very angry song as you’ll probably notice from the opening lines “Oh to that Son […]

Carla Olson “Set You Free This Time” – with Gene Clark

October 4, 2023 Jonathan Aird 2

Oh, this is truly something special for you today dear reader. Taken from Carla Olson’s third album of duets, entitled ‘Have Harmony Will Travel 3‘ comes this previously unreleased recording of Carla and Gene Clark singing […]

Morsel “Four Wheels” – heading down the road with no plan

October 3, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

‘Four Wheels‘ is the third single from ‘On A Bee Line‘, the second album from Denver based rootsy jam-band Morsel, who merge the acoustic and the electric on this pacey paean to escaping at pace down […]

Mike Stocksdale “Gone Gone Gone” – time relentlessly marches on

October 2, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

On today’s slice of steadily rocking Americana Mike Stocksdale reflects on the passage of time and the relentless loss of heroes, singing “We lost Charlie Watts today / Paul McCartney sure looked sad but he wouldn’t […]

Alicia Blue “Country Desire”

August 21, 2026 0

A confident debut that shows the Nashville-based singer-songwriter has a vigour that sets her apart from the crowd. For singer-songwriter Alicia Blue, Waylon Jennings isn’t so much an influence as someone she calls “a creative angel […]

Classic Clips: Michael Hurley “Rhinefarm Session” – Vineyard at Gundlach Bundschu, 2015

August 21, 2026 0

Michael Hurley died last year, and wasn’t it starting to look like he wasn’t the dying kind? Every now and then someone goes, and it’s only then that you realise what you’d been hoping for: that […]

LA band Big Trouble to release their debut album “On Elephant Hill”

August 21, 2026 0

On Elephant Hill is the debut album from Big Trouble, the Los Angeles-based project led by Justin Kohlberg (Moonrun) and Daniel Talamantes and it’s scheduled for release on the 18th of September on Royal Oakie Records. […]

Articles by Jonathan Aird

John Grant and Richard Hawley, The Barbican, London – 24th September 2023

Western States “Someone To Blame” – there’s a lot to spread around

Carla Olson “Set You Free This Time” – with Gene Clark

Morsel “Four Wheels” – heading down the road with no plan

Mike Stocksdale “Gone Gone Gone” – time relentlessly marches on

Alicia Blue “Country Desire”

Classic Clips: Michael Hurley “Rhinefarm Session” – Vineyard at Gundlach Bundschu, 2015

LA band Big Trouble to release their debut album “On Elephant Hill”

Devyn Brinsfield “Dreamers and Losers”

The latest AUK Podcast now available featuring Mike Scott of The Waterboys