Jonathan Aird

Live Review: The Long Ryders + Autumn Saints, 229, London – 20th May 2023

June 2, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

A gig by The Long Ryders is always going to be an event, that goes without saying, and anyone who thinks that this writer is going to be approaching such an event without a keen anticipation […]

Casey James Prestwood “Wine Drunk” – set ’em up barkeep

June 2, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Casey James Prestwood has been a nominee for Honky-Tonker of the year at the Ameripolitan Awards (nope, us neither, but we probably should have – sounds like a great event and we literally cannot wait for […]

Track Premiere: Michelle Billingsley “Champagne Toast”

June 1, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Ah, the Champagne toast – the universal affirmation of happiness and approval and all good wishes. Well, perhaps not for Michelle Billingsley who is in a much more ironic mood as she makes the traditional gesture […]

Golden Oak “Geese” – Our pastoral perfection, imagined

May 31, 2023 Jonathan Aird 2

Golden Oak is an indie/folk band based out of Portland, Maine, and fronted by siblings Zak and Lena Kendall, with up-right bassist Mike Knowles and Drummer Jackson Cromwell completing the line-up. On ‘Geese‘ they contemplate the […]

Lucinda Williams “Where The Song Will Find Me” – Waiting for the muse to turn up

May 30, 2023 Jonathan Aird 0

Lucinda Williams is a legend, and never more so than in her resilient majesty on recent tours and here with a song from the new album ‘Stories from a Rock n Roll Heart’ (out June 30th via […]