Articles by Jonathan Aird

It has long been a way to hone your craft and pay some dues – busking.  It’s like a free rehearsal room and you might catch a coin (though all ears can listen for free).  Not […]

Imagine early Mumford & Sons crossed with early Josh Ritter, but with a French accent and you’re getting close to the sound of Lake Poets – upbeat, uptempo and not yet turned cynical by the ways […]

There’s something not going quite right on Renee Wahl’s roadtrip, captured on ‘From Here To There‘, taken from her new album ‘Cut To The Bone‘ which is out on the ides of March.  She’s thinking about […]

The Cactus Blossoms are Minneapolis-based brother duo Page Burkum and Jack Torrey, and this laid back love song, co-written with Dan Auerbach, belies it’s smooth and easy mood  – the song actually came together really quickly […]

Chicago!  The Blues!  And…whatever it is that other band plays.  That’s not the whole story though – South City Revival  are busy defining a “Chicago Country” sound, and on this, their latest single, they extol the […]