Jonathan Aird

Mavis Staples, Union Chapel, London, 10th July 2018

July 16, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Mavis Staples is a living legend – recent Americana Grammy winner, Jeff Tweedy collaborator, mainstay of STAX Records, civil rights activist, the list goes on. And thankfully a legend that has not been diminished by time. […]

Stone Thieves “Midnight Ride” – Listen

July 13, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Americana-UK – “so where’s the UK?“, one might sometimes be tempted to ask. Well, Stone Thieves are a four piece who make a great Southern Rock noise but are also a solidly UK band. They could […]

Great Lake Swimmers have new album and tour dates

July 13, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

That’s right – it’s been a long time since ‘A Forest of Arms‘ , fully 3 years, but at last Tony Dekker’s band return with a new full-length release ‘The Waves, The Wake‘ which is out […]

Fox & Coyote “Scattered Shadows In A Double Bed” (Independent, 2018)

July 13, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

Fox & Coyote are a five piece band from Minneapolis who mix shoegaze guitar with banjo and soaring cello, all delivered over inventive drumming and bass patterns. The band tends towards the emotionally open in their […]

Track Premiere: Wes Charlton “Snow Covered Cars”

July 12, 2018 Jonathan Aird 1

Wes Charlton is gearing up to release his latest album, ‘Morning Stars‘, on September 28th. It’ll be his third full length solo release, and ‘Snow Covered Cars‘ is the lead single. There’s a classic rock feel […]