Jonathan Aird

Robin Jackson “Drifting At Sea” – Listen

November 28, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s easy to hear the influence of Robin Jackson’s previous band, the dark boho-cabaret band, Vagabond Opera. It’s no real surprise that the Portland based multi-instrumentalist has also worked with Amanda Palmer. The moody Drifting at Sea is […]

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings “Soul of a Woman” (Daptone Records, 2017)

November 28, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

No-one forgets seeing Sharon Jones live – she was a powerful performer, and it is nothing short of tragic that her late-blooming recording career was so cruelly cut short this year. In a conversation with JJ […]

Various Artists “Won’t be Home for Christmas” (Hemifran/Paraply Records, 2017)

November 28, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Just one look at the cover of this collection of Christmas themed songs by an eclectic mix of eighteen singer-songwriters gives a clue as to the content. This is Christmas deep in the heart of Americana-land: […]

Jade Jackson, The Slaughtered Lamb, London, 13th November 2017

November 27, 2017 Jonathan Aird 1

The music room of The Slaughtered Lamb is a cosy basement of this spacious Clerkenwell hip-boozer, with a stage squeezed into a corner. It’s surprisingly full of instruments, but this is explained by the support – […]

I’m With Her announce debut album, and UK Tour

November 27, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

In these days of gloom – and we don’t just mean the early fall of night beneath skies heavy with cloud and portents of storms to come – it’s nice to be able to offer our […]

Preview: James Taylor returns to the UK

July 15, 2026 3

Correction: The original version of this story described James Taylor as arriving in the UK next week, when as one of our readers has pointed out in the comments, he’s already played Scotland and is in […]

Whiskey Treaty Roadshow “Kept Rising”

July 15, 2026 0

Whiskey Treaty Roadshow proves that Democracy is strongest when it is diverse. It’s hard to pin down Whiskey Treaty Roadshow. They are all over the map, stylistically, and as a collective. Over the course of more […]

Live Review: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, British Airways ARC, London – 8th July 2026

July 15, 2026 0

And it’s off to another new venue in London, prestigiously located at Olympia in one of those surprisingly hard to get to parts of London. Few are the venues that feel the need to post outlying […]

Articles by Jonathan Aird

Robin Jackson “Drifting At Sea” – Listen

Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings “Soul of a Woman” (Daptone Records, 2017)

Various Artists “Won’t be Home for Christmas” (Hemifran/Paraply Records, 2017)

Jade Jackson, The Slaughtered Lamb, London, 13th November 2017

I’m With Her announce debut album, and UK Tour

Preview: James Taylor returns to the UK

Whiskey Treaty Roadshow “Kept Rising”

Live Review: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, British Airways ARC, London – 8th July 2026

Max Subar “Anything Could Be”

Park Hills Circle “All Of A Sudden” – seasons change