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About Keith Hargreaves
Riding the one eyed horse into dead town the scales fell from his eyes. Music was the only true god at once profane and divine The dust blew through his mind as he considered the offering... And then he scored it out of ten and waited for the world to wake up
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Taking on the world! Black Deer announce a new series of live events as well as a forthcoming radio station

April 3, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0
The owners of the multi-award winning Black Deer Festival have announced the launch of Black Deer Live,  a series of one-night shows starting this April showcasing the best in Americana music at grassroots venues across the […]
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Sounds from beyond the Shed 137 “WT actual F”

March 22, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 1
Regular readers of this column will be familiar with my occasional naivety in matters of the world but even I was surprised at how naive I was when covering a news story for the site this […]
News

SXSW Festival suffers backlash as artists protest at US Army sponsorship of event

March 22, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0
This year’s SXSW festival was marked by dozens of speakers and performers cancelling their appearances in protest of the event’s sponsorship by the U.S. Army amidst the ongoing Israel-Hamas war. Incredibly, but this is the world […]
News

After 6 years, The Decemberists return with a double album and London date

March 21, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0
Both essential we would say. The Decemberists have announced their new album, “As It Ever Was, So It Will Be Again“, out 14th June via YABB Records (Thirty Tigers). The band returns with their ninth studio […]
News

New Glen Campbell album of duets coming in April – A re-imagining of the classic “Ghost on the Canvas”

March 20, 2024 Keith Hargreaves 0
Big Machine Records and Surfdog Records have released the fourth advanced track from the “GLEN CAMPBELL DUETS – Ghost on the Canvas Sessions”(released on 19th April 2024). Hope Sandoval, lead singer of Mazzy Star, lends her […]

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Live Review: Maisy Owen with BJ Cole + Joe Harvey-Whyte, Theatreship, London – 23rd June 2026

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Jim James takes off his Morning Jacket and gets all “Wowed Out” on his latest solo album

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Maisy Owen
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Live Review: Maisy Owen with BJ Cole + Joe Harvey-Whyte, Theatreship, London – 23rd June 2026

July 1, 2026 0
It was a hot evening in London as the audience for Maisy Owen’s first London show gathered at the Theatreship moored at Docklands’ South Quay. The ship is a converted barge with outside and inside bars […]
News

Jim James takes off his Morning Jacket and gets all “Wowed Out” on his latest solo album

July 1, 2026 0
My Morning Jacket’s Jim James has announced the release of his new album, Wowed Out, which is due out on 28th August via ATO Records. The 3x GRAMMY® Award-nominated singer, songwriter, producer, multi-instrumentalist, and founding member […]
Tracks

Styrofoam Winos “Somebody Wants To Send You A Message” – it comes and goes

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A decade ago, three employees of JJ’s Market and Cafe became Styrofoam Winos. Lou Turner, Trevor Nikrant, and Joe Kenkel bonded over their mutual adoration for Bob Dylan, Patti Smith, Leonard Cohen, and dollar bin country […]

  • Live Review: Maisy Owen with BJ Cole + Joe Harvey-Whyte, Theatreship, London – 23rd June 2026
  • Jim James takes off his Morning Jacket and gets all “Wowed Out” on his latest solo album
  • Styrofoam Winos “Somebody Wants To Send You A Message” – it comes and goes
  • Video: Rachael Sage & The Sequins “Nexus (Acoustic)”
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Interview: Matt Patershuk writes songs for the small moments we all share

June 24, 2026 1
As an animal lover and caretaker of horses, dogs and cats, the latest album from Canadian singer-songwriter Matt Patershuk certainly caught my attention. Dog Tiger Horses on Red Hen Records (2025) is green as grass, country-folk […]
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Video Interview: Susto’s Justin Osbourne on Susto Stringband

June 18, 2026 0
Susto are an American indie band who have managed to build their own following with their individual take on alt-country and americana that reflects the fact that they were formed in Charleston, South Carolina. Justin Osbourne […]
Interviews

Interview: Tinsley Ellis brings the good word acoustically nowadays

June 17, 2026 0
In 2025, Tinsley Ellis returned to the deep roots of the blues after the success of his previous album, Naked Truth (Alligator Records, 2024). There are many different styles of playing wrapped up in his music, […]

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Coma Girls “Skyboxer” – Listen

February 1, 2021 0
Where folk-rock comes together with psych-rock that’s where you’ll find Coma Girls.  The band have been around since 2014, forming in Atlanta, but main man Chris Spino went on to sell his belongings and move to […]
Interviews

Interview: Tommy Prine on going this far South with friends

September 21, 2023 0
Songs that document the journey to being a man. Acclaimed singer-songwriter Ruston Kelly helped to persuade his friend, Tommy Prine, that he should pursue a life in music.  Subsequently, Kelly, a wise man, indeed, co-produced ‘This […]
Album Reviews

The Rails “Cancel The Sun” (Psychonaut Sounds/Thirty Tigers, 2019)

September 19, 2019 0
“Something is slipping my mind” Kami Thompson sings on one of the multiple  not-so-hidden gems on ‘Cancel The Sun’. But in fact when it comes to ‘Cancel the Sun’ qualifying as a folk-rock landmark of 2019,  […]

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