Mark Underwood

Blitzen Trapper going wild and reckless in UK this week

April 9, 2018 Mark Underwood 0

As part of a lengthy European tour covering Belgium, Netherlands, Germany, Sweden, Norway and Denmark, Blitzen Trapper hit our shores for 3 brief dates this week. It’s hard to credit that it’s been 10 years since […]

Dean Owens, The Betsey Trotwood, Clerkenwell, 3rd April 2018

April 9, 2018 Mark Underwood 0

Originally launched at the Celtic Connections music festival in Glasgow back in February, Dean Owens’ new album, ‘Southern Wind’ has been described as “blowing up a storm” ever since. Unlike the launch night at Celtic Connections […]

The Wandering Hearts “Wild Silence” (Decca, 2018)

April 4, 2018 Mark Underwood 1

Reviewing an album which has already spent three weeks at number 1 in the UK country charts feels a bit like being the last person to get to a party that’s already been underway for some […]

Bennett Wilson Poole, Betsey Trotwood, London, 22nd March 2018

March 28, 2018 Mark Underwood 0

Much has been written about “the power of three.” Apparently it’s something to do with the evolution of the brain and how much easier it is for humans to grasp the concept of ‘threes.’ This notion […]

Dale Watson, The 100 Club, London, 16th March 2018

March 21, 2018 Mark Underwood 2

Shortly after 8.30pm, a passing punter in the 100 Club said to another fellow gig goer, “I thought that was Billy Idol for a moment.” It’s actually a reference to the gravity defying pompadour sitting atop […]