Russell Murphy

Giulia Millanta “Tomorrow Is A Bird”

February 16, 2021 Russell Murphy 0

Songs of reinvention and life and tomorrows. Florence-born, now Austin-based, Giulia Millanta has produced for her seventh studio album a collection of songs almost of the dreamer, of searching, trying to determine whether the future will […]

Steve Mayone “Mayone”

January 8, 2021 Russell Murphy 0

Much more than a simple tribute to a favourite album As has been written elsewhere on several occasions recently, one of the very few positive aspects of this awful virus has been the desire of so […]

Nick Dittmeier “Companion (Extended Edition)” (Lost Crossroads Music, 2020)

December 10, 2020 Russell Murphy 0

Nick Dittmeier, along with his backing band The Sawdusters, is renowned for constantly touring, so, like the majority of performing musicians across the globe, 2020 has been a hell of a year. To keep things moving, […]

Matt Eckstine “Lil’ Blue” (Independent 2020)

November 12, 2020 Russell Murphy 0

Almost 20 years ago, songwriter and performer Matt Eckstine upped sticks from his native Ohio and settled in the Lowcountry of coastal South Carolina and Georgia. After some time fronting Savannah local band The Accomplices, in […]

AUK’s Chain Gang: The New Pornographers “Sing Me Spanish Techno”

November 2, 2020 Russell Murphy 0

Clint’s entry for the Chain Gang last week, Simi Stone, is also a full-time member of The New Pornographers, an excellent outfit from Vancouver, Canada, having been a touring member for some years. One of their […]