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Small Venue Heroes – Chuck Prophet

April 21, 2022 Keith Hargreaves 6
Chuck Prophet has been a regular feature of the live scene in the UK for over 30 years and although I have seen him several times, each of those time is joyous celebration of the uplifting […]
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Small Venue Heroes – Withered Hand

April 7, 2022 Cam Fraser 0
Withered Hand is the name Dan Willson goes by when he’s performing his brilliant songs. At home in Edinburgh, Withered Hand packs out quite large venues, but outside of his adopted home, he concedes that small […]
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Small Venue Heroes: Albert Lee

March 22, 2022 Martin Johnson 6
Small venues are my favourite spaces to enjoy live music, and when you combine the intimacy and ease of access of such venues with the enjoyment of experiencing at close quarters a live performance by a […]
Small Venue Heroes

Small Venue Heroes: Tia McGraff

March 8, 2022 Lyndon Bolton 1
Based purely on great shows in small venues the list of contenders for this title is long but is there any characteristic that particularly sets apart a hero? The music of course, but there is also […]
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Small Venue Heroes: The Surfing Magazines

February 22, 2022 Rich Orpin 0
Formed in 2017, The Surfing Magazines are a super-group comprising two thirds of The Wave Pictures and one half of Slow Club. Showcasing the myriad talents of frontman Dave Tattersall, along with Franic Rozycki (The Wave […]

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Artwork for Bell White album "A sign in the weather"

Bella White “A Sign In The Weather”

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Jawdropped have a “Secret To Spare” and October dates

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Classic Clips: Anna Tivel “Rodeo Queens” – She’s Speaking

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Something for the weekend: Son Volt “If I Could”

July 17, 2026 1
Well that’s it from us for this week and we leave you dear reader with a new song from alt-country heroes/pioneers/stalwarts/choose your own noun Son Volt whose latest album Sound Signal Serenades was physically released on […]
Artwork for Bell White album "A sign in the weather"
Album Reviews

Bella White “A Sign In The Weather”

July 17, 2026 0
A strong third album from the rootsy Canadian “Appalachian” artist from New Orleans showing raw emotion and a degree of post-breakup positivity. As you listen to each song on Bella White’s new studio album you feel […]
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Jawdropped have a “Secret To Spare” and October dates

July 17, 2026 0
Jawdropped, a four-piece from Los Angeles, have announced their debut album, Secret To Spare, due 18th September via Transgressive Records / Canvasback. The band has also released the first single, Split Lip, along with a video […]

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Interview: What Taylor Bickett is shooting for

July 16, 2026 0
Nothing I Can’t Undo is such a deeply earnest, empathetic and personal album that captures exactly what a solo debut is supposed to be by introducing us, in full, to Taylor Bickett, a 20-something singer/songwriter from […]
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Interview: Arcade Fire’s Richard Reed Parry celebrates The Sadies’ Dallas Good and Watchtowers

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Canada has continued to punch above its weight musically since the days of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and the Canuck members of The Band first rose to international prominence in the ’60s, and The Sadies, with […]
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Interview: Hank Alrich and his sonic explorations

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Like the old sailors of yore, Hank Alrich sure knows how to spin a yarn, though I doubt his are made up or heavily stretched. They keep your attention. I would contentedly sit in an armchair […]

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