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Tommy Emmanuel + Frank Vignola and Vinny Raniolo, Union Chapel London, 24th May 2018

May 30, 2018 David Fox 0

Islington’s Union Chapel is perhaps the favourite venue of many of the musicians who perform in London. It seats around a thousand people (on very hard Church pews admittedly) but the reward for the gig goer […]

Robyn Hitchcock, Oran Mor, Glasgow, 24th May 2018

May 29, 2018 Paul Kerr 0

I don’t know if Brian Ferry’s ears were burning the other night but if so it was probably because he received several mentions from Robyn Hitchcock in his fantastical and extremely funny in between song patter […]

Nils Lofgren, Cambridge Corn Exchange, Cambridge 24th May 2018

May 29, 2018 Jonathan Aird 1

Nils Lofgren near-solo – he’s accompanied tonight by multi-instrumentalist Gregg Varlotta – is a very different thing from what one might imagine from his “day job”. Shortly before heading off for his UK tour celebrating fifty […]

Simone Felice, Mackintosh Queen’s Cross Church, Glasgow, 13th May 2018

May 21, 2018 KC Vines 2

When Simone Felice and his brothers went to high school they would hop on a bus in their hamlet of Palenville and ride thirty minutes or so to the county town of Catskill, passing a mural […]

Birds of Chicago, Stables Stage 2, Wavendon, 15th May 2018

May 18, 2018 Jonathan Aird 0

The road works and long diversions conspiracy almost robbed us of the chance, but in the end tickets were grabbed from the ticket office, and a rapid relocation to Stage 2 enabled entry just as Birds […]

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Interviews

Interview: Adam Levy on the Honeydogs celebrated return

February 23, 2026 0

Experiencing a rebirth with Algebra for Broken Hearts, the St. Paul, Minnesota band’s twelfth album on Julian Records (2025), is crucial language, one voicing an undersung American existence. Like the novel, I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif […]

Interviews

Interview: Mean Mary answers six of one and half a dozen of the other

February 18, 2026 0

The banjo is a glorious instrument that can do a lot of ill in the wrong hands. It’s not easy to proudly, confidently pluck out some hot licks and really hard to play it with the […]

Behind the Songs

Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

February 17, 2026 0

Alan Gregg is a native Kiwi transplanted to North London with a spotty resumé to his credit. Not intending to be impolite, but prospective employers might be taken aback, curious as to what he has been […]

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Jeffrey Lewis is back and this time he’s even more freewheelin’ and sweary

February 6, 2025 0

The celebrated, idiosyncratic indie-rock/folk songwriter and comic book artist Jeffrey Lewis has announced his new album, “The EVEN MORE Freewheelin’ Jeffrey Lewis,” which is due for release on 21st March on Blang Records. The announcement also […]

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New American Aquarium album “The Fear Of Standing Still” out this summer

May 15, 2024 0

American Aquarium have announced their new album ‘The Fear of Standing Still’ which is due out 26th July 2024 via Losing Side Records/Thirty Tigers. “For us the sweet spot is when you’ve got a rock band […]

Album Reviews

Blackberry Smoke “Be Right Here”

February 14, 2024 2

Eighth studio album from Atlanta, Georgia’s americana rockers delivers a broader palette whilst still staying true to their bourbon-soaked southern roots. Having recorded their seventh album ‘You Hear Georgia’, during the most intense and restrictive period […]