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H. C. McEntire, The Islington London, May 2nd 2018

May 14, 2018 David Fox 0
First time for this reviewer at The Islington in Tolpuddle Street, a traditional room behind a pub with space for around 120, the stage taking up around a third of the floor space. A fine compact […]
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Yo La Tengo, SWG3 , Glasgow, 29th April 2018

May 3, 2018 KC Vines 0
A Sunday night in Glasgow’s Finnieston and a mixture of die-hard fans and the curious has gathered in hushed expectation for the Hoboken trio. “When will we be set free?” sings bassist James McNew at the […]
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Callaghan, Bush Hall, London, 26th April 2018

May 3, 2018 David Fox 0
Bush Hall is one of those milestone venues for many artists when they are building their careers as it is just the right size to test whether an act can headline their own London show. With […]
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Lilly Hiatt, Nell’s Jazz and Blues, West Kensington London, 25th April 2018

May 3, 2018 Cary Gee 0
It would be an understatement to describe Lilly Hiatt’s introduction to London as understated. But when you are courageous enough to hang yourself out to dry, literally and metaphorically, in full view of the audience, you […]
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Courtney Marie Andrews, Islington Assembly Hall, 24th April 2018

May 2, 2018 Keith Clifford 0
The last time Courtney Marie Andrews played London was September last year when she was riding high after her appearance on Later with Jools Holland, selling out two nights at Bush Hall.  I attended and reviewed […]

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The Milk Carton Kids will return to the UK and Ireland for a run of headline dates in January 2027, including London’s Barbican Centre, Bristol Beacon, Manchester’s Albert Hall, Glasgow’s Pavilion Theatre and Dublin’s 3Olympia Theatre. […]
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The new release by Little Sparta takes Mekons collaboration in directions old and new. After 26 years at work and 20 years since their first release, veteran Alan D. Boyd’s project Little Sparta just put out […]
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David Wilcox makes records that are masterful in the way they prompt people to feel things deeply and heal themselves. To put it another way, his songs act as chicken soup for the soul. His music […]

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Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

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Interview: Charlie Musselwhite knows the highway and it knows him

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Video Interview: Matt Hill’s Salford Celebration of Guy Clark’s Catalogue on his 10th Anniversary

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