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Live Review: Jim White and Trey Blake, The Lexington London – 11th February 2025

February 18, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

Jim White and Trey Blake’s album “Precious Bane” is, even in January, in the running for the 2025 best of list. It was reviewed in these pages by Jonny Brick with the full back story of […]

Live Review: Kim Richey, + Carla J. Easton, The Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey, 9th February 2025

February 17, 2025 Graeme Tait 2

A Sunday evening show at the Town Hall, Kirton in Lindsey, Lincolnshire’s premier americana music venue, is quite a rare event, but there again the night’s headline act more than warranted any change to the normal […]

Live Review: Americana Music Association UK Awards, Hackney Church, London, 23rd January 2025

February 14, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

And at last the bad weather had arrived. After a couple of nights at the Evening Music Showcases where there had been a distinct absence of snow or even rain and things had barely been chilly […]

Live Review: Lake Street Dive, Roundhouse, London – 31st January 2025

February 14, 2025 David Jarman 1

How to describe Lake Street Dive? The five piece band have somehow synthesised many corners of US pop and soul music into their own distinctive blend with an irresistible party vibe. London’s Roundhouse was sold out […]

Live Review: UK Americana Music Week – AMAUK UK Showcases, Hackney Venues, 22nd January 2025

February 14, 2025 Jonathan Aird 0

And here we were, back again, for another night of mad dashing about to hear the maximum amount of music possible from the various Showcases across the five venues in Hackney Central that provide a home […]

Preview: James Taylor returns to the UK

July 15, 2026 3

Correction: The original version of this story described James Taylor as arriving in the UK next week, when as one of our readers has pointed out in the comments, he’s already played Scotland and is in […]

Whiskey Treaty Roadshow “Kept Rising”

July 15, 2026 0

Whiskey Treaty Roadshow proves that Democracy is strongest when it is diverse. It’s hard to pin down Whiskey Treaty Roadshow. They are all over the map, stylistically, and as a collective. Over the course of more […]

Live Review: Joan Jett & The Blackhearts, British Airways ARC, London – 8th July 2026