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Live Review: Julian Taylor + Michelle Stodart, Water Rats, London – 16th April 2026

May 1, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0

It’s a return to what is becoming his London home, Julian Taylor and his crack UK band for a Green Note presents concert at The Water Rats. A pretty much packed out room – this is […]

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Shannon Clark “All You Need To Know”

May 1, 2026 Jonathan Hincks 0

Accessible soulful heartfelt Rust Belt americana that demands attention from needle drop to run-out groove. Raise high the red, white, and blue swallowtail of the Ohio burgee (the only non-rectangular state flag in the union); you’re […]

Paperback Riders: John Perry Barlow “Mother American Night: My Life in Crazy Times” and The Principles Of Adult Behavior

April 30, 2026 Tim Martin 0

John Perry Barlow’s memoir Mother American Night: My Life in Crazy Times reads like an acid trip from the American counterculture, yet also carries an idealistic turn that comes from living through multiple revolutions. The book […]

Live Review: Eric Bibb + Janileigh Cohen, St. Leonard’s Church, Bridgnorth – 25th March 2026

April 30, 2026 Sophie Wenban 0

You probably wouldn’t immediately think of St. Leonard’s Church in Bridgnorth as a likely venue if someone were to mention a roof-raising indie-folk and blues double bill. Yet on a storm-lashed March evening, the old sandstone […]

Maisie Owen Dark on a Sunny Day cover art

Maisy Owen “Dark on a Sunny Day”

April 30, 2026 Jonathan Smith 0

Moody and magnificent debut from major new songwriter. A new name to the Americana UK shores, Maisy Owen is a Nashville native still residing in the city. This is her first full-length offering, although at eight […]

Preview: James Taylor returns to the UK next week

July 15, 2026 0

One of the most influential singer-songwriters of the modern era, James Taylor returns to the UK this month for his first London performance in three years when he takes to the stage at The O2 Arena […]

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

July 15, 2026 0

And it’s off to another new venue in London, prestigiously located at Olympia in one of those surprisingly hard to get to parts of London. Few are the venues that feel the need to post outlying […]

Live Review: Julian Taylor + Michelle Stodart, Water Rats, London – 16th April 2026

Shannon Clark “All You Need To Know”

Paperback Riders: John Perry Barlow “Mother American Night: My Life in Crazy Times” and The Principles Of Adult Behavior

Live Review: Eric Bibb + Janileigh Cohen, St. Leonard’s Church, Bridgnorth – 25th March 2026

Maisy Owen “Dark on a Sunny Day”

Preview: James Taylor returns to the UK next week

Whiskey Treaty Roadshow “Kept Rising”

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

Max Subar “Anything Could Be”

Park Hills Circle “All Of A Sudden” – seasons change