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Convinced Friend “On Fire” – get the extinguishers

July 17, 2026 Jonathan Aird 2
You may be wondering what a Convinced Friend is – and it’s a good question that Austin Wilson made some sense of on the debut self-titled album by the band he fronts: here were a set […]
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The Suitcase Junket “One More Mile” – take that step

July 16, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0
One More Mile is the latest single from The Suitcase Junket, the recording name of poetic folkster Matt Lorenz.  It’s a song that in a sense belies it’s upbeat tempo and optimistic feel –  it’s taken […]
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Park Hills Circle “All Of A Sudden” – seasons change

July 15, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0
Park Hills Circle is the solo project of Maris Tierney, and Alaskan-Irish singer-songwriter who lives in Chicago.  She’s just released the debut album All Of A Sudden, and today we have the title track to share.  Maris is […]
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Jenny Gillespie Mason “Medicine Of Light” – a healing balm

July 14, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0
On her new album In the Safety of the Light, Jenny Gillespie Mason is turning back to her musical roots. After a decade pursuing psychedelic pop, jazz, and electronic textures through her project Sis (and most […]
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Kaatwalk “Open Your Eyes” – can you really not see what’s before you?

July 13, 2026 Jonathan Aird 0
Kaatwalk is a pretty busy Twin Cities-based musician; she releases solo material, has a duo with Marv Gohman (who plays banjo on today’s song) called Marv & Kaat, and she also sings with the band, The […]

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

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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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Paperback Riders: Dennis McNally “A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead”

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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"
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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 […]

  • Something for the weekend: Son Volt “If I Could”
  • Bella White “A Sign In The Weather”
  • Jawdropped have a “Secret To Spare” and October dates
  • Classic Clips: Anna Tivel “Rodeo Queens” – She’s Speaking
  • Paperback Riders: Dennis McNally “A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead”
  • Bob Dylan announces 2026 UK tour
  • Hell in a Handcart: What about the Babel Fish?
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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

July 13, 2026 0
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

July 7, 2026 1
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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Pick of the Political Pops: Wilco “If I Ever Was A Child”

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In the green and pleasant fields of the People’s Republic of Liverpudlia no one is unhappy and no one goes hungry. At least that’s the vibe we get from within Americana-UK Towers although of course it […]

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