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Track Premiere: Laurie Lewis “Central Square”

August 29, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
Laurie Lewis has been having quite the busy year – her own album ‘TREES‘ appeared earlier this year and in July she was announced as a recipient of an International Bluegrass Music Association Distinguished Achievement Award, […]
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Amythyst Kiah​​​ featuring Billy Strings – “I Will Not Go Down”

August 28, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
This song from Amythyst Kiah’s new album ‘Still + Bright’  (out Oct. 25th via Rounder Records) not only features Billy Strings – who you might expect to find around this local – but also has an […]
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Embla And The Karidotters “Bluebird” – Blue Birds, Blue Moons, no Blues

August 27, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
So, what is this?  Country Rock Tuesday?  Maybe it is.  Certainly ‘Bluebird‘ from Norwegian band Embla And The Karidotters has a strong country rock feel that includes a shake of Southern Rock guitar breaks – and […]
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The Sheepdogs “Take Me For A Ride” – Southern Rock from Canada

August 27, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
And to be honest that’s something that is really great about The Sheepdogs – all that pure Southern Rock (albeit with just a tiny sprinkling of Glam on ‘Take Me For A Ride‘) without any of […]
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Bella White “Luxury Liner” – tasty cover of Gram’s song

August 23, 2024 Jonathan Aird 0
That’s the story – Bella White has a new EP on Rounder Records called ‘Five For Silver‘ on which she covers tracks by Lucinda Williams, Jeff Tweedy, Neil Young, Ted Lucas, and  good gosh yes indeed […]

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Various Artists “Where The Willow And The Dogwood Grow – Words And Music Tom Waits And Kathleen Brennan”

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Jackson Browne press conference September 1997
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I can already hear the cries, “Jackson Browne, a bad album – what heresy is this.” After a moment, though, those same voices say more reflectively, “Well, there is his recent output,” or “Well, there was […]
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Various Artists “Where The Willow And The Dogwood Grow – Words And Music Tom Waits And Kathleen Brennan”

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Bang on target: 19 shells from the Waits and Brennan cannon. Since Tom Waits’ last studio album, Bad As Me (2011), apart from the odd reissue and a contribution to Marc Ribot’s Songs Of Resistance 1942 […]
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Other Brother Darryl “Hey Yeah Hey”

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Harmonies to the fore in Boston eight-piece’s swift sophomore album. You would have to be of a certain vintage to recognise where Boston-based Other Brother Darryl may have garnered their moniker. If it means nothing, it […]

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Interview: Ma Polaine’s Great Decline is thriving

June 10, 2026 0
With influences in blues, jazz and country, Ma Polaine’s Great Decline is actually thriving on their fifth album, Monster Swan (2025). Based in Somerset, England, Beth Packer’s distinctive, emotive vocals, coupled with her evocative lyrics, create […]
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Interview: Greg Loftus – As both musician and carpenter, he would like to knock on wood

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Greg Loftus comes from the town of Bourne, not far from the bridge that connects Massachusetts to Cape Cod. It is there that he practices woodworking, operates a club in nearby Falmouth and makes rock music […]
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Interview: Ben Vaughn on being true to yourself and the joys of recording an album in your car

May 29, 2026 0
To say Ben Vaughn has had an eclectic musical career would be a gross understatement. He grew up in the Philadelphia area, and his journey into music began when a kind uncle gave him a Duane […]

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The Gated Community “Hope To Hell” – not looking for trouble, and yet it arrives

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In the face of violence in the streets and unlawful detention what can a musician do, really?  They can document what’s going on, make their point and try and raise awareness (and maybe the odd dollar) […]
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Yung Wu “Shore Leave” (Bar/None Records 2018)

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An album from 1987 which sold less than 5,000 copies on release, this is essentially a side project by the percussionist from the band, the Feelies –Dan Weckerman here taking the role of lead vocalist and […]
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Tim Houlihan “Another Orion’ (Independent, 2016)

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Tim Houlihan has a voice made for country music and a grasp of a broad range of Americana styles. If he wasn’t a veteran of the scene this would sound like a perfect calling card for […]

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