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Track Premiere: Curse Of Lono “So Damned Beautiful”

October 21, 2021 Jonathan Aird 0
Dark.  We often glibly talk about a song being edgy, being dark, delving deep into nightmare situations.  ‘So Damned Beautiful‘, the new single from Curse of Lono’s new album ‘People In Cars‘ is one such song […]
Live Reviews

Alabama 3 + Curse Of Lono, 02 Academy, Bristol, 20th December 2019

January 13, 2020 Tim Merricks 0
It’s been a long time coming but Brixton’s perennial sharp-shooters Alabama 3 are once again hungry for that “Sweet Pretty Muthafuckin Country Acid House Music.” The unholy congregation of talent who put the menace into ‘The […]
News

Static Roots Festival announces first acts for 2020

January 8, 2020 Mark Underwood 0
Fast becoming pretty much an essential date in any Americana fan’s festival diary these days, the Static Roots Festival in Oberhausen, Germany this coming July announced its first performers just before Christmas. Dietmar Leibecke, festival organiser […]
Live Reviews

Robert Vincent + The Curse Of Lono + Foreign Affairs, Under The Apple Tree Sessions, Bush Hall, London, 26th October 2019

November 4, 2019 Martin Fisher 0
The hosts for this particular night of what was Country Music Week at Bush Hall were none other than Bob Harris’s Under The Apple Tree, the digital platform for Harris, his son Miles and various family […]
Live Reviews

Curse Of Lono + John Murry, The Blue Arrow, Glasgow, 12th October 2019

October 21, 2019 Paul Kerr 1
It’s getting so that Curse Of Lono’s popularity has to push them into larger venues in the very near future. Over a short course they have captured the attention of Bob Harris (who awarded them the […]

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Interview: The Roseline play sweet music but you must accept the thorns

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Anniversary Cheers: The Mercy Brothers “Strange Adventure” celebrates 23 years

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After six years, Laura Cortese announces new studio album “Lucky Water”

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Interview: The Roseline play sweet music but you must accept the thorns

August 12, 2026 0
It’s no secret that americana music in all its colorful variations has been prevalent and in vogue for years now as countless bands and singer/songwriters from the last two decades have found success filtering their music […]
Anniversary Cheers

Anniversary Cheers: The Mercy Brothers “Strange Adventure” celebrates 23 years

August 12, 2026 0
Cupcakes & Muffins re-release The Mercy Brothers album; Barrence Whitfield and Michael Dinallo join together in a musical journey of discovery, and it sounds spectacular. We are not used to 23-year anniversaries; they come around but […]
Artwork for Laura Veirs album "Temple Songs"
Album Reviews

Laura Veirs “Temple Songs”

August 12, 2026 0
A welcome and successful return to songwriting and making records. Temple Songs, the 14th solo album released by Laura Veirs, represents something of a comeback for the Portland, Oregon-based singer-songwriter, author, music teacher, podcaster and visual […]

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Interview: The Roseline play sweet music but you must accept the thorns

August 12, 2026 0
It’s no secret that americana music in all its colorful variations has been prevalent and in vogue for years now as countless bands and singer/songwriters from the last two decades have found success filtering their music […]
Interviews

Interview: Frank Turner reflects on 20 years of Campfire Punkrock

August 11, 2026 0
Remarkably, it is twenty years since Frank Turner released his first solo EP: Campfire Punkrock. The very title was both a statement of intent and a conscious identifier, defining his sound and the purpose of his […]
Interviews

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

August 7, 2026 0
At once nostalgic travelogue, introspective head-trip, and rootsy showcase, Madrid-born Juana Everett’s second album should be her breakthrough record. Past Lives in California swims headfirst through the murky waters of transit, both literal and metaphysical. Bring […]

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Neal Casal “Cora Jones” – Listen to this previously unreleased song

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Neal Casal needs no introduction around here, and although this is not an unkown song as such it has never had an official cleaned up and ready to hear release.  There’s quite a story behind how […]

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