Farmer Dave and the Wizards of the West

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Farmer Dave and the Wizards of the West “Farmer Dave and the Wizards of the West”

January 28, 2021 Jason McDonald 0

Farmer Dave brings the healing spirit of California to these troubled times Farmer Dave and the Wizards of the West self-titled album is a breezy slice of psychedelic West Coast Americana that takes the listener on […]

Afton Wolfe “Twenty Three” EP

March 17, 2023 0

An EP that makes you wish it was an album. According to the Press Release that accompanied this EP, “Southern Neo-Beatnik AFTON WOLFE Returns with Mystical, Masterful New EP”! Whilst not entirely sure what constitutes a […]

Lucero “Should’ve Learned By Now”

March 17, 2023 0

On ‘Should’ve Learned By Now,’ Lucero show us that they’re au contraire, they’re masters of their craft. Maybe it is not exactly clear what Lucero means by naming their latest album ‘Should’ve Learned By Now,’ but […]

Chickasaw Mudd Puppies “Fall Line”

March 17, 2023 0

Deep South Americana. Fast and furious. Coming from Athens Georgia this duo has reformed from the Eighties following the discovery of some of their songs for the film ‘Tracing Cowboys’. This time they have also added […]

Obituaries

The Song Remains: Eric Taylor 1949-2020

March 12, 2020 4

I heard from a colleague, who has contact with associates of Eric Taylor, that he had died on March 9th 2020 following a period of illness. I immediately checked the web for confirmation but there was […]

Essentials

Essentials: The top 10 Steve Earle albums

July 8, 2021 20

Steve Earle announced his arrival in our lives with his debut album in 1986. Since then, he has racked up almost thirty studio and live albums under his own name or in collaboration with others. I […]

Live Reviews

Live Review: Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit + His Lordship, O2 Apollo, Manchester – 18th November 2022

November 22, 2022 18

AUK’s Clint West sees Jason Isbell complete a journey from small venue troubadour to the first modern americana superstar. On November 25th 2013 Jason Isbell played at Manchester’s Ruby Lounge in support of his newly released […]

Something for the weekend: Ruston Kelly “Michael Keaton”

Tracks

March 17, 2023 0

That’s it from us for another week dearest of readers and we leave you with yet another track from the forthcoming new Ruston Kelly album “The Weakness” but honestly this is the biggest earworm of the […]

The No Ones “304 Molino Way” – again?

Tracks

March 17, 2023 0

What is this then? Didn’t we have The No Ones last Friday? Yes, we did, and this is their even newer awesome single. So no apologies – if it looks like favouritism it’s because it is. […]

Afton Wolfe “Twenty Three” EP

Album Reviews

March 17, 2023 0

Classic Clip: First Aid Kit “Emmylou” – Live at the Polar Music Awards, 2015

Classic Clips

March 17, 2023 0

Emmylou Harris was in Stockholm in 2015, as the latest recipient for the Polar Music Prize, instigated by Stig Anderson, manager and collaborator with ABBA. That alone was a high achievement, placing her in a pantheon […]