Mercy Bell

Mercy Bell “Home” – Listen

January 14, 2020 Jonathan Aird 0

We don’t underplay the importance that Mercy Bell places on her background, as her publicity proudly declares she is “Nashville queer Filipino-American musician Mercy Bell“. Which is great, but what is really going to make […]

Fiver “Soundtrack to A More Radiant Sphere: The Joe Wallace Mixtape”

October 3, 2022 0

A soundtrack of primitive folk songs and atmospheric instrumentals Fiver is essentially one of the many avenues Toronto’s Simone Schmidt uses to pursue her musical journey, quite a fascinating one as it turns out with […]

Sara Syms “The Darkest Light”

October 3, 2022 0

Fine vocals and heartfelt songs from New Orleans-based Syms. From the opening bars of the first track –the title track ‘The Darkest Light’–it’s clear we’re listening to a class act. Recorded in New Orleans Esplanade […]

Julianna Riolino “All Blue”

October 3, 2022 0

Highly promising solo debut from Canadian singer-songwriter. How to describe ‘All Blue,’ the debut album from Toronto based artist Julianna Riolino? At times delving into old fashioned rock and roll tinged with indie attitude, occasional […]

Obituaries

The Song Remains: Eric Taylor 1949-2020

March 12, 2020 2

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 […]

News

Introducing ‘The Twang Factor’ – AUK’s showcase for new artists

September 17, 2020 2

Another reminder about this one everyone! At AUK we are firm believers in supporting new talent, especially in the current difficult environment. We are therefore putting our money where our mouth is by introducing ‘The […]

Features

This website kills fascists – Vote for hope today

December 12, 2019 16

Today dear reader is one of the most important days for this country that we’ve faced in decades, certainly since 1979. I wrote a piece a couple of years ago on the day of 2017’s […]

Interview: Geoff Muldaur on the latest addition to his lifetime body of work

Interviews

October 3, 2022 0

One of the greatest white blues and roots music singers who was a major influence on Jerry Garcia. Geoff Muldaur may not be a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, he doesn’t […]

Fiver “Soundtrack to A More Radiant Sphere: The Joe Wallace Mixtape”

Album Reviews

October 3, 2022 0

AUK’s Chain Gang: John Prine “Sam Stone”

AUK's Chain Gang

October 3, 2022 0

As regular readers are aware, the object of the articles in the Chain Gang series is to find something in the one that precedes yours that you can link to and write about. I scoured […]