Paisley Underground

Interview: Rain Parade’s Matt Piucci on their upcoming tour and his thoughts on the Paisley Underground

June 5, 2024 Paul Kerr 1

After a two-man visit last year, Rain Parade are coming back with a full band lineup. Back in 1983, Rain Parade released one of the essential albums to come out of the so-called Paisley Underground scene. […]

Rain Parade “Last Rays Of A Dying Sun”

August 11, 2023 Paul Kerr 1

Veterans of the Paisley Underground storm back in great trippy form. The first glimmerings of a Rain Parade revival appeared when Steven Roback and Matt Piucci toured the UK earlier this year with The Dream Syndicate. […]

Live review: Dream Syndicate + The Rain Parade, The Hug & Pint, Glasgow – 11th March 2023

March 16, 2023 Paul Kerr 0

Glasgow’s Hug & Pint might be a cool, hipster like watering hole in the west end but its cramped cellar strained to contain the sold out crowd who had flocked to see this legendary coupling of […]

Interview: The Dream Syndicate’s Steve Wynn is happy to fly the flag for the Paisley Underground

February 28, 2023 Paul Kerr 0

On the eve of the legendary Dream Syndicate’s first ever UK tour, Steve Wynn talks to AUK about the reincarnation of the band and is happy to embrace the Paisley Underground tag. Given that it’s taken […]

Classic Americana Compilations: Various Artists “Acres For Cents” (Zippo 1987)

August 26, 2020 Paul Kerr 0

What is a compilation album? A bespoke tribute to a singular artist might be considered to be a compilation, but for this writer it’s basically a bunch of otherwise available songs slung together for one reason […]

For The Sake Of The Song: Dean Owens “Sally’s Song (I Dreamed Of Michael Marra)”

July 27, 2026 0

Dean Owens is, of course, no stranger to these pages. With twelve albums and numerous AUK awards behind him, a search on this site will provide pages of reviews, interviews and videos. Typing the name Michael […]

Mick Flannery “The House Must Win”

July 27, 2026 0

A labour of love, twenty years in the making from renowned Irish singer-songwriter. It is more than twenty years since Mick Flannery released his debut album Evening Train, but the tale it told of (as he puts […]

Robert Plant to receive Americana Music Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award

July 27, 2026 0

The Americana Music Association has announced that singer, songwriter and musical trailblazer Robert Plant will receive the Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award during the 25th Annual Americana Honours & Awards, taking place on 16th September 2026, at […]

Interview: Rain Parade’s Matt Piucci on their upcoming tour and his thoughts on the Paisley Underground

Rain Parade “Last Rays Of A Dying Sun”

Live review: Dream Syndicate + The Rain Parade, The Hug & Pint, Glasgow – 11th March 2023

Interview: The Dream Syndicate’s Steve Wynn is happy to fly the flag for the Paisley Underground

Classic Americana Compilations: Various Artists “Acres For Cents” (Zippo 1987)

For The Sake Of The Song: Dean Owens “Sally’s Song (I Dreamed Of Michael Marra)”

Mick Flannery “The House Must Win”

Robert Plant to receive Americana Music Association’s Lifetime Achievement Award

Tucker Zimmerman “Dream Me A Dream”

Sounds from beyond the Shed 241 “Back in the swim”