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Essentials: A ten song americana trip through California

February 20, 2025 Richard Parkinson 1

The Golden State is one of the geographical pillars of country and roots music giving rise to the Bakersfield sound, acid folk, country rock, the Paisley underground and much more. In 2023, the Country Music Hall of […]

VERSIONS: “California Dreamin'”

March 25, 2024 Jonathan Aird 1

Few songs have ever so encapsulated the restlessness of a generation, the wanting to move on from a love that is over and a cold religion that offers no comfort can be contrasted to a loss […]

artwork for Robert LaRoche album "Forevermore"

Robert LaRoche “Forevermore”

September 12, 2023 Viv Fish 0

An album of conviction and sensitivity – well worth a listen. ‘Forevermore‘, Robert LaRoche’s new 10-song album, is largely autobiographical, with the themes of love, loss, redemption, and hope forming the essence. There is a comfortable […]

No Thee No Ess “California” (Folkwit Records, 2017)

January 12, 2018 David Cowling 0

The Welsh psychedelic wizards relax the weirdness (a bit – the opener Mind Flow Bender is still far out into a universe where Hawkwind are a little bit tame) and head towards Americana. California (the title […]