I don’t know what I was thinking. Whirled Pies? I expected a restaurant full of, what else? Pies! “Whirled” was not even a consideration. Whirled? Pies? Freaking pizza! How dense am I at times? Pretty damn. I walk in and […]
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Returning to Glasgow, Scotland, after the blue skies of Nashville’s AmericanaFest, the seasons here have already changed – the nights are dark, it’s cold, and layers of warm clothing are immediately required. But alongside the autumn chill comes the eager anticipation […]
A bill headlining Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit supported by Tift Merritt is always going to be a delicious prospect, as a sold out Roundhouse would testify. Both have released albums this year that added to their respective acclaimed […]
This year’s festival started and finished with a tribute to Alan Surtees, founder and co-director, who sadly passed away a few months ago, having succumbed to cancer. Festival patrons John Jones (Oysterband) and Steve Knightley (Show of Hands) spoke warmly […]
In an era of huge venues with PA systems to match it is hard for artists and their audience to connect with each other. The complete opposite characterized Tift Merritt’s performance at St. Barnabas Church in the Jericho district of Oxford. […]
With a background of city lights and skyscrapers, it was a perfect setting for Thor Platter to unveil his new album, Take Time, Thursday evening at Cleveland’s Music Box Supper Club. Moving west from Buffalo nine years ago, Platter felt right […]
In previous years, gigs like this Out On The Weekend sideshow would most likely have taken place at the sadly departed Newtown Social Club in Sydney, so it was nice to see a good-sized venue like Marrickville Bowling Club being […]
Live music has the potential to be any number of things. It can be a pleasant diversion, it can be cathartic, it can be a shared party. And sometimes, with the right artist, it can be transcendent. On the right […]
I don’t love Margo Price simply because she’s saving country music, or because she can mesmerize an audience with a simple sway of the shoulder or scrunch of the nose. I don’t I love her because she’s rejected the industry tropes that […]
Mention Lukas Nelson and Promise of The Real over here and the response tends to go along the lines of “Willie Nelson’s son” and “Neil Young’s backing band.” POTR’s new eponymously titled album is rapidly bringing deserved accolades and the […]
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