Bluesfest Day 1 Thursday 18th April 2019 (part 1) First day of Bluesfest – traditionally the cruisiest day, as people get their bearings, work out which stage is which, what they want to see (or can [...]

It’s only Steven Van Zandt’s nickname that is little. Everything else about this musician is larger than life. By Brian Wise. Little Steven’s biography credits him as musician, performer, songwriter, arranger, music producer, music supervisor, [...]

WAITING FOR THE VAN: THE RE-EMERGENCE OF VAN DUREN By Brian Wise Have you heard the story of the musician who had a brief brush with fame in the ‘70s only to sink into obscurity [...]

With a new album under one arm, 2018 ‘All Ashore’ and a Grammy Award under the other Punch Brothers – mandolinist Chris Thile, guitarist Chris Eldridge, bassist Paul Kowert, banjoist Noam Pikelny, and violinist Gabe Witcher will make their long-awaited return to Australian shore in [...]