Review by Des Cowley. Ilaria Crociani – Connecting the Dots (ABC, CD & digital) Italian-Australian singer Ilaria Crociani was mildly amused when, at age-50, she found herself recipient of a 2021 ABC Jazz Composer Commissioning […]
Review by Des Cowley. Mark Lockett – Swings & Roundabouts (Thick Records, CD and digital release) When we think of band leaders, we tend to think of singers, guitarists, sax players, trumpeters. Less so drummers. But […]
New Orleans Jazz& Heritage Festival, Friday April 28, Saturday April 29 & Sunday April 30, 2023 By Brian Wise It has been four years since my last JazzFest, my 25th, so it felt somewhat like […]
Legendary Australian singer Broderick Smith, co-founder of revered band The Dingoes, has died aged 75. According to his official website on April 30, “The minstrel has passed. Broderick Smith died peacefully at home aged 75. […]
The southern hemisphere’s biggest music industry gathering, and Australia’s longest-running and most influential music market BIGSOUND has officially unveiled their first round of speakers and buyers today, with a trove of heavy hitters and industry […]
CRESFEST 2023, March 31 – 2 April 2 Creswick, Victoria By Chris Lambie When major events grow too big and busy for some, smaller community-led gatherings provide an affordable user-friendly alternative. The CresFest folk & roots […]
Bluesfest Melbourne – MCEC, Sunday April 9, 2023 By Brian Wise| Images: Michael Mackenzie Check Out Full Image Galleries of Byron and Melbourne Bluesfest here There would have definitely been a sigh of relief from […]
Bassist, singer and songwriter Victor Wooten returns to Australia with his brothers. By Chris Lambie Five-time Grammy Award winning bass-player and singer Victor Wooten has recorded and performed with the likes of Bootsy Collins, Branford […]
Bluesfest Melbourne – MCEC, Saturday April 8, 2023 By Brian Wise| Images: Michael Mackenzie Check Out the 2023 Bluesfest Byron and Melbourne Image Galleries Here It’s just over two decades since the first attempt to […]
As her latest visit to Australia gets underway Lucinda Williams spoke to Brian Wise about the tour with Steve Earle. She also discusses recovering from a stroke, her new album Stories from a Rock’n’Roll Heart due […]
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