Acclaimed bassist’s latest work featuring at the Melbourne International Jazz Festival. By Brian Wise. Linda May Han Oh’s Adventurine is one of the centrepieces of the current Melbourne Jazz Festival and premieres this coming Saturday […]
By Martin Jones. Jeff Tweedy steps out on his own with a memoir, solo album and acoustic tour. Look at the poster for the upcoming Australian Jeff Tweedy tour – the hat the glasses. Tweedy […]
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 […]
By Brian Wise. One measure of the esteem in which Alejandro Escovedo is held is that last year he received the Townes Van Zandt Award at the Austin Music Awards, joining other Texas legends Joe […]
The man behind the haunting sound of Chris Isaak’s hit, “Wicked Game,” died on Christmas Eve day; he was a friend of mine. By Michael Goldberg When my son Joe was a teenager in the […]
Lachy Doley writes about the Blues On Broadbdeach Music Festival (May 16 – 19) You know every time I think of Blues on Broadbeach I catch myself smiling. I have so many wonderful memories that […]
By Brian Wise. Wreckless Eric returns to Australia for the first time in 38 years and covers the whole wide world in this conversation. If you thought that twenty-six years was an inordinately long time […]
By Brian Wise. Tony Joe White was set to tour Australia in October but had to cancel due to ill-health. However, before that happened he spoke to me from his home in Tennessee and we […]
By Brian Wise MOON RIVER FESTIVAL – CHATTANOOGA, TN SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 2018 It’s doubtful that many of the attendees at the Moon River Festival would know the classic song of the same name. It’s around […]
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