Feature Stories

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 […]

Review: Nick Corr | Images: Steve Ford A solo Steve Earle opened both his Thursday and Friday shows with ‘Tennessee Blues’. He managed to cover most of his career in his hour long set, from early material […]

Day 5 Byron Bay Images by Steve Ford Day 2 Melbourne Images by Michael Mackenzie Day 4 Byron Bay Images by Steve Ford   Day 3 Byron Bay Images by Steve Ford Day 1 Bluesfest […]

Steve Earle is here without his band The Dukes but he will be appearing at Bluesfest on the bill with Lucinda Williams. By Brian Wise “It’s kind of weird,” says Steve Earle when I say […]

By Bernard Zuel. Here’s one thing it doesn’t take a genius  to work out about The Sheepdogs, the deep north’s – well, Canada’s – spin on southern rock, classic rock, folk rock, heartland rock and […]

Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn are known as the ‘king and queen of the banjo’ and their tour, which started today, is sure to demonstrate the amazing sonic possibilities of the instrument. By Brian Wise It’s a […]

THE DOOM TOUR From Rhythms, Issue 264, July 2014 In 1974 Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young undertook their most ambitious tour commemorated in a box set. Brian Wise spoke to David Crosby and Graham Nash about […]

The much-loved Renée Geyer has long been recognised as Australia’s foremost R&B, funk and blue-eyed soul singer, and she’s still making her mark. This in-depth Rhythms feature by Ian McFarlane appeared in the Sound of […]

In April 2014 Jeff Beck returned to Australia to appear at Bluesfest after he had toured with Brian Wilson. Beck spoke to Brian Wise for the March 2014 issue of Rhythms.  Master guitarist Jeff Beck […]