Episode 5 of On The Record, and the conversation has hit its sweet spot: loose, curious, opinionated—and occasionally interrupted by reality. There’s a healthy scepticism about hype, a refusal to confuse longevity with importance, and […]
Episode 3 of On The Record once again proves that no matter how long you’ve worked in media, technology will always sense weakness. Once operational, the episode quickly becomes a rallying cry for the quietly […]
By Brian Wise THE AVETT BROTHERS & MIKE PATTON – AVTT/PTTN (Thirty Tigers) During the 2023 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival I witnessed the Avett Brothers in a spectacular show at the Saenger Theater […]
By Brian Wise. MAVIS STAPLES – SAD AND BEAUTIFUL WORLD (ANTI-) The fact that Mavis Staples turned 86 this year and is still out on tour is amazing, but what is even better is that […]
ON THE ROAD! By Brian Wise What do you need to produce a radio show and a magazine while travelling? Lots of useful gear! Many people ask me about the gear I use when I’m […]
By Brian Wise. AMERICANAFEST Nashville, Tennessee – September 9-13, 2025 Running for just five days, AmericanaFest is a power-packed summation of the genre that combines club gigs with concerts in halls, arenas and an amphitheatre […]
By Brian Wise. Photos by Peter Rodger. Judith Owen will return to Australian shores for the first time since March 2020 with a new live album and her fabulous ensemble, The Gentlemen Callers. Talk to […]
By Brian Wise Hadestown, the theatre musical created by Anais Mitchell, is in Melbourne until July 13, after a season in Sydney. Anais Mitchell is a Vermont-based singer-songwriter and the Tony and Grammy award-winning creator of […]
By Brian Wise. New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2025 – Second Weekend, Fairgrounds Racetrack, May 1-4. If it seems like I haven’t seen the normal number (for me) of JazzFest acts along with concerts […]
The JazzFest 2025 Trip – Week One By Brian Wise ‘Welcome home,’ said our landlady Marie-Francoise when we arrived at our apartment. We’re on Ursulines Ave at one end of the quarter, close to Esplanade […]
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