Hangover Cure: Ron Sexsmith On Tour Now!
By Brian Wise. Revered Canadian singer songwriter Ron Sexsmith is on tour in Australia now with his terrific recent album under his belt. Call it serendipity but when I had to change my return flight […]
By Brian Wise. Revered Canadian singer songwriter Ron Sexsmith is on tour in Australia now with his terrific recent album under his belt. Call it serendipity but when I had to change my return flight […]
By Brian Wise Old Settler’s Festival, Austin, Texas – Friday, April 17 – Sunday, April 19, 2026 Across this one weekend, Austin offered a reggae festival right in town, a huge country music event in […]
Port Fairy Folk Festival, March 6–9, 2026 By Brian Wise Next year the Port Fairy Folk Festival – or the Folkie, as it is affectionately nicknamed – celebrates its 50th anniversary. It remains one of […]
By Brian Wise Gillian Welch & David Rawlings – The Forum, Melbourne, February 24, 2026 There is undoubtedly a special relationship that exists between Gillian Welch and David Rawlings and Australia, especially the state of […]
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 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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