Jason Isbell – Foxes In The Snow
By Brian Wise. JASON ISBELL: FOXES IN THE SNOW (Thirty Tigers/Civilians) Where does the time go? It seems like just a few years ago that Jason Isbell was starting out on a solo career after a […]
Reviews
Womadelaide 2025: Ancient Traditions With Contemporary Influences
By Chris Lambie WOMADELAIDE 2025 Tainmuntilla/Botanic Park, Adelaide, South Australia, March 7-10, 2025 The annual celebration of music, art and dance delivered another diverse line-up with many among the 50+ acts mixing a cocktail of […]
Port Fairy Folk Festival – Sunday March 9, 2025
Day 3. By Brian Wise. The aim today was to make sure we saw Cat Power Sings Bob Dylan on Stage 1 at 4.15pm and Todd Rundgren in the Shebeen at 7.00pm. But first: one […]
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Port Fairy Folk Festival – Saturday March 8, 2025
Day 2. By Brian Wise. Another perfect festival day at Port Fairy. Temperature around 30C, not too hot. Cool breeze arrives in the late afternoon like the famous Fremantle Doctor in WA. Tomorrow is predicted […]
Worshipping At The Church of Gillian & Dave in Hamer Hall
By Brian Wise AN EVENING WITH GILLIAN WELCH & DAVID RAWLINGS Hamer Hall, Melbourne – January 28, 2025 The reverence of the audience for Gillian Welch and David Rawlings, on only their third tour here […]
A Complete Unknown Review. Is It The Best Ever Music Biopic?
By Brian Wise TIMOTHÉE CHALAMET CHANNELS DYLAN IN THIS EXTRAORDINARY FILM. Let’s face it, the problem with most music biopics is that musically most of them are not entirely convincing. No matter how good the […]
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Trio – Glenn Doig
Review by Des Cowley. Glenn Doig Trio Earshift Music, CD & digital release When considering piano trios, I am constantly amazed by the contrasting approaches that pianists adopt. A few historical examples will suffice: Bud […]
Sierra Ferrell Shines at The Forum & Announces new single
Jingle-janglin gypsy tornado Sierra Ferrell and band lit up the stage at The Forum in Melbourne on Thursday night. Performing an almost two hour show, one of only two headline appearances as part of her […]
Rufus Wainwright @ Melbourne Recital Centre
Review by Brian Wise RUFUS WAINWRIGHT Melbourne Recital Centre, Saturday January 11, 2025 While he comes from a famous musical family, it is possible to argue that Rufus Wainwright has become the pre-eminent representative of […]
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Queenscliff Music Festival 2024: Music, The Healer, Wins Again.
QUEENSCLIFF MUSIC FESTIVAL, VICTORIA 22-24TH NOVEMBER By Chris Lambie Michael Franti chose QMF as the final show on his current tour due to its renown as a family friendly event. His two-hour Friday night set […]