Review by Chris Lambie. DAMON SMITH – A FRESH HARVEST FROM OLD SEEDS (Momojo Records) Damon Smith made a big impression on the blues world in 2022 with award-winning album Skeletons, Skeletons, Skeletons. Among the accolades, […]
Review by Chris Lambie SAMANTHA FISH AND JESSE DAYTON – DEATH WISH BLUES (Rounder Records / Concord) This is the first full album collaboration between Fish and Dayton and it’s a cracker. Death Wish Blues is […]
By Michael George Smith. Anna Weatherup: Crossing The Sea (Independent) Sometimes you need to take one of those missteps in your career, take on something that on paper looks great but turns out to be […]
By Michael George Smith Singer-songwriter Isabel Rumble is very much the still-point at the core of the worldview she explores on her debut album, Bird Be Brave, as the light, the stars, the sky, the […]
By Chris Lambie. ABC Classic’s recent radio poll revealed Australian listeners’ 100 favourite musical instruments. With cello at number one, upright or double bass was 18th, oud 16th and 22% of votes for various forms […]
Review by Ian Bevington. The Sky Is The Same Colour Everywhere – Kayhan Kalhor and Toumani Diabaté (Real World) Kayhan Kalhor and Toumani Diabaté, renowned musicians, have collaborated on a remarkable new album titled The Sky […]
Review by Des Cowley. Jason Bruer & Hammerhead – I Didn’t Get to Where I Am Today (Independent, CD & Digital release) Sydney composer and saxophonist Jason Bruer formed his sextet Hammerhead in 2010, and this […]
Take Two: Bob Dylan Brings Some of His Classics Into the Now! On Shadow Kingdom, Dylan sings “When I Paint My Masterpiece,” “Queen Jane Approximately,” “Watching the River Flow” and ten others. By Michael Goldberg. […]
Review by Des Cowley. Steve Barry – In the Waves (Earshift Music, EAR078, CD & digital release) New Zealand-born pianist Steve Barry has been a strong presence on the Sydney scene since releasing his self-titled debut […]
Review by Des Cowley. The Necks – Travel (Northern Spy, NS158, Vinyl, CD & digital release) Simply put, Sydney trio The Necks defy category. I caught them on their recent 2023 tour, and was astonished – […]
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