Hardly Strictly Bluegrass: Strictly Brilliance
By Brian Wise. Hardly Strictly Bluegrass Festival – Golden Gate Park, San Francisco. Sunday October 1, 2023. The fact that I made it to just one day of this extraordinary festival meant that I miss […]
Live Reviews
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival Day 2: Guitar Attack
Review by Brian Wise. Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, Sunday September 24, 2023 It’s possible that I could have been suffering a severe case of FOMO (fear of missing out) this […]
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Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2023: When Too Much Guitar is Never Enough!
Review by Brian Wise. Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles, Saturday September 23, 2023 Adam Grandluciel of The War On Drugs summed it up when he said, “It’s a lonely night for […]
Squeezing Out Sparks of Brilliance: Squeeze & The Psychedelic Furs Live In Nashville
By Brian Wise Psychedelic Furs/Squeeze – Grand Ole Opry, Nashville, Sunday September 17 It probably seems somewhat incongruous for these two Brit bands from the 80’s to appear at one of the shrines of country […]
Those Pretty Wrongs Live
Awesome acoustic show from Those Pretty Wrongs at the intimate Merri Creek Tavern. While most of Those Pretty Wrongs Australian tour included a full band set backed by Alex Hamilton and band – who is […]
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Mark and Rob Snarski Live
While they initially started together with Chad’s Tree in the early 80s; brothers Mark and Rob Snarski have taken very different approaches to their solo careers. With Mark now based in Spain – this show […]
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss @ Montreal Jazz Festival
Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, Montreal, Canada, July 07, 2023. Review by Andy Hughes. Playing to a sold-out three-thousand audience must feel like a small bar gig to Robert Plant, given the size and scale […]
Montreal Jazz Festival 2023: Ever Adventurous and Diverse
Montreal Jazz Festival, June 29 – July 8, Montreal, Canada Review by Andy Hughes. In common with all festivals, the Montreal Jazz Festival is recovering from the ravages of the Pandemic, and getting itself back […]
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Milk Carton Kids Wow Sold Out Crowd At Thornbury Theatre Show
Review by Nick Corr. The Milk Carton Kids – Live at Thornbury Theatre, Sunday July 9, 2023 Grammy-nominated traditionalist folk duo The Milk Carton Kids wowed a sold-out crowd at The Thornbury Theatre as part […]