Americana Festival 2018: Review
By Brian Wise Americana Music Festival & Conference – Nashville, TN – September 11 – 16, 2018 Arriving in Nashville at any time you might get the impression that there is an Americana Festival going on. […]
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Adelaide Guitar Festival 2018
2018 ADELAIDE GUITAR FESTIVAL review Adelaide Festival Centre August 9-12 By Tony Hillier The biennial Adelaide Guitar Festival has made significant strides since Slava Grigoryan was appointed Artistic Director in 2009, to the point that […]
Bob Dylan – The Legend Lives On!
By Brian Wise BOB DYLAN Margaret Court Arena, Melbourne – Monday August 13, 2018 It is appropriate that Bob Dylan has been starting his shows with ‘Things Have Changed.’ Anyone who has followed his career over […]
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NEWTON FAULKNER (with Tom Richardson) Wednesday, April 4th Corner Hotel, Melbourne.
With the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in town, laughs were as plentiful when jovial Brit Newton Faulkner presented his Bluesfest sideshow. The sold out show became a cosy cocoon of love for the artist. Local […]
JASON ISBELL AND THE 400 UNIT WITH DEER TICK SATURDAY 24 MARCH, PALAIS THEATRE BY Nick Argyriou
Providence, Rhode Island quartet Deer Tick look minuscule spread across the expansive Palais Theatre stage but their sound is booming garage-rock and alt-country heaven on a drum stick. Merging the best parts of Dr. Dog […]
Blue Mountains Music Festival Review By CHLOE KAY RICHARDSON
From start to finish the 23rd annual Blue Mountains Music Festival was a success. Showcasing musicians from all over the world, as well as a multitude of home grown performers, playing a range of genres […]
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LIVE REVIEW: The 23rd Blue Mountains Music Festival
The 23rd Blue Mountains Music Festival was a musical feast held in glorious autumn weather. Acts ranged from local heroes Missy Higgins and Archie Roach to rising stars Blair Dunlop and Susan O’Neill plus Afrobeat […]
LIVE REVIEW: Havana Meets Kingston 15th March, Forum Theatre, Melbourne
Following recent performances at WOMADELAIDE, Havana Meets Kingston fronted a full house of curious Melbourne punters ready to bust out their best moves – from reggae to rumba, grooving around salsa and son and blissfully […]
THE WAR ON DRUGS WEDNESDAY 14 FEBRUARY, FORUM MELBOURNE BY Nick Argyriou
Out step Philly’s musical finest at the moment, riding the beastly wave of success. They’ve just been bestowed with the honour of having their latest album, A Deeper Understanding, crowned as ‘Best Rock Album’ at […]
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Live Review: Blues at Sea, Stockholm, Sweden
October 21, 2017 This was my third consecutive trip with this European venture from July Morning and Viking Line cruises. Each year, the event grows in stature and gains support from an ever-widening blues music […]