Jimmy Dowling – Sounds Like A Saturday
Review by Sam Fell. Jimmy Dowling – Sounds Like A Saturday (Independent / MGM) I bumped into Jimmy Dowling last week, outside the Tex Perkins gig in Byron on a warm Friday night. We stood on […]
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Tex Perkins & Matt Walker: Live In Byron
By Samuel J.Fell Tex Perkins & Matt Walker (w/ Felicity Lawless): Byron Bay Community Theatre, April 4, 2025 Byron’s heaving on a Friday night. Nothing new, really – mid-autumn almost but still summer in the sub-tropics, the sun […]
MJ Lenderman Live at The Forum
MJ Lenderman and The Wind delivered an unforgettable performance at The Forum in Melbourne on Friday, 21st March 2025, kicking off their Australian tour in style. The sold-out crowd was treated to a scorching two-hour […]
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Pete Cornelius – Southern
Review by Samuel J.Fell. Pete Cornelius – Southern (Independent) Having released a dozen albums over a career spanning some twenty years, Pete Cornelius hardly needs an introduction – he’s the quintessential road-dog, two-lane blacktop passing beneath […]
Blue Mountains Music Festival: Folk At The Core, Nods To Other Roots Genres
By Steve Ford. Blue Mountains Music Festival 2025, Katoomba 14-16 March 2025. All photos by Steve Ford. Katoomba, at the top of the Blue Mountains, is an easy drive from Sydney, but a world away from […]
Jason Isbell Goes Solo Acoustic: 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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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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 […]