LIVE REVIEW: Patti Smith
PATTI SMITH Festival Hall, Melbourne April 20th 2017 I’m tempted to say simply, “No Words”. But I want to share a scintilla of the life-affirming energy and wonder that Patti Smith transfused us with on […]
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LIVE REVIEW: The 22nd Blue Mountains Music Festival
#altitude #muddy #musicshines #bluemountainsmusicfestival2017 The 22nd Blue Mountains Music Festival had it all, from Irish folk to Dutch Ska and Inuk throat singing. The rain hardly stopped in Katoomba, but neither did the music. Words […]
CD Review: Starlite Campbell Band
Starlite Campbell Band Blueberry Pie Supertone Records Blues/R&B Starlite Campbell is a UK outfit fronted by Suzy Starlite and partner Simon Campbell, and Blueberry Pie is an album that has been proving particularly popular with […]
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REVIEW: Willie Watson
Willie Watson is a master singer, songwriter, and banjo player. Not to mention, one of the founding members of bluegrass staples, Old Crow Medicine Show. Although his Old Crow days are in the past, Willie […]
REVIEW: WOMADelaide’s SILVER JUBILEE
WOMADelaide’s SILVER JUBILEE by TONY HILLIER Boundaries may have blurred and parameters extended over its 25 years, but WOMADelaide has unwaveringly maintained its status as Australia’s most stimulating and satisfying festival. In terms of diversity […]
REVIEW: 41st Port Fairy Folk Festival
41st Port Fairy Folk Festival 10-13 March 2017 Diehard folkies came to Port Fairy (Pyipgil) to revel in Celtic, colonial, rootsy acoustic, spoken word and electrified shenanigans. The enduring coastal event is nothing, if not […]
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Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats
Put on your dancing shoes, Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats are back in Australia. Rarely do you see a large crowd on a Tuesday night, but Nathaniel Rateliff and The Night Sweats drew quite […]
Conor Oberst plays The Sydney Opera House
Born in Omaha, surrounded by past scandal, but not ready to call it a day quite yet. Conor Oberst decided to take a quick pit stop in Australia before heading home to tour the United […]
CD REVIEW: EARPROJECTOR – AVANT-POP DIRT
Independent/Artist’s site Every kind of Indie and beyond Eleven tracks, 11 different styles held together only by the voice of singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, engineer and producer Raman Menon AKA Earprojector, who, apart from the odd […]
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CD REVIEW: TINSLEY ELLIS – RED CLAY SOUL
Heartfixer Music/The Planet Company Southern blues-rock The “red clay” part of this album’s title refers to the embankments travellers will encounter in America’s southeast, while, as the proudly Georgia-based Ellis points out, “Georgia is where […]