CD Review: The Turner Brown Band – Sliding Steel
Independent / Rocket Over the course of a storied career that’s currently in its third decade, Australian guitarist Dom Turner has made a hell of a lot of music. Perhaps most noted for his role […]
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Cd Review: Rory Ellis – One Skin
Independent Over the course of his solo career, which now extends to eight full-length releases since his 2000 debut, Ride, Rory Ellis has slowly but surely cemented his place within the Australian Americana scene. Perhaps […]
CD Review: Thomas Wynn & The Believers – Wade Waist Deep
Mascot Records Essentially a southern rock record, Thomas Wynn & The Believers have added a bit of a twist to the style with their third long-player. Wade Waist Deep pulsates with a power perhaps more […]
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Live Review: Jae Laffer, Theatre Royal, Castlemaine
Theatre Royal, Castlemaine June 25 There’s nothing quite like a private concert. On a wintery Sunday evening in Central Victoria, my friend and I ventured away from our firesides and were rewarded like Saudi princesses. “Bring […]
Live Review: Chris Smither, King’s Palace London
London, June 16 Talking with a relaxed Chris Smither a few hours before he opened his UK tour closer at London’s King’s Place, we both enthused about his simply wonderful song, ‘Origin of the Species,’ […]
LIVE REVIEW: Chastity Brown at The Borderline, London
The Borderline is one of those small, some would say intimate – with good cause – clubs in central London that has hosted many of music’s greats from Ramblin Jack Elliott to Jarvis Cocker and […]
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CD REVIEW: URBAN SOUL
URBANITY URBAN SOUL Alfi Records Soul jazz Simple, memorable melodies rather than explosive, dazzling, rapid-fire exhibitions of technique are at the heart of the music guitarist Albert Dadon, aka Albare, and keyboards player Phil Turcio […]
LIVE REVIEW: Julia Jacklin
There is something about homegrown talent that makes a show that much sweeter, especially when that motherland act is the sweet alluring personality of Julia Jacklin. From her signature checkered skirt to her soft toned […]
LIVE REVIEW: Ryan Adams
Ryan Adams Friday 26 May, Marriage Equality Arena By Nick Argyriou The queues to enter this glorified tennis court named after a contentious Australian sporting ‘hero’ stretched for miles. Security checks were rife, further […]
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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 […]