Thao & The Get Down Stay Down – ‘Temple’ (album review)
Temple by Thao with the Get Down Stay Down Thao Nguyen is one of the last decade’s most notable songwriters. […]
Eve Owen – ‘Don’t Let The Ink Dry’ (album review)
Anyone who heard The National’s I Am Easy To Find will hear a familiar voice in Eve Owen, the 20-year-old British […]
Trace Mountains – ‘Lost in the Country’ (album review)
One-third of the lyrical force between New York’s LVL UP, Dave Benton has made a reputation for himself as a […]
Angelica Garcia – ‘Cha Cha Palace’ (album review)
Richmond, Virginia’s Angelica Garcia has an undeniably powerful voice, which was front and center on her 2016 debut, Medicine for […]
Wilsen – ‘Ruiner’ (album review)
Over the course of two albums and two EPs, the Brooklyn Based trio, Wilsen, have created a captivating and stunning […]
Holy Golden – ‘Sleepwalkers in the Milky Way’ (EP review)
Following their phenomenal LP, Otherworld, Holy Golden have released an immersive, 7-track EP, Sleepwalkers in the Milky Way. For […]
Moon River Festival 2018
“I was born here and raised here And I will make my grave here It’s home… Tennessee” ~ Drew Holcomb […]
Natalie Prass – “The Future and the Past” (album review)
In 2015, I described Natalie Prass’ self-titled debut as “everything I love about music. It’s music you can dance […]
October Drift and 485C – Birthdays, London (photo review)
Birthdays is an underground venue in a bar in Dalston. Dalston is an area of London that seems to sport […]
Frankie Cosmos – ‘Vessel’ (album review)
It seems like Frankie Cosmos’ Greta Kline has written hundreds of songs from her 52 releases on her Bandcamp, plus […]
Petal – ‘Comfort’ (EP Review)
Over the last couple of years, Petal’s Kiley Lotz has become one of my favorite songwriters. Petal’s 2015 LP, Shame, […]
Alvvays – KOKO, London (photo review)
Alvvays – KOKO, Camden, London. 8th September 2017 Toronto-based Alvvays came to KOKO to play tribute to their new album, Antisocialites. […]
Dishy Tangent – Notting Hill Arts Club, London (photo review)
Absent Kelly presents….Sonic Sketch, featuring Dishy Tangent. Notting Hill Arts Club 9 September 2017 What’s not to like about Dishy […]
Standon Calling 2017 – photo review
Standon Calling Festival in Hertfordshire (UK) took place over three rainy days in July. The festival, in its 12th year, […]
Fleshtones at Nambucca, London , 8 July 2017 (photo-essay)
Paul from Dirty Water Records looks at me with his piercing blue eyes and warns me that tonight is going […]
London Live Music Roundup – June 10th to June 20th
London’s live music scene is thriving. Our photographers in London continue to get out to some of the best gigs […]
The Matinee June 20th
We have some delightful new music on The Matinee June 20th edition. We range across eras and genres and visit […]
Diet Cig – ‘Swear I’m Good At This’
The New York-based duo of guitarist/vocalist Alex Luciano and drummer Noah Bowman, Diet Cig, have garnered a reputation for incredibly […]
Strand of Oaks – “Hard Love”
Timothy Showalter’s days of flying under the radar as one of the best songwriters in the world may be over […]
First Impressions: Ryan Adams – “Prisoner”
Love is Hell. The sentiment that Ryan Adams put forth over a decade ago seems downright prophetic now. His newest LP, Prisoner, is […]