Rob Dickens, Author at Listening Through The Lens

Oct07

The Mavericks Play Favourites

The new Mavericks release Raul Malo, The Mavericks – Photo: LTTL The Mavericks Play The Hits Out November 1, 2019 We were so lucky. A pivotal, subscriber-only show at The Station Inn during AmericanaFest 2019 in Nashville – three sets leading up to Nathaniel Rateliff’s closer was the schedule. Rateliff could not make it. Americana Music Association Executive Director Jed Hilly pulled the big hat rabbit –...

Oct05

Rockweave Day One Pictorial

Our images from day one Photo: LTTL Rockweave Music and Arts Festival Day One – Sweetland Amphitheatre A full story is coming about the first Rockweave Music and Arts Festival, in LaGrange, Georgia. For now, here are our images from the first night at the impressive Sweetland Amphitheatre at Boyd Park. The Suffers Photo: LTTL Photo: LTTL Photo: LTTL Photo: LTTL Photo: LTTL Cuisine Photo: LTTL Photo: LTTL Johnnyswim Photo: LTTL...

Oct04

Terminal Station, Chattanooga

We visit Chattanooga TN Photo: LTTL The Station Located in the heart of downtown Chattanooga, The Terminal Station was of significant strategic importance during the Civil War. Battles were fought in and around Chattanooga for control of the rail network which had, at its core, one of the South’s most imporatnt rail hubs. The lines that crossed here connected the Atlantic Ocean to the Tennessee River and the Mississippi River....

Oct04

One of the Great Listening Rooms

We sit in on a Bluebird Cafe session The Bluebird Cafe – Photo: LTTL The Bluebird Cafe – Photo: LTTL The Bluebird Cafe In The Round 2 October 2019 It has always been a challenge to get tickets to Nashville’s iconic Bluebird Cafe. Since its starring role in the long-running TV series Nashville, that task has become even more difficult. Tonight’s show was the first of two for the day – we aimed for the six...

Oct03

Jumpin’ Time!!

We see The Time Jumpers The Time Jumpers – Photo: LTTL The Time Jumpers 3rd @ Lindsley, Nashville – 30 September 2019 GrassRoots Music Tour An institution. And I’m not talking about the venue. The Time Jumpers formed in 1998 drawn together by a love of classic country and Western Swing music and heritage. First starting in a garage, before long they were playing regularly at The Station Inn, then a live album,...