Prime Prine Live!
Read our rundown of John Prine live at AmericanaFest 2016 Originally published on addictedtonoise.com.au John Prine at The Station Inn – Americana Music Festival Conference 2016 This was on the Thursday night at Nashville’s AmericanaFest where attractive shows were calling out everywhere. Frankly, the choices were ridiculous – try these on for size – Billy Bragg and Joe Henry (Union Station), Jimmy...
Gary Clark Jr and Jason Isbell – Day 5 Bluesfest 2014
Read our take on day five at Byron Bay’s Bluesfest 2014 There was a full agenda late tonight so we delayed our arrival until around 3pm. Atypically, the traffic was very slow on the way and it took the better part of an hour to drive from our Suffolk Park beach house to the festival site at Tyagarah. Another perfect day, weather wise – we truly have been blessed this Bluefest. Saidah Baba Talibah has a big voice and a...
Best Albums of 2013 – The I-Haves and The I-Have-Nots
Read our list of top twenty albums for 2013 plus some we have missed My Best Albums Of 2013 Reviewing the music year has a number of advantages. It enables me to reflect on the depth and quality of the music on offer over the past twelve months and it also reminds me when I first heard certain CDs and, more importantly, when I first zeroed in on their excellence. I have listened to a lot of new releases this year – I...