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...
Dave Cobb’s Southern Family
Read our review of Dave Cobb’s project Southern Family Two-time Grammy Award-winning producer Dave Cobb has put together and produced an enticing new compilation called Southern Family (Low Country Sound/Elektra Records). The album features new recordings by a list of worthy performers – Zac Brown, Brandy Clark, Brent Cobb, Anderson East, Jason Isbell, Shooter Jennings, Jamey Johnson, Miranda Lambert, Rich Robinson,...
Sturgill Simpson’s Guide to Virtuosity
Read our review of Sturgill Simpson’s A Sailor’s Guide To Earth Originally published on addictedtonoise.com.au There are three performers who are changing the face of country music. Not the Big Commercial ‘beers, hats and trucks’ Country – but the alt. and outlaw country movement. Jason Isbell, Chris Stapleton and Sturgill Simpson are redefining and elevating not only a critical music genre but the way that...
Best Live Shows 2014
Read our list of top twenty favourite live shows in 2014 If I thought choosing twenty album releases for the year was a challenge, reporting on the best live shows in 2014 has been extremely tough. My live music year in can be described as plentiful and remarkable. Plentiful in the sense that I outdid past deeds in attending seven music festivals for the year which I estimate to equate to about twenty three full days of music...
Columbia Missouri – The Roots n Blues n BBQ Festival
Read about our day 1 at Roots n Blues n BBQ festival From Floristell to Columbia is about 80 miles. We found our Country Inn easily enough, it was just along the I-65, were able to check in, dropped our bags and headed to the nearest Best Buy store. My US cell phone has been playing up and is a bit of a relic, so the upgraded smart phone will be very welcome for the rest of the trip – no more dumb phones for me. Back to the...
Our Albums Of The Month
STEPHEN CUMMINGS - 100 Years From Now
