Singer/songwriter Leroy Lee has put together a new regular Americana night at the Petersham Bowling Club on the second Thursday of every month. The first Porch Light Sessions kicks off tomorrow night featuring Leroy Lee, The Morrisons and Lacey Cole and the Lazy Colts. We caught up with Lee Briefly to find out what the ethos … Continue reading
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LIVE REVIEW: Little Bastard, OXBLVD, Ranger Spacey @ Factory Floor, Sydney (15/02/14)
Ranger Spacey kicked things off with a set of hooky guitar music that sat at the crossroads between Pavement and The Band. They were a relaxed and jovial band who interacted with a relaxed vibe that suited their sunny-sounding music. Their drummer stood out as their backbone, able to switch effortlessly from skin pounding to … Continue reading
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ALBUM REVIEW: Dave Favours ~ Wet Suburban Sunday
Ex-The Delivery guitarist Dave Favours has stepped out on his lonesome with an assured and accomplished debut album that pays respect to some of his influences amid well-crafted originals. The Saints, Ramones and The Rolling Stones (Loving Cup) get the Favours treatment yet his own songs like the rowdy and rockabilly-leaning single Linda Marie and … Continue reading
PTW PRESENTS: The Weeping Willows, Katie Brianna, Caitlin Harnett @ The PBC
Last year we presented some shows by a couple of our favourite artists, Mark Moldre and Fanny Lumsden and now we are very excited to announce PTW is presenting An Americana Afternoon featuring The Weeping Willows (VIC), Katie Brianna and Caitlin Harnett at the Petersham Bowling Club on Saturday, 19th April. This will be a … Continue reading
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Inner Western 3: Country Covers @ Petersham Bowling Club (09/03/14)
Yesterday saw the third instalment of Inner Western, the country covers afternoon at the Petersham Bowling Club in Sydney. It was another great event with covers of songs from Hank Williams, Neil Young, Ryan Adams, Lucinda Williams, Iris Dement, Blaze Foley, Gillian Welch, The Rolling Stones, Gram Parsons and of course Townes Van Zandt. The … Continue reading
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NEW MUSIC: Davey Craddock & The Spectacles release two new songs
Davey Craddock (WA) first came to our attention on 2012 with his Going Home EP that included the excellent single Keep On Waiting. Now he has two new songs that herald a detour into grander dynamics and some great organ playing in the vein of The Band. 100 Days and There Will Be Light both showcase … Continue reading
NEWS: Caitlin Harnett releases album teaser
Sydney singer/songwriter Caitlin Harnett has a new album on the way and she’s kindly given us a teaser of what we can expect from The River Runs North when it is released later this year. The album was recorded live to tape at Little Bullhorn Studios in Ottawa in 2013 and from the snippets here it … Continue reading
Omnivore to release rare radio show Hank Williams recordings on 10″ vinyl
Hank Williams has been issued, reissued, anthologised and compiled numerous times but it is still of interest when something new and unreleased appears. For RSD 2014 (April 19th) Omnivore Recordings are releasing a vinyl 10″ in replica 78rpm packaging that collects rare radio show recordings that Williams did for Naughton Farms, a plant nursery in … Continue reading
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Post To Wire ~ Americana Mixtape Vol. 2
Tracklisting Gene Clark – American Dreamer (American Dreamer soundtrack) Calexico – Alone Again Or (Love cover, Alone Again Or EP, 2003) Davey Craddock & The Spectacles – Keep On Waiting (Going Home EP, 2012) Bill Monroe – Blue Moon Of Kentucky (Country & Western Hit Parade 1947, compilation) Phosphorescent – Cocaine Lights (Pride, 2007) Oakley … Continue reading
LIVE: The Wild Men of Folk feat. Mike McCarthy, Mark Moldre, Kris Morris and Adam Lang
On February 27th ‘The Wild Men of Folk’ will be playing at Lizotte’s Kincumber. Featuring Mike McCarthy, Mark Moldre, Kris Morris and Adam Lang the foursome will be playing a mix of their own material and sharing a few favourite covers ( incl. Mississippi John Hurt, Lucinda Williams, Tom Waits, Gillian Welch, Steve Earle, Lefty Frizzell and … Continue reading
NEWS: Bear Family releasing Dolly Parton & Porter Wagoner box set
Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner are two of the most iconic performers in country music and over the years the duo collaborated numerous times, both on record and on stage. German label Bear Family are about to release a new 6 disc box set celebrating the music the pair created together for the label RCA … Continue reading
NEW MUSIC: Tiny Ruins ~ Me At The Museum, You In The Wintergardens
I’ve been a big fan of Hollie Fullbrook (Tiny Ruins) since I heard her debut album Some Were Meant For Sea which she followed-up with an excellent EP. Now she has a new record, Brightly Painted One coming out on May 2nd via Spunk Records and you can hear the beautiful and ethereal first track … Continue reading
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SIX STRINGS: Dave Favours
Dave Favours has just released his debut full length album Wet Suburban Sunday, that follows last years EP One Hand On The Wheel and it’s a great mix of country and rock with covers of The Rolling Stones, Ramones and The Saints thrown into the mix of originals. We’ll have a review of the album up shortly but … Continue reading
KATIE BRIANNA: Dark Side Of The Morning (Video)
Katie Brianna released one of the best Americana albums in Australia last year. Dark Side Of The Morning is a record built on her wonderful voice that brings with it barrels of tears and heartache amid a certain uplifting resilience and strength. With wonderfully sympathetic instrumentation it’s a sweetly melancholic collection of songs that draws … Continue reading
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ALBUM REVIEW: Robert Ellis ~ The Lights From The Chemical Plant
Robert Ellis’ 2011 album Photographs caught many an ear with its efficient and emotive songwriting and guitar playing and gave him an international audience. The Lights From The Chemical Plant finds Ellis expanding his repertoire, stepping outside of the restraints of pure Americana to embrace pop elements, diverse country influences and lush production while still … Continue reading
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