It’s been a long time, way too long, since Welch and Rawlings last toured Australia in November 2004. Finally the good folk at Love Police have managed to hook up a comprehensive tour that will see not one but two tours happening back to back. Starting in Perth the duo (plus 3-piece band) will drive … Continue reading
When it rains it pours in the Sydney Americana music scene. This week is a big one for shows with Suzannah Espie launching her album here last night and Shane Nicholson (who is currently in the studio working on Katie Brianna’s new album) plays Newtown Social Club tonight with his band The General Waste. We’ve … Continue reading
To kick off November we have two impressive songwriters who approach country music from equally interesting perspectives. Dan Parsons has a smooth-sailing West Coast country folk vibe built around songwriting that is often much darker in subject matter than the music may at first suggest while Jason Walker is a rootsier singer, guitarist and songwriter who is … Continue reading
As part of the AWME music conference in Melbourne next month, a stellar bill of alt. country music will perform at Max Watt’s on Friday Nov 13th. Henry Wagons will play solo backed by his band The Only Children while Ruby Boots and Raised By Eagles cap off a huge year of touring and new albums. … Continue reading
If you’re in Sydney you might have been starting to get excited about a great day out in Western Sydney today at the Out On The Weekend festival. Of course that isn’t going to happen now that the festival sadly got cancelled earlier this week. It’s a sad state of affairs that a city this size can’t … Continue reading
Heartbreaker Sessions rolls around again this Sunday night in Sydney and Darren and I continue to bring you a fine selection of live performances, Americana DJs coupled with the great food, drinks and relaxed vibe of Freda’s. This week we have two special international guests. This will be your last chance to see Leo Rondeau … Continue reading
Heartbreaker Sessions rolls around again this weekend and it’s an evening that continues to gather great momentum with its reputation for great live performances, food, drinks and some of your favourite country and folk music tunes via the DJ booth. This Sunday (it’s a long weekend!) we’ve got Jep and Dep launching their new single ‘Cut All … Continue reading
As usual, new music has been coming thick and fast. We’ve been reviewing albums from Patty Griffin, Keith Richards, Lachlan Bryan & The Wildes, Papa Pilko & The Binrats and Jemma & The Clifton Hillbillies. Jasper Shelton Hollis has released an excellent first track from his new EP, Jep and Dep have released a new video and Sarah … Continue reading
More announcements this week of new gigs, forthcoming albums and the arrival of some highly anticipated ones. Fanny Lumsden has been working tirelessly over the last few years playing shows in all manner of venue, city, houses and country halls. The culmination of that to date is her debut album Small Town Big Shot which … Continue reading
Heartbreaker Sessions has been building nicely over the first two evenings and this weekend (Sunday, Sept 6th) should be another great evening of live performance, DJs, craft beer and food. LIVE PERFORMANCES Darren Cross needs little introduction with 20+ years in the Australian music scene from his early days in Gerling though to his current … Continue reading
Jessica Pratt is a mysterious figure with an captivating and beautifully broken sounding voice. Both fragile and boldly self-determined. The legends at Mistletone are bringing her (plus an accompanying guitarist) back to Australia for a run of shows at the end of the year. PTW Review: A quirky and eccentric voice instantly rises out of the swirl of delicate … Continue reading
Last night I had the opportunity to see Aldous Harding perform at the Vanguard in Sydney as part of her current Australian run of shows. Incredible gig. She has this ability to be fragile, hilarious, anxious and self-effacing between songs and then slip effortlessly into the hypnotic, droning and melodically adventurous singer and guitarist. Bent over … Continue reading
As part of the 2015 OXJAM Music Festival the Petersham Bowling Club is presenting OXJAM Inner Western featuring musicians from the local Americana banding together to raise money to support OXFAM’s efforts to reduce world poverty. Now in Australia & started in the UK in 2006, Oxjam is a month-long party against poverty where music lovers from all … Continue reading
Lucinda Williams has announced a return to Australia, her first since 2012, on the back of her brilliant 2014 album Down Where The Spirit Meets The Bone. It was near the top of our Americana albums of the year and by its nature as a double LP I keep going back to it more than … Continue reading
The opening night of Heartbreaker Sessions at Freda’s in Chippendale, NSW was a resounding success, thanks to the efforts of the staff, Caitlin Harnett and Brielle Davis and those who attended. If you don’t know, the evening is a new fortnightly alt. country, folk and blues night curated by myself (PTW editor Chris Familton) and … Continue reading
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