Bonnie Whitmore (Denton TX) has a brand new album There I Go Again out now and it is a wonderful journey through country and sun-dappled soul and rock. Playing country music from the age of 8 means she has lived and learnt it and her songs flow effortlessly, overflowing with a sense of purpose, strength and … Continue reading
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Post To Wire – now on Instagram
Yep we’ve extended the reach of our Americana music obsession to Instagram where we’ll post live shots, album covers, tour posters, historical photos and anything else alt-country and folk related that we come across. Hit the link below to follow us and we’ll follow you too. Continue reading
NEW MUSIC: Fanny Lumsden releases new single Sea Elephant School
Fanny Lumsden & The Thrillseekers have today released their brand new single Sea Elephant School ahead of their Timber & Steel + Post To Wire Presents East Coast tour which kicks off in Sydney next week at Soda Factory. Sea Elephant School is the first single to come from their next EP, scheduled for release in … Continue reading
Post To Wire Presents: Mark Moldre ~ An Ear To The South Tour
Mark Moldre has been receiving some excellent reviews for his recently released album An Ear To The Earth and after an initial run of release shows he is heading back down the East Coast for some shows in September. Post To Wire is proud to present the tour which will take in Canberra and three … Continue reading
NEWS: Jamgrass ‘On The Road’ announces Sydney line-up
Jamgrass is hitting the road and heading to Sydney this August with a stellar lineup that includes Mustered Courage, Rattlehand, The Steamgrass Boys, The Green Mohair Suits, The Morrisons, Oh Willy Dear, The Rusty Syncopators and DJ Dylabolical. It all happens Saturday August 3rd at the Red Rattler Theatre in Marrickville. Head over to http://www.jamgrass.com.au … Continue reading
NEWS: Post To Wire co-presents Fanny Lumsden East Coast tour
We are proud and excited to be co-presenting (with the good folk at Timber & Steel) the upcoming East Coast tour by one of our local favourites – Fanny Lumsden & the Thrillseekers. The tour will celebrate the release of her brand new single Sea Elephant School which will be released on July 26th and a … Continue reading
NEW MUSIC: Son Volt ~ Honky Tonk
Jay Farrar’s band Son Volt have a new album, just released last week, called Honky Tonk via Rounder Records. The album features eleven new songs that are inspired by the classic honky tonk sound of Bakersfield. Check out the video for the opening track, an Rdio stream of the LP and the band’s upcoming US tour dates. http://rd.io/x/QUN9AiJ31oE … Continue reading
NEWS: Iron & Wine to release new LP ‘Ghost on Ghost’
On April 16th Sam Beam’s Iron & Wine will release their fifth studio album in Ghost on Ghost. It follows the excellent swamp folk mantra rock of 2011’s Kiss Each Other Clean. It will be Beam’s first release on Nonesuch Records and below you can check out the first music to emerge from the record … Continue reading
NEW MUSIC: Drive-by Truckers’ Mike Cooley releases solo LP
In the wake of Patterson Hood’s solo record Mike Cooley has also decided to release a new solo album of some fan favourites in an acoustic style, live. Fool on Every Corner is out Dec 11, 2012 and features Carl Perkins Cadillac, 3 Dimes Down, Marry Me, Shut Up And Get On The Plane and more plus one … Continue reading
NEW MUSIC: A new collection of unreleased Townes Van Zandt recordings
Due for release on February 5th, Townes Van Zandt, Sunshine Boy: The Unheard Studio Sessions and Demos 1971-1972 (Omnivore Recordings, 2013) consists entirely of previously unreleased music from Van Zandt’s classic albums High, Low & In Between and The Late Great Townes Van Zandt. Both albums were originally released in 1972 on the Poppy label. … Continue reading
NEW MUSIC: Loene Carmen | The Peach State EP
The highly talented Loene Carmen has a new EP out called The Peach State which she wrote while living over in the deep South of the USA (and recorded in Nashville) earlier in 2012. Born in a heatwave and inspired by a Stella parlor guitar that she discovered in a junk shop, the EP is … Continue reading
TOUR NEWS: Deer Tick and Two Gallants announce Australian tour
This will be great news for those of you who like a little rock and blues with their country with Deer Tick and Two Gallants announcing a dual headline tour of Australia in February 2013, brought to you by Love Police Touring. Read our review of the latest Two Gallants LP The Bloom and the … Continue reading
NEWS: Davey Craddock & The Spectacles release new EP
Western Australia natives Davey Craddock & The Spectacles are releasing their new EP Going Home on November 2nd and will be marking the occasion with a show at the Fremantle Arts Centre. You can check out the EP via the Soundcloud stream below and if you like what you hear then make sure you pick … Continue reading
NEW MUSIC: Country Funk 1969-1975
I’ve been listening to a lot of Jim Ford lately so I got pretty excited to see the excellent Light In The Attic label are releasing this comp on CD and vinyl. I’ve placed my order already. Light In The Attic presents Country Funk 1969-1975, a melting pot concoction of the music of Dale Hawkins, John … Continue reading
NEWS: Hear a new song from The Tallest Man On Earth’s new LP
Sweden’s Kristian Matsson has a new LP There’s No Leaving Us Now due for release via Dead Oceans/Secretly Canadian on June 12th. It follows his excellent album The Wild Hunt and the equally great EP Sometimes the Blues Is Just A Passing Bird, both from 2010. 1904 (stream/download below) is the first new song to come … Continue reading
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