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The ever wonderful Andrew Combs kicked off his first post-pandemic European tour with an intimate show at The Railway Inn, Winchester. Promoting his stunning new album Sundays, Combs led his trio and the audience through a mesmerising 90-minute set. This was a show of two halves, the first […]
Veteran funksters Kokomo, back for a short residency at their musical spiritual home at the Half Moon in Putney, gave a typically dynamic and soulful performance. The nine-piece delivered a whirlwind two-hour set with no pause for breath. Tony O’Malley on keys and vocals opened with Tee TIme, […]
The music room at the Prince Albert has had a makeover and rebrand, in contrast with the rough and ready character of the boozer downstairs. Main man Ruarri Joseph fronts this lively three-piece, with the rock steady backing of Naomi Holmes on bass, and Harry Harding on drums. […]
Plus UK and European tour dates for June + July. GRAMMY-nominated and critically-acclaimed songwriter Courtney Marie Andrews is excited to today announce her new album Loose Future out 7th October via Fat Possum. To mark the announcement she is sharing the album’s first single “Satellite”. Something of a […]
A dozen albums already show Wade Bowen’s musical evolution – including six studio sets, two live collections, a gospel album and an ongoing series of buddy-country hits with fellow Texan Randy Rogers – and yet he continues to prove that his music can’t be constrained by the state […]
Shares first single “(God)less” Alongside New Music Video Acclaimed artist Andrew Combs announces his fifth studio album entitled Sundays, due out on August 19th via Loose. Recorded entirely in mono, the album was collaboratively produced by Combs and Jordan Lehning (Kacey Musgraves, Lucie Silvas, Willie Nelson) with additional […]
With six Stetsons and six guitars, Midland made it to London at the fourth attempt, two and a half years after the original pre-pandemic postponed show of 2019. From the wonderfully-named Dripping Springs in Texas, Midland thrilled a packed crowd with a flawless, masterful performance oozing quality, control, virtuosity, […]
Stew Cutler has spent the better part of four decades channelling the blues through his magical fingers. Cutler’s talent is so engulfing that he easily incorporates jazz, gospel, and R&B in his repertoire. The blues always take centre stage. Cutler’s seventh studio albumThe Blues From Another Angle, proves […]
The voice of 90s UK super soul group M People took to the stage of Guildford’s G Live with a six-piece band of drums, bass, guitar, keyboards and two backing vocalists. Small kicked off with Renaissance and the party was soon in full swing with the smash hit One Night […]
Charley Crockett will release his new album Lil’ G.L. Presents: Jukebox Charley on April 22nd via Son of Davy/Thirty Tigers. The fourth edition of his Lil’ G.L. tribute series, Jukebox Charley is another great example of how Crockett is enlivening country music by looking back for inspiration and crafting […]
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