Category: Americana / Alt-Country

Album Reviews, Americana / Alt-Country, Guitar Rock, Indie Rock

ALBUM REVIEW: Bambino Koresh | Up And Left

written by Chris Familton The pervasive winds of nostalgia are blowing stronger than ever across pop music and electronica yet they haven’t subjected guitar music to quite the same blatant level of shallow regeneration. Indie and rock music is always recycling and self-referencing itself of course but it takes a great band to be able to bottle the mood and atmosphere of another time. Sydney’s … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Bambino Koresh | Up And Left

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Americana / Alt-Country, Folk, Indie Rock, Interviews

INTERVIEW: Tiny Ruins

HUMAN FRAILTY  SINCE HER LAST VISIT TO AUSTRALIA TINY RUINS’ HOLLIE FULLBROOK HAS BEEN PONDERING HER NEXT MUSICAL MOVE AND CRASHING SCOOTERS. SHE SHE FILLS CHRIS FAMILTON IN ON ALL THE DETAILS. Imagine traveling to a far flung part of the world like Zanzibar to visit someone close to you and with a head full of intrepid explorer ideas, hiring scooters and in the flash … Continue reading INTERVIEW: Tiny Ruins

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Album Covers, Album Reviews, Americana / Alt-Country, Folk, Indie Rock

ALBUM REVIEW: Piers Twomey | Strange Advice

written by Chris Familton Piers Twomey is a Sydney musician who until now has spent time playing with bands like Grun, Quiet Titans and The Fragments. Stepping out on his own he has turned the spotlight onto a dozen indie folk songs with varying degrees of success. There are austere and whimsical sounds at work on Strange Advice that frame Twomey’s intimate songs primarily concern … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Piers Twomey | Strange Advice

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Americana / Alt-Country, Guitar Rock, Indie Rock, Live Photos, Pop

PHOTOS: Suzy Connolly @ Notes Live, Newtown (10/02/12)

Last night Sydney’s Suzy Connolly celebrated the release of her superb debut album Night Larks with a show at Notes in Newtown. She played the entire album backed by a great band that were able to lift the music up and pull back to give her voice extra space when required. She finished her set with a magical  encore of The Kinks’ Waterloo Sunset. In … Continue reading PHOTOS: Suzy Connolly @ Notes Live, Newtown (10/02/12)

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Album Reviews, Americana / Alt-Country, Guitar Rock, Indie Rock, Pop

ALBUM REVIEW: Suzy Connolly | Night Larks

written by Chris Familton Sometimes an album has its way with you, works its way inside your head and your heart, takes up residence and begs you relentlessly to keep coming back for more. The debut album from Sydney songwriter Suzy Connolly does just that and though for her the words mean something else, the line in the opening track Gold sums it up – … Continue reading ALBUM REVIEW: Suzy Connolly | Night Larks

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Americana / Alt-Country, Folk, News, Tour/Live

TOUR NEWS: JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE ANNOUNCES NZ DATES…

On the back of his Australian tour JTE has also announced a run of dates through New Zealand. He’ll have his fresh new record Nothing’s Gonna Change The Way You Feel About Me Now under his debonair arm. NZ Tour Dates Thurs 19th April – Dux live, Christchurch Fri 20th April – Bar Bodega, Wellington Sat 21st April- Kings Arms, Auckland Sun 22nd April – Leigh … Continue reading TOUR NEWS: JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE ANNOUNCES NZ DATES…

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Americana / Alt-Country, Folk, Psych, Video

DS Recommends: Youri Blow | The Corridor

A nice random find tonight to soundtrack the electricity in the atmosphere over Sydney. Youri Blow is a French musician who conjures up some dark and raw psych blues from his guitar and ragged voice. he sounds like Tom Waits channeling the devil through multiple strands of indigenous world music. Blow released the LP The Corridor back in 2010. Check out more samples of it … Continue reading DS Recommends: Youri Blow | The Corridor

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Americana / Alt-Country, Electronica, Experimental, Guitar Rock, Indie Rock, Pop, Post-Punk, Soul, Tour/Live

NEWS: Sydney Festival 2012 program unveiled…

The Sydney Festival has announced its official program for 2012 with an excellent music line-up as has become the norm over the last few years… Amiina AA Bondy Andrew Weatherall & Neville Watson Animagica Assembly Asa & Fefe Beth Orton CANT Clairy Brown and the Bangin’ Rackettes Dan Deacon Ensemble & John Maus Dan Sultan & Busby Marou with Kasey Chambers Deerhoof and DJ Yamantaka … Continue reading NEWS: Sydney Festival 2012 program unveiled…

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Americana / Alt-Country, Guitar Rock, Indie Rock, Live Reviews

LIVE REVIEW: Okkervil River @ Metro Theatre, Sydney 18/10/11

by Chris Familton Mike Noga was up first, playing primarily on his lonesome which suited the mood and opening slot perfectly. His songs were stripped back to their bare essence of guitar, voice, harmonica and on a couple of occasions some wonderful cello courtesy of The Gin Club’s Bridget Lewis. Noga was in fine form – chatty, cheeky and seemingly undaunted to be standing alone … Continue reading LIVE REVIEW: Okkervil River @ Metro Theatre, Sydney 18/10/11

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