As a struggling singer in the 1960s, Emmylou Harris befriended one Gram Parson amidst Washington D.C’s bustling folk scene. Soon after, in 1973 and ’74 respectively, her unique vocal talents adorned Parson’s landmark albums GP and Grievous Angel and it… Continue Reading
Singer-songwriter Nick Mulvey – jet black hair, pristine dark beard and clad in crisp, baggy blue shirt – is all smiles with arms aloft at tonight’s commencement of a brief run of four UK dates before heading to the European… Continue Reading
(Photo by M. Becker) Something akin to a gifted script doctor or screenplay virtuoso in the mediums of film and television, it is the session musician who seems disproportionately unsung in the integral contributions made in adding flair and texture… Continue Reading
After a three-year musical hiatus during which an exhausted Stella Donnelly was dropped by Secretly Canadian – the U.S label which first brought her lyrically caustic indie folk to prominence – the Welsh Australian singer-songwriter returned last November with the… Continue Reading
In releasing Songs for Other People’s Weddings in September last year, Gothenberg singer-songwriter Jens Lekman provided a concept album inspired by his many years of performing as a wedding singer. Thus, this current tour in support of the album is… Continue Reading
Currently on tour in support of his seventh studio album Songs For Other People’s Weddings, Gothenburg singer-songwriter Jens Lekman brings his whimsical indie pop to Strange Brew this Thursday. Such is the Swedes’ quirkiness and unpredictability, he is not adverse… Continue Reading
Symbolism alluding to the themes which pervade Phoenix singer-songwriter Courtney Marie Andrew’s 9th studio album Valentine – released just last month – bedeck tonight’s stage; there are three heart-shaped balloons, triple swells of pink lighting, and a series of dove… Continue Reading
(Photo by Sky/Dean Chalkley) In the form of Oasis’ gargantuan reunion tour of last year, Pulp releasing their first studio album in nearly a quarter century, and Blur’s triumphant Wembley shows in the summer of 2023, recent years have ushered… Continue Reading