Jake Robison – Como Mansion (2015)
Listening to Jake Robison’s Como Mansion, you’d never know it was his debut album. It’s an assured hand sketching Mansion’s charcoal portraits of simple love, bruised souls and grasping at whatever...
View ArticleThe Banner Days – Hand Me a Hymnal (2015)
After the self-titled 2014 release of their critically acclaimed and award-winning album, northwest songwriters, Beth Whitney and Bradford Loomis, along with Beth’s husband/upright bassist, Aaron...
View ArticleRICK DANKO —STAGE FRIEGHT LIVE COLLECTION (Retroworld) 4 CDs
http://www.floatingworldrecords.co.uk Founder member of The Band; Rick Danko (bass, vocals) may no longer be with us but both the music of the former and his own solo recordings live on. Like with all...
View ArticlePatricia Vonne – Viva Bandolera (2015)
Over the course of 6 LPs since 2001, Patricia Vonne has demonstrated time and again that although she’s surrounded by über talent – including celebrated Austin film director Robert Rodriguez – the...
View ArticleChristmas Times A' Coming 2015 Free Festive Album on FSR
Introducing our annual Festive Collection! Again we thank our friends and Medicine Show Family fold for a wonderful eclectic selection of different takes on Christmas. Please do share and enjoy the...
View ArticleCam Penner & Jon Wood Sex & Politics Tour, Wales/Scotland/England, Jan 6 - 24
Cam Penner has had a breakthrough (at last) here in the UK, chosen for the atmospheric backing music for BBC Scotland & BBC Two's adoption of Iain Bank's thriller House of Liar's. They tour and...
View ArticleEp274 Corb Lund
Corb Lund plays tracks from Things That Can’t Be Undone and talks about growing up on a ranch in Alberta and his “vaguely romantic” song. Also on this week’s episode, I’ve got another track from the...
View ArticleGillian Welch/Dave Rawlings Australian Tour 2016
Dave Rawlings and Gillian Welch Nashville September 2015 Gillian Welch National Australian Tour Dave Rawlings Machine East Coast Australian Tour January/February 2016 Love Police has announced that...
View ArticleJamie Harper – Old Pal (2015)
Fiddler and vocalist Jamie Harper is the latest young grass sideman to produce their own solo album, Old Pal, released today on Mountain Fever Records. It’s full of the lively, aggressive, and utterly...
View ArticleAustin Native, Nashville Resident Suzy Oleson Releases Debut Album (Review)
Born and raised in Austin, refined in Massachusetts, and currently emanating from Nashville, singer / songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Suzy Oleson has released her debut self-titled album which...
View ArticleGretchen Peters – Blackbirds – A Review
It has taken me quite a while to fully explore Gretchen Peters’ February 2015 release Blackbirds (Scarlet Letter Records). But patience is a virtue they say, as this album is an outstanding...
View ArticleEpisode 280 – A Mini Episode
The length of this episode is a bit shorter than usual. It’s really just because of time constraints, but that also mean that I might actually put out TWO episodes this week. Otherwise, it’s business...
View ArticlePodcast: Give ThanksEpisode #15-48 | airing 11-25-15
Thanksgiving is a very special time of the year. Even more than Christmas it’s a time for friends and family to gather when the only pressure is if the pies turn out like Grandma used to make. On this...
View ArticleHot Buttered Rum – The Kite and the Key EP (2015)
Bay Area band Hot Buttered Rum’s new EP The Kite and the Key was recorded at Tiny Telephone Studios in San Francisco, CA. It is the first in a series of three consecutive EP’s that Hot Buttered Rum...
View ArticleBluesfest 2016 Roster Keeps Growing
Harts – photo Jim JacobBluesfest Byron Bay, adds another list of artists to its already impressive bill. LATEST BLUESFEST 2016 ARTIST ANNOUNCEMENT INCLUDES: D’ANGELO AND THE VANGUARD COLD WAR KIDS...
View ArticleHealth & Happiness Hour (Ft. tour Cam Penner ) Nov 25 2015
This week’s Medicine Show Radio Health & Happiness Hour Ft. Album comes from Corb Lund Ft. Tour Cam Penner, Ft. House Concert Hub artists Dumb Instrument, classic music from Johnny Paycheck, new...
View ArticleSam Phillips – The Man Who Invented Rock ‘n’ Roll – A Review
Yep Roc Releases Sam Phillips: The Man Who Invented Rock N Roll Collection Curated By Peter Guralnick How good is this! Fifty five songs. Over 140 minutes of play time. Featuring Elvis Presley,...
View ArticlePodcast: Steel Belted Radio – Nov. 26, 2015
Tonight some big, dumb, rock & roll to start things off before rolling into a classic country set in honour of the upcoming Merle Haggard tribute show at Times Change(d) and a heck of a bargain on...
View ArticlePlaylist: Episode #618 Sunday, November 29, 2015
It’s Grey Cup Sunday in Winnipeg, so I want to nowhere near that goofy stadium, so a pre-recorded episode is in order. Recording in my basement allows me to go through the shelves of CDs that don’t...
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