Shotgun Wedding: Not Your Average Band
Shotgun Wedding have quite an extensive history. The group. who hail from New York, have come together through Billy Joel (you may have heard of him), either by touring or performing in the hit Broadway show, Movin' Out. Made up of Catherine Porter, Dennis DelGaudio, Wade Preston, Andy Cichon
Japanese Guitarist Shigeo Tamaru Redefines Alt-Jazz on Thrilling New Singles
Jazz and rock may seem odd on paper, but when you hear them fused together it is nothing but a thrilling ride that takes you to different degrees of revelry. Shigeo Tamaru is a master guitarist from Japan who strums his way to his listeners’ senses, heightening them to the
Dave Rawlings Machine at A&I Hall, Bangalow NSW
On, this, their first tour of Australia, the Dave Rawlings Machine was scheduled to play the four capital cities on the eastern mainland ... and Bangalow, New South Wales. I guess it was something of a busman's holiday. Bangalow (population 2,000) lies in the lush, sub-tropical hinterland near
An Evening with Gillian Welch, Enmore Theatre, Sydney
The previous Australian tour of Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings is the stuff of legend. Folks who caught one of those shows back in 2004 recall it with the kind of dewy-eyed reverence usually reserved for the likes of Springsteen or the Stones. The show I saw, at Parramatta in
Cascada de Flores' Golden Heart
It's hard to overstate the excellence of Cascada de Flores. The six-piece band, led by Arwen Lawrence (voice, dance, guitar) and Jorge Liceaga (voice, lead guitar, acting) pay homage to Latin American radio in an act that combines impeccable musicality, theater and the utmost respect for Mexican and
Wayne Berry, Nashville Cat: Home At Last
It was 1970 and I was incarcerated in military hell, or what I perceived as such, when I happened upon a thumbnail review of Timber's Part of What You Hear album in a copy of either Stereo Review or High Fidelity magazine. Very short, it praised the band