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December 31, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
The Best Gigs Of The Year: The Top 10 Gigs I Reviewed in 2017
Every year I see some great shows – and 2017 offered up plenty. There were loads of great shows I missed (Paul McCartney – though I saw him in 1993 at least) and others that someone else will tell you was the best where I thought it was fucking absurd (Future Islands). Still, all up, […]Archive
August 17, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 77 – Steve Garden (Rattle Records)
Welcome to episode 77 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. I had a chat with Steve Garden. He’s the guy behind Rattle Records – though before he was a recording engineer, record producer and label owner he was a damn fine drummer. If you click on the link across […]Archive
June 8, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Gig Review: Bill Frisell (June 7, Wgtn)
Bill Frisell Opera House, Wellington Wednesday, June 7 For the opening night of this year’s Jazz Festival it was master guitarist Bill Frisell backed by the supple, magical rhythm section of Thomas Morgan (bass) and Rudy Royston (drums) along with Petra Haden on vocals. It was a deep and astonishing set of music – subtle, […]Archive
May 29, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Sweetman Podcast: Episode 65 – Shelagh Magadza
Welcome to episode 65 of Sweetman Podcast with support from our sponsors – T Leaf T, Yeastie Boys and Le Petite Chocolat. This conversation is me chatting with the Artistic Director of the NZ Festival and Wellington Jazz Festival, Shelagh Magadza.Archive
March 16, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Five Songs For Friday: # 8 – Recent Finds and Reminders; Things I’ve Been Appreciating…
So it’s a Five For Friday with no real theme – if there is one it’s there in the title, these songs – old and new – have all been on my mind and on the turntable over the last couple of weeks. Songs that standout on new releases, or old records I’ve just picked […]Archive
March 8, 2017 by Simon Sweetman
Wellington Jazz Festival: 7-11 June 2017
The Wellington Jazz Festival – always a highlight of the winter months – has announced its 2017 line-up. The international highlights are impressive with Bill Frisell and band (including the multi-talented Petra Haden). Frisell’s playing is legendary and ever-forward, his most recent album When You Wish Upon A Star is a career-best. Superstar drummer Dave […]Archive
July 19, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
William Tyler: Modern Country
William Tyler Modern Country Merge Following on from the record where people started to really take notice and particularly from the more recent EP here William Tyler has made another set of recordings that take on such a road-trip feel as to seem like they were recorded from the passenger seat of a moving vehicle, […]Archive
June 30, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Bill Frisell: When You Wish Upon A Star
Bill Frisell When You Wish Upon A Star Sony Masterworks Continuing to explore – and re-explore – differing/difficult musical terrain Bill Frisell here serves up a set of TV and film themes. If at first you feel like drifting off on this nostalgic wave (To Kill a Mockingbird, You Only Live Twice, the title track) […]Archive
June 28, 2016 by Simon Sweetman
Allen Toussaint: American Tunes
Allen Toussaint American Tunes Nonesuch Toussaint was working on this last year, it is now the perfect, elegant swansong (R.I.P.). His fingerprints are all over American music, the New Orleans cauldron of funk and soul and jazz, via his own compositions, productions and collaborations which stretch to include work with and for Dr. John, The […]Archive
October 22, 2014 by Simon Sweetman
Sam Amidon: Lily-O
Sam Amidon Lily-O Nonesuch Records Inc. I hadn’t ever paid Sam Amidon much interest before this record – but Mr. Beth Orton has really delivered here, his banjo and fiddle skills are impressive and his voice has that Appalachian-holler to it, here he reimagines mountain soul as his own version of contemporary folk – the […]Archive
October 13, 2014 by Simon Sweetman