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November 14, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Stubs: # 19 – Richard Thompson, Victoria, BC, 2012

Okay, slightly cheating here – slightly. I have not (yet) seen a Richard Thompson concert. But boy would I love to. Been a fan a long time – but the last few years I’ve really been hooked, because I think RT is doing some of his very best work now. I was won over (again) […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2012, BC, Canada, David Witzer, Gig, Live, Memorabilia, Richard Thompson, Signed Ticket, Stubs, Stubs: # 19 – Richard Thompson, Ticket Stub, Victoria, Witzer.Com, WOMAD ·

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October 22, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Lake Street Dive: Bad Self Portraits

Lake Street Dive Bad Self Portraits Signature Sounds Recording Company In a year of so many great albums I’m returning now to Bad Self Portraits – an album that was released in February, one I heard earlier in the year but lost in the deluge. It’s a sharp set of songs, and the real arrival […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Album Review, Bad Self Portraits, Bonnie Raitt, Karen Dalton, Lake Street Drive, Rachael Price, WOMAD ·

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October 22, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

WOMAD 2015: Lineup Announced

The 2015 WOMAD Festival in New Plymouth is going to be a ripper – check out that lineup: Richard Thompson, Sinead O’Connor, Rufus Wainwright, Youssou N’Dour, Toumani & Sidiki Diabate, Public Service Broadcasting, Lake Street Drive – and those are just the obvious standouts. Check that link there to the full line-up there are plenty […]
Posted in Blog, Miscellany · Tagged 2015, Festival, Gig, Lake Street Drive, Lineup Announced, Live, New Plymouth, Public Service Broadcasting, Richard Thompson, Sinead O'Connor, Taranaki, Toumani & Sidiki Diabate, WOMAD, Youssou N'Dour ·

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March 24, 2014 by Simon Sweetman

Gig Review: Pokey LaFarge (March 20, Wgtn)

Pokey LaFarge Bodega Thursday, March 20 Before the show I had imagined that it might play out like Justin Townes Earle fronting Old Crow Medicine Show and that ended up being a pretty apt description of the sound, look and feel of seeing Pokey LaFarge and his band. Where, on record, this museum act has […]
Posted in Blog, Reviews · Tagged Bodega, Gig Review, Live, Pokey LaFarge, Wellington, WOMAD ·

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