Even Butterflies Make A Sound
The Annie Keating Band has travelled over the pond and is setting stages alight with their blend of razor-sharp rockabilly, sweet country, swampy blues and twang-infused folk storytelling. Brooklyn-based bandleader Annie kindly took the time to speak with me about her influences, her inspirations, the current tour, and so much more. And an extremely cool […]
Jo Bartlett, one half of legendary electronic/folk duo, It’s Jo and Danny, has released her first solo LP – the spookily titled Ghost Tapes 1 to 9.* A life in music: Jo Bartlett Jo and I chatted as part of Paul Dupree’s show on City Sound Radio. Please listen here to our discussion about the […]
SMC Radio launched recently and is growing quickly. Owner and founder, Chris Ciniglio, is a man on a mission, and is determined to keep up the momentum. I asked Chris how it was all going. He quoted, with a smile, Douglas Adams: “Don’t panic!” The station is mostly dedicated to dance music. Dub, soul, disco, […]
While on a city break to Venice, the family and I visited the Queen of the Adriatic’s Lido. Lo and behold, while there we chanced upon Jessie Smith strumming her trademark National Reso-Phonic. We became firm friends. Now, with her partner, Nathan & Jessie are jetting in for a whirlwind tour of London. And St Albans.
I spoke to Leeroy Thornhill and Giuseppe Morena ahead of their joint show at Chelmsford’s Hot Box this coming Saturday (10 May). During the conversation, another news story emerged: they had both remixed tracks from Empirion’s most-recent LP. Please feel free to listen to my chat with them at the end of this article. So, […]
Even Butterflies Make A Sound is delighted to announce that Not Me But Us will play a free show at Radio City Social on Friday, 17 May 2024. The maverick Ewanwhosarmy provides valued support. The Naples duo visits the UK for a short run of shows to promote their outstanding debut LP, Two. Not Me […]
Chelmsford dreampoppers, MAGIC SEAS, today (26 April) released their superb second LP, Everything Has Led Me To Here. Mark Gardener, of RIDE, once again took the helm and navigated the production waters. Brothers John and James Prudence kindly took the time to answer a few questions. I wanted to find out what, in fact, were […]
Some people may consider Held By Trees to be a ‘supergroup’. Solace, the group’s debut album, featured contributions from no less than eight Talk Talk/Mark Hollis alumni. Pink Floyd, Dire Straits, and Blur veterans also collaborated. Also involved is Eric Bibb, the Grammy-nominated blues singer and songwriter. Listen to an interview with David Joseph and […]
This year’s edition of the annual, nationwide, Record Store Day takes place this Saturday (April 20). In Chelmsford, the play hole will be Intense Records #2, in Meadows Shopping centre. Music of all genres John Shuffle, Intense Records head honcho, said: “Record Store Day is the celebration of vinyl and record stores once a year […]
Bass legend Jah Wobble and his Invaders of the Heart are on the road again. They play Chelmsford’s Social club this Friday (12 April). The support act is Tian Qyi, which comprises his sons, John and Charlie. From birth, his boys have been exposed, naturally, to a diverse range of musical styles and traditions, including […]