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The Black Keys Premiere The Night Before And Announce 2025 Dates

by Paul Cashmere

The Black Keys have a new song, brand new music for 2025 titled ‘The Night Before’.

Tagged as: 00s, blues, indie, rock, roots, The Black Keys, USA

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Lou Bradley’s Nimbin Roots Festival Line-up Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

The date has been set for Lou Bradley’s Nimbin Roots Festival. Lock in 25 to 27 October 2024.

Tagged as: folk, live concert, Nimbin Roots Festival, roots

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Marlon Williams Reactivated His Cancelled 2020 and 2021 ‘An Evening With Marlon Williams’ Tour

by Paul Cashmere

Marlon Williams will perform his first solo Australian shows in 10 years when ‘An Evening With Marlon Williams’ finally gets underway in June.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Australia, blues, Marlon Williams, roots

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Josh Owen Premiers New Song Hold Your Breath

by Paul Cashmere

Josh Owen is not only guitarist for James Reyne but will open for James on the Crawl File tour and no doubt his setlist will include this new song ‘Hold Your Breath’.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, Crawl File, James Reyne, Josh Owen, rock, roots

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The Teskey Brothers To Tour ‘The Winding Way’

by Paul Cashmere

With a third album for The Teskey Brothers on the way, the band will embark on ‘The Winding Way’ tour to treat fans to the new songs.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Australia, blues, roots, The Teskey Brothers

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John Butler Previews Solo ‘Live In Paris’ Album With ‘Faith’

by Paul Cashmere

John Butler will document his 2022 European tour with the ‘John Butler – Live In Paris’ album recorded over two nights at Le Trianon on 26 and 27 May 2022.

Tagged as: 90s, Americana, Australia, blues, John Butler, John Butler Trio, roots

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Brendon Love and Liam Gough To Leave The Teskey Brothers

by Paul Cashmere

Two of the founding members of The Teskey Brothers, Brendon Love (bass) and Liam Gough (drums) will leave the band after one final show in Melbourne this weekend.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Australia, blues, Brendon Love, folk, Josh Teskey, Liam Gough, roots, Sam Teskey, Teskey Brothers

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The Black Sorrows Have A New Live Album ‘Live From The Shangri-La’

by Paul Cashmere

The Black Sorrows have a new live album ‘Live from the Shangri-La’ with a brand new song ‘Don’t Look Down’.

Tagged as: 70s, 80s, Australia, Black Sorrows, blues, Live from the Shangri-La, rock, roots

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Out On The Weekend To Return In October

by Paul Cashmere

The Out on the Weekend music festival will return to Seaworks in Williamstown, Melbourne in October.

Tagged as: Australia, blues, Dolly Parton, Harvest, live music, Neil Young, Out On The Weekend, roots, The Badloves

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Rest In Peace: Tristan Goodall of The Audrey at Age 48

by Paul Cashmere

We are shocked and saddened to report the passing of Tristan Goodall from The Audreys at age 48.

Tagged as: 00s, Australia, blues, FOLD, roots, Taasha Coates, The Audreys, Tristan Goodall

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Dave Matthews Speaks Up About America’s Problem With White Supremacy and Gun Laws

by Paul Cashmere

Dave Matthews has called out America’s racism issue, its weakness with gun laws and the hate fueled speech of Fox News hosts in stoking those fires.

Tagged as: 90s, blues, Dave Matthews, rock, roots, USA

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CJ Commerford & The Supertones Are One Australian Band To Watch

by Paul Cashmere

CJ Commerford & The Supertones are the band to watch are Victoria right now.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, CJ Commerford & The Supertones, roots, soul

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Aaron Schembri Debuts New Paul Norton Co-Write ‘The Setting Sun’

by Paul Cashmere

The new Aaron Schembri song ‘The Setting Sun’ is a song he co-wrote with Melbourne singer songwriter Paul Norton.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Aaron Schembri, Australia, blues, Paul Norton, rock, roots, The Setting Sun, Wendy Stapleton

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Good Times Festival Announces New Dates

by Paul Cashmere

Good Times has new dates in September but a few changes come with the announcement.

Tagged as: Ash Grunwald, Australia, blues, Good Times, Josh Teskey, roots, Sam Teskey

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Mike Thomas’ Roving Commission Grounded Due To Covid Restrictions

by Paul Cashmere

Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission tour dates have once again been disrupted after new restrictions in Western Australia and South Australia have meant that the Victoria based band is locked out of the western states.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Australia, blues, Mick Thomas, roots, Roving Commission

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Darlinghurst To Launch Debut Album At Gympie Music Muster

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne’s Darlinghurst will launch their debut album at the Gympie Music Music in August.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, blues, country, Darlinghurst, roots

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Brooke Taylor Replaces Brooke Russell In Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission

by Paul Cashmere

Melbourne singer songwriter Brooke Taylor has joined Mick Thomas’ Roving Commission replacing the other Brooke, Brooke Russell.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, Australia, blues, Brooke Russell, Brooke Taylor, Mick Thomas, roots, Roving Commission

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Marysville Music Weekend Festival Line-up Revealed

by Paul Cashmere

The Marysville Music Weekend for the Yarra Valley on October is moving forward as planned.

Tagged as: Australia, blues, folk, Geoff Achison, James Morrison, Marysville Music Weekend, Pierce Brothers, roots

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Melbourne Lockdown Conception King Canyon Get Real With Tour Dates and New Music

by Paul Cashmere

During the pandemic lockdown of 2020 Melbourne musicians Jimmy Cupples and James Ryan bred a new band King Canyon.

Tagged as: 20s, Australia, blues, James Cupples, James Ryan, King Canyon, rock, roots

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John Butler To Hit The Road Again In May

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

John Butler is heading back on the road for his first post-pandemic national tour in May. The tour will kick off in Newcastle on May 19.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, John Butler, John Butler Trio, roots

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Xavier Rudd Has A New Deal and a New Label

by Paul Cashmere @paulcashmere

Xavier Rudd will release his 10th album via a new deal with Virgin.

Tagged as: 00s, 10s, 20s, Australia, folk, roots, Xavier Rudd

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Australian Charts: Tash Sultana ‘Terra Firma’ Is No 1

by Gavin Ryan

The second album for local singer/songwriter Tash Sultana called “Terra Firma” becomes her first No.1 album this week as it debuts in the top spot.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Australia, blues, rock, roots, Tash Sultana, Terra Firma

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Pierce Brothers Plan Tour Around Victoria

by Paul Cashmere

With national touring uncertain at this point, Victoria’s Pierce Brothers have a solution to staying on the road. Stay within your state.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, folk, Pierce Brothers, rock, roots

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John Butler To Appear At Western Australia’s WA Forests Event

by Paul Cashmere

John Butler will perform live at the WA Forest event in Western Australia showing the movie ‘Cry of the Forests’.

Tagged as: Australia, blues, Cry of the Forests, film, Jane Hammond, John Butler, movie, rock, roots, Western Australia

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The Band Expand The Classic ‘Stage Fright’

by Paul Cashmere

‘Stage Fright’, the third album from The Band, will be reissued with bonus tracks, demo recordings and a complete concert album.

Tagged as: 60s, 70s, Americana, Robbie Robertson, rock, roots, The Band, USA

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Watch the New The Teskey Brothers ‘Highway Home For Christmas’ Video

by Paul Cashmere

Happy Christmas from The Teskey Brothers. A brand new video for ‘Highway Home For Christmas’ popped up today.

Tagged as: 10s, 20s, Americana, Australia, blues, Christmas, folk, roots, Teskey Brothers

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The Teskey Brothers Release A Couple Of Christmas Songs

by Paul Cashmere

The Teskey Brothers have released two Christmas songs ‘Dreaming of a Christmas With You’ and ‘Highway Home For Christmas’.

Tagged as: 10s, Americana, Australia, blues, Christmas, roots, Teskey Brothers

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Vika and Linda Bull on Friday 17 November 2017. Photo by Ros O'Gorman

Vika & Linda Discuss There Most Prolific Year Ever In Lockdown

by Paul Cashmere

2020 was meant to be spent touring for Vika & Linda Bull. They were about to head out on the APIAT Good Times tour when Covid hit and the plans moved to 2021. They set them thinking about what to do. Now its six months and two albums later with the ‘Anthology’ and the ‘Sunday’ albums.

Tagged as: 90s, Australia, blues, folk, Linda Bull, roots, soul, Vika & Linda, Vika Bull

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Ben Harper To Release Lap Steel Guitar Album

by Paul Cashmere

Ben Harper’s next album will be the solo work ‘Winter Is For Lovers’, featuring 15 songs performed on Ben’s Monteleone lap steel guitar.

Tagged as: 90s, Ben Harper, bluegrass, blues, roots, USA

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This Way North Debut Hector In ‘Driving Roads’ Video

by Music-News.com

Leisha Jungalwalla and Cat Leahy from This Way North have introduced their new star Hector the van for the new video ‘Driving Roads.

Tagged as: 10s, Australia, blues, folk, roots, This Way North

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