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Photo Gallery: Bluesfest Byron Bay 2023 – Day 5
Photos by Ant Ritz Photography/Rock Shots
featuring Beth Hart – Bonnie Raitt – Coterie – The Cat Empire – Nikki Hill – Trombone Shorty – Michael Franti and Spearhead
Continue reading Photo Gallery: Bluesfest Byron Bay 2023 – Day 5Live Review: Bluesfest Byron Bay 2023 – Day 4 & 5
Review by Wanda Hill
Photos by Ant Ritz Photography/Rock Shots
featuring Bonnie Raitt – Trombone Shorty& Orleans Avenue – The Cat Empire – Mavis Staples – Yirrmal – Michael Franti and Spearhead – Tash Sultana
The final two days of Bluesfest had a bit of a wild west feeling going on, with autumnal tones, dusty grounds and police people riding around on horseback occasionally, looking very relaxed about the state of affairs at the festival. This may have been the calmest Bluesfest I have ever witnessed, well suited to the sweet sounds of Tash Sultana’s voice gracing the air waves on Sunday night. There never seemed to be a hassle lining up for anything or finding a good spot to dance.
Continue reading Live Review: Bluesfest Byron Bay 2023 – Day 4 & 5Photo Gallery: Bluesfest Byron Bay 2023 – Day 4
Photos by Ant Ritz Photography/Rock Shots
featuring Michael Franti – 19-Twenty – Julz Parker (Hussy Hicks) – Ash Grunwald – Backsliders – Bobby Alu – Chris Cheney – Eugene Hideaway Bridges – Femi Kuti & The Positive Force – Julia Zemiro (Rockwiz) – Nikki Hill – Roshani – Steve Poltz – Tash Sultana – Yirrmal
Continue reading Photo Gallery: Bluesfest Byron Bay 2023 – Day 4Live Review: Bluesfest Byron Bay 2023 – Day 3
Review by Wanda Hill
Photos by Ant Ritz Photography/Rock Shots
Last night the Crossroads became Buddy Guy’s intimate lounge room for a few hours where the many thousands gathered, were treated to a warm and humorous insight into the world of this 86 year’s young, blues legend. He warned ‘if you don’t like Blues you’re in the wrong fucking house, I’m going to play something so funky you can smell it.’ He played many of his own songs and those of other legends he has influenced, interspersed with cheeky stories. After playing Hoochie Coochie Man he observed how Hip Hop has changed the musical landscape and ‘you can say whatever the fuck you want now’ not holding back on any details with his lyrics and stories. Playing with not just his well worn hands, but his sleeve, overall front, teeth and towards the end walking right out into the the audience, letting kids play his guitar, giving old and new fans the experience of a life time. As he promised at the start of the show ‘I don’t get out here very often, so I’m going to give you the best that I got.’
Continue reading Live Review: Bluesfest Byron Bay 2023 – Day 3Photo Gallery: Bluesfest Byron Bay 2023 – Day 2
Photos by Ant Ritz Photography/Rock Shots
featuring 19-Twenty – Bud Rokesky – Christone “Kingfish” Ingram – Daniel Champagne – Keb’ Mo’ – Larkin Poe – Marcus King – Paolo Nutini – Ray Beadle – Round Mountain Girls – Steve Earle – Vintage Trouble – Yirrmal
Continue reading Photo Gallery: Bluesfest Byron Bay 2023 – Day 2Album Review: Jim Kirkpatrick – Dead Man Walking
Review by Peter Coates – www.facebook.com/InsideEdgePhotography
JIM KIRKPATRICK
Dead Man Walking
Released – 21st April 2023
Songwriter, vocalist and guitar slinger Jim Kirkpatrick announces the release date of his latest, eagerly awaited, 10-track solo album Dead Man Walking, which impressively showcases Jim’s multiple rock and blues talents and expands his variety and range into pastures and prairies new.
Dubbed “England’s equivalent to Joe Bonamassa” by Blues Matters, Jim has built up over a quarter-century’s experience in Blues and Rock and earned a tonne of respect from his fans, peers and critics alike. Not only is he a gifted songwriter (who’s written numerous nationally UK playlisted songs) but he’s also a deft-fingered, multi-skilled, guitarist who’s famed for possessing both Bonamassa-type energy and slide guitar and fingerstyle— worthy of the great Duane Allman — as well.
Continue reading Album Review: Jim Kirkpatrick – Dead Man WalkingLive Review: Bluesfest Byron Bay 2023 – Day 1
Review by Wanda Hill
Photos by Ant Ritz Photography/Rock Shots
My favorite time of year is here again, where no bigger decision needs to be made other than – what band should I go see now? A fantasy life for five days where Bluesfest serves up an irresistible menu of musical treats. With a plethora of choices laid out before me, I just need to wander around and discover music, new and old to love. Lured in by hot organ sounds I found Southern Avenue at the Juke Joint, just in time for a wicked drum solo by Tikyra Jackson. This band has a big Memphis funk sound with vocalist Tierinii Jackson wielding a powerful voice that can do anything. A perfect initiation into what promises to be another soul shaking festival.
Check out the Photo Gallery: Bluesfest Byron Bay 2023 – Day 1
Continue reading Live Review: Bluesfest Byron Bay 2023 – Day 1Photo Gallery: Bluesfest Byron Bay 2023 – Day 1
Photos by Ant Ritz Photography/Rock Shots
featuring Eric Gales – Nikki Hill – Kaleo – Paolo Nutini – St. Paul and The Broken Bones – Lucinda Williams – Dog Trumpet – LP – The Angels – Frank Sultana – Greensky Bluegrass
Read our Live Review: Bluesfest Byron Bay 2023 – Day 1
Continue reading Photo Gallery: Bluesfest Byron Bay 2023 – Day 1Photo Gallery: Red Hot Summer Tour at Gateway Lakes, Wodonga – 1 April 2023
Photos by David Jackson – shotz by jackson
featuring: Paul Kelly, Bernard Fanning and Missy Higgins, Mark Seymour, Vika & Linda, Ian Moss and Troy Cassar-Daley
Continue reading Photo Gallery: Red Hot Summer Tour at Gateway Lakes, Wodonga – 1 April 2023Live Review + Photos: Brad Cox – Yarns & Yodels Tour at Riverlinks Westside, Shepparton – 16th March 2023
Reviewer and photos by David Jackson – shotz by jackson
Brad Cox has grown a reputation throughout Australia as a country rock artist collecting thousands of fans. Since hitting the country scene five years ago, Cox has shown his writing, and performing skills are some of the best in country music. This tour and opening concert, in particular, allowed fans to hear traditionally louder songs in an intimate environment. For a confessed “softie” that “cries when he gets a mosquito bite”, Thursday night’s warm-up show of the ‘Yarns and Yodels’ tour in Victoria must have been emotional overload.
Continue reading Live Review + Photos: Brad Cox – Yarns & Yodels Tour at Riverlinks Westside, Shepparton – 16th March 2023Photo Gallery: CMC Rocks 2023 Willowbank Raceway, Ipswich – Day 3
Photos by Peter Coates – www.facebook.com/InsideEdgePhotography
featuring Morgan Wallen – Ashley McBryde – Hardy – Corey Kent – Ernest – Warren Zeiders – Hailey Whitters – Abby Christo
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Continue reading Photo Gallery: CMC Rocks 2023 Willowbank Raceway, Ipswich – Day 3Live Review: CMC Rocks 2023 Willowbank Raceway, Ipswich – Day 1
Review by Peter Coates – www.facebook.com/InsideEdgePhotography
A scorching hot and humid day welcomed the crowds to CMC Rocks on Day 1 proper of the festival, with all the usual sights and sounds of this iconic feature of the Australian and global Country Music calendar, curated by Michael Chugg and his incredible team at Frontier. The sad news was the death this week of Foxtel boss Brian Walsh, who along with the late Rob Potts and Michael Chugg were the three key founders of the CM Rocks phenomenon, and a toast and cheer from the crowd was warm and genuine.
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Continue reading Live Review: CMC Rocks 2023 Willowbank Raceway, Ipswich – Day 1Live Review and Photos: Kip Moore + Randy Houser at Hordern Pavilion, Sydney – 16th March 2023
Review and photos by Peter Coates – www.facebook.com/InsideEdgePhotography
KIP MOORE / RANDY HOUSER
Hordern Pavilion, Sydney
16th March 2023
This was the second show of this CMC Rocks week of sideshows and festival, after Melbourne the night before, and a sold out crowd at the Hordern Pavilion in Sydney had streamed in from the country and was ready to get down and party.
Randy Houser may be one of the undercard for CMC Rocks , but he has perhaps the best voice in country music, and from the first line of the Whistlin’ Dixie he is right on song, with a voice like honey smoked JD that hits the spot immediately. After Boots On we get the monster hit of How Country Feels, with some great guitar interplay and a massive crowd reaction. Randy lets the super tight band let rip with a hoe-down middle eight that absolutely rocked, and there was lots of crowd singing in an extended back half of the song.
Continue reading Live Review and Photos: Kip Moore + Randy Houser at Hordern Pavilion, Sydney – 16th March 2023EP Review: Starcrazy – Another Day, Another Squalor
Review by Peter Coates – www.facebook.com/InsideEdgePhotography
STARCRAZY
ANOTHER DAY ANOTHER SQUALOR EP
Released – March 10th 2023
Seldom does a new band appear on the Sydney scene with such a polished set of songs, and a live performance that goes perfectly with the music. When I saw them live at Glamfest last month I was taken aback at just how good Starcrazy turned out to be!
Continue reading EP Review: Starcrazy – Another Day, Another Squalor