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Almanac Music: Calexico – a musical sound of their own

April 5, 2022 by 3 Comments

Calexico is one of those bands with a sound all of their own, and also one of Col’s favourites. Have a listen to their fantastic sounds.

Wantok Almanac: PNG Footy and the Zimmie, Ace & Thyra show

March 29, 2022 by 7 Comments

Jarrod Landells and David Bridie’s Wantok Almanac highlight the love of footy in all its codes in found in PNG, with focus on some names of the future.

Almanac Music: ‘Road To Nowhere’ – David Byrne

March 29, 2022 by 1 Comment

Watching David Byrne on a FaceBook clip solved a long time musical puzzle for Col as he explains.

Almanac Music: Not Quite Bob – Something Cooking In LA: Serving of Buffalo, Burritos and Byrds with a side of (C)larks thrown in

March 28, 2022 by 6 Comments

Trevor Blainey presents the music and his thoughts on some of the greatest LA based bands and solo artists the musical world has known.

Almanac Music: House of Blues – Blues Harmonica

March 25, 2022 by 2 Comments

A brilliant evening of blues music, especially blues harmonica, was had by all at The Gov in Adelaide recently as Peter Crossing reports.

Almanac Music: Absolute Game Changers – A Song That Shook Your World

March 25, 2022 by 13 Comments

According to Kevin Densley, we all have a song that is an ‘absolute game changer’ for us, a particular one that shakes up our world and changes it in some fundamental way. He puts forward his own choice, and asks Almanackers to do the same.

Almanac Music: Broderick Smith – Oz music legend

March 22, 2022 by 1 Comment

Check out some of the great music produced by Aussie music legend Broderick Smith during his nearly sixty years of recording and performing.

Almanac Music: The Brisbane Hotel, Hobart – Tops Off!

March 22, 2022 by 2 Comments

The body builders, the pasty young dudes, and topless dancing, are all part of a night at The Brissy remembered by the Old Dog.

Almanac Music: Extraordinary Musical Moments – Patti Smith Sings ‘A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall’ at Bob Dylan’s Official Nobel Prize Ceremony, 2016

March 18, 2022 by 2 Comments

In this instalment of his ‘Extraordinary Musical Moments’ series, Kevin Densley discusses Patti Smith singing ‘A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall’ at Bob Dylan’s official Nobel Prize ceremony in 2016. KD describes the occasion as both ‘wonderful’ and ‘notably imperfect’.

Almanac Music: Not Quite Bob – Tom Waits Sharing a Curbstone With Chuck E Weiss … and Rickie Lee Jones

March 15, 2022 by 5 Comments

Another fantastic collection of musicians from Trevor Blainey in his continuing ‘Not Quite Bob series; this time, Tom Waits, Rickie Lee Jones, and Chuck E Weiss. Magic!