Almanac Music: Luke Reynolds’s Top Albums of 2021

Hot on the heels of Smokie comes Luke Reynolds with his best albums of the year just gone – do yourself a favour!

Almanac Music: Stereo Stories at MEMO Music Hall

Stereo Stories, the music and memoir concert created by veteran Almanacker Vin Maskell, kicks off the new year with a show at St Kilda’s MEMO Music Hall on Sunday afternoon, 9 January.

Almanac Music – The Best Australian Albums of 2021

Courtesy of further lockdowns, Smokie listened to plenty of Australian music in 2021. Here are his best of the year.

Almanac Memoir: Rannoch House, Renting, Music and Writing

This Friday’s post from KD is a multi-dimensional affair, involving an iconic Geelong mansion – Rannoch House – and personal memoir, music, writing and Geelong Football Club history.

Almanac Music: Stereo Stories at The Memo.

Stereo Stories, the music and memoir show created by Almanacker Vin Maskell, kicks off 2022 with a show at The Memo, St Kilda on Sunday afternoon, 9 January.

Almanac Music: Another Serve of Bob Dylan

Following the lead of fellow Almanac editor Col Ritchie, Ian Hauser takes another look at the phenomenon that is Bob Dylan.

Almanac Music: Keef’s obit (just on the odd chance he might predecease me) – Anson Cameron

Keith Richards’ death has always been with us, says Anson Cameron. Yet, “immortally moribund,” he’s still kicking. Best, then, to pay your respects.

Almanac Music – More of Vanilla Fudge: ‘Eleanor Rigby’

Following on from Col Ritchie’s earlier post on Vanilla Fudge, his fellow fan Ian Hauser offers a few more thoughts about the band’s eponymous 1967 album.

Almanac Music: Australian Winter Songs – Name a Personal Favourite.

Summer and music go so well together, as everyone knows. What about winter and music? In this piece, KD asks Almanackers to nominate a favourite winter song, and provides one of his own.

Almanac Music: Stereo Stories LIVE @memomusichall!

Stereo Stories, a partner project of the The Footy Almanac since 2014, will be performing at The Memo Music Hall in November. Get on down!

Almanac Music: Dave Graney and Clare Moore at Trinity Sessions

The iconic and eclectic sounds of Dave Graney and Clare Moore made the jump from (computer) screen to stage and Greg Andrew went along for the ride.

Almanac Music – Matt (and Eve) Quartermaine on sharing music through Melbourne’s lockdown

We all deal with the lurches of this pandemic in different ways – for Matt Quartermaine part of the process has been through song, which he recently shared with The Shot.

Almanac Music: Slava and Sharon Grigoryan at the Trinity Sessions

It’s a change of pace at the Trinity Sessions for Greg Andrew as he experiences the classical musicianship of Slava and Sharon Grigoryan.

Almanac Music: Jeff Lang at the Trinity Sessions

With live music slowly making a comeback, Greg A went to see Jeff Lang perform as part of the Trinity Sessions. He was blown away by Lang’s marvellous musical skills on a fine night.

Almanac Music: Live again with Died Pretty

Remember live music? Died Pretty finally got to play their much delayed gig at the Croxton Park Hotel. Mick Symons was glad to be there.

Almanac Footy: One quarter at a time

The ups and downs of Round 1’s Essendon v Hawthorn clash have driven Rick Kane to riff on popular verse.

Almanac Music: Midnight Oil in 2021

There was power, passion and a more than a few grey hairs at the most recent Midnight Oil gig at Womadelaide. Greg Andrew reviewed the show, his latest since first watching the iconic group live in 1990.

Almanac Music: Australia’s Best Song Revisited

When it comes to listening to music, many people are “mood listeners”. In this vein, KD revisits his “Best Australian Song” Footy Almanac piece, to ask Almanackers what songs may have slipped through the cracks in the extensive discussion that followed it. He also provides a new song nomination of his own.

Almanac Music: A musical journey (in praise of Fred Eaglesmith)

Warren Tapner has had plenty of years filled with enjoying great music. But his wonderful journey reached its peak when he came across the crooning of Fred Eaglesmith.

Almanac Music – Stereo Stories: Facebook on my mind

The recent Facebook changes didn’t just impact the Almanac – partner site Stereo Stories also had to work out a way forward. Site founder Vin Maskell ruminates on an interesting week and a slow return to normality.