Tag: "The Waifs"

Various Artists : The Best Of Blues & Roots 2012
0 Comments. 1,347 Views. Posted 10 May 2012 @ 12:26pm.
Glancing down the track list of Best Of Blues And Roots 2012, you’ll see Lanie Lane, Josh Pyke, John Butler Trio, Donavon Frankenreiter, Ash Grunwald, Blue King Brown, The Jezabels, The Waifs, Gurrumul, Justin Townes Earle, Michael Franti and Spearhead and Tim Finn. I don’t think I even need to continue with this review – you get the idea, right? The CD is jam packed with blues and roots... Read More
60 Seconds With... Blanche Dubois
0 Comments. 827 Views. Posted 8 Feb 2012 @ 12:44pm.
  So then, what’s the band name and what do you ‘do’ in the band? We’re called Blanche DuBois and I’m Adriana Begovich, the guitarist/vocalist.   Bearing the terrible clichéd nature of this question, what do you reckon people will say you sound like? Our latest record Young Heart drew a lot of comparisons to Sarah Blasko’s earlier stuff. People have also always compared us to The Waifs... Read More
Carus Thompson And The Corner Hotel Caravan
0 Comments. 2,114 Views. Posted 14 Apr 2011 @ 1:15pm.
After a couple of regional dates Carus Thompson will be smashing into the Corner Hotel, ok they play folk music so it'll be more of a leisurely stroll than a smash, but still. They're launching the kick-ass new album Caravan .   Along with friends Yanto Shortis and Leena to provide some supporting entertainment this isn't a Blues Fest show but it should be. If that roots and blues thing... Read More
The Waifs Release Sixth Album
0 Comments. 1,614 Views. Posted 4 Mar 2011 @ 2:38pm.
After a five year hiatus, The Waifs have released Temptation, the follow up to 2006's Sun, Dirt, Water. The album, which was recorded in a ramshackle old house in Minneapolis, USA, is a return to the band's roots.   This album was reunion of sorts for the Australian band whose members are now spread out all over the USA. Vocalist, Vikki Thorn, who just so happens to currently be pregnant,... Read More
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