LONG LIVE THE DUKE & THE KING
Monday, 20th September 2010
A little reminder that Long Live The Duke & The King will be released on Monday 27th September. Just think, this time next week you could have the the new Duke & The King album playing out of either your stereo, record player or mp3 gadget of...
TREVOR MOSS & HANNAH-LOU TO SUPPORT CAITLIN ROSE
Thursday, 16th September 2010
Trevor Moss & Hannah-Lou have been confirmed as support for the very wonderful Caitlin Rose, at her upcoming London show. It's on Monday 4th October at The Social. However, what with it being Caitlin Rose, a tiny venue & £6 tickets, it has of...
THE FELICE BROTHERS BACK IN LONDON
Wednesday, 15th September 2010
Loose HQ will most definitely be putting some whiskey in our whiskey tonight as we head East (East London at least), to watch Loose alumni, The Felice Brothers, open up the first night of Campfire Trails Festival. So, if you managed to miss...
Trevor Moss & Hannah-Lou On The Hay Bales
Tuesday, 7th September 2010
After a summer full of festival appearances, we're pleased to say that our favourite weekend of the season has been immortalised forever on film. Two of Trevor and Hannah's songs were captured whilst they sat on the hay bales at this year's...
TOWNES VAN ZANDT RULES!
Friday, 27th August 2010
Here at Loose we are pretty obsessed with the late great Townes Van Zandt and there's a new Townes compilation "Riding The Range" hitting the shops on 13th September on Righteous/Cherry Red Records.The album features Peter Bruntnell playing...
OH MY GOD I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!
Friday, 27th August 2010
Loose parishoners Peter Bruntnell and Danny & The Champs are heading to Cheltenham Racecourse for the Greenbelt Festival this weekend. Lets hope it's stopped raining by then! There'll be no Norwegian Death Metal at this particular festival, hell...
CW STONEKING NEW ALBUM, LIVE DATES, RADIO AND PODCAST!
Friday, 27th August 2010
Next Monday sees the UK release of CW Stoneking's album Jungle Blues.He's playing a bunch of European shows, while his new website is under construction its probably best to go to his Myspace (www.myspace.com/cwstoneking) for detailsThis Saturday...
PETER BRUNTNELL HITS THE ROAD THIS WEEK!
Wednesday, 25th August 2010
The brilliant Peter Bruntnell will be playing a string of dates starting this week in South London. Check out all the dates here.
SIMONE FELICE AND THE DUKE & THE KING
Wednesday, 25th August 2010
Simone Felice has been busy thrilling UK audiences with his solo set, there are a few dates (and even fewer tickets) remaining. Details HERE. Read a review of his recent Bristol show HERESimone's band The Duke & The King release their new album...
DANNY CHAMPIONED BY BOB HARRIS
Wednesday, 18th August 2010
"If ever a band deserved superstar billing its Danny & The Champs". Here at Loose Towers we couldn't agree with you more oh Great Whispering One!Hear The Magic Numbers and Bob Harris chatting about Danny on Bob's Saturday show on BBC Radio 2...
Simone Felice Solo
Monday, 16th August 2010
Simone Felice of The Duke & The King starts his UK solo tour this week. He will be appearing at the following;Aug18th - Winchester,The Railway19th - Cardiff,Buffalo Bar20th - Swansea,The Chattery22nd - The Green Man Festival24th - Bristol, St...
Danny & The Champions Of The Road
Friday, 13th August 2010
Danny and his Champs just keep on touring. Dates have recently been announced with Drive-By Truckers in November along with UK dates with The Magic Numbers. Find all the dates HERE.This weekend sees the band at The Summer Sundae Festival. Danny...
LOOSE IS EUROPEAN HOME FOR CW STONEKING AND KING HOKUM RECORDS
Wednesday, 11th August 2010
Here at Loose we are very proud to announce that we are now the European representatives for our favourite Australian musician - the incredible CW Stoneking.Check out the brilliant video to Jungle bluesThe album Jungle Blues gets its long-awaited...
DANNY & CHAMPS TO SUPPORT DRIVE BY TRUCKERS!
Tuesday, 10th August 2010
Woo hoo! Danny & The Champions Of the World have just been announced as the main support for Drive By Truckers in UK this November!If you haven't checked out DBT's new album "The Big To-Do"...er...Do It Now! Here at Loose Towers its on heavy...
TREVOR MOSS & HANNAH-LOU KEEPING BUSY
Friday, 30th July 2010
'England' is out into the wide world!The new single was released on Monday July 26th. This is a new version of the song that also appears on their truly wonderful debut album. The band had a beautiful launch Monday night at St. Pancras Old Church...
Playlist: Cambridge Folk Festival
Friday, 30th July 2010
This week's playlist celebrates the Cambridge Folk Festival, with picks from: C.W.Stoneking, The Unthanks, Stornoway, Seth Lakeman and Martin Carthy.Tune in now via spotify
RG In Creative Review
Thursday, 29th July 2010
Yes that's right folks! The beguiling new album by The RG Morrison ("Blighty's answer to Bon Iver" MOJO) has been featured in this weeks Creative Review, and rightly so - try hand-making 1000 sleeves yerself sucker!www.creativereview.co.uk
Keep on Trucking!
Friday, 23rd July 2010
Yes folks! Truck Festival is this weekend! To celebrate this we've put together a Truck playlist;Keep on trucking!Loose bands playing are as follows:-RALFE BAND - SATURDAY - MARKET STAGE - 7.30PMTREVOR MOSS & HANNAH-LOU - SUNDAY - TRUCK STAGE -...
Simone Felice - Live From A Lonely Place
Thursday, 22nd July 2010
This August will mark the limited release of Simone Felice – Live From A Lonely Place. Recorded at home (in the barn) just a few weeks after his heart surgery, this retrospective collection includes songs from the earliest Felice Brother days,...
Handsome Family on 6Music
Thursday, 22nd July 2010
Albuquerque's finest are in the UK and this Wednesday they played a session for Marc Riley on BBC6 Music.You can listen again to the session for the next 5 days;Listen again hereTheir tour can be found in the LIVE section here
Trevor Moss & Hannah-Lou with Bob Harris
Wednesday, 21st July 2010
On Friday night we had the pleasure, courtesy of Whispering Bob himself, to perform at the historic Liverpool Philharmonic Hall in support of Richard Thompson. Here is link to a short film of the occasion. - Trevor and Hannah
Appalachian Mountaintop Removal
Friday, 16th July 2010
Simone Joins My Morning Jacket's Jim James, Daniel Martin Moore & Ben Sollee to help shed light on Appalachian Mountaintop Removal!Thursday, July 29, at Woodstock's Historic Bearsville Theater, Felice will perform a special 40 minute acoustic set...
Phosphorescent Tour Van Found Alive And Well!
Friday, 16th July 2010
Here at Loose towers we were absolutely delighted to hear that our new favourite bands (er...non Loose band that is!) tour van was found - with all the gear inside, apparently worth around $40,000!! - by the NYPD having been stolen a few days...
Handsome Family hit these shores!
Thursday, 15th July 2010
JULY-AUGUST, 2010: Rennie and Brett will be performing these shows as a duo for an intimate sound featuring guitar and banjo. Please join us if you can.UNITED KINGDOM JULY 23 and 24,Friday and Saturday Two shows at THE GATESHEAD SAGE:23rd -...