- 01 2007-RELEASES · 2009-RELEASES Bon Iver, live at the Tivoli in Brisbane – 17 Jan, 2009 Last night, I had probably the most visceral experience of my life, watching Bon Iver perform live at the Tivoli in Brisbane. To call it sublime would be an understatement. JAN · 18 · 2009 29 COMMENTS READ →
- 02 2007-RELEASES · 2008-RELEASES Wednesday Music Round Up – Jason Reeves, Justin Currie, Matt Bauer and Ray Lamontagne Wow. It has been one hectic week, and at this stage it doesn’t look like there’s any sign of easing up. Which is disappointing, as it means blogging has had to take a back seat, and I’ve received some cracking pitches r… AUG · 06 · 2008 6 COMMENTS READ →
- 03 2007-RELEASES · ARTISTS Live Music Friday – Radiohead, live at BBC Radio Theatre Welcome back to another Live Music Friday here on Burgo’s Blog. For today’s show, I’ve decided to post one of the most requested sets from my readers: Radiohead, performing live at the BBC Radio Theatre, on April 1, 200… JUL · 31 · 2008 1 COMMENT READ →
- 04 2007-RELEASES · 2008-RELEASES Mailbox Clean Up Tuesday Trio. The Avett Brothers, Peter Bradley Adams & Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly. It’s been a while since I put a Tuesday Trio up on this blog, and seeing as I was going through some of the messages to have landed in my inbox lately that have alerted me to new music, I thought: Why not? So, for today… JUL · 22 · 2008 1 COMMENT READ →
- 05 2007-RELEASES · DIGITAL-DOWNLOADS Live Music Friday – The National White Sessions Welcome back to another Live Music Friday here at Burgo’s Blog. For this week’s post, I decided to revisit a past Live Music Friday post, from April, where I featured The National live on the Radio Inter Black Sessions.… JUL · 17 · 2008 NO COMMENTS READ →
- 06 2007-RELEASES · ARTISTS Bon Iver on La Blogotheque – Flume Aaaah… La Blogotheque, you’ve done it again. If you’ve read my blog for any period of time, you might have noticed my love for the Takeaway Shows that La Blogotheque puts out. JUN · 27 · 2008 1 COMMENT READ →
- 07 2007-RELEASES · 2008-RELEASES Live Music Friday – Xavier Rudd, live at Bonnaroo Music Festival Welcome back to another Live Music Friday here at Burgo’s Blog. Today, we’ll be featuring someone a little closer to my (adoptive) home… Australian musician, Xavier Rudd. JUN · 26 · 2008 NO COMMENTS READ →
- 08 2007-RELEASES · 2008-RELEASES The New York Fund – Guns of Camden Town, Going to New York, & Oh My Sweet The New York Fund (image credit: www.gregorynolan.com) JUN · 23 · 2008 NO COMMENTS READ →
- 09 2007-RELEASES · ARTISTS Flobots – Fight With Tools JUN · 12 · 2008 2 COMMENTS READ →
- 10 2007-RELEASES · 2008-RELEASES May 2008 – The month that music forgot. (Or, “Tidings of The Old Romantic Killer Band and The Tallest Man On Earth”) What that extremely long and convoluted title alludes to is the fact that, for me, May 2008 has proven to contain an absolute dearth of good new music. Aside from the new Death Cab album and Frightened Rabbit release, n… MAY · 27 · 2008 NO COMMENTS READ →
- 11 2007-RELEASES · ARTISTS Live Music Friday – Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, live on NPR’s World Cafe Just so that everyone knows, my iPod has officially given up the ghost, completely and utterly without warning. With most of my music on there, this is severely going to impact posting, and – quite frankly, more importa… MAY · 08 · 2008 3 COMMENTS READ →
- 12 2007-RELEASES · 2008-RELEASES Malcolm Middleton… easily my favourite Scot. Yes, you read that right. Malcolm Middleton is easily my favourite Scotsman, and that’s saying something. While still predominantly known for his work with the – albeit, brilliant – Arab Strap, his solo output since lea… MAY · 05 · 2008 NO COMMENTS READ →
- 13 2007-RELEASES · ARTISTS-TO-WATCH-FOR-IN-2008 A Romantica Vision… Romantica APR · 29 · 2008 1 COMMENT READ →
- 14 2007-RELEASES · ARTISTS Chris Bathgate – The Last Parade on Ann St & Serpentine Chris Bathgate (image credit: Quite Scientific) APR · 22 · 2008 NO COMMENTS READ →
- 15 2007-RELEASES · ARTISTS Live Music Friday – Alex Dezen of The Damnwells, Live at Hotel Cafe Over the years, I’ve amassed quite a large collection of live shows of my favourite artists… thank god for all those tapers out there who share their wealth with those of us who can’t make it to the show! When I was liv… APR · 17 · 2008 10 COMMENTS READ →
- 16 2006-RELEASES · 2007-RELEASES Thursday Music Round-up – Matthew Ryan, Josh Ritter, New Atlantic & The Kooks After almost a week off from the blogosphere, there are a few songs that I haven’t told you about… so we’ll just jump right in… APR · 16 · 2008 NO COMMENTS READ →
- 17 2007-RELEASES · ARTISTS Nathaniel Hoho… Under The Radar. So quite often, people will email me about an artist that I “absolutely need to hear”. Some are… well, ok. Some are good. Some are great. And some are special. And if it wasn’t for the fans emailing me, I might have mis… MAR · 30 · 2008 6 COMMENTS READ →
- 18 2007-RELEASES · 2008-RELEASES Mr A to the Z and Friends… at the Tivoli. So last night, I went to another show. MAR · 20 · 2008 3 COMMENTS READ →
- 19 2007-RELEASES · ARTISTS Yeasayer – No Need To Worry/Redcave… I was wrong. I’ll admit it. I haven’t been a fan of Yeasayer at all. Don’t get me wrong, there’s definitely talent there; intelligent lyrics, great harmonies… I’m not denying that’s there. But, listening to their recorded material,… MAR · 18 · 2008 NO COMMENTS READ →
- 20 2003-RELEASES · 2005-RELEASES Jack Johnson and Friends… at the Brisbane Riverstage. As mentioned yesterday, on Sunday I headed across to the Brisbane Riverstage, for an evening with Jack Johnson, Matt Costa, and Will Conner. And – despite my longtime love affair with Jack Johnson, and my (extremely) te… MAR · 17 · 2008 2 COMMENTS READ →
- 21 2003-RELEASES · 2007-RELEASES Tuesday Trio – BARR, The Broderick & The Low Life So, it’s Tuesday, and we all know what that means… time for another Tuesday Trio! A bit of a mixed bag this week, we have a not-so-new song, a new release, and an old song. Why? Because I roll that way, and it’s what I’… MAR · 11 · 2008 NO COMMENTS READ →
- 22 2007-RELEASES · ARTISTS Bon Iver – The Wolves (Act I & II) There’s a new Bon Iver video out, and it’s story is – quite frankly – inspiring. First, I think I should note that my love for all things Justin Vernon (aka Bon Iver) related is no secret. The guy’s voice, phrasing, and… MAR · 05 · 2008 4 COMMENTS READ →
- 23 2007-RELEASES · ARTISTS Julian Velard – Jimmy Dean and Steve McQueen & A Dream Julian Velard FEB · 26 · 2008 NO COMMENTS READ →
- 24 2007-RELEASES · ARTISTS The National – Slow Show (live on Fair Game) Just a quickie post today; but thought I would delight you all with another offering from The National. FEB · 19 · 2008 NO COMMENTS READ →
- 25 2007-RELEASES · 2008-RELEASES Friday Music Round-up – The Dodos, Patrick Park and Jason Schwartzman I’m off down the coast for the weekend, with a lot of things to be sorted out before leaving; so this Friday’s post will be a round-up post. Lazy? Perhaps. Awesome tunes? Definitely. FEB · 07 · 2008 NO COMMENTS READ →
- 26 2007-RELEASES · ARTISTS Hey Ya (Cover) – Obadiah Parker JAN · 28 · 2008 3 COMMENTS READ →
- 27 2007-RELEASES · ARTISTS Post-A-Day Week: Need to Breathe – More Time (With a side helping of Washed by the Water) Post-A-Day Week: It’s not often over a weekend that I’ll be sent enough songs to make up a week of posts. So, this week, I’ve decided to put up a post a day, as opposed to lumping them all into one confusing mess, as I… JAN · 22 · 2008 4 COMMENTS READ →
- 28 2007-RELEASES · ARTISTS Post-A-Day Week: Faker – This Heart Attack Post-A-Day Week: It’s not often over a weekend that I’ll be sent enough songs to make up a week of posts. So, this week, I’ve decided to put up a post a day, as opposed to lumping them all into one confusing mess, as I… JAN · 21 · 2008 1 COMMENT READ →
- 29 2007-RELEASES · ARTISTS Time for a Tuesday Trio. Sorry things have been a bit quiet lately; real life takes it’s toll, and lease renewals and rental inspections take up a bit of time. That said, let’s jump right into a Tuesday Trio. JAN · 14 · 2008 NO COMMENTS READ →
- 30 2007-RELEASES · ARTISTS Things I probably should have told you in 2007. In the course of writing this blog, I come across a lot – and I mean, a lot – of music. Some of which I’ll blog about, some of which never seems to get its own post. JAN · 03 · 2008 6 COMMENTS READ →