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Fingerpicking guitar player combining influences from American Primitive, Mississippi blues and Appalachian finger styles, with a new album Last Night I Heard The Dog Star Bark coming out on We Are ...
Listen to a recording of Wire staff member Shane Woolman ’ s closing set at this year's Stihia festival near Moynaq, Uzbekistan ...
Simon Coates compiles an annotated playlist to go with his report on Dhaka’s underground music scenes in The Wire 497 ...
The 12 June edition of The Wire ’s weekly radio show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by Burqa Boyz, Moin, ...
As a tribute to the South African drummer who has died aged 85, we have made two articles in our online magazine archive free to read ...
A farewell concert for the Ugandan improvising multi-instrumentalist and poet who is moving to Iceland. London Avalon Cafe, 15 June, 1pm–6pm, £12.
Free afternoon music events in Lewisham combining a performance with a demonstration or workshop: Kate Arnold uses stringed instruments with electronics (Deptford Lounge, 14 June), Jo Quail is a ...
The Wire's weekly show on Resonance FM. Broadcast on 22 November and featuring music by Forest Drive West, Jerusalem In My Heart, Nkisi, and more ...
In The Wire 496, Jo Hutton argues that radiophonic art is its own highly developed and theorised artistic practice, not merely an offshoot of electroacoustic music ...
The 5 June edition of The Wire ’s weekly radio show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured tracks by DJ Marcelle/Another Nice Mess, Cécilia Angeles, Joy Guidry, Anika, Mark Stewart, Larry ...
As a tribute to the German saxophonist who has died at the age of 82, we have made David Keenan’s epic two-part 2012 interview, as well as Daniel Spicer’s Primer guide to Brötzmann’s many recordings, ...