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I Am Three are a two piece musical act from Manchester UK. The two members, Hughes (acoustic guitar/vocals) and Irving (double bass/vocals) …

The critically acclaimed singer/songwriter Teddy Thompson is currently on an unusual 23-date solo tour. Playing at venues off the beaten track, he’ll perform songs from his eagerly awaited forthcoming LP …

Newton Faulkner is set to release his cover of Massive Attack’s “Teardrop”, off of debut album, ‘Hand Built By Robots’ on December 10, 2007. The first time that I heard the name Newton Faulkner, for some reason I pictured …

Big news! The wonderful Duffy is playing a free gig at Rough Trade Shops in Ye Olde London Towne on 17 December, 2007. This is going to be an acoustic set in the snug area of the shop - so no guest list needed …

Armed with thriving stateside success, her acoustic guitar and an arsenal of songs, emerging singer/songwriter Brandi Carlile plays her first ever London show, which has now sold out, at the Borderline, November 30th, 2007 …

As a fan of multi-instrumentalist, singer/songwriter Sheryl Crow, I can tell you that the new ‘Sheryl Crow Hits and Rarities’ double disc set is a welcome addition to my CD collection. Opening track “All I Wanna Do” is a reminder of Sheryl’s first big hit …

Rosie Oddie joins Douglas James Hall for the Every Other Sunday acoustic night at The Paradise (by way of Kensal Green), 21st October 2007.
London promoters Funkstain promotions always brings you the best in acoustic madness to brighten up our Sunday evenings.
Headlining is Douglas James Hall: who has been making waves on the London circuit playing [...]

Last night I went to the King Creosote and Ruarri Joseph gig at the Carling Academy in Oxford. It was a great night of entertainment. Read the review! [...]

Stephen Fretwell is the real deal. With his latest release, ‘Man On The Roof’, out on Fiction Records, he brings to the table a classic sound, sometimes reminiscent of early Dylan and even Joe Strummer - but he’s his own man and is certainly not a carbon copy of anyone [...]

Prolific promoters Bedsprings have teamed up with newbie Funkstain promotions to bring the best in acoustic madness to brighten up our Sunday evenings at the recently renovated Paradise in London.
Why stay in and watch the repeat of Xfactor on ITV2 when you can go and see the best in the west at London’s hottest live [...]

Scottish born, Cornish based songsmith Ruarri Joseph completes his debut solo mini-tour of the UK tonight. He’ll be playing at London’s Spitz Club, having already played Manchester, Birmingham, Glasgow, Brighton and Southampton earlier this month [...]

Douglas James Hall is a new up and coming artist currently breaking on the London acoustic scene.

Originally from the West Country and Brighton, Douglas has been making waves on the London open mic circuit playing various gigs across London - headlining at both the Viva Viva acoustic night and Priory Park Festival [...]

We just got word that the Ken Hyland album will be available on Itunes, Rhapsody, Emusic, Yahoo Music, Napster, and many others on 8/21/07.
UPCOMING SHOWS:
Mon. August 13, 2007, 10pm @ Temple Bar, Santa Monica, CA
Wed. Sept. 19, 2007, 9:30pm @ the Cat Club, West Hollywood, CA
Ken Hyland would probably be considered a “singer-songwriter” if he [...]

Lil’ People Records announced that Afro-Groove singer-songwriter artist Karlex has been invited to perform the upcoming London Calling conference, the international music business event taking place at Earls Court, London on the 28th and 29th June 2007.
Karlex will open the Westbourne Studios’ International Night (242 Acklam Road, London W10) on Wednesday June 27 at 8:20 [...]

Bright Eyes is the musical offering of American singer/songwriter Conor Oberst who has been writing and recording since the early age of 14. Proclaimed by some as the ‘new Bob Dylan’, Conor Oberst has grown from strength to strength with each release and in 2005 took things to a new level by releasing two albums [...]