AAA Music Approved: Casitas

AAAmusic: Who are you and where are you from?

We’re Casitas, we’re a band from Exeter, now living in North London together. We formed at school in 2007 as a diversion to our academic work, which worked pretty well. We’ve … Read More

PAUL HANDYSIDE – Wayward Son

Singer songwriter Paul Handyside is the former front man to the ’80s indie band Hurrah! He blends Americana with contemporary and traditional folk which is reminiscent of Phil Ochs, Richard Hawley and Leonard Cohen.

His second solo … Read More

NOAH FRANCIS JOHNSON – Life & Times

Noah Francis Johnson releases his debut album, Life & Times, in February this year. For him, it is a long awaited moment to finally portray an ‘authentic and honest account of [himself]’ through music. Having read his … Read More

EL BORN – Kangaroo

El Born seem to be a bit of a rock fairytale – named after the bohemian district in Barcelona, Si Connelly and Hils met through an advert. The former came from different solo projects, the latter had travelled trough … Read More

ED ZEALOUS – Diamonds for Eyes

What is a summer hit doing in winter? Well it’s definitely brightening up the day. Band Ed Zealous come up with their fourth record Wired and I’ve been lucky enough to peer through the door and see what the … Read More

THE PECKHAM COWBOYS – 10 Tales From The Gin Palace

The sound of The Peckham Cowboys is distinctively blues in origin. The band are set to release their second album 10 Tales from the Gin Palace on the 14th of February and, as their name might suggest, … Read More

A CHAT WITH: ZARA MCFARLANE

AAAmusic: Hi Zara. Can you explain a little bit about your background and how you got into music?

Zara McFarlane: Hello! I grew up in Dagenham, Essex. I always loved performing as a child. I pestered my mother to … Read More

Wayne Escoffery Quintet – Live @ Ronnie Scott’s

Tuesday January 14th, London

Grammy Award winning tenor saxophonist Wayne Escoffery is based in New York, but he returned to his home town of London for this performance. He looked a very tall and lean figure whilst his jazz … Read More

ZARA MCFARLANE – If You Knew Her

Zara McFarlane is a rising London-based jazz singer, whose beautifully honeyed and pure voice you will remember. If you are fond of Nina Simone and Jose James, you will want to follow her as well; Zara even participated … Read More

THE RHUBARB TRIANGLE – The Rhubarb Triangle

The North of England, by generalisation, is thought to be a pretty dismal, washed out landscape to allow the creative side of the brain to produce music not tinged with a melancholic depression – The Smiths, Joy Division, Cheryl … Read More