John Shand | Music & Other Spheres Posts

August 2, 2016 / Album Reviews - Archive

ARTEFACT (jeremysawkins.com) 7/10 If life has you grinding your teeth down to stumps, this may be the antidote. The opening Blues For Sera has such a relaxed, loping swing that you can’t help but exhale deeply in a contented sort of way, and think things aren’t too bad. A bass…

July 29, 2016 / Concert Reviews - Archive

Foundry 616, July 8 8/10 If a carnation could sing it might sound something like Steve Ross: light, mellifluous and guileless. His was never a big voice, but nor has the New York cabaret singer/pianist lost much power or range now he is of a certain age. Suave, agile and…

July 27, 2016 / Theatre Reviews - Archive

Hayes Theatre, July 1 7/10 If part of the point of cabaret is to give insight into the person behind the roles on stage or screen, then Simon Burke’s Something About Always certainly ticks the box, and an immensely likable person emerges. The 70-minute show begins with footage from Fred…