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Ana Egge on Touring in the Bluebaru and Chasing Down the Digital Trails

Tuesday, January 26, 2021 By Mayer Danzig Leave a Comment

Ana Egge (credit Shervin Lainez)

Singer-songwriter Ana Egge talks about playing “Pick-A-Mania”, working construction, and writing one’s own story.

Filed Under: Acoustic, Folk, Interviews, Singer/Songwriter, Why It Matters Tagged With: Ana Egge

Monday Morning Video – Frank Turner “The Next Storm”

Monday, January 25, 2021 By Mayer Danzig Leave a Comment

How about a double dose of Frank Turner to kick off the week. Here’s Turner – both acoustic and with his band the Sleeping Souls – performing “The Next Storm”. But I don’t want spend the whole of my life indoorsLaying low, and waiting on the next stormI don’t want spend the whole of my […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Frank Turner

Readers’ Pick: Matthew Sweet – Catspaw

Friday, January 22, 2021 By Tom Osborne Leave a Comment

Matthew Sweet – Catspaw (cover art)

You picked Matthew Sweet – Catspaw as your favorite new release for the week of January 15, 2020. New Releases Did we miss something? If you feel a new release is missing from our current poll, please let us know in the comments. Readers’ Tops Winter & Spring 2021 Steve Earle & The Dukes – […]

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: Matthew Sweet

Rod Abernethy – Normal Isn’t Normal Anymore

Thursday, January 21, 2021 By Shawn Underwood Leave a Comment

Sometimes songs capture in a snapshot what ends up being a universal truth. John Prine certainly had a knack for it, and a lot of Woody Guthrie’s material is relevant 60 or 70 years later. Rod Abernethy bottled a bit of that with the title track from his latest record, Normal Isn’t Normal Anymore. Written […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Folk, Reviews Tagged With: Rod Abernethy

Drayton Farley- A Hard Up Life

Wednesday, January 20, 2021 By Chip Frazier Leave a Comment

Drayton Farley has released a new album, “A Hard Up Life”. The songwriting is authentic and has great depth. He has become one of my favorite songwriters, and certainly needs to be recognized as so many other Alabama born musicians have been recognized the last decade or so. Farley if from Woodstock, Alabama; a dying […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Reviews, Streams, Up & Comers Tagged With: Drayton Farley

Ben Nichols on Drawing Furniture, Sharing a Cell Phone, and Enjoying the Moment

Tuesday, January 19, 2021 By Mayer Danzig Leave a Comment

Lucero

Ben Nichols of Lucero recalls working at his family’s business and talks about focusing on where you are rather than where you want to be.

Filed Under: Interviews, Rock, Why It Matters Tagged With: Ben Nichols, Lucero

Monday Morning Video – Solomon Burke and Aretha Franklin

Monday, January 18, 2021 By Mayer Danzig Leave a Comment

It doesn’t get much better than this – Aretha Franklin and Solomon Burke lead the choir in a rousing version of Sam Cooke’s “A Change Is Gonna Come”.

Filed Under: Soul/R&B, Videos Tagged With: Aretha Franklin, solomon burke

Readers’ Pick: Steve Earle & The Dukes – J.T.

Friday, January 15, 2021 By Tom Osborne Leave a Comment

Steve Earle & The Dukes – J.T. (cover art)

You picked Steve Earle & The Dukes – J.T. as your favorite new release for the week of January 8, 2020. New Releases Did we miss something? If you feel a new release is missing from our current poll, please let us know in the comments. Readers’ Tops Winter & Spring 2021 Steve Earle & […]

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: Justin Townes Earle, Steve Earle & The Dukes

The Twangville Early 2021 Release Preview

Thursday, January 14, 2021 By Mayer Danzig Leave a Comment

Happily, 2021 is upon us! Here are just a few forthcoming long-players that we are eagerly anticipating in the coming months. J.T. by STEVE EARLE AND THE DUKES (4 Jan) Steve Earle pays tribute to his late son – and raises funds to support the late artist’s wife and 3-year-old daughter – by recording a […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Blues, Country, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter Tagged With: Aaron Lee Tasjan, Barry Gibb, Bee Gees, Charlie Marie, Death By Unga Bunga, Del Amitri, Jenee Halstead, Justin Townes Earle, Lake Street Dive, Langhorne Slim, Lucero, Matthew Sweet, Ottoman Turks, Selwyn Birchwood, Steve Earle, The Hold Steady

Bill’s Blues-Based Best of 2020

Wednesday, January 13, 2021 By Bill Wilcox Leave a Comment

Well, it’s over. We got through it, and, while it 2020 was a monster in so many ways, there were some choice blues albums that hit the street. Below is a dozen of my favorite blues (or ‘bluesy’) albums of 2020. Sonny Landreth – Blacktop Run. It’s a great album for when you’re on the […]

Filed Under: Blues, Reviews, Roots Tagged With: Alvin Younblood Hart, Andrew Alli, Charlie Musselwhite, Dave Alvin, David Bromberg, elvin bishop, Jim Dickinson, Jimbo Mathus, John Primer, Luther Dickinson, New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers, Nora Jean Wallace, Ronnie Earl, Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters, Rory Block, Savoy Brown, Sonny Landreth, The Nighthawks

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