You picked Angels Hear by, Action Skulls, as your favorite new release for the week of September 29, 2017. Poll Results 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 Summer 2017 RAY WYLIE HUBBARD, Tell The Devil I’m […]
Sweetwater String Band – At Night
From the first notes of the bow bouncing on the strings of the cello, you can tell this is going to be a different take on what you probably thought of as a string band. Â The instruments Sweetwater String Band uses are 3/4 of a traditional quartet; guitar, mandolin, bass. Â But instead of the fiddle, […]
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Monday Morning Video: The Wild Reeds
The Wild Reeds delivered one of my favorite sets from this year’s Americana Music Conference, guitar-fueled and intense. Here they are performing “Capable” from The World We Built, their most recent album. How about the dueling guitars, accompanied by harmonium, that close out the performance? As a special bonus, you’ll also find their stellar cover […]
Readers’ Pick: Downhearted Blues by Eilen Jewell
You picked Downhearted Blues by Boise-based singer-songwriter, Eilen Jewell, as your favorite new release for the week of September 22, 2017. Poll Results 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 Summer 2017 RAY WYLIE HUBBARD, Tell The […]
Americana Music Fest 2017, Shawn’s Picks
As you’ve figured out by now, this week is about our coverage of the Americana Music Festival in Nashville. Â Here’s a rundown of the best sets I saw during the week. It’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll, But I Like It: Yeah it’s Nashville, and yeah it was an Americana festival, but there was no shortage […]
Americana Music Awards, 2017 Edition
Once again the Americana Music Festival took over most of the well-known clubs in Nashville for the third week in September. Â As always it was anchored by the Americana Music Awards show at the fabulous Ryman Auditorium. Â We’ll post our full coverage of the event over the next few days, and to kick it off, […]
Readers’ Pick: TX Jelly by The Texas Gentlemen
You picked TX Jelly by the Dallas-based alt-country band, The Texas Gentlemen, as your favorite new release for the week of September 15, 2017. Poll Results 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 Summer 2017 RAY WYLIE […]
Billy Strings – Turmoil & Tinfoil
There’s a saying most of you are familiar with, “like catching lightning in a bottle.” Â In the music business it’s not unusual to hear that applied to the idea of catching a band’s live performance energy & style in the studio. Â Hence the reason most jam bands, and many others frankly, never have much of […]
Monday Morning Video – Colin Hay
It takes a lot – talent and then some – to sustain a nearly 40 year career in the music industry. In a recent performance, Colin Hay illustrated why he is on that list. In fact, I’d argue that he has gotten better. Sure, his classic Men at Work hits are deservedly ubiquitous. Hay didn’t […]