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Readers’ Pick: Kinky Friedman – Poet of Motel 6

Saturday, March 29, 2025 By Tom Osborne

Kinky Friedman – Poet of Motel 6 (cover art)

You picked Kinky Friedman – Poet of Motel 6 as your favorite new release for the week of March 21, 2025.

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: Kinky Friedman

SXSW 2025: The Sounds, Part 3

Thursday, March 27, 2025 By Mayer Danzig

ST. VINCENT It’s hard to beat a surprise set by St. Vincent, all the more so when it takes place at a Rivian showroom. The set was short but potent, including a few from her most recent album. And thanks, Rivian, for the limited edition vinyl of said release. WILLI CARLISLE Although he’s been on […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Streams, SXSW Tagged With: Bob Schneider, Casey Lowery, English Teeth, Freedom Rockets, Jeremy Pinnelll, Kelly Willis, Melanie MacLaren, Restos, Riverboat Gamblers, St Vincent, Tommy Stinson, Willi Carlisle

SXSW 2025: The Sounds, Part 2

Thursday, March 27, 2025 By Mayer Danzig

BABY SAID I saw sisters Veronica and Jess Pal deliver two blistering sets of rock and roll, sweetened by their catchy pop melodies and perfect sibling harmonies.  Even those two times was not enough – here’s hoping they return soon for a proper tour. JOELTON MAYFIELD My favorite Americana discovery was Nashville by way of […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Bluegrass, Country, Folk, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Streams, SXSW Tagged With: Baby Said, Bonnie Whitmore, Cap Carter, David Ramirez, Himalayas, Joelton Mayfield, Lucero, Mando Saenz, Paisley Fields, Palmyra

SXSW 2025: The Sounds, Part 1

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 By Mayer Danzig

JOHN FOGERTY “I just got my songs back and I’m gonna play every one of them,” said Fogerty at the start of his show, celebrating the return of his song publishing rights. He wasn’t kidding. He and his band cranked through hit after hit, culminating with a bruising “Fortunate Son”. The icing on the cake? […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Blues, Country, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Streams, SXSW Tagged With: Beaver Nelson, Bird Streets, Brittany Spencer, Candi Jenkins, John Fogerty, Jon Dee Graham, Larkin Poe, Master Peace, Tom Morello, Tyler-James Kelly, West Texas Exiles

SXSW 2025: The Scene

Wednesday, March 26, 2025 By Mayer Danzig

For me, the true harbinger of spring is the arrival of the SXSW conference and festival in Austin, Texas. Or rather, spring begins for me when I arrive in Austin for the annual event. With upwards of 1,000 artists and tens of thousands of attendees from around the world, SXSW is the world’s premiere music […]

Filed Under: Americana, Indie, Indie Rock, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, SXSW Tagged With: Baby Said, Brittany Spencer, Candi Jenkins, Cap Carter, Casey Lowery, Himalayas, Joelton Mayfield, Master Peace, Melanie MacLaren, Palmyra, Radio Free Alice, Tyler-James Kelly

Shane Alexander on European Hotels and Being Entrepreneurial

Tuesday, March 25, 2025 By Mayer Danzig

Shane Alexander

Los Angeles musician Shane Alexander talks about the song that he wrote for his grandmother, the robbery at his old rehearsal space, and time spent shaping Christmas trees.

Filed Under: Americana, Interviews, Rock, Why It Matters Tagged With: Shane Alexander

Monday Morning Video – Levon and Friends

Monday, March 24, 2025 By Mayer Danzig

Ok, so the occasion was really Ringo Starr’s All-Starr Band but it’s hard not to think that Levon Helm didn’t steal the show with this one. Here’s Levon singing The Band’s classic “Up On Cripple Creek” backed by Ringo Starr, Clarence Clemons, Rick Danko, Dr. John, Jim Keltner, Nils Lofgren, Billy Preston and Joe Walsh.

Filed Under: Americana, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Levon Helm, Ringo Starr, The Band

Readers’ Pick: Charley Crockett – Lonesome Drifter

Sunday, March 23, 2025 By Tom Osborne

Charley Crockett – Lonesome Drifter (cover art)

You picked Charley Crockett – Lonesome Drifter as your favorite new release for the week of March 14, 2025.

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: Charley Crockett

Ashleigh Flynn & the Riveters – Good Morning, Sunshine

Thursday, March 20, 2025 By Shawn Underwood

Organizing an album around a theme is, of course, nothing new. It’s easy to cite examples from as far back as the 60’s, and I have no doubt the historically astute can point to even earlier projects. What’s far less common is organizing a band with a theme. That’s just what Portland, Oregon’s, Ashley Flynn […]

Filed Under: Country, Outlaw Country, Reviews, Rock, Roots Tagged With: Ashleigh Flynn & the Riveters

Olivia Ellen Lloyd on Apples, Joni Mitchell, and Monel Guitar Strings

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 By Mayer Danzig

Olivia Ellen Lloyd (credit Pang Tubhirin)

County singer Olivia Ellen Lloyd talks about avoiding the toxic feedback loop of the music business, the time she out guitar-guyed a guitar guy, and the story behind the first song that she wrote.

Filed Under: Americana, Country, Interviews, Why It Matters Tagged With: Olivia Ellen Lloyd

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