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Admiral Radio

Wednesday, November 20, 2019 By Todd Mathis

I know Monday is video day, but today I’m going to hijack Mayer’s domain and share one from Columbia, South Carolina’s Admiral Radio. They are currently in the studio recording their debut, but in the meantime they dropped this gem earlier this year (audio recorded at their home with one mic) that showcases the duo’s […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Discovery, Singer/Songwriter, Videos Tagged With: admiral radio, Americana, harmony

Newport Folk Fest 2018 Feature – Artist You Should Know: Hiss Golden Messenger

Wednesday, August 01, 2018 By Jeff McMahon

Ever had that moment when you discover a musical artist and you’re just hooked? I’ve been listening to talented artists for a long time but when I come across someone new whose amazing music opens my eyes, I immediately go into a phase. When I started “studying” for Newport Folk Fest this year I found lots […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Newport Folk Festival, Reviews, Up & Comers Tagged With: Americana, Hiss Golden Messenger

Steve Earle – So You Wannabe An Outlaw

Wednesday, July 12, 2017 By Jeff McMahon

Steve Earle is back. He may have never really left, but “So You Wannabe An Outlaw” stands beside his best albums (and there are many). It sounds like his classic period from the 80s up through his classic Transcendental Blues in 2000 (without the early 90s records during his descent into drug addiction). Earle has […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Country, Outlaw Country, Reviews, Rock Tagged With: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Folk, Reviews, Steve Earle

Emerging Artist – Courtney Marie Andrews’ Honest Life

Monday, July 10, 2017 By Jeff McMahon

Catching up on missed music is not what I thought that a newborn would allow me to do this summer. But the late nights, and the missed sleep between feedings, seemed only like a time when I would just wish I could sleep through the night. But there I was, 3:30 AM on a Tuesday, […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Reviews, Soul/R&B, Up & Comers Tagged With: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Singer/songwriter

Jeff’s Best of 2015

Wednesday, December 30, 2015 By Jeff McMahon

As we get ready to ring in the new year, I’m going to make a confession: I haven’t listened to much new music this year. With a son who just turned one, a broken leg, and the usual stacks of correcting (I’m an English teacher), I haven’t listened to much new stuff. The Mrs. and […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Acoustic, Americana, Best of 2015, Sufjan Stevens

Newport Folk Festival – Saturday

Thursday, August 21, 2014 By Jeff McMahon

With his days in the blues-rock duo White Stripes now comfortably behind him, Jack White has become a bit of a generational connector. He’s paid homage to country, blues and rock legends, yet he keeps winning new fans. When he stepped on to the stage at Newport Folk Fest, the standing area at the front […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Reviews, Rock Tagged With: Alt-Country, Americana, Jack White, Nickel Creek, Shovels & Rope

Newport Folk Festival – Friday

Friday, August 15, 2014 By Jeff McMahon

Ryan Adams really summed up the 2014 Newport Folk Fest experience well when he said, “”Like ten years ago I was depressed and now I’m playing music with *&$%ing sailboats in the background.” The setting at the legendary festival is literally one of the most beautiful spots as it juts far out into Narragansett Bay. […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Americana, Folk, Reviews Tagged With: Alt-Country, Americana, Folk, Jenny Lewis, Lake Street Dive, Newport Folk Festival, Ryan Adams, Sun Kil Moon

Isbell, Shires & Fletcher at the Sinclair

Friday, August 16, 2013 By Jeff McMahon

Even after leaving the Drive-by Truckers, Jason Isbell has continued to wow and amaze.  His literary songs and rockin” guitar licks accentuate catchy and heartbreaking melodies. I saw Isbell and Shires a year ago in Hartford in an acoustic setting. It fit so perfectly in the at the Wadsworth Atheneum Art Gallery that I wasn”t […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Americana, Country, Folk, Genres, Reviews, Up & Comers Tagged With: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Amanda Shires, Americana, Jason Isbell, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Joe Fletcher, Rock, Videos

Americana Music Association Annual Awards

Thursday, September 20, 2012 By Shawn Underwood

The yearly AMA awards kicked off with a bang in the delightful Ryman Auditorium in Nashville last week.  The house band, Buddy Miller, Don Was, Larry Campbell, Brady Blade and Rami Jaffe, was joined by Booker T. Jones, who later took home the Lifetime Achievement Award for instrumentalist, on organ and Richard Thompson, Darrell Scott, […]

Filed Under: Americana, Americana Music Conference, Reviews Tagged With: 2012 awards, Americana

Dr. John – Locked Down

Friday, May 18, 2012 By Bill Wilcox

Dr. John is an institution.  With his characteristic mystical groovy-gumbo-voodoo schtick and funky keyboard playing, he has been a force in American music since his groundbreaking Gris-Gris in 1968.  His early 1970s work, including Dr. John’s Gumbo and In the Right Place were instant classics.   A gifted piano (and occasional guitar) player, Mac Rebennack, or Dr. John, […]

Filed Under: Americana, Blues, Reviews, Rock, Roots, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Americana, Dan Auerbach, Dr. John, New Orleans, Rock, Roots, The Black Keys

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