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Amy Speace – The American Dream

Wednesday, October 23, 2024 By Shawn Underwood

In this year of election divisiveness perhaps no topic separates people more than what it means to live the American dream. When I saw the title of Amy Speace’s latest album, I wondered how she was going to address the issue. Instead of painting a picture of what it is, Speace instead offers vignettes of […]

Filed Under: Americana, Folk, Singer/Songwriter Tagged With: Amy Speace

Monday Morning Video – The Ballad of El Goodo

Monday, August 26, 2024 By Mayer Danzig

Let’s go back to 2010. Alex Chilton was scheduled to appear at SXSW that year to celebrate the legacy of indie rock legends Big Star. Chilton tragically passed away from a heart attack just days prior to the appearance. So the planned celebration suddenly became a bittersweet tribute to a band that inspired so many […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Rock, SXSW, Videos Tagged With: Alex Chilton, Amy Speace, Big Star, Chris Stamey, Jody Stephens, Jon Auer, Ken Stringfellow, Mike Mills, Sondre Lerche, the Posies

FAI Conference 2023 – Musical Highlights

Thursday, February 09, 2023 By Shawn Underwood

As I noted yesterday, the Folk Alliance International conference is one of my annual highlights. A big reason for that is the vast offering of musical performances; last year there were over 150 official showcases, and over 1000 private showcases in just 4 days. This year probably topped that. Clearly I didn’t make it to […]

Filed Under: Folk Alliance Tagged With: Adrian+Meredith, Alice Howe, Amy Speace, Bandits on the Run, Freebo, Jackson Emmer, Jaimee Harris, Larry and Joe, Phoebe Hunt, Steve Poltz, Talisk, The Magpies, The Rough and Tumble, The Scooches

Readers’ Pick: Amy Speace with The Orphan Brigade – There Used to Be Horses Here

Friday, May 07, 2021 By Tom Osborne

Amy Speace (cover art)

You picked Amy Speace with The Orphan Brigade – There Used to Be Horses Here as your favorite new release for the week of April 30, 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 […]

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: Amy Speace, The Orphan Brigade

Amy Speace – There Used To Be Horses Here

Thursday, April 15, 2021 By Shawn Underwood

We should all be thankful musicians find writing songs to be cathartic. Amy Speace has taken inspiration from the first birthday of her son, and the passing of her father, to deliver an emotional, passionate new record. Entitled There Used To Be Horses Here, it’s a natural fit for vinyl with two pretty distinct parts […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Folk Tagged With: Amy Speace

Mayer’s Playlist for June 2009, a Video Companion

Sunday, July 05, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

We kick the June video companion off with selections from this month’s spotlight artists: Missouri’s Ha Ha Tonka and Athens, Georgia’s Patterson Hood. From there we get a bevy of performances from Rhett Miller, Amy Speace, Crooked Fingers, A Camp, Andrew Ripp, The Roadside Graves, Pete Yorn and Matthew Grimm (covering Billy Bragg). We finish […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Videos Tagged With: A Camp, Amy Speace, Andrew Ripp, Athens, Boston, Cocktail Slippers, Crooked Fingers, Ha Ha Tonka, Iowa City, LA, Matthew Grimm, Movers and Shakers, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Norway, Patterson Hood, Pete Yorn, Rhett Miller, Roadside Graves, Springfield

Mayer’s Playlist for June 2009

Tuesday, June 30, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUM OF THE MONTH: Murdering Oscar (and Other Love Songs), by Patterson Hood Patterson Hood’s last solo release was a somber acoustic affair. This one ain’t. In fact, this collection of songs from Hood’s archives is not dissimilar from a Drive-By Truckers release. Sure, I miss Cooley’s guitar and the Truckers triple guitar interplay. But […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Americana, Downloads, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rockabilly, Roots, Streams Tagged With: A Camp, Amy Speace, Andrew Ripp, Athens, Boston, Cocktail Slippers, Crooked Fingers, Ha Ha Tonka, Iowa City, LA, Matthew Grimm, Movers and Shakers, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Norway, Patterson Hood, Pete Yorn, Rhett Miller, Roadside Graves, Springfield

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