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Robert Finley – Black Bayou

Wednesday, November 01, 2023 By Chip Frazier

Robert Finley is releasing his fourth album “Black Bayou”, but still there are a lot of people unfamiliar with him and his unusual backstory. In fact, Finley didn’t even take up music full time until he was in his sixties. This on the face of it doesn’t seem like the most opportune time in his […]

Filed Under: Blues, Gospel, Reviews, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Dan Auerbach, Robert Finley, The Black Keys

Marcus King “Young Blood”

Wednesday, August 24, 2022 By Chip Frazier

Marcus King has gone to the arena on his new album “Young Blood”. The Blues and Soul are still there, but they take a back seat to 70’s Hard Rock. This album shows influences of Free, ZZ Top, Black Sabbath and Bad Company. This is an arena sized album. King and producer Dan Auerbach (Black […]

Filed Under: Reviews, Rock Tagged With: Black Keys, Dan Auerbach, Marcus King, The Black Keys

Marcus King – El Dorado

Thursday, January 16, 2020 By Chip Frazier

If you have ever listened to The Marcus King Band, you know that the group’s namesake has some serious Electric Blues chops on the guitar. He also exhibited solid vocal skills and songwriting on the band’s recent release “Carolina Confessions”. However, his power as a vocalist has never been put on display as it is […]

Filed Under: Blues, Country, Reviews, Rock, Roots, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Dan Auerbach, Marcus King, Marcus King Band, The Black Keys

Yola – Walk Through Fire

Thursday, February 07, 2019 By Chip Frazier

Yola Carter is well known in her native U.K., and soon she will be just as well known on this side of the big pond. While she has received some recognition stateside, her new album “Walk Through Fire” will no doubt put her front and center of the Americana scene. The album was produced by […]

Filed Under: Americana, Country, Gospel, Reviews, Roots, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Dan Auerbach, The Black Keys, Yola, Yola Carter

Americana 2018: Mayer’s Picks (Part 1)

Wednesday, September 26, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

Every fall, The Americana Music Association gathers members, artists and music fans together in Nashville for its annual conference. Starting with the annual Americana Music Awards and continuing through several days of showcases and panel discussions, it is a tremendous celebration of Americana music. Here are but a few of my favorite performers and performances […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Americana Music Conference, Country, Folk, Outlaw Country, Pop, Rock, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Amanda Shires, Austin Lucas, Blackfoot Gypsies, Brandi Carlile, Brandy Zdan, Dan Auerbach, Jeffrey Foucault, John Prine, Ruby Boots, Sam Morrow, The Bottle Rockets, Vandoliers

Americana Music Conference 2013: The Awards Show

Wednesday, October 23, 2013 By Mayer Danzig

Every fall, The Americana Music Association gathers members, artists and music fans together in Nashville for its annual conference. Starting with the annual Americana Music Awards and continuing through four days of showcases and panel discussions, it is a tremendous celebration of Americana music. Any discussion of the Americana Music Conference has to begin with […]

Filed Under: Americana, Americana Music Conference, News Tagged With: Buddy Miller, Dan Auerbach, Dr. John, Emmylou Harris, Jim Lauderdale, John Fullbright, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Larry Campbell, Robert Hunter, Rodney Crowell, Shovels and Rope, Stephen Stills

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

Mayer’s Playlist for February 2009, a Video Companion

Monday, March 09, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

We book-end this month’s video playlist with Dan Auerbach (of the Black Keys), opening with a rocking take on “My Last Mistake” and closing with a special acoustic performance of “Trouble Weighs a Ton.” In between we’ve got live performances from Alex Dezen (The Damnwells), Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Justin Townes Earle, Sam […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Country, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Akron, Alex Dezen, Austin, Ben Kweller, Boston, Brooklyn, Chicago, Chuck Berry, Dan Auerbach, Explorers Club, Girls Guns and Glory, Jason Isbell, Justin Townes Earle, Lions in the Street, Longwave, Muscle Shoals, Nashville, Sam & Ruby, Smoking Popes, South Carolina, The Damnwells, Volunteers

Mayer’s Playlist for February 2009, Part 1

Thursday, March 05, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH: One Last Century, by The Damnwells “Somewhere between nothing and something is everything,” sings Alex Dezen about halfway through the band’s latest release. It seems an apt, if cryptic, explanation for his decision to make the album freely available on the internet. Freed from music industry obligations but still possessed by […]

Filed Under: Americana, Blues, Downloads, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Roots, Streams Tagged With: Akron, Alex Dezen, Austin, Ben Kweller, Boston, Charleston, Dan Auerbach, Girls Guns and Glory, Iowa, Lions in the Street, The Damnwells, The Explorers Club, Vancouver

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