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Monday Morning Video (and Audio) – Willin’

Monday, September 12, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

“Willin’,” by the late Lowell George, is one of those songs that many may not know by title but is immediately recognizable when it’s heard. It’s also a song to which many artists have gravitated over the years. Here is a video playlist of wonderful cover performances, starting with Uncle Tupelo and working through Tom […]

Filed Under: Americana, Rock, Streams, Videos Tagged With: Band of Heathens, Blackberry Smoke, Little Feat, Lucius, Shakey Graves, Shovels and Rope, Steve Earle, Tom Petty, Uncle Tupelo, Valerie June

The Band Of Heathens – One Foot In The Ether

Thursday, September 24, 2009 By Shawn Underwood

Wikipedia defines Americana as “artifacts related to the history, geography, folklore and cultural heritage of the United States.”  By that, the latest effort from The Band Of Heathens is about as close to a definitive musical interpretation of Americana as you can get.  One Foot In The Ether has a little something for everyone who’s […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Americana, Blues, Country, Folk, Reviews, Roots Tagged With: Allman Brothers, Gillian Welch, Hunter Thompson, Little Feat, Lowell George, One Foot In The Ether, The Band Of Heathens, Tom Waits

The Bottle Rockets – Lean Forward

Thursday, July 30, 2009 By Shawn Underwood

Hailing from the St. Louis area, The Bottle Rockets show some of the same influences that inspired Uncle Tupelo and their progeny.  In Lean Forward , their tenth release, the Rockets have a record that’s a rich bouquet of rock and roll, but nonetheless retaining some twangy alt country aromas.  What distinguishes many of the […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Reviews, Rock, Roots Tagged With: album, Brian Henneman, Gourds, Lean Forward, Little Feat, review, The Bottle Rockets, Uncle Tupelo

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