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New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers – Vol. 1

Wednesday, October 21, 2020 By Bill Wilcox

There are jam sessions, and then there are JAM SESSIONs. When you get blues masters Charlie Musselwhite and Alvin Youngblood Hart together with former Squirrel Nut Zipper Jimbo Mathus, North Mississippi Allstars brothers Luther and Cody Dickinson and their father Jim, you’re gonna have a JAM SESSION. That’s what happened in the fall of 2007, […]

Filed Under: Americana, Blues, Reviews, Roots Tagged With: Alvin Youngblood Hart, Charlie Musselwhite, Cody Dickinson, Jim Dickinson, Jimbo Mathus, Luther Dickinson, New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers, North Mississippi All-Stars, North Mississippi Allstars, South Memphis String Band, Squirrel Nut Zippers

Bill’s Belated Blues-Based Best of 2019

Friday, January 03, 2020 By Bill Wilcox

Well, it’s that time of the year again, and after awakening from my yearly food coma, I realized I hadn’t compiled my annual inexpert list of favorite blues-based albums. Well, here we go:  Jimmy “Duck” Holmes – Cyprus Grove. A collection of earthy originals and covers from the last of a breed of Mississippi Delta […]

Filed Under: Best of Year, Blues, Reviews Tagged With: Beth Hart, Blue Moon Marquee, Christone Ingram, Gary Clark Jr., Jimmy "Duck" Holmes, Jontavious Willis, Keb Mo, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Manx Marriner Mainline, Mavis Staples, North Mississippi All-Stars, Rival Sons, Ronnie Earl, Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters, Samantha Fish, Savoy Brown

Bill’s Blues-Based Best of 2017

Wednesday, January 10, 2018 By Bill Wilcox

For me, and perhaps for all of us, 2017 was a year of challenges and changes. But through the challenges we’re facing, it’s reassuring to fall back on great music that expresses our frustrations and hopes. The following are my inexpert highlights of the best of blues-based (not strictly blues) music of 2017.  North Mississippi Allstars – Prayer […]

Filed Under: Blues, Reviews Tagged With: Al Basile, Cary Morin, Coco Montoya, Elvin Bishop, Eric Bibb, Gregg Allman, John Mayall, Keb Mo, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, North Mississippi All-Stars, Otis Taylor, Peter Parcek, Robert Cray, Ronnie Earl, Samantha Fish, Taj Mahal

Best of 2013 – Chip

Thursday, January 09, 2014 By Chip Frazier

Here is my Top Ten for 2013: Feel free to cast stones and insults if you disagree. 1. Patty Griffin American Kid The combination of Griffin’s vocal elegance along with Luther and Cody Dickinson’s backup, made this album stand above all others. The ethereal duet with Robert Plant was also a high impact song. 2. […]

Filed Under: Best of Year, Reviews Tagged With: donna the buffalo, Jason Isbell, North Mississippi All-Stars, Okkervil River, Patty Griffin, Son Volt, Sturgill Simpson, Tim Easton, Two Cow Garage

Americana 2011: The Awards

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 By Mayer Danzig

The hands-down highlight of the Conference was the annual Americana Music Awards. In this instance, the words for such a magical evening are hard to come by. Set aside any the speeches and performances, the event was held in the legendary Ryman Auditorium. Originally built for religious revivalist meetings, it achieved great fame as the […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Americana Music Conference, News, Reviews Tagged With: Alison Kraus, Alison Krauss, Avett Brothers, Buddy Miller, Candi Station, Cody Dickinson, Don Was, Emmylou Harris, Greg Allman, Greg Leisz, Gregg Allman, Jerry Douglas, John Deaderick, Justin Townes Earle, Justing Townes Earle, Keb Mo, Lucinda Williams, Luther Dickinson, McCrary Sisters, Mumford and Sons, North Mississippi All-Stars, Patty Griffin, Robert Plant

Americana 2011: The Scene

Tuesday, October 25, 2011 By Mayer Danzig

This year, Twangville made it’s first trek to Nashville for the annual Americana Music Conference and the 10th Annual Americana Music Awards. Over the next week I’ll be highlighting some the moments, musical and otherwise, from this year’s event. WHAT’S IN A NAME? The running joke all week was how to define Americana. The context […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Americana Music Conference, Country, News, Reviews, Videos Tagged With: Amy Lavere, Angel Snow, Billy Burnette, Bob Dylan, David Wax Museum, Eileen Rose, Fleetwood Mac, Gram Parsons, Ian McLagan, James McMurtry, Jim Lauderdale, John Oates, Kenny Vaughan, Luther Dickinson, Marty Stuart, Matraca Berg, Mojo Nixon, North Mississippi All-Stars, Steve Forbert, Tammy Wynette, The Bottle Rockets, the Civil Wars, The Jayhawks, the Silver Threads, Tommy Womack, Will Hoge, Will Kimbrough

Drive-by Truckers + More, Releases 1/22/08

Tuesday, January 22, 2008 By Tom Osborne

DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS, Brighter Than Creation’s Dark (New West) Official Site | MySpace | Spinner Oh glory! The mother truckin’ Alabama hammers are back and they’ve got something to say. About 19 different things to say if you count the number of songs on their latest release ‘Brighter Than Creation’s Dark’. They may be without Jason […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Downloads, Indie, Rock, Streams, Videos Tagged With: Drive-By-Truckers, Jason Ringenberg, Liam Finn, Matt Costa, North Mississippi All-Stars, Steve Poltz, The Whigs

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