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Americana 2011: The Sounds

Wednesday, November 02, 2011 By Mayer Danzig

MUSCLE SHOALS TRIBUTE SHOW Detroit may have by Motown and the Funk Brothers, but Alabama had Muscle Shoals. Side-stepping which was the better musical factory, it is impossible to ignore the impact that Muscle Shoals has had on American music. This performance provided irrefutable evidence to the greatness of this legacy. The set was loose […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Americana Music Conference, Country, Reviews, Rock, Roots, Soul/R&B, Videos Tagged With: Buddy Miller, Candi Staton, Cary Ann Hearst, Dan Penn, Emmylou Harris, Etta James, George Jones, Gurf Morlix, Hayes Carll, James McMurtry, Jim Lauderdale, Jimmy Buffett, Lake Street Dive, Mike Farris, Rachael Price, Rodney Crowell, Shovels and Rope, The Bottle Rockets, The Deep Dark Woods, the SteelDrivers, Tom Waits, Wet Willie, Will Kimbrough

Listen Up: Session Americana

Wednesday, June 10, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

What began as an informal gathering has blossomed into one of Americana’s most impressive musical collectives. Taking their cues from a traditional Irish Seisiun, the six core members of Session Americana gather around a single table with an ambient mics. The set-up lends itself to a free-form and relaxed feel that lets the group swap […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Bill Janovitz, Billy Beard, Boston, Cambridge, Dinty Child, Rachael Price, Ry Kavanaugh, Sean Staples, Session Americana

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