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Robert Ellis on Lesser Known Music Business Expenses and a Typical Tour Day Schedule

Tuesday, May 16, 2023 By Mayer Danzig

Robert Ellis (credit Erica Silverman)

Texas singer-songwriter Robert Ellis talks about why the tour van embodies the music business writ large and the importance of “do it now”.

Filed Under: Americana, Interviews, Videos, Why It Matters Tagged With: Robert Ellis

Robert Ellis/Texas Piano Man

Thursday, July 25, 2019 By Todd Mathis

I’m not exactly sure how I stumbled upon Texas Piano Man, the recent release from Robert Ellis. I’m thinking it was the monsters at Spotify that put him in my queue or something. Whoever or whatever it was, I owe them a pat on the back, as for the last 2 weeks I’ve been playing […]

Filed Under: Americana, Reviews, Videos Tagged With: Robert Ellis

Mayer’s Playlist for Fall 2012, Part 1

Wednesday, November 07, 2012 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH Everything’s Up For Grabs, by Christian McNeill and Sea Monsters It has been ten years since Christian McNeill’s last studio release, but it’s not as if he has been absent from the music scene. He has continued to write and perform around Boston, ultimately joining up with a talented crew of […]

Filed Under: Downloads, Playlists, Reviews, Streams Tagged With: Caitlin Rose, Christian McNeill, Drive He Said, Exene Cervenka, John Doe, Maxim Ludwig, Michelle Malone, Nick Lowe, Patrick Sweany, Robert Ellis, Sea Monsters, Somebody's Darling, Watershed, X

Monday Morning Video: 2012 Americana Music Conference Highlights

Monday, October 22, 2012 By Mayer Danzig

As we wrap up our 2012 AMA coverage, here is a playlist highlighting some of the official showcases. We kick things off with a special treat — Richard Thompson telling an amusing story about Robert Plant. We move quickly into the tunes with Hayes Carll, Jason Isbell and Patterson Hood paying tribute to Levon Helm […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Americana Music Conference, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Al Anderson, Buddy Miller, Caitlin Rose, Hayes Carll, Jason Isbell, Lee Ann Womack, Levon Helm, Patterson Hood, Paul Thorn, Richard Thompson, Robert Ellis, Wanda Jackson, World Famous Headliners

Americana 2012: The Scene

Wednesday, October 10, 2012 By Mayer Danzig

Every fall, The Americana Music Association gathers members and artists 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. The Americana Music Awards Any discussion of the AMA Conference has to start […]

Filed Under: Americana, Americana Music Conference, Reviews Tagged With: Amanda Shires, Anthony da Costa, Bonnie Raitt, Booker T Jones, Brandi Carlile, Buddy Miller, Caitlin Rose, Charlie Faye, Chris Stamey, Colin Gilmore, Corb Lund, Darrell Scott, Don Was, Emmylou Harris, Guy Clark, Hayes Carll, Jacob Dylan, Jason Isbell, John Fullbright, John Hiatt, Kasey Chambers, Kenny Vaughn, Larry Campbell, Lee Ann Womack, Lera Lynn, Levon Helm, Mike Mills, Nick Lowe, Patterson Hood, Paul Thorn, punch brothers, Richard Thompson, Robert Ellis, Sara Watkins, Shane Nicholson, Shovels and Rope, Steve Earle, Steve Forbert, The Mastersons, Tom T Hall

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