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Readers’ Pick: Robert Plant and Alison Krauss – Raise the Roof

Friday, November 26, 2021 By Tom Osborne

Robert Plant and Alison Krauss – Raise the Roof (cover art)

You picked Robert Plant and Alison Krauss – Raise the Roof as your favorite new release for the week of November 19, 2021. https://youtu.be/ZxEy00HYRfc New Releases Readers’ Tops Summer & Fall 2021 James McMurtry – The Horse and the Hounds (525 votes) Shannon Clark & The Sugar – Marks on the Wall (99 votes) Kevin […]

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: Alison Krauss, Robert Plant

Looking Back at the 2018 UK Americana Music Awards

Tuesday, March 06, 2018 By Elizabeth Cawein

Hackney Empire is one of those gorgeous spaces that hides in a city. Its exterior – completely deceiving, just another big, boxy building on a street of big, boxy buildings, but its interior – completely transporting. It’s one of those spectacular theaters that just seems to go up and up and up – shallow but […]

Filed Under: Americana, Blues, Folk, Pop, Roots Tagged With: Emily Barker, Mumford and Sons, Robert Plant, Robert Vincent, Wandering Hearts, Worry Dolls

Patty Griffin – American Kid

Thursday, May 02, 2013 By Chip Frazier

It is hard to describe songs that leave you speechless. The breathtaking tracks on “American Kid” mesmerize from beginning to end. This is Patty Griffin’s first album of original material in six years. Since then she has recorded an album of Gospel songs and hymns, “Downtown Church”, and toured with Robert Plant’s Band of Joy. […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Blues, Country, Folk, Reviews, Up & Comers, Videos Tagged With: band of joy, Patty Griffin, Robert Plant

Monday Morning Video: Patty Griffin and Robert Plant

Monday, January 07, 2013 By Mayer Danzig

Patty Griffin and Robert Plant (billed as “Her Driver”) played a pair of intimate shows a few weeks ago at Austin’s Continental Club. The occasion was for a pair of fundraisers. The first show for Austin musician Michael Fracasso, an Austin musician who was injured in an auto accident while on tour. The second show […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Led Zeppelin, Patty Griffin, Robert Plant

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

Top 10 for 2010

Tuesday, December 28, 2010 By Chip Frazier

In most years, the best part of undertaking the task of creating a best of list, is highlighting the emerging artists that were unearthed. That was not the case in 2010. It was a year of the tried and true. It was like the pair of worn out jeans you can’t replace, because they are […]

Filed Under: Best of Year, Reviews Tagged With: Austin Collins, Old 97's, Patty Griffin, Robert Plant

Mayer’s Playlist for Oct/Nov 2010, Video Companion

Friday, December 03, 2010 By Mayer Danzig

Happy weekend. I’m certainly ready for it, some time to relax and perhaps catch a show or two. Here’s the over-stuffed (Thanksgiving pun intended) video companion to the October and November playlist. Things kick off with a run of acoustic performances from Bow Thayer, Doc Dailey, Will Hoge, Teddy Goldstein, the Autumn Defense, Benjamin Frances […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Anthony D'Amato, Bejamin Frances Leftwich, Black Dub, Bow Thayer, Bruce Springsteen, Buddy Miller, Dave Stewart, Doc Dailey, Doc Dailey and Magnolia Devil, Eurythmics, John Boutte, John Lennon, Kay Hanley, Lydia Loveless, Palmdale, Paul Sanchez, Paul Simon, Robert Plant, Teddy Goldstein, The Autumn Defense, the Mooncussers, the Outfield, Tim Lee 3, Warren Zevon, Will Hoge

Mayer's Playlist for October/November 2010, Part 1

Thursday, November 18, 2010 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUM OF THE MONTH: The Bottom of the Sky, by Bow Thayer and Perfect Trainwreck After listening to this release, it shouldn’t be a surprise to learn that Thayer has played with Levon Helm (although it was really the reverse – Helm played drums on Thayer’s 2006 release). They are kindred spirits, men whose music […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Downloads, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Anthony D'Amato, Benjamin Francis Leftwich, Black Dub, Bow Thayer, Buddy Miller, Daniel Lanois, John Boutte, Los Lobos, My Radio, Robert Plant, The Autumn Defense, Wilco

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