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Folk Alliance Int’l 2026 – Shawn’s Favorites

Thursday, February 05, 2026 By Shawn Underwood

Folk Alliance International isn’t your typical music conference. Held this year in New Orleans, days include industry panels, seminars, and public showcases in hotel ballrooms, but the real magic happens late at night when up to 100 hotel rooms transform into intimate “private showcases”—artists who normally fill 500-seat theaters performing for 20 people at a […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Folk, Folk Alliance, Reviews, Singer/Songwriter Tagged With: Alice Howe, Bandits on the Run, Caitlin Cannon, Farayi Malek, Freebo, Hannah Connolly, Pieta Brown, Sam Hodgson, Shanna In A Dress, Steve Poltz, Taylor Rae, The Rough and Tumble, The Steel Wheels

Trent Wagler of The Steel Wheels on Office Clutter and His Favorite Day Job

Tuesday, January 30, 2024 By Mayer Danzig

The Steel Wheels (credit Mike Lee)

Trent Wagler of Virginia-based The Steel Wheels talks about a first song that prioritized rhyme over meaning and the importance of inner motivation.

Filed Under: Americana, Interviews, Videos, Why It Matters Tagged With: The Steel Wheels

The Steel Wheels – Wild As We Came Here

Thursday, May 11, 2017 By Shawn Underwood

A really good stew is hard to describe.  I mean, on the surface, it’s easy.  Some meat, some vegetables, in a broth, cooked for a while.  But it is so much more than that.  Think of the difference between a Louisiana gumbo, a California cioppino, and a New England chowder.  They all have seafood, and […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Bluegrass, Reviews Tagged With: The Steel Wheels

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What is your favorite new release for week of February 27?

  • Rose’s Pawn Shop – American Seams (22%, 8 Votes)
  • Iron & Wine – Hen’s Teeth (17%, 6 Votes)
  • Bill Frisell – In My Dreams (11%, 4 Votes)
  • Luke Winslow-King – Coast of Light (11%, 4 Votes)
  • Lil Ed & The Blues Imperial – Slideways (11%, 4 Votes)
  • Pert Near Sandstone – Side by Side (8%, 3 Votes)
  • Julianna Riolino – Echo in the Dust (8%, 3 Votes)
  • Buck Meek – The Mirror (6%, 2 Votes)
  • A Thousand Horses – White Flag Down (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Clayton Chaney – Too Far (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Jake Soffer & Brent Carter – Imaginary Rooms (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Catfish John Tisdell – Stayin’ Out All Night (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Adam Weil – A Little Broken (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Lamisi – Let Us Clap (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Ben Sollee – Time On Hold (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 36

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