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Chip’s Best Americana Albums of 2020

Thursday, December 24, 2020 By Chip Frazier

There were so many good albums this year I am breaking my list into two posts. I will start with the best Americana albums. In the next couple of weeks I will post my Best Indie/Rock albums list. Though the latter will be less comprehensive than this one. While picking the best albums was an […]

Filed Under: Americana, Best of Year, Reviews Tagged With: American Aquarium, Emily Zuzik, Jamie Wyatt, Marcus King, Ray Wylie Hubbard, The Jayhawks, The Wood Brothers

Jano Rix of The Wood Brothers on His 3rd Grade Band and Working a Musician’s Hours

Tuesday, February 04, 2020 By Mayer Danzig Leave a Comment

Jano Rix of The Wood Brothers talks about the song he wrote when he was 4 years old, taking a (few month) break from music, and surrounding himself with the right people.

Filed Under: Americana, Interviews, Rock, Why It Matters Tagged With: The Wood Brothers

Readers’ Pick: The Wood Brothers – Kingdom in My Mind

Friday, January 31, 2020 By Tom Osborne

The Wood Brothers – Kingdom in My Mind (cover art)

You picked The Wood Brothers – Kingdom in My Mind as your favorite new release for the week of January 24, 2020. New Releases Did we miss something? If you feel a new release is missing from our current poll, please let us know in the comments. Readers’ Tops Winter & Spring 2020 The Wood […]

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: The Wood Brothers

The Twangville Early 2020 Release Preview

Thursday, January 23, 2020 By Mayer Danzig

If the albums scheduled for release over the next few months are any indication, there’s a great year of music ahead of us. Here are just a few forthcoming long-players that we are eagerly anticipating in 2020. BROKEN AT THE BREAK OF DAY by FRUITION (17 January) Fruition are releasing their third album in just […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Folk, News, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter Tagged With: Brett Newski, Christopher Paul Stelling, Darling West, Dinty Child, Drive-By-Truckers, Eleven Hundred Springs, Frenchie's Blues Destroyers, Fruition, John Moreland, Lilly Hiatt, Michael McDermott, Miss Tess, Nada Surf, Robert Vincent, Ry Cavanaugh, Tami Neilson, The Reverent Few, The Wood Brothers, Will Sexton

The Wood Brothers – Kingdom in My Mind

Wednesday, January 22, 2020 By Chip Frazier

On January 24th the Wood Brothers will be releasing their new album “Kingdom in my Mind”. It is an eclectic, edgy and experimental collection of songs that were put together in an unorthodox manner. It may be their best work to date; which is impressive given their most recent studio release, “One Drop Of Truth”, […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Medeski Martin and Wood, The Wood Brothers

Americana 2019: Shawn’s Picks

Thursday, September 26, 2019 By Shawn Underwood

Every fall, The Americana Music Association gathers members, artists and music fans together in Nashville for its annual conference. Starting with the annual Americana Music Awards and continuing through several days of showcases and panel discussions, it is a tremendous celebration of Americana music. Here are but a few of my favorite performers and performances […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Americana Music Conference, Country, Folk, Reviews, Roots Tagged With: Anna Egge, Chuck Mead, Della Mae, Emily Zuzik, Jim Lauderdale, Kevin Gordon, Lasers Lasers Birmingham, Leland Sundries, Leroy From the North, Lula Wiles, Mark Erelli, Ted Russell Kamp, The Wood Brothers

Americana 2019: Mayer’s Picks (Part 1)

Wednesday, September 25, 2019 By Mayer Danzig

Every fall, The Americana Music Association gathers members, artists and music fans together in Nashville for its annual conference. Starting with the annual Americana Music Awards and continuing through several days of showcases and panel discussions, it is a tremendous celebration of Americana music. Here are but a few of my favorite performers and performances […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Americana Music Conference, Folk, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter Tagged With: Christopher Paul Stelling, Goodnight Texas, Joe Pug, Steve Poltz, Terra Lightfoot, The Suitcase Junket, The Wood Brothers

Readers’ Pick: One Drop of Truth by The Wood Brothers

Friday, February 09, 2018 By Tom Osborne

You picked One Drop of Truth by Nashville-based folk rock band, The Wood Brothers, as your favorite new release for the week of February 2, 2018. Poll Results New Releases Did we miss something? If you feel a new release is missing from our current poll, please let us know in the comments. Readers’ Tops Winter […]

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: The Wood Brothers

Boston’s Best Kept Festy – Saturday

Tuesday, October 11, 2016 By Jeff McMahon

I have to admit, I was surprised to see the lineup at such a relatively unknown festival called Festy this year. Where else can you see Americana stalwarts Josh Ritter and Justin Townes Earle on the same day? And when my wife and I waltzed in to the show at a hair past noon, I […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Pop, Reviews, Rock Tagged With: David Wax Museum, Josh Ritter, Justin Townes Earle, The Wood Brothers

Readers’ Pick: The Loneliest Man I Ever Met by Kinky Friedman

Friday, October 09, 2015 By Tom Osborne

KINKY FRIEDMAN,The Loneliest Man I Ever Met beats out BOTTLE ROCKETS, South Broadway Athletic Club as your favorite for the week of October 2, 2015. Poll Results New Releases Did we miss something? If you feel a new release is missing from our current poll, please let us know in the comments. Readers’ Tops – […]

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: Blitzen Trapper, Duncan Sheik, Fiona Boyes, Israel Nash, Jesse Malin, Joe Jackson, Joe Louis Walker, Kinky Friedman, Matt Nathanson, Sam Russo, The Bottle Rockets, The Wood Brothers, Widespread Panic

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