Americana Music Association Awards Nominations Rundown
AMA Nominations Rundown By Terry Paul Roland There is a subtle difference in the nominating categories for the Americana Honors & Award Nominations from the rest of the awards in the music industry. Most give a ranking, which usually begins with ‘best.’ No where in the nominations for the Americana Honors & Awards does the word ‘best’ [...]
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Interview – Jim Lauderdale: Americana’s Country Journeyman Returns to L.A.
Jim Lauderdale: Americana’s Country Journeyman Returns to L.A. By Terry Paul Roland With a career as diverse as the emerging genre we call ‘Americana,’ Jim Lauderdale continues on the same track toward collaboration, generosity and an imagination fused with the influence of Country and Bluegrass traditions. His December, 2012 release with musical cohort, Buddy Miller, is a [...]
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Willie and Lukas Nelson – Just Breathe
Just Breathe By Terry Roland Last June, with what felt like a last breath of grief, my brother, sister-in-law and I drove down the Abilene Highway that runs between Dallas and Abilene, Texas. With the hot summer wind on our backs, we rolled toward a small town, Winters, where my mother’s casket waited for burial [...]
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Wille Nelson in Claremont
Willie Nelson in Claremont by Terry Paul Roland Photos by Diane Stroebel It’s hard to say when an American artist whose creative bloodlines has run through decades, crosses that river of legacy from being an important artist to being a living legend and then, even further to become a national treasure akin to a living and [...]
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Interview – Jim Lauderdale: Americana’s Country Journeyman Returns to L.A.
Jim Lauderdale: Americana’s Country Journeyman Returns to L.A. By Terry Paul Roland With a career as diverse as the emerging genre we call ‘Americana,’ Jim Lauderdale continues on the same track toward collaboration, generosity and an imagination fused with the influence of Country and Bluegrass traditions. His December, 2012 release with musical cohort, Buddy Miller, is a [...]
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Wille Nelson in Claremont
Willie Nelson in Claremont by Terry Paul Roland Photos by Diane Stroebel It’s hard to say when an American artist whose creative bloodlines has run through decades, crosses that river of legacy from being an important artist to being a living legend and then, even further to become a national treasure akin to a living and [...]
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Willie 80 TJ Video Tribute
Turnstyled Junkpiled pays tribute to Willie Nelson in honor of his 80th Birthday. The SouthernTier – Good Hearted Woman / Mike and The Moonpies – Shotgun Willie / The Far West – What a Way To Live / Rod Melancon – I’ve Just Destroyed The World I’m Living In / Jason Heath – 7 [...]
Legends
Americana Music Association Awards Nominations Rundown
AMA Nominations Rundown By Terry Paul Roland There is a subtle difference in the nominating categories for the Americana Honors & Award Nominations from the rest of the awards in the music industry. Most give a ranking, which usually begins with ‘best.’ No where in the nominations for the Americana Honors & Awards does the word ‘best’ [...]
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Jonny Fritz “Dad Country”
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Live Review & Photos: Joe Ely & Joe Pug at The Mint Los Angeles, 3/16/2013
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Turnstyled Junkpiled’s Backstage LA
LA Country Underground Show at The Mint LA, Wednesday March 13, 2013. With – Michael and The Lonesome Playboys, The Far West, The SouthernTier & David Serby All photos by TJ unless otherwise noted. The Far West’s Aaron Bakker and Lee Briante The Far West onstage The Far West’s Robert Black On stage The Far [...]
How Roger Alan Wade Beat The Devil (An Ode to Johnny Knoxville)
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Photo Recap – Holly Williams @ The Hotel Cafe LA 2/6/13
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Giveaway: Turnstyled Junkpiled’s Gonzo Country at The Mint
Gonzo Country at The Mint Giveaway: Turnstyled Junkpiled has the hook up for two (2) tickets (one pair) to see The Far West, Brett Detar, Mark Lennon & The Southern Tier and The Dustbowl Revival at Turnstyled Junkpiled’s Gonzo Country at The Mint, Friday February 15 at The Mint in Los Angeles (8pm) plus a [...]
Review/Giveaway: Holly Williams “The Highway”
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