Justin Townes Earle Harlem River Blues (Bloodshot) A few months back I saw Justin Townes Earle perform at the Autry museum in Los Angeles and it was by far the best show I’ve seen this […]
AMA Album of the year nominee – Robert Plant: Band of Joy By Courtney Sudbrink I really wonder why this album was nominated for the AMA Album of the Year. Then I remind myself – […]
Hayes Carll: KMAG YOYO With his last album, 2008’s Trouble in Mind, Hayes Carll proved to be a real Texas songwriter. His latest effort, KMAG YOYO (in military terms: Kiss my ass, you’re on your […]
1. Guy Clark I’ve been hearing rumors that Guy Clark isn’t in the best of health. True or not, he will be appearing in the Texas area, Louisiana, Montana and all the way up north […]
This EP (which was released for Record Store day) is a collection of outtakes from 2008’s Cardinology. The EP starts out with two tracks that make it pretty obvious why they were outtakes. They should […]
This year’s AMA song of the years nominees (with the exception of Justin Townes Earle) go to show how many great Americana musicians there are that go unrecognized in lieu of hyped up garbage. In […]
This year’s Americana Music Awards Nominees include big names like Robert Plant (who leads with the most nods) and Lucinda Williams. In the coming weeks, I will dedicate a post to each nominee and give […]
Johnny, Waylon, Kris and Willie fall victim to 80s production. Country super-group The Highwaymen with their video, Highwayman. What’s cooler than seeing these country gods as Woody Allen, Oedipus Wrecks style floating heads in the […]
Here’s two of my favorite Dylan videos. Tangled Up in Blue from Renaldo and Clara (Rolling Thunder Revue) One Too Many Mornings with Johnny Cash.
Hubby Jenkins of the Carolina Chocolate Drops tries out his brand new Deering Vega banjo; he and Rhiannon are playing Riro’s House.
With the exception of Justin Townes Earle, it’s been awhile since I’ve gotten really excited about a new artist. I’m a big fan of Texas Country , primarily Townes Van Zandt, Guy Clark, Steve Earle, […]
I first heard Van Dyke Park’s Song Cycle at the age of sixteen. It was the first “Americana” album I ever listened to. Of course at the time, I had no idea what Americana was. […]
