We just got done mixing and mastering our new EP “Soul Supplier” next to the washing machine. Although we don’t consider ourselves a ‘garage band’, here we are in BTR World Headquarters AKA front man and engineer Steve Studebaker’s converted […]
10. I See Hawks In L.A. – “The Spirit of Death” (New Kind of Lonely, American Beat) Arguably the most uplifting death song ever written. Rob Waller’s voice is gutsy, the harmonies perfect, the lyrics spirited. 9. Chris Knight – […]
“[The year which just passed] was a great year for new music.” So say critics far and wide, pretty much every single year as they gather their words to present a Best Of list yet again. But this year feels […]
“Peaceful Easy Feeling” as told by Jack Tempchin Written by Jack Tempchin. Recorded by the Eagles. Released as a single on Asylum Records 12/1/72 “I was playing the coffee house circuit, folk music clubs, in San Diego where I grew […]
There are two kinds of people in this world: true believers who know Glen Campbell and Jimmy Webb to be the country/pop equivalent of Lennon & McCartney and non-believers who’ve yet to see the light. For the latter, the brilliance […]
“Make something out of nothing, Temporary restoration, An original creation, A deadringer for the real thing.” So go the first lines of Mother Of Invention, the opening cut from The Trishas’ debut, “High, Wide & Lonesome.” Packed with sublime lyrical […]
Somewhere out there, evil elves cackle with glee every time the Muzak supervisor at the mall pops in the Christmas CD, the same Christmas CD that every other mall uses, every other supermarket, every other elevator, every other… because they […]
Janis Martin’s set of 11 rockabilly tunes, “The Blanco Sessions,” finds itself in the record bins due largely to the tireless work of singer Rosie Flores. It was Flores who met Martin in 1994, enlisted her to sing on her […]
On episode 120 of the Americana Music Show, we finish the Best of 2012 Americana music submitted to the show, part 2, which features Malcolm Holcombe, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Beth McKee, Bonnie Bishop, Chelle Rose, Two Man Gentlemen Band, JP Harris […]
On episode 119 of the Americana Music Show, we feature part 1 of the Best of 2012 Americana submitted to the show, featuring music from Lincoln Durham, Rachel Harrington, James Hand, Cornell Hurd, Ryan Purcell and the Last Round, Rosie Flores, […]
