Well, Bonnaroo is going to contain a positive explosion of Americana music this year, with headliners including Mumford & Sons (naturally), Wilco, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, and, as a bonus, Sir Paul McCartney. The full line-up was announced this […]
BOB CHEEVERS Smoke & Mirrors (Back 9) Bob Cheevers was named singer/songwriter of the year at the 2011 Texas Music Awards. Reuniting with long time musical partner Charlie White who produced Cheevers’ debut CD, Gettysburg To Graceland, Smoke is a […]
Four years ago this week, we hit “play” on this thing. I was living in a studio apartment in Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood. Kyla was in the same kitchen-office where she still works (presumably; I’ve not been to her “office” […]
As the Rod Melancon’s music-train keeps rolling along, it seems the much needed track falls into place making for some major visibility in the Americana world. At least that’s how it seems to be going for the 24 year-old L.A. […]
1. My admiration of Bruce Robison is well documented. He has a very natural way of songwriting — one that makes every line seem like an adage from an experienced, trusted elder. His latest record, a duets record (at last) with wife […]
On episode 128 of the Americana Music Show Jon Shain talks about the Piedmont Blues, making slow songs interesting, how Ordinary Cats got electrified, and his ambiguous duet. Plus newgrass from The Brothers Comatose, cosmic americana from Colin Linden, sing-along […]
Nataly Dawn How I Knew Her (Nonesuch) Being half of a duo called Pomplamoose hardly ensures immortality, but now, by venturing out on her own, Nataly Dawn finds new life as a solo artist of considerable merit. Quirky in a […]
Holly Williams took a few minutes huddled in the corner of a hotel room with poor cell service to talk songwriting, the South, and her new record The Highway. I grew up with my mom in Nashville. It was a musical household, […]
