Watching Sturgill Simpson at the wonderful finale of the 8th annual Glasgow Americana festival, I am reminded how fortunate I am to live in Glasgow, Scotland. I missed the AMAs this year, so I didn’t get to see Simpson pick up […]
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I was lucky to grow up in an era of real powerful frontwomen, so I had some examples to look to when I was ready to lead a band. There were the singers who fronted awesome bands, like Debbie Harry […]
Lists provide something to argue about, and that’s what the internet is for, isn’t it? With an artist as prolific as Merle Haggard, there will always be songs that touch someone more than most, or that never got the attention they […]
Brian Wilson has never been much of a performer. Even in the early years, before a nervous breakdown forced him to retire from touring with the Beach Boys in favor of staying in the studio, he never seemed that comfortable […]
On The Way I’m Livin’, her first album in six years, Lee Ann Womack comes upon the devil, shares a bottle with him (the first taste is free), then crashes to her knees in despair. A few songs later, she […]
Grammy nominations are a few months away, but the topic of performers that might be up for an Americana Album of the year nomination — releases between Oct. 1, 2013 and Sep. 30, 2014 to be awarded on Feb. 8, […]
Recently, I had to do a lot of research on Sheryl Crow, and one of the better places to start for full interviews is Rolling Stone. So that’s where I went. Not one of the authors – even the women! […]
“East Jerusalem / West Jerusalem” at Woodstock Steve Earle and David Broza collaborate on a music project for art and peace Last night in Woodstock, New York, the 15th annual Woodstock Film Festival kicked off with a screening of the documentary […]
Ralston Bowles has made a few friends in music. A fixture in the West Michigan music scene, Bowles is often credited for making Grand Rapids a tour stop for national acts. The man called “Mr. Tuesday Night” since founding the […]
Good morning, everyone. If you go to the website of Esquire magazine, you can listen to another new-and-old track from The Bootleg Series Vol. 11: Bob Dylan and The Band, The Basement Tapes Complete. The article by Jeff Slate accompanying […]
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