Margo Price will release her sophomore solo album All American Made on October 20 via Third Man Records. The follow-up to the 2016 critically acclaimed breakout ‘Midwest Farmer’s Daughter’ and her recent EP ‘Weakness,’ the new record finds Price wrestling […]
A great year of roots and Americana music just got a whole lot better with the announcement of a new Patty Griffin release. On September 11 in Europe and September 25th in the US (and the rest of the world) […]
The old adage goes, “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” Apart from their startlingly beautiful harmony, the case of Texas’ country-folk quartet The Trishas might be the exception to the rule. Last year, Kelley Mickwee […]
Chris Stapleton is someone who straddles, and thrives in, the stylistic and cultural divide between factions of contemporary country music. He pens hit songs for the likes of Tim McGraw, Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley and Luke Bryan, whose version was […]
Suzanne Jarvie “Spiral Road” (Official Music Video)
It is my opinion that Emmylou Harris can’t have enough tributes or be handed enough awards for her contribution to American music. So, according to a press release: On January 10th, 2015, an impressive ensemble of roots and country performers […]
Last night, Sturgill Simpson performed his trad-country, psychedelic-tinged song about chemical enlightenment. As always, the man and his fantastic band, nailed it. With appearances on David Letterman and Conan, it’s becomes a of late night talk show gauntlet by the […]
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, […]
When asked what album best symbolizes the dawn of the Americana genre folks with a long memory, or a deep knowledge of music history, might choose The Band’s “Music from Big Pink.” Bob Dylan’s once touring band released their debut […]
