REVIEW: Sad Daddy takes you ‘Way up in the Hills’ with new (yet old-timey) album
Sad Daddy is a band that isn’t easy to define. The band’s catalog runs through the Americana gamut from jazz and blues to jug band music. That would be enough to set the band apart. However, this is also that rare band where every member sings lead and writes songs. For the new album Way […]
Interview: Finding The Way That ‘Everything Will Be’ With Eric Brace
Eric Brace: Finding The Way That ‘Everything Will Be’ Eric Brace & Last Train Home have followed their early 2020 record, Daytime Highs and Overnight Lows with another recently released full album, Everything Will Be, now available from Red Beet Records. If that feels surprising, you’re not alone, since their 2020 record was a big […]
Loose Ends: Morgan Wallen
Editor’s Note: For this week’s essay, I’ll start by violating two basic rules of journalism: “Don’t use an expletive” and “Never end a sentence in a preposition.” It seems like winter is a good opportunity for Morgan Wallen to stir up some shit. And he seems to have plenty of sticks to choose from. In […]
Song Premiere: Heather Sarona “Don’t Want to Let it Go”
Heather Sarona — “Don’t Want To Let It Go” Americana Highways is hosting this premiere of Heather Sarona’s song “Don’t Want To Let It Go,” from her forthcoming album Head Above Water, due to be available on January 28. The album was produce by Heather Sarona and Jerry Brown, engineered and mastered by Jerry Brown. […]
Song Premiere: Freakons “Blackleg Miner”
Freakons — “Blackleg Miner” Americana Highways presents this video premiere of the Freakons’ version of the tradition 19th century song “Blackleg Miner,” from their forthcoming self-titled album, due to be available on March 25 via Fluff and Gravy Records. (This song will be released on January 28.) The album was recorded at Hideout Tavern Chicago […]
