Fake skulls adorned the wall, rubber spiders sat on the bar and a witch hat perched on the head of a stuffed coyote high above the stage inside the Mercury Lounge on the Saturday before Halloween. Amid all these tricks, there was a quite a treat, and her name happens to be Jamie Lin Wilson. […]
Make sure your songs stand up to music that you like, to the stuff that other people you know and respect did. Be universally impressive. And if you can be as good as people you respect, then you did the best you can do.
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Two decades ago, Emmylou Harris and a cast of Americana luminaries embarked on an acoustic tour to focus attention on the danger and damage caused by landmines around the world. The tour has been repeated several times since, with a rotating cast devoted to humanitarian causes donating their time and talent. This month, a number […]
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Americana Highways is pleased to premiere this song, “Making Complaints,” from North Carolina based band Mad Crush’s upcoming self-titled album. “Making Complaints” features vocalist Joanna Sattin, John Elderkin (The Popes) on vocals and guitar, Mark Whelan (The Popes, Veldt) on guitars, Laura Thomas (Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle, Ray Charles, Jay-Z) on violin, and […]
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by Jeff Burger Bob Dylan’s Bootleg Series began relatively modestly back in 1991, with a three-disc collection (labeled Volumes 1–3) that featured a grab bag of previously unreleased material recorded over nearly 30 years. Volume 4 didn’t appear until seven years later, but the pace has picked up considerably since then, with the releases becoming […]
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Imagine if one of your favorite artists allowed you to watch them write a song. You’d probably jump at the chance. If you’re intrigued by the thought, then you’ll enjoy seeing the new documentary on DVD about Sarah Shook, What It Takes: Film en Douze Tableaux directed by Gorman Bechard (What Were We Thinking Films). […]
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There those who listen to music and they are content hearing the popular songs off of hit albums and then there are music lovers who seek out and hunt down every note ever played by the artists they like. I fall into the latter category and for this reason I was beyond excited to hear […]
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Americana Highways presents this song premiere “Trouble” from Jason Masi’s album Capture the Heart, due to be released on November 30. Capture the Heart was produced, engineered, and mixed by Mark Williams at Sucker Punch Recording Company and mastered by Jeff Dykhouse. “Trouble” features Jason Masi on lead vocals and acoustic guitar, Mark Williams on […]
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Pistol Annies (Miranda Lambert, Ashley Monroe, and Angeleena Presley) new release Interstate Gospel (Sony Music Nashville) is out today. The harmony singer-songwriters have musical accompaniment by Frank Carter Rische, Fats Kaplin, Angaleena Presley on acoustic guitars, Glenn Worf on bass, Dan Dugmore on dobro and wurlitzer, steel guitar, piano and electric guitars, Fats Kaplin on […]
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Look, I get it—there’s still about three weeks until Thanksgiving, so you might be wondering why Christmas albums are already popping up, often full of covers of traditional Christmas songs that you’ve heard one way or another year after year. Thankfully, The Mavericks’ Hey! Merry Christmas! (Mono Mundo Recordings) delivers eight Christmas originals, with two […]
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