Walking into Tower Theatre in Oklahoma City this past Saturday night, I had a flashback to college, as upon entry, I was immediately greeted by the sight of Oklahoma State University mascot, Pistol Pete posing with concert attendees. Orange Peel , a fundraiser for the OSU-Oklahoma City scholarship fund, booked a fantastic lineup of artists […]
Long before he became a songwriting partner of Guy Clark, Shawn Camp was once a waiter who served Clark a bowl of chili. Camp is also someone who has also been to the famed Texas Chili Parlor referenced in the opening lines of Clark’s “Dublin Blues.” It was there that he had a Mad Dog […]
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What a rare treat: not only to get to see Malcolm Holcombe play, but to see him at a newish, intimate venue with a great sound system. Such was my luck when I and a small handful of enthusiastic, mostly middle-aged fans caught Holcombe play at the intimate Jamey’s House of Music in Lansdowne, Pennsylvania, […]
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Americana Highways presents this video premiere of Bambi Lee Savage’s song “Honey” from her forthcoming release Berlin-Nashville Express, which was engineered by Steve Nistor at Hunter’s Hollow in Los Angeles and mixed by Sean Sullivan. “Honey” is Savage on vocals and acoustic guitar, with Jim Wilson on guitars & bass and Steve Nistor on drums […]
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Laments about the state of country music are nothing new. The thing is that the people who make those laments have obviously not heard When the Rooster Crows, the new album by Robbie Walden Band. Country music has a way of looking toward the past. This album has a fine example. You can hear it […]
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Photo by Tyler Anderson Kari Arnett is a singer songwriter orignially from Madison, Wisconsin, who now calls Minneapolis home. Her latest album When the Dust Settles has earned her comparisons to artists like Gillian Welch. By phone she discussed her musical beginnings, having her song featured on Rolling Stone, and her latest album. AH: You […]
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The results from the readers’ vote for favorite March release are in! Take a listen to the top ten right here on the playlist! 1) Renee Wahl’s “Cut to the Bone” 2) Dan Navarro’s “Shed My Skin” 3) Eric Bolander’s “The Wind” 4) Michael Braunfeld’s “Driver” 5) Andrew Adkins’ “Who I Am” 6) Todd Snider’s […]
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Everyone knows at least one of them – the one who makes it look easy. The athlete who can effortlessly succeed at any sport, the friend who can quickly produce the best meal out of seemingly nothing, the music fan who can quickly and completely dissect any new song or album. We mere, flawed mortals […]
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With a first listen the production sounded tinny on the acapella intro of “Feelin’ Single,” but…when the band charged in and NY’s Megg Farrell revved her vocal engine the song kicked like a mule. Megg has a highly polished vocal for the old fashioned-oriented songs she sings. That may be a drawback for aficionados and […]
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The Infamous Stringdusters – Rise Sun – Tape Time Records Blue? Depressed? Moody? Nothing to do? Allow me to prescribe the new 5-member Grammy-Award winning Infamous Stringdusters bluegrass-rock album Rise Sun – their 9th. Today I felt under the weather and this 13-track album, released April 5th — really perked me up. Right from the […]
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