As music fans, we spend a lot of time trying to categorize bands and music. Sometimes it’s just best to avoid categorization and recognize a band or an artist as simply a good songwriter. Such is the case on the genre-defying Arguably OK by TK and The Holy Know Nothings. One sign of a good […]
Americana Highways presents this premiere of “Turn Toward The Sun,” co-produced by Diane Patterson and Roman Morykit, with Morykit also mixing and mastering, with cover art by Lindy Kehoe, from Patteron’s upcoming album Satchel of Songs. “Turn Toward The Sun” is Diane Patterson on vocals and guitar, and Roman Morykit on electric guitars and fretless bass. Acoustic […]
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The blues is just about the most American of all the music styles out there. No other genre has such a grasp on the whole of human emotion than the blues. Music historian Alan Lomax was quoted as saying that, “the blues has always been a state of being as well as a style of […]
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Americana Highways’ Key to the Highway series photo by Stacie Huckeba Fans always clamor to learn more about their favorite, most beloved musicians and those who travel with them. There’s such an allure to the road, with its serendipity, inevitable surprises, and sometimes unexpected discomforts. This interview series is a set of questions we are […]
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Americana Highways’ Key to the Highway series photo by John Gellman Fans always clamor to learn more about their favorite, most beloved musicians and those who travel with them. There’s such an allure to the road, with its serendipity, inevitable surprises, and sometimes unexpected discomforts. This interview series is a set of questions we are […]
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Legacy artists making music with their younger admirers is a tricky proposition, at best. For every Van Lear Rose, when Jack White brought a fresh, new feel to Loretta Lynn’s lifetime of amazing music, there’s a Supernatural, where Carlos Santana collaborated with a number of artists, producing a mish-mash much more akin to a soundtrack […]
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Once upon a time Albert Castiglia played with Junior Wells. That being the case, it would be a gross understatement to say that Castiglia knows a thing or two about the blues. His new album Masterpiece (produced by Mike Zito) was influenced by a connection with the daughter he didn’t know he had. The result is a […]
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Americana Highways presents this song premiere of Amanda Anne Platt’s “Low Road” from her upcoming release Live at the Grey Eagle, due on May 24th. Live at the Grey Eagle was produced by Amanda Anne Platt, engineered and mixed by Clay Miller and Van Atkins at Crossroads Studios in Arden, NC. “Low Road” is Amanda […]
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By Jeff Burger Sometimes it’s difficult to believe that an entire half century has passed since the 1960s. Other times—such as when you watch the frequently surreal Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus film–that decade can seem even further in the past than it actually is. In a 1970 Rolling Stone article that is reprinted […]
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Americana Highways brings you Lonesome River Band’s “Generosity Killed This Cat” from their upcoming release Outside Looking In, available on May 24th. Outside Looking In was recorded by Van Atkins at Crossroads Studios in Arden, NC. “Generosity Killed This Cat” is Sammy Shelor on banjo, Brandon Rickman on guitar and lead vocals, Barry Reed on […]
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