The results from the readers’ vote for favorite April release are in! Take a listen to the top ten right here on the playlist! Dango Rose’s “A La Glory” Chad Richard’s “Worthy Cause” Josh Gray’s “Songs of the Highway” Silverlake 66’s “Ragged Heart” Kora Feder’s “In Sevens” Adam Carroll’s “I Walked In Them Shoes” Will […]
I Like It Down Here, is a fascinating look at the incredible singer/songwriter, Will Kimbrough, and the stories he tells through his lyrics and music. Whether wearing the producer hat, as he did for this album and for artists from Shemekia Copeland to Jimmy Buffett, or lending his guitar talents to artists like Todd Snider, […]
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Americana Highways is pleased to bring you this premiere of the High Divers’ “Could Not Be Loved” from their forthcoming release Ride With You, due to be available on June 7th. Ride With You was produced by Sadler Vaden, engineered by Jeremy Ferguson, mixed by Andy Dixon, and mastered by Richard Dodd. “Could Not Be […]
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By Boo Ray (photo by Price Harrison) I’m usually hesitant to write about songwriting because I feel that writing about the process might be a conflict of interest; whatever I have to say about songwriting should, and damn well better be expressed by my catalog. But I just agreed to be one of the judges […]
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Back in 1993, Bruce Springsteen guitarist Little Steven—who cofounded Southside Johnny’s Asbury Jukes in the mid 70s—teamed up with Southside to perform an acoustic benefit concert that aired on New York radio. The show, which embraced several of their best-known originals as well as a long menu of well-chosen covers, featured Asbury Jukes guitarist Bobby […]
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Americana Highways brings you this song premiere of Lindsay Lou’s “Keep On Going” from her new EP, due out this summer. “Keep On Going” is Lindsay Lou on guitar and vocals, Joshua Rilko on bass and harmony vocals, PJ George on electric guitar and harmony vocals, Alex Bice on drums, Matt Rowland on piano and […]
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I first saw Patty Griffin at a release show for her still to this day stunning release Flaming Red. While I loved the recorded effort, I was blown away by her ferociousness on stage and I became a life long fan. I judge everything she does against Flaming Red regardless of how different the style […]
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It’s this reviewer’s opinion that Nils Lofgren is one of the most severely underrated guitarists and songwriters in the world of rock music. He’s crazy good, and often referred to simply as “that guy in a band.” Lofgren was a founding member of Grin, a solo artist, is a current member of the mighty E […]
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It’s not often I hear a pop-oriented band of young musician’s tackle politics lyrically and with finesse. With no fear of addressing current events this group drapes it all in a cross between Beatlesque arrangements, Bob Dylan early 60’s political lyrical settings with words not ordinarily pop lyrical. The creativity on the opening track “Undress,” […]
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If I’m being honest, I’m fairly new to Caroline Spence’s music, but having heard great things about her and her music, I jumped at reviewing her newest album, Mint Condition (Rounder Records); Spence’s third album is set to release on May 3rd. Nothing that I had heard about her prepared me for hearing her voice […]
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