Americana Highways brings you this song premiere of Banjolectric’s “Perfect World” from his upcoming release As Above, available on November 19. “Perfect World” features Gregory Mulkern on all instruments. Banjolectric combines innovative technical skill with raw gritty vocals to achieve an enchanting effect. You’ll be absolutely mesmerized by the eclectic blend. You can’t write a […]
Bruce Springsteen’s moving and mesmerizing Western Stars, which I reviewed when it came out less than five months ago, enjoyed the success it deserved, though it perhaps wasn’t “#1 on charts in every continent on earth,” as a recent press release claimed. (They have record charts in Antarctica?) Now Springsteen has taken the unusual step […]
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Tedeschi Trucks Band made their way back to Tulsa’s Brady Theater this past Tuesday night for yet another magical evening. Seemingly always touring, this year the Jacksonville based band is supporting their fourth studio release, “Signs” (see our album review here: https://americanahighways.org/2019/02/22/review-tedeschi-trucks-signs/). The past couple of years have certainly been tough for the band, fraught […]
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They say jazz great Charlie Parker would go to a saloon, order drinks, then go to the jukebox to punch in country songs. A peer once asked, “why do you always play these silly songs?” Parker said, “listen to the stories man, it’s all about the stories.” Claudia Nygaard tells stories that Parker would probably […]
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Jack Ingram’s Ridin’ High … again has a a big, wide-open style — think Springsteen or Mellencamp. Ridin’ High… Again, featuring Charlie Sexton on guitar, was produced by Jon Randall and recorded at Arlyn Studios in Austin. Listening to it, it has that real solid Grammy feel all the way through. With its nod to […]
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Americana Highways brings you this video premiere of Bruce Sudano’s “In the Garden of November,” produced by Steve Addabbo. The song is from the forthcoming EP Stories of our Lives Volume 1, due out in March 2020. With Bruce Sudano on solo acoustic in the video, the clear sound is emphasized by the video’s pristine, clean […]
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Little Orange Room Sessions is a one-take, one-shot, “living-room”-style performance video series recorded in Eugene, Oregon. Each two-song session is recorded in the 125 square feet that I use for mixing, producing, and sometimes even recording entire albums. Little Orange Room Sessions grew out of my crazy love of music and mixing, a growing curiosity […]
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When a relatively major artist/producer decides to record a raw stripped-down LP ala Springsteen’s “Nebraska,” it’s probably a labor of love rather than a straight-ahead commercial endeavor. But, Joe Henry, diagnosed with prostate cancer (in remission) obviously wanted to say something with special ingredients. Here, the 4-time Grammy winner’s 15th LP uses a few friends […]
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You can call Wayne Hancock a throwback, and you certainly wouldn’t be wrong. After all, how many western-swing artists do you come across these days? The good thing is that you know what to expect when you hear a new Wayne Hancock album. That is particularly true for the new album Man of the Road. […]
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When you think “folk,” artists like Pete Seeger and Peter, Paul & Mary probably come to mind – unadorned vocals, spare arrangements and a sort of “hippie” vibe all around. But, like country and Americana, folk music has expanded its definition to accommodate different forms of storytelling. Philadelphia-based duo Rosu Lup describes itself as “dream […]
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