Today the initial lineup of the 66th edition of the Newport Jazz Festival has been announced. Both the Newport Jazz and Newport Folk Festivals have been run by George Wein. Within the past few years Mr. Wein has passed the torch to Jay Sweet, the current executive producer of both festivals as well as its […]
Introducing Americana Highways’ PLAYLIST, “Downstate,” curated by Rodney Metoyer on Apple Music! Follow to listen to fresh updates twice a month. You may also find the top three winners, or more, from our monthly reader poll for favorite new album the month before mixed in with other new Americana and roots rock songs, PLUS classic old […]
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Americana Highways brings you this premiere of deFrance’s video “Angel.” The song was produced by Jason Tedford, Drew deFrance, and Joseph Fuller. “Angel” is Drew deFrance on vocals, guitars; Andrew Poe on guitars; Connor Roach on bass and vocals; Daniel Curry on drums; Neil Jones on pedal steel; and Joseph Fuller on b3, piano, horn section, […]
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Americana Highways brings you this premiere of Mink’s Miracle Medicine’s video, “Spots on the Sun,” featuring Melissa Wright and Daniel Zezeski, aka Mink’s Miracle Medicine. Mink’s Miracle Medicine will be releasing an album later this year on WarHen Records. The video, which was filmed on a canoe, was directed by T. Johnson with photography director Derek Sexton […]
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Americana Highways brings you this premiere of Dude Cervantes’ “Always Be In Love,” from his forthcoming album All By Myself. All By Myself was recorded by Dude Cervantes on a Tascam 388, and mixed by Jordan Andreen at Audio Design Recording- San Diego, CA. With gritty vocal delivery, Dude Cervantes delivers an honest, earthy down-home […]
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Last fall, while listening to the remastered Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit LP, I was reminded that Isbell is, in fact, an 80s kid – born in 1979. So, too, is producer Dave Cobb (born 1974). It may not be the most obvious characteristic of their music, but you can’t completely escape what you […]
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This is quite the creative angle for a male singer – record 10-personal tracks all written by women. I recognize some female songwriters names, so I suspect this is going to be interesting. Produced by Gurf Morlix — Grant Peeples’ 10th LP is in reliable hands. Bad Wife (RootBall Records – ships Feb. 14th) is […]
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John Moreland’s highly anticipated new Thirty Tigers/Old Omens album, LP5 hit store shelves just this past Friday, February 7th and Guestroom Records on N. Western in Oklahoma City was the place to be. Not only did they have your choice of LP or CD aplenty, but they were also fortunate enough to have the man […]
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Lâcher Prise, French for “let go,” is not simply the title of Michael Doucet’s most recent project, but a life philosophy – one part eastern Zen, one part NOLA attitude. There’s a bit of “let go and let god” in the phrase as well, as Doucet embraces the uncertainty of a vibrant community that embraces […]
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What would happen if many of the country’s leading musicians, singers, and songwriters lived within a few minutes of each other and regularly dropped into one another’s homes to play their latest tunes and trade ideas? You don’t have to guess at the answer because that’s what happened in Southern California’s Laurel Canyon in the […]
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