Kanene Donehey Pipkin of The Lone Bellow is among other things, a singer, a songwriter, a multi-instrumentalist, a pastry chef, a wife, and a mother. She is married to Jason Pipkin, who also plays in the band, and together they have a son, Orion. On their latest album Half Moon Light, the band […]
Looking back at Texas rocker and singer/songwriter Joe Ely’s career it is undeniable that he has always been one of American music’s great episodic storytellers in song since his debut album appeared in 1977. In a career that has produced over 20 albums, Ely has oftentimes written and sung about characters that are almost […]
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By Bill Bentley Joe Ely, Love in the Midst of Mayhem. Is it possible after 50 years to make the very best album of a long and illustrious career? If you’re Joe Ely it absolutely is. With this new release, recorded in the long shadow of the COVID-19 pandemic, one of Texas’ favorite sons comes […]
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Peter Karp – Magnificent Heart Possessing a slightly gravelly voice which lends to Peter Karp’s distinctiveness & authenticity he adds equal doses of Jon Dee Graham, Otis Taylor, John Hiatt, & Buddy Miller. With that, he takes what he’s absorbed from the blues, with a guitar tone similar to the late John Campbell & refined […]
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Americana Highways had the opportunity to chat with Ron Pope on his new album, Bone Structure, which is decidedly his deepest, most authentic work to date. We asked him about that and a whole lot more. AH: I read that you grew up in Marietta, Georgia. What kind of music were you exposed to at […]
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Aloud – Sprezzatura What attracted me to this 11-track power-infused recording is the similarities of lead vocalist Jen de la Osa’s spirited tone to female blues-belters as Karen Lawrence (1994, Blue By Nature), Genya Ravan (Ten Wheel Drive), Tracy Nelson (Mother Earth), & Leigh Matty (Romeo’s Daughter). The dual male/female vocal creates an absorbing diversity […]
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Nashville-based husband & wife duo Dorothy Daniel & Ben DeBerry (The Danberrys) began as an acoustic team but their 3rd LP sharpens their edges & toughed their showcase on Shine (Drops May 8 – Singular Recordings). Lots of wonderfully diversified song ideas, albeit based on musical roads walked by many. Instantly likable is “The Road,” […]
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Some reviews require no fancy introduction by the writer, as the anticipation for the release is more than enough to capture the reader’s attention. The new album from Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Reunions, is the most eagerly awaited Americana release of 2020, so let’s dive right in. Three years ago, Isbell and his […]
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With her new EP, A Zillion Stars Overhead (True Nature Records), singer/songwriter Debra Devi continues the sizzling bluesy sound of her two 2017 offerings Wild Little Girl and Get Free by once again combining her sizable guitar playing skills and powerful and passionate vocal stylings to fashion another mesmerizing and exciting record. Author of […]
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Given the Southern tradition of music in the home and the history of family bands in country music, it’s surprising to see the lack of blood relatives in Americana. While there are several groups with spouses and partners making music together, I’ve only come across one band-of-kin in the past couple of years of writing […]
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