By the end of 1974, England’s Fleetwood Mac had been around for seven years and presented two faces to the public—first, as a blues-rock outfit and then as something closer to a mainstream pop-rock band—without ever making much of a mark in the U.S. album or singles charts. At a crossroads, they enlisted a pair […]
Americana Returns to Red Rocks Summer began in Colorado over the weekend. Not on the calendar or according to phases of the moon or however it is we measure changes of seasons anymore. On Friday, Colorado joined a good chunk of the country and largely removed mask requirements for anyone old enough (and intelligent […]
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Americana Highways brings you James DiGirolamo ‘s song “Top of the World” (co-written with Robby Hecht) from his forthcoming album Paper Boats. “Top of the World” was recorded by Joe Pisapia at his private studio, produced by James DiGirolamo and Lex Price, mixed by Lex Price, and mastered by Alex McCollough. “Top of the World” is […]
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Americana Highways presents this video premiere of Benjamin Tucker ‘s song “Sound of Your Heart” from his recently released album Such is Love. Such is Love was recorded and mixed by Brad Bivens, then mastered by Huntley Miller. “Sound of Your Heart” is Benjamin Tucker on vocals and acoustic guitar; Aaron Fabbrini on bass; Brett Cooksey on keyboards; James […]
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Mark Rubin’s work as co-founder, bassist and tuba player in the ground-breaking Roots and Punk band Bad Livers is what he’s most widely known for, but since 2015, he’s been in a developing role as a songwriter and frontman for his Jew of Oklahoma project. His third studio album under this moniker, The Triumph of […]
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Americana Highways is hosting this video premiere of Craig Cardiff ‘s song “All This Time Running,” the title track from his new album out on True North Records. All This Time Running was produced and engineered by Steven Ryan and David Campbell. Musicians on the album are Craig Cardiff on vocals and guitar; David Campbell on mandolin, […]
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Steve Goodman – It Sure Looked Good On Paper: The Steve Goodman Demos As much as I enjoyed the late Chicago-native Steve Goodman’s work I had concerns that all the recent re-releases, compilations, unissued recordings, hopefully, didn’t cause a market glut. I noticed that with Bob Dylan’s Bootleg series he released every 2-years or so. […]
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Tommy Emmanuel – Accomplice Series Volume 1 If you haven’t heard of Tommy Emmanuel you should. Emmanuel is a world renowned finger style guitar picker and sought after session musician and accompanist who has shared the studios and stages with a plethora of country and bluegrass legends. Now, add Rob Ickes on dobro and Trey […]
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Riley Downing – Start It Over (New West Records) Somewhere between Johnny Cash’s Tennessee whiskey vocals and Tom Waits’ gargling with gravel sound, you’ll find Riley Downing’s vocal range. On Start It Over, his first solo outing, the guitarist for The Deslondes turns in a remarkably satisfying mix of Americana, rock, folk and R&B, all wrapped […]
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A few years back, there was a big hit on country radio, “Most People Are Good.” The song, ironically, was not so good, but buried beneath the cornpone and cliches was a worthwhile reminder that most of us out here are flawed, but decent, folks. On her debut album, Queen of Nothing, Nashville-based singer-songwriter Lindsay […]
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