Yesterday’s Tomorrow: Celebrating The Winston-Salem Sound – Live at the Ramkat Taking place live (May 2018) at the Ramkat in Winston-Salem original members of bands that performed decades ago reconvene as musical elders to recreate their teen enthusiasm from their fuzzbox years. While musically it may not qualify as roots music, Americana, folk-rock, alt-country it does […]
Americana Highways brings you this live video performance premiere of Nineteen Hand Horse ‘s song “Honky Tonk Night” from their forthcoming album Revel, due to be available on May 21. Revel was produced and arranged by Nathalie Archangel; engineered and mixed by James “Jae-E” Early The video performance of “Just Another Honky Tonk Night” was […]
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Tony Joe White – Smoke From the Chimney (Easy Eye Sound) Tony Joe White (1943-2018) with a 5-decade career was an artist whose left-over songs & demos were often better than many other’s best material. White wrote “Polk Salad Annie,” — had a hit with it in 1969 & then Elvis Presley lifted it to legendary […]
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In the year before he celebrated his 80th birthday, Tom Rush was heading home for a week to his native Massachusetts when he was diagnosed with COVID. As he started feeling better, he got a surprise call one Friday night urging him to get to the ER. “We’re concerned you’re going to have an event,” […]
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Craig Cummings – The Gulf Between Us When I think of places that Americana musicians hail from, Washington, D.C. is not the first place that comes to mind. Nor the second or third stop down the list. But Craig Cummings definitely changed my mind on that topic. The Gulf Between Us is Craig’s fifth studio […]
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Americana Highways is pleased to present this video premiere of Marc Ribler’s song “Who Could Ask For Anything More,” from his forthcoming album The Whole World Awaits You. The album will be available one July 16, and the song is out on May 7. The Whole World Awaits You was produced and arranged by Stevie […]
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Alex Chilton & the Hi Rhythm Section – Boogie Shoes: Live on Beale Street Though the legendary Memphis singer Alex Chilton doesn’t possess the deep voice he graced many Box Tops 60s hits with he still has showmanship. Opening with “Boogie Shoes,” with a masterful backup band the Hi Rhythm Section (Al Green, Ann Pebbles, […]
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Glenn Chatten Baked Café From the Yukon is veteran singer-songwriter Glenn Chatten who brings an invigorating Americana collection to his 7th LP in a 30-year career. At first, I thought his opener would be another environmental bellyache folk song on “One Land,” but no. It’s a well-constructed & performed exciting tune that celebrates the beauty […]
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Americana Highways is hosting this premiere of Seafoam Green’s song “Mine All Mine” from their forthcoming album Martin’s Garden, out June 1st via Mellowtone Records. The album was produced by Tyler ‘Falcon’ Greenwell, Ted Pecchio and Seafoam Green; engineered by Zack Pyle with Mario Leal; mixed byJason Kingsland and mastered by Ed Brooks. “Mine All Mine” is Dave O’Grady […]
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The Accidentals – Time Out – Session 1 – EP Time Out – Session 1 (Savage Kittens-Drops May 7). An excellent trio that lays down a compelling atmosphere with their music. Heart-wrenching songs, stories & creativity are evident. They’re good musicians, & singers but it follows a basic folk-ballad singer-songwriter formula (as for now). Nothing […]
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