Song Premiere: Paula Boggs Band “Airline Boogie”

Paula Boggs Band “Airline Boogie”

Americana Highways is hosting this premiere of Paula Boggs Band’s song “Airline Boogie” from their forthcoming fifth studio album Sumatra, releasing on March 27. This song, though, will be available on January 30. The album was co-produced by Paula Boggs, Matthew Brown and Nicholas Denke. It was engineered and mixed by Nicholas Denke at Electric Muses Studio in Mountlake Terrace, Washington, and mastered by Paul Blakemore.

Musicians on “Airline Boogie” are Paula Boggs on lead vocals; Tor Dietrichson on percussion; Jacob Evans on drums and percussion; Darren Loucas on acoustic guitar, harmonica, and vocals; Paul Matthew Moore on acoustic piano, percussion, and vocals; and David Salonen on upright bass.

“Flying in 2025 is not for the faint of heart. Between DOGE, the firing of air traffic controllers, helicopter crashes, delayed or canceled flights, TSA drama, folks coughing on you without masks, no free snacks, whatever, it’s never been more stressful. Meanwhile, an out of control plane seemed a perfect metaphor for the anxiety so many of feel these days. We arranged and recorded the song with a “live”a sound to accentuate the “clear and present danger” vibe we wanted to convey.” – Paula Boggs

This song sets out with a lowdown groove and the anxiety climbs in a song about an episodic journey through the airport – highly relatable and highly metaphoric.

You can find the music here: https://linktr.ee/paulaboggsband and more info here on her website: https://paulaboggsband.net

Enjoy some of our previous coverage here: Song Premiere: Paula Boggs Band “Motel 6 Serenade”

Tour dates:
2/21 – Everett, WA – The Grape & Grain
3/13 – Seattle, WA – C&P Coffee Company
3/28 – Spokane, WA – The Chameleon
4/23 – San Francisco, CA – The Julia Morgan Ballroom
4/24 – Sunnyvale, CA – Quarter Note Bar & Grill
4/25 – Berkeley, CA – The Back Room Music
4/26 – Berkeley, CA – Berkeley Art Museum
5/21 – Seattle, WA – The Triple Door
6/7 – Seattle, WA – Tim’s Tavern
6/12 – Snoqualmie, WA – The Black Dog Arts Cafe