American Aquarium kicked off the second leg of their Fear of Standing Still tour with Ken Pomeroy opening in Little Rock, Arkansas and Americana Highways was there. Perhaps many readers can relate. Maybe you have a few favored bands you’ve seen a lot. Maybe it’s been thirty times or more. From show to show, […]
BJ Barham interview by Brian DeSpain and photo from American Aquarium’s website American Aquarium is on the eve of the tenth anniversary of Roadtrip to Raleigh this week, the band’s annual hometown shows at the Lincoln Theatre, February 6-8. In the final stretch of 2024, Americana Highways made the three hour drive down to the […]
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Caitlin Cannon at AmericanaFest 2024 Put Caitlin Cannon’s Love Addict on your top watch list of upcoming album releases. Back in January, Cannon presented some new songs at the 30A Songwriters Festival in Seaside, FL and Americana Highways was there for the song swap, centering around her 4-track EP release Beggar. Those songs are part […]
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AmericanaFest 2024 Kicks Off With BMI Showcases: Wyatt Flores, the Hanseroth Twins, Kade Hoffman, and Emily Nenni A milestone was reached by the Americana Music Association at this year’s AmericanaFest 2024 – the twenty-five year anniversary of the organization’s founding. This go-around, arguably the top two lineups for the opening evening for AmericanaFest were the […]
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Amanda Shires Final Stretch For 2022 Tour Amanda Shires is spreading her wings. Soaring to new heights with her newest album Take It Like A Man, her tour lands at the Old Rock House in St. Louis and Americana Highways was there. A sold out show on a Wednesday night is amazing to consider given freezing temps […]
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Western Edge exhibit coverage by Brian DeSpain CMHOF Western Edge Exhibit Brings Story of Los Angeles Influence on Country Music to Nashville Audiences A spirit of innovation converging in the Los Angeles-area music scene in the 1960s created a country-rock movement. This is the story told through filmed interviews, notable musical instruments and stage wear, original […]
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John McEuen — Interview by Brian DeSpain McEuen discusses Western Edge, his new book, band legacy and upcoming stage show in the Ozarks. A spotlight shines on the origins and development of the country-rock music movement at the Country Music Hall of Fame’s new exhibit Western Edge: The Roots and Reverberations of Los Angeles Country-Rock in […]
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Western Edge Exhibit coverage by Brian DeSpain The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville kicked off a new exhibit spotlighting the origins and development of the country-rock music movement. Kyle Young, CEO of the Hall of Fame and Museum, introduced Western Edge: The Roots and Reverberations of Los Angeles Country-Rock before a private […]
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Joshua Hedley at 3rd & Lindsley for AmericanaFest 2022. Americana Highways closed out the 2022 AmericanaFest experience at 3rd & Lindsley in Nashville with a country music revivalist, Joshua Hedley. Hedley took the stage for the last showcase of Saturday night there on September 17. In 2018, Hedley released Mr Jukebox which is evocative of country & […]
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Coming right out of the gate, Gabe Lee started out his AmericanaFest showcase with this guitar cruncher “Honky Tonk Hell” before a large audience at City Winery in Nashville on Saturday night. It’s the title track from his 2020 album (our review here: REVIEW: Gabe Lee Shows off his Storytelling Skills on “Honky Tonk Hell” […]
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