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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 […]

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 […]

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 & […]

One of the agenda items on this trip to AmericanaFest was to catch a Jason Erie set given that NPR hailed Erie the Bruce Springsteen of 2021. The Wirebird Records launch party at the Bowery Vault in Nashville fulfilled that quest. A slew of artists and friends of Jason Erie performed before and after him […]

If anyone is familiar with trying catch showcases at AmericanaFest as they criss-cross the city of Nashville, they know the task can be daunting. Hard choices have to be made about continuing at a venue or checking out another run of artists at another spot. But Americana Highways definitely made the pit stop at Concord Records’ […]

Charles Wesley Godwin at EXIT/In for AmericanaFest 2022. From rowdy and twangy to stripped down acoustic, Charles Wesley Godwin’s Thursday night opening set at the EXIT/IN brought Appalachian hills experiences to the AmericanaFest crowd. The seven piece band began with “Hardwood Floors” before an enthusiastic audience. A brief interlude in the song to introduce the […]

American Aquarium was the final performance in the 11 pm slot at EXIT/IN on September 14, and Americana Highways was happy to be able to catch their set. Attendees at AmericanaFest in Nashville have a lot of choices after the Americana Awards and Honors conclude at the Ryman Auditorium. If you stay for the full awards […]