The Heavy Heavy play the BMI Kickoff Party last Tuesday night in Nashville. Americana Highways was on the scene for the BMI Kickoff Party in Nashvilles’s Music Row for AmericanaFest on Tuesday night, September 13. The kickoff opener was the trippy, psychedelic and roots rock British band The Heavy Heavy. The performance was on the […]
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by Brian DeSpain Here’s a first at AmericanaFest: The Dropkick Murphys playing a show on September 14 in a conference room at The Weston Hotel in Nashville among the adjacent panel discussions. Since there was a Q&A during the set, technically it was a panel discussion, just much louder. Frontman Ken Casey remarked, “This is our […]
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Tommy Stinson review and photo by Brian DeSpain A longtime member of The Replacements took the stage at the Old Florida Fish House at the 30A Songwriters Fest. Tommy Stinson, also known for his roles in Guns N Roses and Bash & Pop, is set to release a project with longtime song collaborator Chip Roberts. […]
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Emmylou Harris, Mavis Staples, Chuck Prophet at 30A Songwriters’ Festival 2022 Legacy performers in country and rhythm & blue/gospel music took the main stage in Miramar Beach, Florida at the 30A Songwriters festival. Headlining the Grand Boulevard event on Sunday, January 16, was Emmylou Harris. Opening for Harris, a 74 year performer in her own […]
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Jenny Lewis, Chris and Rich Robinson, and Dawes photos and review by Brian DeSpain Chris and Rich Robinson headlined Saturday’s main stage at the 30A Songwriters Fest. The brothers, as Brothers of a Feather, played a stripped down set from their long history with The Black Crowes. Under a moderate rain, enthusiasm from the crowd, […]
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Show review and photo by Brian DeSpain Aaron Lee Tasjan and Kevn Kinney of Drivin N Cryin kicked off a six show tour in Tulsa, taking turns playing songs in an in-the-round format. In most cases, each artist provided accompaniment to the other’s song performance. Some deep cuts and audience request were performed on the […]
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Ha Ha Tonka (Brian Reynolds) interview and photo by Brian DeSpain Ha Ha Tonka recently played a show at the Outland Ballroom in Missouri. Our review of that show is here: https://americanahighways.org/2022/01/11/show-review-ha-ha-tonka-at-the-outland-ballroom/ After the show, Americana Highways sat down in the green room for a brief interview with Ha Ha Tonka frontman Brian Reynolds. Enjoy […]
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Ha Ha Tonka show review and photo by Brian DeSpain Ha Ha Tonka completed three holiday shows, with the Outland Ballroom in Springfield, Missouri being their last after stops in Kansas City and St. Louis. We interviewed Brian Reynolds after the show, which you can find here: https://americanahighways.org/2022/01/11/interview-brian-reynolds-of-ha-ha-tonka/ This is a review of […]
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Kevin Kinney interview by Brian DeSpain Americana Highways had a chance to chat with Kevn Kinney after his recent show at the Mercury Lounge in Tulsa in December. Kevn told us about some of his artwork and his new album in the works. Find out who’s on the album, and enjoy the chat! American […]
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The Jayhawks returned to their tradition with a holiday show in the Twin Cities, interrupted in 2020 by a pandemic cancellation, on December 18 at the Palace Theatre in St Paul, Minnesota. Many band standards in the setlist were followed with a few song change-ups and a few guests added to the band lineup. One […]
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