Steve Marriner — Hope Dies Last Ottawa-based bluesman Steve Marriner, like so many of us over the past year, used the lockdown to learn a new skill – record production. While Marriner is no stranger to the studio, he’s finally taken the knowledge absorbed from years of session work to create his own project. Of […]
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On September 23rd, Peoria-Illinois based alt-americana rock group Harvest Sons released their second EP, Flat Black Sessions, Vol. 2. The EP strings together lessons of love and life on the road through profound lyricism and tight instrumentation. Band members Seth Curtis Coquit, Elyse Wiley, and Nik Grafelman served as principal writers on this project, while […]
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Feverous fiddles filled the fleeing summer air at 2019’s Hot Strings and Cool Breezes Minifest, a bluegrass and americana festival held at Orkney Springs, Virginia on September 1st. The minifest was the closing night of the Shenandoah Valley Music Festival, a concert series held in the lush landscape of the Blue Ridge Mountains for four […]
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In 2018, Harrisonburg, Virginia based Americana folk-rock group Strong Water released their second LP, Bearfoot. In the past few years, the band has made their mark touring up and down the Mid-Atlantic to ever-growing audiences. Having quickly risen as big players in the local and regional music scene, Strong Water’s newest LP found them refining […]
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Brent Funkhouser joined our reviews team mid year, and has covered a range of music styles for Americana Highways. Here is his top 10 favorite album list, with playlist, for the year! Top 10 Albums for 2018 Brandi Carlile, By The Way, I Forgive You Nominated for six Grammys (third in nominations […]
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On December 12th, 2018, Oklahoma-based red dirt band Turnpike Troubadours brought their best faces to Richmond Virginia’s acclaimed music venue The National. The show was one of the first stops on their East Coast tour, and the band delivered an absolutely impressive performance. This was my third time seeing Turnpike Troubadours, and this was by […]
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There are a few artists out there who can put huge philosophical questions and personal suffering into songs that listeners can easily latch onto and empathize with. Jeff Tweedy, one of the biggest innovators in Americana and alternative music today, is back now with a deeply personal solo album that does just that. Featuring the […]
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Despite the influence of corporate pop-country kingpins in Nashville, real country music is still alive and well. Since his 2016 breakout Redneck Shit, Wheeler Walker Jr has sought out to prove this. Back again with a heartfelt collection of songs written for his wife and son, Wheeler Walker Jr’s new album WWIII (Pepper Hill Records) […]
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Campbell provides a refreshing dose of whim that is so often missing from music today; delivering clever turns of phrase and wordplay to his listeners.
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After over 30 years performing and touring together, Southern Culture on the Skids is an institution in the world of roots music. The rockabilly-fusion band, featuring Dave Hartman on drums, Mary Huff on vocals/bass, and Rick Miller on vocals/guitar, presents their newest offering, Bootleggers Choice, presents new recordings of fan favorites from the out-of-print albums […]
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