Charlie Parr released his new album back in September, and regrettably I’m just now getting to it. Released via Red House Records, it’s an eponymously titled album that does a fine job of capturing a batch of new songs as well as new studio versions of some classics/audience favorites from Parr’s career. The Minnesota folk/blues […]
Benjamin Tod’s newest effort, A Heart Of Gold Is Hard To Find, via Anti-Corp is set to release on November 22nd , though reports are coming in that pre-orders are already arriving. All the more reason to support artists via the pre-order process. “A Heart of Gold Is Hard To Find”: Life is cruel and […]
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The Rock Show settled into Oklahoma City’s Tower Theatre for the first time this past Sunday night. For those not familiar with that description, it’s referring to the potent, high energy and unexpected outcome that comes courtesy of the Drive-By Truckers roaring into town. The OKC stop was a rarity, as DBT typically set up […]
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Tedeschi Trucks Band made their way back to Tulsa’s Brady Theater this past Tuesday night for yet another magical evening. Seemingly always touring, this year the Jacksonville based band is supporting their fourth studio release, “Signs” (see our album review here: https://americanahighways.org/2019/02/22/review-tedeschi-trucks-signs/). The past couple of years have certainly been tough for the band, fraught […]
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We knew we were in for something special from the moment Jesse Malin and band made their way across the room to the Pony Boy’s intimate stage. The swagger, the air of confidence, whatever you want to call it, the dapper dressed Malin was in possession of it. Actually, I had a good feeling about […]
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Allison Moorer returns on October25th with her autobiographical Autotelic/Thirty Tigers album, Blood. The album serves as a musical companion to her Da Capo Press memoir, fittingly titled, Blood: A Memoir. Over the course of ten tracks and a half hour addresses and confronts the circumstances that shattered her and her sister Shelby Lynne’s teenage world, […]
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This past Thursday night I spent another spellbound evening at Oklahoma City’s Blue Door. Time spent at the “best listening room in Oklahoma” has become commonplace over the years, but tonight it was extra special watching the great Radney Foster. As Eddie Heizleman stated at the conclusion of his memorable opening set, Foster is “Nashville’s […]
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There are circumstances that unquestionably reinforce your opinion of people. This undoubtedly was one of those situations. A little context, AHI, though originally from Ontario, now joins a formidable list as one of Toronto’s prized musical exports. The singer-songwriter has been nominated for a Juno in the Contemporary Roots Album of the year category. Previously, […]
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Every now and then and album comes to you somewhat unexpectedly, and proceeds to unequivocally blow your mind. I listen to a really wide swath of music, and at least most recently that phenomenon has really only occurred with music on the heavier or much more eclectic side. Bands like Yob, Ancestors or even Billie […]
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This past Saturday night, Patty Griffin returned to Oklahoma City. This time though she’s in the midst of a full tour rather than a warm-up show, and also, this time she situated herself into the Auditorium at the Douglass, rather than The Blue Door in order to accommodate a larger audience. Despite the venue change, […]
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