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Author: John Michael Antonio

Ruthie Foster

INTERVIEW: Ruthie Foster Talks About Her New Album “Healing Time”

December 8, 2022December 8, 2022John Michael Antonio0

                  Recently I had the opportunity to speak to Ruthie Foster, one of Americana music’s finest singer-songwriters, about her new album Healing Time and her future touring plans. Our conversation, edited for clarity and length, is below. AH: How would you say your new album Healing Time […]

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REVIEW: “Me/And/Dad” by Billy Strings Is An Instant Bluegrass Classic

November 21, 2022November 20, 2022John Michael Antonio0

Billy Strings — Me/And/Dad   One of the things I have always loved about bluegrass music as a genre is that it is up-front and direct. By that I mean the artists who perform it either live or in the studio and do it well, by definition, have to have a mastery of the instruments […]

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REVIEW: “Willie Nelson Live At Budokan” Is A Testament To His Greatness

November 17, 2022November 17, 2022John Michael Antonio0

In early 1984 Willie Nelson and his band recorded a concert at the legendary Nippon Budokan theater in Tokyo, Japan which had previously been available only as a LaserDisc in Japan and has long been out of print. This Friday November 18th that all changes with the release of Wille Nelson Live At Budokan on […]

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Only the Strong Survive

REVIEW: Bruce Springsteen’s “Only The Strong Survive” Is An Exceptional Labor Of Love

November 9, 2022John Michael Antonio0

Upon first hearing that Bruce Springsteen’s latest studio album, his 21st, Only The Strong Survive, was going to be an album of soul covers, I became excited and thought what a fantastic idea. Soul music, as a genre, in many ways has always been the most fitted to the language of love, passion, and heartbreak […]

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The Lone Bellow

REVIEW: The Lone Bellow’s “Love Songs For Losers” Is Relatable To All Of Us

November 9, 2022November 10, 2022John Michael Antonio0

                  When speaking of the songs on  their fifth full-length studio album Love Songs For Losers lead vocalist Zach Williams of The Lone Bellow says: “The songs are looking at bad relationships and wonderful relationships and all the in-between, sometimes with a good deal of levity. It’s us […]

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REVIEW: Caleb Caudle Delivers Another Classic With “Forsythia”

October 19, 2022October 19, 2022John Michael Antonio0

  With his new album Forsythia, Americana star Caleb Caudle, in his follow-up album to 2020’s brilliant and classic Better Hurry Up, continues to add to his reputation as one of the genre’s most talented singer-songwriters. Deftly produced by John Carter Cash at the legendary Cash Cabin, Caudle delivers an album that is not only […]

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INTERVIEW: America! Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell on Their Music and Storied Career

May 17, 2022May 16, 2022John Michael Antonio1

Coming off the two-year celebration of the fiftieth anniversary of their making music together, which included the release of an 8 CD box set and an authorized biography, AMERICA, one of the most popular bands of all time, has finally been able over the last few months to complete the touring part of that celebration […]

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Marc Ribler

Interview: Marc Ribler on New Album produced by Little Steven and more

August 9, 2021August 8, 2021John Michael Antonio7

  Americana Highways had an opportunity to talk with Marc Ribler recently.  In addition to being a solo artist, Marc Ribler is a member of the band Disciples of Soul with Little Steven, who just produced Marc Ribler’s new album The Whole World Awaits You. Americana Highways:  Can you point to a specific moment in […]

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Dan Navarro

Interview: Dan Navarro on “Nomad Dan” Tour and Forthcoming Album

August 4, 2021August 6, 2021John Michael Antonio5

Dan Navarro photo shot in Tacoma Park by Carol M. Highsmith Americana Highways had a chance to catch up with Dan Navarro recently, and we dove deep into all manner of things including his approach to touring post-Covid (as “Nomad Dan”), his songwriting, early years and Frank Sinatra, performing and what motivates him.  Dan Navarro […]

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Doug Hoekstra

Interview: Doug Hoekstra on Books, Music, and Life too

August 2, 2021August 4, 2021John Michael Antonio2

Americana Highways had the opportunity to pull over and chat with Doug Hoekstra recently. He has just released a new LP, The Day Deserved, in April and a few weeks later, a book, Ten Seconds In Between, on June 1st. What’s the connection between releasing these two art forms at once? What are the themes, […]

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