Blues guitar legend Kenny Wayne Shepherd and his band rocked the sold-out crowd at Humphrey’s Concerts By The Bay in San Diego, California. Shepherd is on tour to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his Trouble Is album. The album features Kenny’s break out hit “Blue On Black” and is the first of eight straight number […]
Al Staehely Interview Americana Highways recently chatted with former Spirit band member and songwriter, Al Staehely, about his new solo album (recorded with Fran Christina, Scrappy Jud Newcomb, and Chris Maresh) Somewhere in West Texas. The album is real, precise, catchy and layered Texas Americana music. Al was having coffee in Joe’s Coffee shop in […]
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Old Crow Medicine Show at Humphrey’s By the Bay If you have never seen Old Crow Medicine Show live, dance, don’t walk to the venue the next time they are playing anywhere near you. The band brought their “Paint This Town” tour to Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay in San Diego, CA. The weather was […]
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Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay – Jason Isbell with Deer Tick opening Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit played to a sold out crowd at Humphrey’s Concerts by the Bay. Isbell is currently on tour promoting his newest album, Weathervanes. Weathervanes is set to top numerous charts and year-end “best of” lists with this […]
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Ian Munsick — Interview Americana Highways recently chatted with Warner Music Nashville recording artist, Ian Munsick. Munsick is a Wyoming native and a rancher at heart. He was named a 2023 artist to watch by both Country Now and Music Mayhem. We talked about his upcoming album, White Buffalo, his approach to songwriting and his […]
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This year marks the 15th anniversary of the StageCoach Music Festival. Some of the biggest country acts will be performing in Indio, Ca April 28-30 at the Empire Polo Club. Headliners this year include, Luke Bryan on Friday, Kane Brown on Sunday and Chris Stapleton closing out the festivities on Sunday night. This year’s lineup […]
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Del Barber is a Canadian singer-songwriter who resides in the small town of Inglis, Manitoba. Del has been nominated for three Juno Awards (the Canadian equivalent of the Grammy) and has been nominated eight times (5 wins) for Western Canadian Music Awards. He is preparing to release his eighth studio album, Almanac, in early spring. […]
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Rosy Nolan photos by Deb Morrison and John Hancock (live shots) Americana musician Rosy Nolan grew up in San Francisco, lived in Berkeley and Oakland, and then spent eight years in New York City after time in Santa Cruz, Los Angeles and London. Her musical journey covered ground from punk to Carter family fiddle music and into […]
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Amanda Shires brought her fiddle, her wonderful music and quirky personality to the world-famous Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, CA. Shires is out promoting her newest solo album, Take It Like a Man. Shires interacted with the crowd throughout the night, at one point telling one audience member how much she liked her shirt, […]
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Farm Truck — Sadie Sadie, the debut album from one of Southern California’s premier alt-country bands, Farm Truck, is finally here. The ten-song album showcases lead-singer and founding member of the band, Craig Fischer’s excellent songwriting skills. Fischer has a way of telling a poignant story with his songs. Take for example the story of Sadie. […]
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