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Interview: Jefferson Berry Brings Urban Tales To “Dreams of Modern Living”

March 23, 2023March 23, 2023Hannah Means Shannon0

Jefferson Berry Brings Urban Tales To Dreams of Modern Living Philadelphia-based songwriter, musician, and bandleader Jefferson Berry is usually hard at work on the next set of songs for Urban Acoustic Coalition (UAC), and the last year or two have been no different in that regard, which will soon result in their new album, Prairie […]

Interview: Tommy Howell Takes a New Path in Life For “American Storyteller”

March 13, 2023March 11, 2023Hannah Means Shannon0

Tommy Howell Takes a New Path in Life For American Storyteller Tommy Howell is better known as C. Thomas Howell from his long career as a film and TV actor, one which he began as a teenager (The Outsiders, E.T., Red Dawn, The Walking Dead). He continues to be very active on small and large […]

Interview: IVA Allows Herself To Be Seen With “Nobody’s Woman”

March 13, 2023March 12, 2023Hannah Means Shannon0

IVA Allows Herself To Be Seen With Nobody’s Woman IVA is a singer/songwriter whose musical experience and activity spans several fields, with a background in classical and operatic performance. After growing up in the United States, she spent time in Stockholm, Sweden, and has brought her international perspective back to pursuing her own songwriting and […]

Interview: Jesse Lynn Madera and Dan Navarro

March 7, 2023March 7, 2023Elise Cady0

Jesse Lynn Madera has a new version of Johnny Cash’s “Unchained,” a harbinger of her album Belle Sent Me, which is due to be released in 2023. Jesse Lynn worked with producer Dan Navarro, the unsung hero/songwriter of songs such as “We Belong” (famously sung by Pat Benatar) and, more recently, the whimsical earworm with […]

Interview: Keith Kallina and the Ghost of Etta Place

March 6, 2023March 5, 2023Andrew Blanton0

Keith Kallina and the Ghost of Etta Place On a vast southwest landscape as the bright sun starts to rise Keith Kallina pulls into a traveler’s outpost. He fills up his SUV for a busy weekend of touring as he tells the legend of Etta Place, one of the most compelling members of Butch Cassidy’s […]

Key to the Highway: The Shootouts (Ryan Humbert)

March 1, 2023March 1, 2023Americana Highways0

The Shootouts photo by Jamie Escola Americana Highways’ Key to the Highway series Fans always clamor to learn more about their favorite, most beloved musicians and those who travel with them. There’s such an allure to the road, with its serendipity, inevitable surprises, and sometimes unexpected discomforts. This interview series is a set of questions […]

Interview: Peter Case Piano Broke The Silence For “Doctor Moan”

February 22, 2023February 22, 2023Hannah Means Shannon0

Peter Case photo by Ekevara Kitpowsong Peter Case ’s Piano Broke The Silence For Doctor Moan Peter Case is going to be releasing his sixteenth studio album, Doctor Moan, on March 31st, 2023, via Sunset Blvd Records. In some ways it was a surprising development for Case since in his professional life, he’s never been […]

Key to the Highway: Drayton Farley

February 22, 2023February 22, 2023Americana Highways0

Drayton Farley photo by Hayley Gjertsen Americana Highways’ Key to the Highway series Fans always clamor to learn more about their favorite, most beloved musicians and those who travel with them. There’s such an allure to the road, with its serendipity, inevitable surprises, and sometimes unexpected discomforts. This interview series is a set of questions we […]

Key to the Highway: Paul Givant from Rose’s Pawn Shop

February 22, 2023February 22, 2023Americana Highways0

Paul Givant w/Rose’s Pawn Shop photo by Scott Chernis Americana Highways’ Key to the Highway series Fans always clamor to learn more about their favorite, most beloved musicians and those who travel with them. There’s such an allure to the road, with its serendipity, inevitable surprises, and sometimes unexpected discomforts. This interview series is a […]

Interview: Del Barber on “Almanac”

February 22, 2023February 22, 2023John Hancock0

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. […]