So, we all love the concept of the cohesive overall album, but sometimes you just gotta have that mixed tape playlist, especially for a road trip on the Americana Highways. Here’s mine from this year, with a few words of what’s amazing about each one of these songs. Also, with an acknowledgement that any attempt […]
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What an amazing year it’s been for music lovers, with so many great albums to choose from. It really helps brighten this dark & chilly December to look over the all the lists. We at Americana Highways heard from YOU, and received your readers’ nominations for the best Americana/roots rock album of 2018. Here are […]
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I have always had a love/hate relationship with new Christmas music. I typically appreciate the effort but usually find myself cringing at how awful it turns out. I tell you that because I had a massive sense of avoidance when my editor asked me to review a new Christmas release by a prominent Americana artist. […]
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We are currently accepting nominations for our “readers choice” for best album of 2018 at Americana Highways. Click right down there to enter your nomination for the best Americana/Roots Rock album of 2018. We’ll take the top 20 to a final vote. UPDATE: The nomination process is over, but you can VOTE now, here: View […]
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On December 7, ABKCO Records will release The Rolling Stones Beggars Banquet (50th Anniversary Edition) on limited edition hybrid Super Audio CD. In comes on the heels of the November 16 domestic release of Beggars Banquet (50th Anniversary Edition) on limited-edition vinyl, CD and digital formats. Pre-order: https://www.amazon.com/Beggars-Banquet-SACD-50th-Anniversary/dp/B07JK2HX48 The SACD package itself is designed to look like a miniaturized replica of the […]
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RETURNS WITH DOWN THE ROAD WHEREVER NOVEMBER 16 ON BRITISH GROVE RECORDS VIA BLUE NOTE Photo credit Derek Hudson In celebration of his upcoming ninth solo studio album, Down The Road Wherever (out November 16 on British Grove Records via Blue Note), Mark Knopfler is set for a 28-date North American tour kicking […]
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Ben Nichols, Lucero’s lead vocalist and frontman, teamed up with his brother Jeff Nichols, (the filmmaker) to create Long Way Back Home, a short film inspired by the band’s song. The film relays the story of the character Stanton as he searches the streets and backroads of Memphis for his two younger siblings. Garrett Hedlund […]
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It’s hard to believe it’s been 20 years since Lucinda Williams’ Car Wheels On A Gravel Road was released. Something like that shouldn’t go unnoticed, given the extent of that album’s influence. And luckily, it hasn’t. It was announced today that Williams has scheduled a tour this fall to commemorate the success of that album, […]
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Lucero played to a full field of fans a few days back at Stubb’s Waller Creek Amphitheater in Austin, Texas. The concert field hosts a variety of food and beverage options lining the sides and is a great summertime stage, but the fans were focused on the show. The field was packed. The band ran […]
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Frank Turner treated an adoring crowd to a rockin’ show a few days back at the Clubhouse, Austin. The sun was setting as Turner wowed them with songs like “Blackout”, “Substitute”, and Townes Van Zandt’s “Pancho and Lefty,” at times switching to solo acoustic. The fans waved their arms high in the air in unison […]
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