Pat Byrne and David Tribble in Fort Worth The Post at River East A cold night came to a close in grand fashion at the Post at River East in Fort Worth Tx. The night began with a chilly but much enjoyed set by local musician Jacob Furr in the courtyard. I sat listening enjoying […]
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If you’ve read any of the album previews or even seen the trippy, slightly 80’s influenced album cover for Amanda Shires’ latest, To the Sunset (Silver Knife Records), it’s apparent that this album takes a very different direction than her previous works. Accompanied by Jerry Pentecost (drums), Peter Levin (piano, keys, synthesizers), her husband Jason […]
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It was just about all you could ask for on a Friday night.
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Americana Highways is happy to present “Dyin’ To Know,” from Joanne Shaw Taylor’s upcoming rerelease of the album Wild (Silvertone/Sony), produced by Kevin Shirley (Joe Bonamassa). This song will rock you to the core with its powerful bluesy style. Wild came out independently in 2016 but is slated to be rereleased by Sony in the […]
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Balancing Americana and psychedelia is no easy feat. Americana strips down music, does less with more, while psychedelia layers sounds to create an aural kaleidoscope that swirls the listener’s sense. They pull in opposite directions. It’s a credit to Israel Nash that he’s produced an album that does this as well as it does
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Gordon delivers another excellent album with tracks that bounce from delta blues, to boogie based road house rockers to introspective moments where he draws you into his world. I am not sure there is a better songwriter working today.
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The entire album is on the outer reaches of Americana music, way out where the rock n rollers reside, but if you define Americana as good songwriting with American influences, then it clearly fits the bill.
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You may have heard of Peter Holsapple, one of the founders of power pop cult favorites the dB’s, but chances are you’re more familiar with one of the other bands he’s worked with (R.E.M, Hootie & the Blowfish, and the Continental Drifters, to name a few). Now, twenty-one years since his last solo record, Holsapple […]
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Chuck Hawthorne calls me exactly on time. Even driving in the rain between gigs, the 21-year veteran of the Marine Corps’s discipline wins out. We quickly agree to talk after Chuck has arrived in DC. Chuck calls me about 40 minutes later. He’s just gotten into DC from Chester, Maryland, on Kent Island, the largest […]
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When Americana Highways caught up with singer songwriter who recently toured with John Oates, David Starr, he was in Arkansas. I noted his early gig times, and we both discussed the fact that many gigs start so late it’s prohibitive for anyone to attend who has either kids or any kind of day job that […]
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