Patterson Hood – Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams Southern Ghosts and Fading Echoes: Patterson Hood’s Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams In case it’s not obvious from the title, Patterson Hood’s new solo album, Exploding Trees & Airplane Screams, is an unusual record. It’s also a remarkable one – moving, powerful, sad, uplifting, and more. Best […]
2025 GRAMMYs – Who Will, Who Should “Music’s Biggest Night” is upon us. Well, if you’re reading Americana Highways, it’s more like “Music’s Biggest Early Afternoon.” The “GRAMMYs Premiere Ceremony” will stream this Sunday (February 2) at 12:30pm PST (links below). It’s where the bulk of the awards are given out, including the ones we’re […]
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Americana Highways 45 RPM 2025 (Reasons to Purchase Music) 2024 was a fantastic year for music and a shit year for pretty much everything else (November 5 still stings). Music, as it so dependably does, helped explain how we were feeling during the darkest of days, and knowing that you’ll be going to a show […]
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AmericanaFest 2024 – Day 3 I don’t really understand how songwriting works. I mean, I get the mechanics of writing down words that (usually) rhyme, but the creative, artistic part eludes me. That’s why a conversation with a good songwriter is fascinating for me. And Day 3 of AmericanaFest started with one of the very […]
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AmericanaFest 2024 “Must See” It’s time for AmericanaFest 2024! I’m highlighting some must-sees for anyone else who’s making the trek to Nashville, as well as sharing my choices for the Americana Awards (to be held Wednesday evening at the Ryman Auditorium). My ground rules for the musts – they have to be folks I haven’t […]
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Top 25 Albums for AMA’s 25th Anniversary Year 25 years ago, spurred by conversations that took place at South by Southwest in Austin, the Americana Music Association became a reality. In September 2000, the nascent organization held its first conference in Nashville. Two years later, the Americana Honors and Awards came into being. As the […]
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