Few songwriters have attained singular independent status as Terry Allen (John Prine and Warren Zevon comes to mind.) Since the wild-and-wooly 70’s the Texas legend has been creating his own quirky variety of country music…
It’s always a treat when new music is released featuring the late Johnny Cash. in this case, we get the added pleasure of the song being a Bob Dylan penned piece performed in a fly-on-the-wall…
The Band fans rejoice! On November 15, Capitol/UMe will celebrate The Band’s eponymous second album (as some have come to coin it “The Brown Album”) with a selection of newly remixed and expanded 50th Anniversary…
Jack White’s Third Man Records continues to mine treasures from country music history, meticulously package/re-package them and offer them up to us lucky fans. This time around especiallt for Record Store Day’s Black Friday the…
Springsteen’s “Nebraska” is a far cry from the more commercially engaging follow-up “Born in the U.S.A.” It’s a 4-track DIY stark study of rust-belt existential ennui some consider (I count myself as one) as his…
Sturgill Simpson and band took his latest “Sound and Fury” on the road by playing the storied Troubadour club in Los Angeles and it sounded like a great show. Simpson band must have gotten up…
The Highwomen – self-titled Terri Hendrix – ‘Talk To A Human’ Crystal Gayle -‘You Don’t Know Me’ Paul Cauthen – ‘Room 41’ NRBQ – ‘Turn On, Tune In’ Amy Speace – ‘Me and the Ghosts…
Here’s some of the choicest sections of Americana and roots music for August 30th, 2019. Titles are linked to a source to purchase that may contribute to this site and help us keep doing what…
Here’s some of the choicest sections of Americana and roots music for August 23rd, 2019. Titles are linked to a source to purchase that may contribute to this site and help us keep doing what…
In tribute to the memory of singer/songwriter David Berman Swedish roots duo First Aid Kit has released two songs; the original “Strange Beauty” and their rendition of Berman’s band Silver Jews’ “Random Rules.” In speaking…