Neko Case 2008 Tour Dates
Scarlett-maned alt.country chanteuse Neko Case is taking some time away from celebrating poetry to partake in an early 2008 road trip. Currently only 6 dates in the northeastern part of the U.S., Twang Nation will…
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Drive By Truckers to Release “Brighter Than Creation’s Dark” 1/22/08
Los Angeles, CA — New West Records will release the Drive-By Truckers’ eighth record, Brighter Than Creation’s Dark, on January 22, 2008, featuring 19 new songs, many of which were previewed during the band’s The…
Bloodshot Record at the CMJ Conference – New York
Bloodshot Records artists Ha Ha Tonka, The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir and The Silos are gearing up for the annual CMJ Conference here in New York. Ha Ha Tonka and The Scotland Yard Gospel Choir…
8th Annual Americana Music Festival and Conference – 10/31 – 11/04
This years Americana Music Association Festival and Conference, which runs from Halloween, Wednesday October 31st to November 4th, is shaping up to be finer than last year’s. On top of the excellent daytime panels hosted…
Ha Ha Tonka – “St Nick on the Fourth in a Fervor”
Ha Ha Tonka is a great new band from Springfield MO. newly signed to the mighty Bloodshot Records. Their album Buckle in the Bible Belt is available now. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8rdHuqYBJQ[/youtube]
Elliot Randall – Take the Fall (self released)
Elliott Randall is a man to watch. Randall, not Elliott Randall the ex-Steely Dan guitarist best known for his guitar solos on Reelin’ in the Years, but the Bay area by-way-of Charleston, South Carolina, alt.country…
Alex Battles’ Whisky Rebellion in the Pocono Record
Alex Battles’ Whisky Rebellion is slated to play the amphitheatre at Grey Towers’ Festival of Wood at 4:30 p.m. this Saturday (11th.) The band got a nice write up in the local Pocono Record. An…
There’s no earthly way of knowing / Which direction we are going
I never thought about it before, but once I got notice that Lost Highway was giving away two golden tickets in select copies of Ryan Adams new release Easy Tiger (6/25) in copies sold around…
Moonshine Willy’s Nancy Tannenbaum Dies
From the Bloodshot Records web site: On Sunday May 13th, Nancy Tannenbaum, aka Nancy Rideout, original guitarist in Moonshine Willy was killed in a motorcycle accident in New York City. She swerved to avoid a…
Jason Isbell New Album Details
From Billboard.com – Former Drive By Truckers guitarist Jason Isbell will release his solo debut, “Sirens of the Ditch,” July 10 via New West. The 11-track set features guest turns by DBT principals Patterson Hood,…