August 2017 – Page 31

Avett Brothers cover Soundgarden at Newport Folk Festival – Watch

August 1, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

So many ace performances coming out of Newport this year. Rolling Stone Country reports: “The Avett Brothers have become a mainstay at the Newport Folk Festival, and on Saturday afternoon at the legendary Rhode Island gathering, […]

Ryan Adams wages Trump-style Twitter war on the Strokes

August 1, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

This will cheer you up over your cornflakes. Stereogum reports: “Did Ryan Adams just get around to reading Meet Me In The Bathroom? There’s a moment in the book, Lizzy Goodman’s great oral history of the early-’00s […]

Track Premiere: Fairbanks & the Lonesome Light “Song to My Bartender” – Listen

August 1, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Here’s a nice new track we’ve got exclusively for you this morning. Erik Flores and Amelia Rose Logan’s songs as Fairbanks & the Lonesome Light have been described as “modern dime westerns” and this is as good an example […]

Video: Iron & Wine “Thomas County Law”

August 1, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

From his forthcoming new album, Beast Epic, due on August 25th, comes this excellent song and an equally excellent video.

Something not really americana for the weekend: This is Lorelei “Oh No Now My”

August 7, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week. If you’re an AUK supporter your new playlist will be with you at 5pm. We leave you dear reader with a new song from Nate Amos aka This […]

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

August 7, 2026 0

At once nostalgic travelogue, introspective head-trip, and rootsy showcase, Madrid-born Juana Everett’s second album should be her breakthrough record. Past Lives in California swims headfirst through the murky waters of transit, both literal and metaphysical. Bring […]

Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

August 7, 2026 0

A powerful message that’s relayed with the kind of vigour and skill needed to make people sit up and listen. “In his oval room, in his rockin’ chair / He’s the president, but I don’t care […]

Month: August 2017

Avett Brothers cover Soundgarden at Newport Folk Festival – Watch

Ryan Adams wages Trump-style Twitter war on the Strokes

Track Premiere: Fairbanks & the Lonesome Light “Song to My Bartender” – Listen

Video: Iron & Wine “Thomas County Law”

Something not really americana for the weekend: This is Lorelei “Oh No Now My”

Interview: Juana Everett is setting herself free

Margo Price “Days of Unrest”

Classic Clips: The Mavericks “Born To Be Blue” – Live at American Songwriter Studios, 2012

The Wild High “Listen to The Wild High”