2017 – Page 119 – Americana UK

Willie Nelson cuts set short due to altitude sickness

August 15, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

NME reports this morning – nothing to see here, thankfully: “Willie Nelson had to cut his concert short last night (August 12), after he experienced breathing problems. The concert took place in Salt Lake City and saw […]

Happy Abandon “Severed Seams” – Listen

August 15, 2017 Jonathan Aird 0

Is Happy Abandon the point where Mumford & Sons meet Mogwai ? Perhaps, but Severed Seams – the latest track to be released from Happy Abandon’s upcoming album Facepaint – is a stirring blend of banjo and […]

Wilco release new political track for benefit – Listen

August 15, 2017 Mark Whitfield 0

Rolling Stone this morning reporting on probably the best dollar you’ll spend your money on today (that’s about £15 at current UK exchange rate): “Wilco have released a new song titled “All Lives, You Say?” Monday night […]

Malachi Vale “Swan Song” (Maisonnette, 2017)

August 15, 2017 Scott Baxter 0

Machai Vale is the pseudonym of Marc Gagnon, a Montreal native whose previous recorded output was with alt-punk-country-swing (it says here) outfit, Pipo Fiasco. Having no idea what alt-punk-country-swing is, it was hard to know what […]

Video: JD McPherson “Lucky Penny”

August 15, 2017 Jeremy Searle 0

A bit of dirty rock’n’roll to blow the cobwebs away from JD McPherson from his forthcoming album Undivided Heart And Soul.

More People Really Should Know About: David Borné

June 30, 2026 0

On Singing Machine, Microphone, the final track on David Borné’s 2023 debut Genesis, he sings of the unbridled, innocent joy of making music during childhood for nothing but the pure love of it. It’s a soaring […]

Ian Prowse “No Names”

June 30, 2026 0

Impassioned energy and emotionally charged politics from Merseyside luminary. Ian Prowse has been making music for more than thirty years, first with indie band Pele, then forming the band Amsterdam in 1999, and now releasing albums […]

New tour dates for Brian Fallon, Pokey Lafarge and The Roseline

June 30, 2026 0

Occasionally, we provide a compendium of recently announced live shows, so here are three sets of tour dates that came our way in the last few days. Gaslight Anthem main man, Brian Fallon, who recently led […]

Year: 2017

Willie Nelson cuts set short due to altitude sickness

Happy Abandon “Severed Seams” – Listen

Wilco release new political track for benefit – Listen

Malachi Vale “Swan Song” (Maisonnette, 2017)

Video: JD McPherson “Lucky Penny”

More People Really Should Know About: David Borné

Ian Prowse “No Names”

New tour dates for Brian Fallon, Pokey Lafarge and The Roseline

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Dillon Warnek

Preview: Rose’s Pawn Shop selling great gigs for the next couple of weeks