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Whiteacre “Peach” – Listen

November 29, 2019 Jonathan Aird 0
The sound of the modern world is guitar and banjo, and that’s a sound that Denver’s Whiteacre have plenty of, alongside the percussive driving force of a drum kit.  In Whiteacre’s case that guitar is as […]
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Video Premiere: Wisetale “Fix”

November 29, 2019 Jeremy Searle 0
This is the new single from Atlanta man Jacob Deaton aka Wisetale, which will be out next month. A big emotional chorus, muscular and furious fretwork and great words.  We like it a lot.  Read Jacob’s […]
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Jeff Tweedy’s house gets shot at

November 28, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
The Guardian are reporting today that numerous gunshots have been fired at the Chicago home of Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy, with his wife, Susan Miller Tweedy, reporting hearing “seven to 10 shots fired at what sounded like […]
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Watch Che Apalache’s documentary on their US/Mexico Borderlands trip

November 28, 2019 Mark Whitfield 0
In early October, Argentinian-American string band Che Apalache toured the US/Mexico borderlands of Arizona, performing in both Sahuarita, AZ and Nogales, Mexico. The trip was a harrowing look at the effect the border wall and the […]
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Rosy Nolan “Footprints and Broken Branches” (Independent, 2019)

November 28, 2019 Ewan Lury 0
Nine years on from the release of her last album ‘Black Out Nights’, Rosy Nolan is back with her EP, ‘Footprints & Broken Branches’. An Americana and country singer hailing from Northern California, Nolan explores, in […]

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Dogwood Tales “Every Star in Rockingham County”

September 22, 2026 0
Virginian alt-country band transitions into indie rock on their fourth full-length outing. Dogwood Tales celebrate ten years as a band with the release of their 4th full length album, entitled Every Star in Rockingham County, and […]
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Track Premiere: Gary Marks “Where We Started”

September 22, 2026 0
On his new song, Gary Marks turns his songwriter vision on recent events in his homeland, starting from an unprecedented riot in Washington to the, perhaps, surprising eventual fallout from that event. As Marks explains: “I […]
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Video: Prinz Grizzley “A Mountain to Be Tamed (The Struggling)” – There’s a devil in me waiting

September 22, 2026 0
Here’s the absorbing new single from Prinz Grizzley, also known as singer-songwriter Chris Comper. A Mountain to Be Tamed (The Struggling) has sparse beginnings, but the musical tension builds dramatically as Comper delivers an incredibly intense […]

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Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”

September 15, 2026 0
Behind the Songs: Maya de Vitry – “All My Faith”If you arrive at All My Faith looking for something that sounds like Gillian Welch, you might find your thirst briefly satiated by No Time to Rush, the final […]
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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
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Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

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Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]

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