Dean Nardi

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: The Rough & Tumble

February 28, 2025 Dean Nardi 0

Mallory Graham and Scott Tyler are a musical duo recording under the name the Rough & Tumble. They declined to identify which one was rough and which one tumble, but I have my suspicions. Their latest […]

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Classic Clips: Ray Wylie Hubbard “Count My Blessings” at The Shed, Maryville, Tennessee, 2012

February 28, 2025 Dean Nardi 0

What Oklahoma troubadour Ray Wylie Hubbard calls a “little ditty” is country blues at its finest. On an unseasonably hot September evening in Tennessee, Ray Wylie Hubbard was not showing any signs of slowing down at […]

Interview: Kevin Gordon on “The In-Between”

February 26, 2025 Dean Nardi 0

A lifetime searching for life’s sweet spot and honouring his Louisiana heritage. “The In-Between” is Kevin Gordon’s most distinctive release so far. It is not beholden to the sweet slide guitar and blues rock of 2018’s […]

Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Beau Jennings

February 21, 2025 Dean Nardi 0

While we patiently wait for Oklahoma singer/songwriter/rocker Beau Jennings to finally get his due from everyone who listens to and cares about great Americana music, you should gladly immerse your ears and brain in the brilliance […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Paul Simon

February 19, 2025 Dean Nardi 1

“Remember one man’s ceiling is another man’s floor.” It may seem like Paul Simon has been around forever, and if you are of the Baby Boomer generation your perception may be right. Simon (age 83) and […]