Dean Nardi

Hearts of Oak “Valley of Dark Hills”

September 27, 2024 Dean Nardi 0

Pilgrims crossing a dark valley, unable to shake off the sorrow. Since bass player Aron Christenson was killed two years ago while hiking with his dog near Walput Lake in Lewis County, Oregon, guitarist Ezra Meredith […]

For the Sake of the Song: Boz Scaggs “Loan Me A Dime”

September 24, 2024 Dean Nardi 4

When most people hear the name Boz Scaggs, the stylish singer who recorded multi-platinum albums “Slow Dancer” in 1974 and “Silk Degrees” in 1976 for Columbia Records, songs like ‘Lowdown,’ ‘What Can I Say’ and ‘Lido […]

Ray Lamontagne “Long Way Home”

September 20, 2024 Dean Nardi 0

On his ninth album Ray Lamontagne strives to find his power and steps into it on the long way home. You could sum up Ray Lamontagne’s latest album, “Long Way Home,” with a single word. Trouble. […]

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Live Review: American Aquarium + The Watson Twins, Greenfield Lake, Wilmington, NC, 30th August 2024

September 19, 2024 Dean Nardi 0

So I’m putting in the work / I’m digging in the dirt / I’m replanting my Southern roots. Having southern roots is first and foremost a matter of growing up in a deeply conflicted region and […]

Interview: For the record, Mickelson states if you can’t be right be loud

September 13, 2024 Dean Nardi 0

The UNarmed American fires a shot he hopes will be heard ‘round the world. In early 2025, two hundred and fifty years after Ralph Waldo Emerson wrote the immortal line, “the shot heard ‘round the world,” […]

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 […]

Articles by Dean Nardi

Hearts of Oak “Valley of Dark Hills”

For the Sake of the Song: Boz Scaggs “Loan Me A Dime”

Ray Lamontagne “Long Way Home”

Live Review: American Aquarium + The Watson Twins, Greenfield Lake, Wilmington, NC, 30th August 2024

Interview: For the record, Mickelson states if you can’t be right be loud

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”