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AUK’s Chain Gang: The Felice Brothers “Jazz On The Autobahn”

October 4, 2021 Ljubinko Zivkovic 0

Our chain of americana has featured brothers’ bands on the last two occasions, so third time lucky as they say. Actually, who can form a tighter band than two (or more brothers)? Until the full brotherly […]

The Sundogs “Embroidered Rose”

September 27, 2021 Ljubinko Zivkovic 0

Lee and Will Haraway and their Sundogs come up with one of the better Americana band outings of the year so far. As both Don & Phil of the masterful The Everly Brothers are now no […]

Essentials: Top 10 Gene Clark Songs

September 23, 2021 Ljubinko Zivkovic 4

Gene Clark’s story is one that legends in modern music, any genre or style are built upon. From humble background to fame and fortune, to substance abuse (quite a few of those), to recovery, back to […]

Yola “Stand For Myself”

August 2, 2021 Ljubinko Zivkovic 0

‘Stand For Myself’ is yet another almost perfectly crafted album from Yola. After her bomb of a debut album, when she “walked through fire” out of nowhere, does Yola need to “stand for herself?” Maybe so, […]

Trippers & Askers “Acorn”

July 30, 2021 Ljubinko Zivkovic 0

Trippers & Askers comes up with a brilliant Americana/Spiritual Jazz combo that should certainly end up on the best of the year lists. We’ve seen/heard so many things incorporated into Americana. Some work perfectly, some flop […]

Can’t Live With It, Can’t Live Without It: Tom Waits

August 5, 2026 2

The musical influence of Tom Waits over the last seven decades has spanned far beyond what one might define as americana. His deep, gravely voice, has been described as having been soaked in a vat of […]

Paul McClure “The Good And The Bad Of It”

August 5, 2026 0

The Rutland Troubadour returns for album number four. Paul McClure, on his fourth album, decided to go to pastures new and left the rural north and travelled south to East Sussex and the fine Bex-Pop Studios […]

Artists with Hearts of Gold contribute to two more albums of Neil Young covers

August 5, 2026 0

Includes tracks from My Morning Jacket, Lucinda Williams and MJ Lenderman among others. Cinema Music Group, Killphonic Records, and City Slang have announced Heart of Gold: The Songs of Neil Young, Vol. 2 – Out of […]

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