Michael Macy

Jake Hunsinger and the Rock Bottom Band “Wrapped Around the Axle”

September 28, 2022 Michael Macy 0

The personal and the philosophical meet in debut album. Jake Hunsinger and the Rock Bottom Band’s debut album ‘Wrapped Around the Axle’ is described in the release material as representing “three years’ worth of growth as […]

Classic Clips: Mumford And Sons, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Old Crow Medicine Show “This Train Is Bound For Glory” – New Orleans, April 27, 2011

September 16, 2022 Michael Macy 0

The magic of music is most accessible live. There is something inexplicable, but experiential, that happens between the musicians and audiences. Some musicians know every note they’re going to play before going on stage. They have […]

AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Michael Macy

September 8, 2022 Michael Macy 0

As previous AUK writers have observed, it’s very hard to pick the best 10 americana albums from the last 20 or so years. For one thing I’ve probably only heard a fraction of them, so the […]

Watkins Family Hour “Watkins Family Hour – Vol II”

August 22, 2022 Michael Macy 1

New album is an exceptional sampler of the best of Americana. This is only the Watkins Family Hour’s third album, but it is no journeyman effort. This is the work of virtuosos. Watkins Family Hour is […]

The Sheepdogs “Outta Sight”

July 28, 2022 Michael Macy 0

As the pandemic recedes, a Canadian rock band gets people up and on their feet. The Sheepdogs’ ‘Outta Sight’ is the album you kinda hope would be leading the way out of the pandemic era. It […]

Something for the weekend: Passenger “It Was Gonna Be You”

August 14, 2026 0

Well that’s it from us for this week, and we leave you dear reader with a new song from Passenger out today called It Was Gonna Be You which doesn’t really have a whole lot of […]

artwork for Aaron Lee Tasjan album Get Over It, Underdog

Aaron Lee Tasjan “Get Over It, Underdog”

August 14, 2026 0

A broad-spectrum listening experience packed with vibrant, timeless songs. Aaron Lee Tasjan sought counsel from his longstanding friend and mentor, the late great Todd Snider, to help loosen the shackles of imposter syndrome that were tying […]

Paperback Riders: George Takei “To The Stars”

August 14, 2026 0

George Takei’s 1994 autobiography, To the Stars, is rather more than a standard Hollywood memoir. Whilst it does cover his years on the USS Enterprise in detail, the more interesting aspects lie in the exploration of […]

Articles by Michael Macy

Jake Hunsinger and the Rock Bottom Band “Wrapped Around the Axle”

Classic Clips: Mumford And Sons, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros, Old Crow Medicine Show “This Train Is Bound For Glory” – New Orleans, April 27, 2011

AUK’s Top 10 Americana Albums of the 21st Century: Michael Macy

Watkins Family Hour “Watkins Family Hour – Vol II”

The Sheepdogs “Outta Sight”

Something for the weekend: Passenger “It Was Gonna Be You”

Aaron Lee Tasjan “Get Over It, Underdog”

Paperback Riders: George Takei “To The Stars”

Classic Clips: Julian Taylor “Friend Of The Devil” – LIVE at SiriusXM, 2019

The Morning Line polish up their Stars on a new label and look to the future