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Jim Lauderdale “Time Flies” (Yep Roc, 2018)

July 30, 2018 Mike Elliott 0
After seeing him host and judge the Americana and the Independent Music Awards respectively, be an Honorary Chairperson for the Chris Austin Songwriting Contest each April at MerleFest in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, co-hosting – along with […]
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Jimmy LaFave “Peacetown” (Music Road Records, 2018)

July 30, 2018 Keith Hargreaves 0
This album arrives under the banner ‘Austin Legend, The Late Jimmy LaFave..’ and as such presents a reviewer with a potentially thorny problem. What if it’s no good? Is there anything to be gained from constructive […]
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The Jayhawks “Back Roads and Abandoned Motels” (Legacy Recordings, 2018)

July 27, 2018 Peter Churchill 0
Gary Louris, co-founder and longtime main man of the much-loved Jayhawks has also been much in demand over the years as a co-writer, working with the likes of Natalie Maines and The Dixie Chicks, Carrie Rodriguez, […]
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Riley Moore “Vagrant” (Independent, 2018)

July 27, 2018 Elise Kennedy 0
Nashville native, Riley Moore’s world travels have inspired his new album ‘Vagrant,’ which reflects on his experiences and his musical influences. The album pays tribute to Bob Dylan,  who is a clear inspiration for the singer-songwriter, on […]
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River Whyless “Kindness, A Rebel” (Roll Call Records, 2018)

July 26, 2018 Mark Underwood 0
Kindness as an act of rebellion. North Carolinian indie folksters have a mission statement of sorts: “Like America itself, kindness is an ideal, a thing we must strive to attain even as we know we’ll always […]

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The Milk Carton Kids will return to the UK and Ireland for a run of headline dates in January 2027, including London’s Barbican Centre, Bristol Beacon, Manchester’s Albert Hall, Glasgow’s Pavilion Theatre and Dublin’s 3Olympia Theatre. […]
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The new release by Little Sparta takes Mekons collaboration in directions old and new. After 26 years at work and 20 years since their first release, veteran Alan D. Boyd’s project Little Sparta just put out […]
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David Wilcox makes records that are masterful in the way they prompt people to feel things deeply and heal themselves. To put it another way, his songs act as chicken soup for the soul. His music […]

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Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

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Interview: Charlie Musselwhite knows the highway and it knows him

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At age 82, Charlie Musselwhite continues to put out relevant and meaningful albums. Sweet. While his body of work may not conjure memories for some of our younger readers, it’s great to see him continuing his […]
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Video Interview: Matt Hill’s Salford Celebration of Guy Clark’s Catalogue on his 10th Anniversary

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Matt Hill has combined his career as a singer-songwriter with his work as a campaigner in the charity sector and currently as a community songwriter. He has tasted success as an americana singer-songwriter and played in […]

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Video Premiere: Naomi Campbell “The Cottage” – who will sleep in that old White House tonight?

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The ethereal new solo single from Naomi Campbell, a member of Motel Sundown, carries us back in time, conveying us there through a wistful melody and her yearning vocals. With a sense of forlorn nostalgia, The […]
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Laying out some Powerpop credentials on his new album ‘Black Moon‘ is Seattle based songwriter, painter, and sculptor Zach Harjo.  It’s no surprise that his music should move in that direction as Zach Harjo was a […]

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