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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Grace Pettis

June 17, 2025 Dean Nardi 0

Like so many recording artists, Grace Pettis comes from a musical family of which her dad, Pierce Pettis, is a well-known country music performer. Similarly, she was raised in the small town of Mentone, Alabama and […]

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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Silver Teeth (StevieRay Latham and Josh Flowers)

June 3, 2025 Dean Nardi 0

Silver Teeth are newborns according to its two principals, StevieRay Latham and Josh Flowers. “We both live in South London now,” Latham said, “but Josh is originally from Leeds and I grew up in the South […]

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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Avery Hill

May 20, 2025 Dean Nardi 1

This is the 20th video in the revived, re-tooled series of exclusive Americana UK mini-gigs. So far, it’s been a blast and maybe even a little self-serving in that I have the opportunity to see musicians […]

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Exclusive AUK Mini-Gig: Nikki O’Neill

April 30, 2025 Dean Nardi 0

This next video in the mini-gig series recorded exclusively for AUK comes from Nikki O’Neill, a singer/songwriter and guitarist based in Chicago, the city she has called home since 2020. Born in Los Angeles, she grew […]

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Exclusive AUK Backstage Video: Amigo the Devil

April 24, 2025 Andrew Frolish 0

Amigo the Devil, the musical project of Danny Kiranos, is acclaimed for his storytelling and compelling lyrics, full of drama and darkness.  His gruff and gritty voice is perfect for these murderous folk tales and confessional […]

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The banjo is a glorious instrument that can do a lot of ill in the wrong hands. It’s not easy to proudly, confidently pluck out some hot licks and really hard to play it with the […]

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Behind the Songs: Polite Company “Please Go Wild”

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Alan Gregg is a native Kiwi transplanted to North London with a spotty resumé to his credit. Not intending to be impolite, but prospective employers might be taken aback, curious as to what he has been […]

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If you’ve heard anything about Jim White, you’ve probably heard about the surfing, the modeling, the cab driving, and the unlikely way David Byrne changed his life with a record deal. You’ve heard about the junk […]

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Learning production techniques from Head, Jack White and Phil EK and playing bin lids. Smoke Fairies, Katherine Blamire and Jessica Davies have been releasing music for over 16 years and have been friends for much longer. […]

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Now this is rather nice.  From their debut album Some People I Know, out now, this is sibling duo Adam and David Moss with a great song that recalls early Simon & Garfunkel, but with an […]

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