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[ July 17, 2026 ] Something for the weekend: Son Volt “If I Could” Videos
[ July 17, 2026 ] Bella White “A Sign In The Weather” Album Reviews
[ July 17, 2026 ] Jawdropped have a “Secret To Spare” and October dates News
[ July 17, 2026 ] Classic Clips: Anna Tivel “Rodeo Queens” – She’s Speaking Classic Clips
[ July 17, 2026 ] Paperback Riders: Dennis McNally “A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead” Book Reviews

Classic Clips: Dave Rawlings Machine “Method Acting/ Cortez The Killer” – Live From Here, 2018

March 14, 2025 Richard Parkinson 0

In the beginning there was “A Prairie Home Companion” a live radio variety show presented by Garrison Keillor from the Fitzgerald Theatre in St Paul, Minnesota. By 2016, Keillor was ready to hand over to a […]

Essentials: The top 10 Icarus Phoenix/Drew Danburry songs

March 13, 2025 Mark Whitfield 0

Editing an americana site for the last 24 years, one of the things I often get asked is the age old question “what is Americana?” and while not particularly having an answer, I commented on our […]

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Classic Americana Albums: Tom Rapp “A Journal of the Plague Year”

March 12, 2025 Dean Nardi 2

A contributory article to an occasional series. Italo Calvino, the eminent Italian writer, once wrote, “The more we think we know the classics through hearsay, the more original, unexpected, and innovative we find them when we […]

For The Sake Of The Song: NoahJohn “Tadpoles”

March 10, 2025 Andrew Raw 0

One of the first tracks I encountered in my exploration of alt-country was NoahJohn’s wonderful ‘Standing On A Snake’ from the 1999 album “Tadpoles”. Here is the title track from that excellent album, which gained some […]

Classic Clips: The Silos “Anyway You Choose Me” – VH1 New Visions Rock, 1990

March 7, 2025 Paul Kerr 0

Just as I was pondering on my latest contribution to the Classic Clips feature, news arrived that Bob Rupe had died. That news came via David Lowery of Cracker, a band which featured Rupe on several […]

Something for the weekend: Son Volt “If I Could”

July 17, 2026 1

Well that’s it from us for this week and we leave you dear reader with a new song from alt-country heroes/pioneers/stalwarts/choose your own noun Son Volt whose latest album Sound Signal Serenades was physically released on […]

Artwork for Bell White album "A sign in the weather"

Bella White “A Sign In The Weather”

July 17, 2026 0

A strong third album from the rootsy Canadian “Appalachian” artist from New Orleans showing raw emotion and a degree of post-breakup positivity. As you listen to each song on Bella White’s new studio album you feel […]

Jawdropped have a “Secret To Spare” and October dates

July 17, 2026 0

Jawdropped, a four-piece from Los Angeles, have announced their debut album, Secret To Spare, due 18th September via Transgressive Records / Canvasback. The band has also released the first single, Split Lip, along with a video […]