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Ruby Friedman Orchestra “Chimes after Midnight”

July 14, 2025 Gordon Mackay 0
Ruby Friedman returns with a vibrant mix of styles and stories. Newly signed to record label Label 51, established artist Ruby Friedman (and Orchestra) continues to mix americana with more diverse musical styles and a fascinating […]
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Peter Rowan “Tales of the Free Mexican Air Force”

July 14, 2025 Tim Martin 2
A career reflection from one of the key names in americana music, with support from collaborators old and new. Peter Rowan was americana before it was even a thing. Around 1970, he played with jazz-influenced roots […]
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The Mayflies USA “Kickless Kids”

July 11, 2025 Guy Lincoln 0
Comeback LP takes power-pop vets down short country detour. Somewhere in the multiverse, there is a maths teacher introducing the concept of Venn diagrams to a bunch of bored North Carolina teenagers. The professor is trying […]
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The Horsenecks “In The West”

July 11, 2025 Chas Lacey 0
Cowboy ballads and fiddle tunes in Old-Time string band tradition. Lovers of folk music with an Appalachian twist will find much to delight in the third album release from The Horsenecks, a husband-and-wife duo based in […]
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Love Axe “Optimism Paranoia Desperation Abolition”

July 10, 2025 Peter Churchill 0
A thoughtful and contemplative attempt to wring some optimism from a time when there really isn’t much about. When the first Trump administration finally exited stage left in 2021, kicking and screaming as it went, songwriter […]

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Interview: Willie Nile keeps the light on for great American rock’n’roll

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I do a lot of my listening to music while out walking in the mornings, with or without a dog. The day after Willie Nile’s The Great American Light arrived in the mailbox, I popped the […]
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Interview: Hal Cannon on cowboy poetry, songs and folklore

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For Hal Cannon, life should be very simple – love the place you live, love the ones you know, if you’re needy, why not give, then see if you’re still low. Words to live by, extracted […]
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Interview: Adam Levy on the Honeydogs celebrated return

February 23, 2026 0
Experiencing a rebirth with Algebra for Broken Hearts, the St. Paul, Minnesota band’s twelfth album on Julian Records (2025), is crucial language, one voicing an undersung American existence. Like the novel, I Cheerfully Refuse by Leif […]

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