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AJ Woods “Hawk Is Listenin'”

September 24, 2024 Helen Jones 0
Tales of the human condition looked at through a New Mexico-lens largely benefit from some at times more unorthodox musical choices. For New Mexico singer-songwriter AJ Woods, “Hawk Is Listenin’” is more than just an album […]
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Nada Surf “Moon Mirror”

September 23, 2024 Darren Lumbroso 2
Album of harmonious, power pop from a band at the top of their game. It’s 30 years since Nada Surf released their debut single, ‘The Plan’/’Telescope’. Newly signed to New West Records, ‘Moon Mirror’ is the […]
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Sonya Cohen Cramer “You’ve Been a Friend to Me”

September 23, 2024 Tim Martin 0
A collection remembering a lesser-known member of the Seeger clan, but with all the talent of her famous family. Sonya Cohen Cramer (1965–2015) came from a family with an impeccable American folk pedigree. Her father was […]
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The Deslondes “Roll It Out”

September 23, 2024 Paul Kerr 0
This grand New Orleans collective returns to the fray with an infectious dollop of soulful funky and slippery grooves. The Deslondes roll back into town with another excellent dollop of slippery grooves on their 4th album […]
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Ray Lamontagne “Long Way Home”

September 20, 2024 Dean Nardi 0
On his ninth album Ray Lamontagne strives to find his power and steps into it on the long way home. You could sum up Ray Lamontagne’s latest album, “Long Way Home,” with a single word. Trouble. […]

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Something for the weekend: This is Lorelei “The Kid with the Crown”

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Well that’s it from us for this week – it is unbelievable that 9/11 was a quarter of a century ago. I asked my son what it was the other day and he said “the number […]
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Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy “Ghosts of American Psychonauts”

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Eight exquisite live performances from a master songwriter. Bonnie “Prince” Billy (aka Will Oldham) is no stranger to releasing live albums. Over the past 25 years he’s produced numerous live recordings under his various aliases. This […]
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Classic Clip: Crosby Stills Nash & Young “Don’t Be Denied” – Wembley Stadium, 1974

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The early autumn of 1974 saw a gathering of fans of what later contributed to a slice of the pie known as Americana. The occasion: an all-star concert at London’s Wembley Stadium (the old one) featuring […]

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Interview: Adam Chaffins on what is great about flea markets, dive bars and trailer trash

August 28, 2026 1
As one of the most resourceful songwriters in americana, Adam Chaffins welcomes you to the latest from his wacky, witty world in Trailer Trash: Doublewide (Spirit Nashville Recordings, 2026), a collection of narratives about schemers, dive […]
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Video Interview: Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Johns of the First Time Flyers on the Long Road Festival

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Why musicians love the Long Road Festival. In preparation for Americana UK’s David Jarman‘s preview of the Long Road Festival, he interviewed Richard Olson of the Hanging Stars and Tim Prottey-Jones of the First Time Flyers. […]
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Interview: Nora Kelly holds space for the quirky in outlaw country music

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It’s always the ride and not necessarily the destination that makes a trip through a Nora Kelly Band album worthwhile. The songs can be zany, intriguing and melancholic all at once, cavorting to their own primal […]

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Classic Americana albums: Alejandro Escovedo “Gravity” (Watermelon Records, 1992)

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After a decade and a half of recording with a series of bands (including The Nuns, who opened for The Sex Pistols USA tour) and gradually mutating from punk to Americana, Alejandro Escovedo finally emerged fully-grown […]
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Ashleigh Flynn & The Riveters “Good Morning Sunshine”

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Joyfully keeping the faith. It’s one thing to form a band full of talented women, it’s another to create an expansive collective along the Pacific coast of over a dozen women in bluegrass, country, and Americana […]

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