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The Night Owls “The Night Owls” – fearless folk

March 18, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
The Night Owls are a folk/rock/Indie band from Quebec, consisting of Simon Arsenault and Marianne Bourgeois.  Arsenault is a professional musician who performs as a session player for a variety of artists – he  studied classical […]
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Jillian Rae “Doing My Best” – all that anyone can ask…

March 17, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Jillian Rae is a classically trained violinist who has turned country-esque fiddle player.  This new song is the first of several singles she’ll be releasing this year and was originally written as part of a project […]
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Mary Gauthier “Amsterdam” – feeling alright, tonight

March 16, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Hell’s teeth but this is a good song.  Of course it is – there are a lot of special artists in Americana but few as special as Mary Gauthier.   This verbal painting of the feelings on […]
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Madi Diaz “New Person, Old Place (New Feelings Version)” – what a jerk you are…

March 16, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Madi Diaz put out a ne collaborative EP ‘Same History, New Feelings EP‘ on 4th March on ANTI-.   It features collaborations with Waxahatchee, Angel Olsen, Courtney Marie Andrews, and Natalie Hemby.  Today’s song is of course taken from that release – […]
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Palm Friends “Domino” – I could be wrong, I could be right

March 15, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0
Taken from the six-track EP ‘Delivery’ which Palm Friends wrote over the pandemic and recorded in three ten-hour sessions at The Terrarium in Minnesota, ‘Domino‘ takes something of a sideswipe at social media.  More specifically, ‘Domino’ […]

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Our latest Short Cuts, a monthly feature where AUK casts a brief eye and ear on several albums we’ve received recently, which just didn’t make the cut for a full review. Like most major music websites, […]
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Amy Melissen & Lee Stivers “Something Tells Me Everything Will Be Alright”

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Homage as an access point into the musical canon. It’s almost essential for artists at the start of their musical journeys to rely heavily on the compositions of admired musicians. Whatever elements resonate more deeply are […]
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For the Sake of the Song: Chip Taylor and Carrie Rodriguez “Him Who Saved Me”

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A few weeks ago, James Wesley Voight, otherwise known as Chip Taylor, died. He is best known for writing classics such as Wild Thing and Angel of the Morning; however, the songs he wrote for and […]

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Jim Lauderdale must be doing something right because he keeps doing it. He has recently released two albums, Country Super Hits Volume 2 and The Birds Know with The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, which maintain his phenomenal […]
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Interview: David Wilcox on the way he tells the stories

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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: Charlie Musselwhite knows the highway and it knows him

April 23, 2026 0
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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The Song Remains: Terry Reid (1949 – 2025)

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