Uncle Lucius – Americana UK

Various Artists “Sittin’ with Blaze, A Tribute to Blaze Foley”

August 4, 2026 Jeremy Clarke-Williams 0

A timely and heartfelt tribute to the late, lamented Blaze Foley reminds us of the ongoing quality and influence of a great songwriter. What is the ‘various artists’ tribute album for? Most obviously, it provides an […]

Uncle Lucius return with a live one

October 30, 2025 Keith Hargreaves 0

Uncle Lucius, the powerhouse band from Austin, Texas, announces “Live in ‘25”, a new live album recorded during a sold-out two-night stand at the legendary Gruene Hall earlier this year. Supported by independent music and finance […]

Preview: Static Roots Festival, Oberhausen, Germany 10th -12th July 2025

June 12, 2025 Richard Parkinson 1

Germany’s premier americana gathering is entering its 9th year with an expanded venue and extended programming. With its signature “living room atmosphere”, Static Roots made the decision to expand into a larger room within Oberhausen’s Zentrum […]

Vox Continental – a new feature from Rick Bayles launches today!

February 27, 2025 Rick Bayles 0

Following on from our recent ‘Continental Shift’ series of features on americana music in continental Europe, we’re launching a new monthly column, Vox Continental. This column is designed to be a round-up of americana activity in […]

Uncle Lucius announce UK shows for 2024

December 11, 2023 Mark Whitfield 0

After a five-year hiatus, Uncle Lucius released their new album ‘Like It’s The Last One Left’ on Friday just gone via Boo Clap Records/Thirty Tigers, alongside an official music video for ‘All The Angelenos’, which you […]

Stamping on the passion: Why AI written PR is a bad thing for music

September 21, 2026 2

If a music writer opens ten press releases this month, they’ll spot something odd. They all sound like the same person wrote them. Not because the artists share a publicist, or because there’s a house style […]

Carla Gover and Friends “Williams Branch is Hard to Find”

September 21, 2026 0

A cycle of Appalachian folk songs from writer and activist Si Kahn, subtitled Songs for Strong Kentucky Women The subtitle for this album is “Si Kahn’s Songs for Strong Kentucky Women”. Si Kahn is one of […]

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For the Sake of the Song: Grateful Dead “High Time”

September 21, 2026 0

“You told me goodbye, how was I to know/You didn’t mean goodbye, you meant please don’t let me go?” Well. It’s the age of nostalgia, so it feels just about right to reminisce about an old […]