Phil Madeira – The Millionth Mile Not bad. Though it follows the Americana map with themes about the road, gratitude, friendship & making music. Yawn? But wait. Phil has a distinctive voice; the musicians have a crisp approach & the lyrics aren’t trite at all despite a few cliches. Phil’s been around the barn a […]
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It’s nationwide, and affecting all genres. We’re losing large swaths of the population of blue collar, club-level working musicians who can sustain themselves without any other means of employment, and at an alarming pace.
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For two decades and across a dozen or so studio releases, Pokey LaFarge has carved out a niche for himself with his brand of old-timey-meets-newfangled boogie rock gospel blues. While at times a little hokey and hackneyed, the crooner’s modern-old sound has, for years,
It’s fitting that Jamie Fisher’s Nobody Broke Your Heart: An Intimate Biography of Elliott Smith opens with an epigraph from the Danish philosopher Kierkegaard: “The individual has manifold shadows, all of which resemble him and from time to time have an equal claim to be
The Cashville Trash Pandas “Sacrifice” Americana Highways is hosting this video premiere of the Cashville Trash Pandas’ son “Sacrifice” from their forthcoming album self-titled debut album, which is set for release on October 16. The album was produced, recorded and engineered by Jubal Lee Young at The Squirrel’s Nest; recorded and engineered by Chuck Sigler […]
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August Benjamin “Surrender” Americana Highways is hosting this premiere of August Benjamin’s song “Surrender” from his forthcoming album. The album was produced by Todd Adelman and recorded at The Woods, in Woodstock, NY. “Surrender” is August Benjamin on vocals and guitars; Taras Prodaniuk on bass; Jim Christie on drums; and Doug Pettibone (Lucinda Williams) on […]
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