Yearly Archives: 2026

Lyal Strickland photo by Jym Wilson Photography Lyal Strickland on The Quest for Personal Honesty and Shooter of Truth Ozarks-based singer/songwriter Lyal Strickland is returning with new album Shooter of Truth, his first studio album in ten years, on October 16th, 2026. It follows his 2025 live EP, Ghost Light at The Gillioz, and 2016’s […]

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Warren Haynes photo by Shervin Lainez Warren Haynes on The Creative Goals Behind ‘Dreams & Songs: A Symphonic Journey’ On September 18th, 2026, Warren Haynes, the Grammy Award-winning vocalist, songwriter, guitarist, producer, and Gov’t Mule frontman, released a very special live album, Dreams & Songs: A Symphonic Journey. It captures performances that happened in 2019 […]

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Americana Highways’ Key to the Highway series Fans always clamor to learn more about their favorite, most beloved musicians and those who travel with them. There’s such an allure to the road, with its serendipity, inevitable surprises, and sometimes unexpected discomforts. This interview series is a set of questions we are asking some of our […]

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The Cashville Trash Pandas Alt-country band, The Cashville Trash Pandas, releases their self-titled debut via Guitar One Records. The content and subject matter of the album are loud, raucous, and urgent, with political and socioeconomic currents. The band is made up of Jubal Lee Young (vocals, guitar), Mike Carty (bass), Max Williams (guitar), and Chuck […]

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Reaching the milestone of a 20th studio recording is a rare feat for any artist, but for Richard Thompson, it’s another chapter in an ongoing, restless masterclass. On his latest 12-track collection, Hippies, Thugs and Heroes, the legendary folk-rock pioneer delivers a set recorded at Hobosound

“Swampwater” by Paige Plaisance is a total vibe, taking you to a time and place that is distinct and faraway from the cookie cutter America most of us find ourselves immersed in. It’s swampy, groovy, country, and cool.

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There’s almost always a good story around the creation of an album. I think it’s just the nature of the creative process. Sometimes though, the back story drives the record more than the other way around. That’s pretty much the case with Grey DeLisle’s new release, Don’t Turn Around. While working on SpongeBob SquarePants, the […]

Jordan Whitmore Me or Us Jordan Whitmore has a new EP Me or Us releasing on October 16, a collection of songs that tell the story of a marriage dissolving, the inevitable feelings, and the aftermath and in the end, acceptance.  Americana Highways is premiering the EP. Music can be a way to process experiences, […]

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A march toward devastation pushes Gilkyson’s new song “In America” from mournful assessment of the national situation to the realization that there is only one thing to do: hold your ground for what is right and prove that the American Dream deserved to exist and applies to everyone. Small ask. The song is cinematic and anthemic and Gilkyson’s clear voice and lyrical imagery deliver the message clearly and with resolve.

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Wonderlick Loves You – Self-Titled Despite the duo’s band name, the music is a cross between alternative country, bluegrass spiked with punk brandy & ‘70s new wave vocal relevance. A nice, surprising mix unfailingly melodious. The fiddles, banjos & slight touch of Irish jig in “Come Get On My Cloud” (a follow up dig at […]

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