Ethan Setiawan & The Fine Ground – Little Storms Another debut set with that features a banjo, fiddle & mandolin anchored less in tradition as much as a more mainstream bluegrass unit via the pop music highway. It may be a good idea. Portland, Maine’s Ethan Setiawan has a cool voice that isn’t too sweet, […]
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Jamey Johnson, Jackson Dean and The Skeeters at Sand Mountain AmphitheaterSeptember 25th, 2026 Thanks to Sand Mountain Amphitheater and The Percy and Face Podcast, I had the opportunity to attend Jamey Johnson’s show at the amphitheater last Friday night. It was a perfect night for a concert- not too hot, not too cold. North Alabama […]
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This week the column travels to the Ohana Festival (September 25-27, 2026) at Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, California.
Pearl Jam’s Eddie Vedder founded the fest in 2016, which is still held at Doheny Beach where Vedder, a surfing enthusiast, rode his first wave. Proceeds from
Christopher Wyze & The Tellers – Naptown Blues Some albums arrive in clever packaging; this is one. It appears as an old 78 rpm record & packaged in the late ‘20s. Appropriate for the music on the ambitious Naptown Blues (Dropped Oct 2/Big Radio Records/40:06) recorded in Indianapolis & produced by Jim Reilley. Conjured up […]
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Toxic lovers. Phony friends. Unreliable narrators. The Talking Hearts’ vibrant Memory Lane is populated by a rogues’ gallery of shifty characters. On its second album, this engaging Boston sextet puts a breezy spin on human failings, telling tales of bad behavior with a flippant verve that makes poor
Ray Bonneville “Love That Never Was” Americana Highways is hosting this premiere of Ray Bonneville’s song “Love That Never Was,” from his forthcoming self-titled album set for release next year. This song will be available on October 9. It was recorded in Austin, Texas at King Electric Recording with Justin Douglass engineering. “Love That Never […]
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