Category Archives: Americana News

Aaron Nathans & Michael G. Ronstadt  Esperanza This is the acoustic progressive folk duo’s 5th LP & it’s quite an ambitious effort. Not that their previous albums weren’t interesting, but their partnership seems to develop & rejuvenate with clarity & precision through each succeeding collection. Invariably cool performances, self-assured & confident. There are 10 well-sculpted […]

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Glenn Morrow’s Cry For Help – Our Final Album Vol. 1 The band is in its 12th year & has quite a history, but I picked up Glenn Morrow decades ago when I picked up his 1986 band Rage To Live’s self-titled album. In all honesty, I got it for a few dollars at the […]

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Doug Duffey and Badd – Souvenirs This gets off to an easily digested bluesy start with a jazz undertow, ebullient & cool. Doug Duffey has a smooth delivery bluesy voice similar to the voices that came through the Paul Butterfield Blues Band. “Broken Heart & Empty Hand” has a succinct quality. Recorded with a sonorously […]

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RaeLynn shared in a social media statement that she has filed for divorce from Josh Davis, her husband of 10 years. Court records show that the singer filed divorce paperwork in June. Continue reading…

Mr. Keith has crafted a classic country record, and a darn good one too, filled with great country instrumentation, clever and true-to-country lyricism, and good old-fashioned heartbreak. It reminds you why you’re a country fan.

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“Whether chronicling desire or heartache, [Andrew] Sa serenades like K.D. Lang, pines with the panache of Rufus Wainwright, and trills a falsetto that would make Roy Orbison proud.” — Chicago Magazine

This week’s column presents five roots music fests that, for a variety of reasons, slipped through the cracks during past few months. Together, they represent the many different aspects of roots music, from their line-ups to their respective locales. 

In chronological order those festivals are: 1)

Jason Aldean just asked his newly married daughter to slow down — and the reason he gave is pretty relatable for any parent in his shoes. Continue reading…

Swedish singer-songwriter Jesper Lindell talks about the moment his tour van’s brake pads flew off just as they pulled into a venue, his years working as a mailman before music took over full-time, and why streaming alone doesn’t sustain artists outside the mainstream.

Maya de Vitry “Traveller” Americana Highways presents this premiere of Maya de Vitry’s song “Traveller” from her forthcoming album All My Faith, which is set for release on July 24. The album was produced by Maya; engineered and mixed by Sean Sullivan; sequenced by Ethan Jodziewicz and mastered by Raelynn Janicke with artwork and design […]

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