Americana 2012: The Scene
Every fall, The Americana Music Association gathers members and artists together in Nashville for its annual conference. Starting with the annual Americana Music Awards and continuing through four days...
View ArticleAmericana 2012: The Sounds, Part One
Every fall, The Americana Music Association gathers members and artists together in Nashville for its annual conference. Starting with the annual Americana Music Awards and continuing through four days...
View ArticleMonday Morning Video: 2012 Americana Music Awards
As part of our re-cap of the 2012 Americana Music Conference and Festival, here are some highlights from the Americana Awards show. We bookend our collection with the all-star version of “The Weight,”...
View ArticleMonday Morning Video: 2012 Americana Music Conference Highlights
As we wrap up our 2012 AMA coverage, here is a playlist highlighting some of the official showcases. We kick things off with a special treat — Richard Thompson telling an amusing story about Robert...
View ArticleMayer’s Playlist for February 2013, Part 2
ALBUMS OF THE MONTH On My Mind, In My Heart, by Jesse Dee Who’d have thought that a kid from Arlington Massachusetts could so brilliantly channel Sam Cooke, Otis Redding and Al Green? Ladies and...
View ArticleTuesday Morning Video, SXSW 2013 Highlights Part 2
We continue our celebration of SXSW 2013 with a special Tuesday edition of our Morning Video series. We’ll call this the SXSW classic rock and country showcase, led off by a three-fer featuring...
View ArticleMayer’s Picks: The Best of 2013, So Far (the Songs)
Elephant and Super 8, Jason Isbell (from the Southeastern Records release Southeastern) This list wouldn’t ordinarily include two tracks from the same artist but I’m gonna make an exception. These two...
View ArticleMayer’s Picks: More Favorites from 2013
I had a tough time narrowing down my list of favorite albums to just ten. So here, in no particular order, are a few more favorites from 2013. Blunderstone RookeryStephen Kellogg Close to the...
View ArticleReaders’ Pick: Acoustic Classics by Richard Thompson
You picked Acoustic Classics by Richard Thompson as your favorite for the week of Jul 22, 2014. Readers’ Top Picks (last 4 weeks) Counterfeit Blues by Corb Lund (82) Terms Of My Surrender by John Hiatt...
View ArticleReaders’ Pick: Pageant Material by Kacey Musgraves
KACEY MUSGRAVES, Pageant Material beats out RICHARD THOMPSON, Still by 1 vote as your favorite for the week of June 23, 2015. Poll Results Readers’ Top 25 – Spring 2015 THE SIDESHOW TRAGEDY,...
View ArticleMonday Morning Video – Tim Finn “Persuasion”
The video may not be great but the song certainly is. It’s hard not to be impressed when the audience turns it into an impromptu sing-along. “Persuasion” was co-written by Finn and Richard Thompson.
View ArticleMonday Morning Video – Sean Rowe
I’ve heard some of Sean Rowe’s songs over the years but never had the opportunity to see him live, something which I corrected last week. Now I’m not sure whether to regret what I’ve previously missed...
View ArticleMonday Morning Video – Celebrating Levon Helm at the Ryman
Levon Helm is an Americana, hell, an all-around music legend who we lost nine years ago today. Here are two celebrations of the man at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville. The first is a Levon Helm’s...
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