Gretchen Peters and Barry Walsh, her husband and musical partner, rewarded the crowd at McGonigel’s Mucky Duck with an excellent performance that drew heavily from her most recent album, Blackbirds, but also included older material, a few covers and even a solo turn by Walsh.
Category: Americana Music
Americana Music Festival 2015: The line-up
New additions to the Americana Music Festival 2015 line-up: Glen Hansard, Jewel, Hot Rize featuring Red Knuckles and the Trailblazers, Jay Farrar, Buddy Miller and Marc Ribot, JD McPherson, Parker Millsap, Joel Rafael, Nellie Clay, Madisen Ward and The Mama Bear and the Watkins Family Hour.
New Releases: Dustbowl Revival, Raging Fire, Auburn
Dustbowl Revival draws on a folk tradition stretching back at least 85 years. With a Lampshade On is a genial album fueled by brass, fiddle and mandolin.
Review: Jason Isbell’s “Something More than Free”
Jason Isbell had quite a challenge in following up his excellent 2013 album, Southeastern, which was a thing of rare power and beauty. Fortunately, he was up to the task.
New releases: Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams
Recent Americana releases: Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams, Jason James, Surreal McCoys
Review: John Moreland’s “High on Tulsa Heat”
High on Tulsa Heat, the latest from Oklahoma singer-songwriter John Moreland, is not quite as much a one-man-band effort as his breakout 2013 album In the Throes, but it’s still a very personal statement.
Reissue: Paul Williams’ “A Little on the Windy Side”
Paul Williams’ “A Little on the Windy SIde” was produced in Nashville with Williams’ brother Mentor, featured some of the era’s finest session players including guitarists Reggie Young and Troy Seals and keyboardist David Briggs
New: Jon Pousette-Dart, Deslondes
Best known for his successful run with the Pousette-Dart Band in the ‘70s, Jon Pousette-Dart continues to write and record rewarding music, as evidenced by his new collection Talk.
Expanded Americana Music Festival lineup
The Americana Music Association has just added a second wave of artists booked for thie fall’s Americana Music Festival and Conference, set for Sept. 15-20 in Nashville, including Band of Heathens, the McCrary Sisters, Luther Dickinson, the Fairfield Four, JD Souther, Doug Seegers, Buddy Miller and Jim Lauderdale.
Review: Michelle Malone’s “Stronger Than You Think”
A sense of joy pervades Stronger Than You Think, the latest album from Georgia-based folk-rocker Michelle Malone.
New releases: Greg Trooper, the Grahams
Due in June is Greg Trooper’s Live at the Rock Room, recorded in Austin with Chip Dolan on keyboards and accordion and Jack Saunders on bass. It’s Trooper’s third live recording and a testament to his exceptional songwriting and performance skills.
2015 Americana Music Awards nominees announced
The Americana Music Association announced this afternoon the nominees for the 2015 ama_logo_button_redAmericana Honors and Awards. The winners will be announced at the association’s annual conference, set for Sept. 10-15 in Nashville.
This just in: 2015 Americana Music Festival line-up
The Americana Music Association has just announced its initial artist line-up for the 16th annual Americana Music Festival and Conference, set for September 15 – 20, 2015, in Nashville.
Review: James McMurtry’s “Complicated Game”
A dozen words into “Copper Canteen,” the first song on Complicated Game, James McMurtry’s ninth studio CD, and you know you want to know more about these people.
New Releases: Alabama Shakes, Susie Glaze
Sound & Color – Alabama Shakes – ATO Records – Alabama Shakes’ second album is a statement of extraordinary confidence from a young and ambitious band.
Rediscovered: Dusty Springfield’s “Faithful”
After a wait of 44 years, Dusty Springfield’s third album for Atlantic Records is finally available.
New: Spirit Family Reunion, Honeycutters
New releases: Spirit Family Reunion, Honeycutters, Jim Pelz, White Owl Red
Ray Wylie Hubbard’s “The Ruffian’s Misfortune”
Ray Wylie Hubbard’s bluesy tales of misplaced priorities, bad decisions and tragic characters are always entertaining,
New releases: Boxmasters, Sam Lewis
It’s not every album that has its own built-in mood swing. The Boxmasters – “Bud” Billy Bob Thornton, Teddy Andreadis, Brad Davis and J.D. Andrews – will release a new two-CD set this week, each disc with a distinctly different tone.
New releases: Allison Moorer’s “Down to Believing”
The power in Allison Moorer’s Down to Believing comes from marrying intimate and confessional lyrics to compelling musicality.