By Terry Roland —Kin is among the best Americana albums of 2012. It may be among the best albums of 2012 without the genre qualification. It takes a restless sense of risk and some degree of confidence in your artistry and craft to make a bold move crossing the border between lyrical songs and modern literature. Imagine if Stephen Foster…
Free Wallflowers concert at Americana Music Conference
Americana Music News — The Americana Music Festival is heading outdoors Sept. 13 in partnership with Live on the Green, an annual series of free concerts at Public Square Park in front of the Metro Courthouse in Nashville. The concert, featuring the Wallflowers, Delta Spirit and the Dunwells is part of the 2012 Americana Music Festival and Conference, scheduled for Sept.…
Review: The BoDeans’ “American Made”
By Ken Paulson — Americana Music News – Continuing its steady climb on the Americana music radio charts, the BoDeans’ American Made moves into the top 30 this week. It’s a pivotal album for the veteran band, marking Sam Llanas’ departure and leaving Kurt Neumann front and center. Disruptive personnel moves, particularly those involving founders and songwriters, have sunk many…
B.J. Thomas: The Complete Scepter Singles
By Ken Paulson For decades, America’s pop singers drew on Tin Pan Alley and other professional songwriters for the material that fueled their careers. Then came the Beatles and a new expectation that performers would write their own material and play their own instruments. That meant the occasional work of art – and large volumes of dreck. It was the…