By Tommy Womack Bill Lloyd and I (with the trusty rhythm section from my band The Rush to Judgment – Dan Seymour and Justin Amaral) will grace you (if you deign to come) with a night of the Kinks at the Family Wash (Corner of Greenwood & Porter in East Nashvillw) on December 2nd. In honor of that noble undertaking,…
Review: Kentucky Headhunters’ “Dixie Lullabies”
By Ken Paulson – A sense of humor has always set the Kentucky Headhunters apart from other Southern rock bands. While others swaggered, the Headhunters did what they pleased, including covers of “The Ballad of Davy Crockett” and “Spirit in the Sky.” The Kentucky Headhunters are back with Dixie Lullabies (Red Dirt Music), a new album that’s as loose, derivative…
Video: Civil Wars at the Americana Music Festival
The 2011 Americana Music Festival awards show will be aired on Austin City Limits beginning Nov. 19. Here’s one of the evening’s highlights, a riveting performance of “Barton Hollow” by the Civil Wars. F The Civil Wars “Barton Hollow” from Austin City Limits on Vimeo.
Chris Isaak, Dale Watson celebrate Sun Records
Given this site’s obvious affection for Sun Records, it’s heartening – and a little astounding – to see two albums on the Americana Music Chart pay tribute to the label. Dale Watson and the Texas Two are at #25 with “The Sun Sessions” and Chris Isaak breaks in at #31 this week with the two-CD “Beyond the Sun.” The music…