Ok, we’re all disappointed that in this week’s Americana Music Chart Will Hoge’s “Number Seven” jumped right past number seven to land in the sixth slot. There goes a perfectly good lead. Vaulting into the chart at #12 this week is Tom Waits’ “Bad As Me.” Other new entries include Nikki Lane (very impressive at the Thirty Tigers event at…
Nov. 19: Americana Music Festival on Austin City Limits
The national television debut of the Americana Music Festival is scheduled for Nov. 19 on Austin City Limits, which has released this show setlist, beginning with Emmylou Harris, Alison Krauss, Buddy Miller, Jerry Douglas and Don Was singing “I’ll Fly Away.” The Avett Brothers – The Once and Future Carpenter Lucinda Williams – Blessed Amos Lee – Cup of Sorrow Elizabeth…
Let Us In: A Tribute to Linda McCartney
The “Let Us In” concert at the Ryman Auditorium tonight was billed as a fundraiser for the Women and Cancer Fund, so let’s begin with a link to their site and a way to donate to the cause. I’m sure it was a good cause, but it was also an odd evening. This was marketed as a tribute to Linda…
Reviews: Chris Altmann, Mary Johnson Rockers, Jill Jack
Over four days at the Americana Music Festival, review copies of albums can be as ubiquitous as business cards. A sampling of some of the most intriguing artists we came across: Australian artists were well-represented at the Americana Music Festival. Chris Pickering’s “Work of Fiction,” produced by Don Nix, was a dazzling collection of jangly pop and his fellow countryman…