Obviously the future of the music business and the continued access to great music for we fans depends upon new talent developing. I have tried to highlight talented young artists whenever possible, because without them coming along we’ll all eventually be stuck listening to the bands that play the Super Bowl Halftime shows!I was unable [...]Related posts:SXSW - ThursdaySXSW SightsSXSW - Wedne
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Welcome Von to AmericanaRoots.com
I am thrilled to announce, Von, as our newest staff contributor here on AmericanaRoots.com. I ran across Von’s podcast series known as the Americana Rock Mix a few weeks ago and really enjoyed Von and the great format of the show. I asked Von to become a part of our crew of contributors [...]Related posts:The 2009 version of AmericanaRoots.compodcast helpAbout
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SXSW - Wednesday Recap
My anticipation for SXSW seems to always kick into high gear around February, so when I finally get to Austin it’s like a kid in a candy shop for me. Wednesday, the start of the music portion of SXSW, was everything I thought it would be and more. I arrived in Austin around [...]Related posts:SXSW - ThursdaySXSW SightsYoung Talent Prominent at SXSW
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Hayes Carll Releases Neil Diamond Tribute CD
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On May 5, 2009 Hayes Carll will release his own tribute to Neil Diamond. The new CD entitled “Carll’s Diamond” will cover 16 of Hayes’ favorite Neil Diamond songs spanning from 1966 to 1992 including fan favorites: Cherry Cherry, I Got The Feeling (Oh No, No), Sweet Caroline as well as a live version recording [...]Related posts:Hugs & Misses: Neil DiamondHayes Carll - Little RockHayes Car
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SXSW - Thursday
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Given my previous history with SXSW, Thursday is built for the Americana Music Association showcase at Antone’s. This year had a ton of hype in the local press since they were doing a tribute to the great Doug Sahm. We landed over at Antone’s about 45 minutes ahead of the start time to [...]Related posts:SXSW - Wednesday RecapAmericana Chart In Review - March 30thSXSW Sights
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Government Bails Out Record Labels. USA now owns 49% of the Record Industry!
Last week, the US government, announced its plan to bail out struggling record labels as a part of the stimulus plan. The initial payout amount is set at $350 billion dollars which will be spread across all of the remaining record labels (Warner Music, EMI, Sony Music and Universal). Proponents of the plan applaud government [...]No related posts.
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For The Musicians: Managing Your Online Tour Dates
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One of my new year’s resolutions for 2009 was to kick out a few blogs / podcasts over the year which will focus on how musicians can succeed in this ever changing industry. The music industry is in a rampant state of flux with the ongoing demise of record labels coupled with CD retailers [...]Related posts:Bob Dylan - 1966 World Tour - The Home MoviesOn Tour With J.J. Cale
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The John Henrys- Sweet as the Grain
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We Detroiters have a close connection with our Canadian brethren to the south. That’s right, the south. Detroit is the only place where you actually have to go south, across the Detroit River, to get to Canada. Lately a lot of great ‘NorthAmericana‘ has been coming ‘north’ from Canada. The latest to continue this growing [...]Related posts:John Mellencamp - Social ActivistJohn Ev
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Our 4th Annual Showcase Line-up
For the past three years, I have hosted a showcase during the big music conference/festival known as South By Southwest (SXSW). This show has become bigger than I ever imagined especially after teaming up with the Texas Music site Galleywinter.com last year. We are pleased to announce our 4th Annual AmericanaRoots.com/Galleywinter.com showcase this [...]Related posts:SXSW - Wednesday RecapSXS...
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Evan Phillips Benefit Project — The Whipsaws
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Ever since we had The Whipsaws out to our showcase last year, I’ve become a huge fan of the band’s work. This Anchorage, Alaska band is amazing and their album held on the Top 10 of MilesOfMusic.com best selling albums for most of last year. We made attempts to have the band come [...]Related posts:The Whipsaws - 60 Watt AvenueBuddy Miller Recovering
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Shooter Jennings Greatest Hits — Really?
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Forgive my rant but… I received an e-mail yesterday announcing the release of Shooter Jennings’ new Greatest Hit album entitled “Black Magik: the Best of Shooter Jennings and the .357’s“. I first thought this was some kind of joke but sure enough the e-mail contained a full bio and link to iTunes. First [...]Related posts:Mary Gauthier - Her Greatest Strength
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The Nighthawks- American Landscape
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Its safe to say that The Nighthawks have been around long enough to have seen quite a few changes in the American Landscape. The band was founded in DC by guitarist Jimmy Thackery and vocalist/harp player Mark Wenner way back in 1972. Their history is way too extensive to cite here, but is very well [...]Related posts:The Grand Ole Opry: The Making of an American IconAmerican Mars - Western SidesT
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Ryan Adams and Mandy Moore Wed
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Reports that I usually ignore are flying around that Ryan Adams and Mandy Moore tied the knot in Savannh, Georgia yesterday. The couple engaged last month. That’s the end of my TMZ style reporting although it now makes sense on why two tickets to see Ryan last week in San Antonio was $75. [...]Related posts:Ryan Shupe and The RubberbandMescalito by Ryan BinghamQ&A with Russell Moore of IIIrd .
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Justin Townes Earle — Midnight At The Movies
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Buddy Miller Recovering
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Buddy Miller was admitted to John Hopkins hospital last Friday in Baltimore with complaints of chest pain following a show with Emmylou Harris, Shawn Colvin and Patty Griffin. They found some signs of a heart blockage which led to triple bypass surgery. Per Buddy’s website he is recooping in the hospital and hopes to [...]Related posts:Dean Miller - Platinum CD ReviewedHugs And Misses: Dean Mi.
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San Antonio Live
Last fall I was able to spend a week down in Texas, mainly around San Antonio. I had my itinerary: eat at as many bbq joints as I could and listen to as much live music as I could… oh, and attend the work convention I was there for as well! My first stop was [...]
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Kelly Flint- Drive All Night
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One of my New Years Resolutions is to get to some of the reviews I’m way overdue in writing. First on the list is the excellent cd by Kelly Flint called Drive All Night. If you are not familiar with Kelly she has been the long standing vocalist in the New York group Dave’s True [...]
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Americana To Go — The iPhone Connection
Tonight, we rolled out a brand new feature which we like to call Americana To Go. We have pushed in a new system for all those iPhone users out there so that you can view AmericanaRoots.com quickly and easily on your iPhone. All you have to do is visit http://www.americanaroots.com on your iPhone to [...]
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Rowdy Prairie Dogs- Revenge of the Rowdy Prairie Dogs
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The Rowdy Prairie Dogs are one of those bands you hear and assume they’re from the south. In fact this bluesy Americana band hail from Madison, Wisconsin, home to several other bands featured in the past on this site. They say they’re northern boys with a southern heart. The band consists of Robert J. [...]
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Careless Hearts- Hearts Delight
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San Jose’s Careless Hearts released their debut cd several years ago, which I really enjoyed and reviewed on this site. That disc contained one of my favorite tunes “Chattering Teeth”- maybe because I spend all day fixin’ teeth, I don’t know. The band has recently released the follow up, Hearts Delight, and while there are [...]
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