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Saturday, September 26, 2020

Gurf Morlix: Love in the Time of COVID

September 24, 2020September 24, 2020 j. poet 0 Comments 2020, Americana, Austin, Coronavirus, COVID-19, Gurf Morlix, Kiss of the Diamondback, Lucinda Williams, Quarantine

Talking music and quarantine with Lucinda Williams’ onetime guitar guru

Country and/or Western Folk North Americana

My Baby Needs A Shepherd: Red Dirt Girl Turns 20

September 17, 2020September 17, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2000, 20th Anniversary, Bruce Springsteen, Dave Matthews, Emmylou Harris, Guy Clark, Nonesuch, Patti Scialfa, Patty Griffin, Red Dirt Girl, Wrecking Ball

Emmylou Harris dug deep and struck Grammy gold with her country-folk classic

Bluegrass North Americana

The Dillards: Bluegrass for Today, Tomorrow and Yesterday

September 15, 2020September 16, 2020 j. poet 0 Comments Bernie Leadon, Bluegrass, Cheryl White, Don Henley, Doug Dillard, Gary Smith, George Giddens, Herb Pedersen, Old Road New Again, Ricky Skaggs, Rodney Dillard, Sharon White, The Dillards, The Eagles, Tony Wray, Wheatstraw Suite. Andy Griffith

An exclusive chat with Rodney Dillard about maintaining an American legacy

North Americana Rock

It’s Cid, not Cindy

August 31, 2020August 31, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Beth Nielsen-Chapman, Bill Lloyd, Bob Dylan, Bonnie Raitt, Bryan Adams, Cidny Bullens, Cindy Bullens, Deborah Holland, Delbert McClinton, Emmylou Harris, John Hiatt, Mary Gauthier, Radney Foster, Rodney Crowell, Siobhan Kennedy, Steve Earle

Cidny Bullens returns reborn…personally and professionally

North Americana Rock

The Shape They’re In: Stage Fright at 50

August 29, 2020August 29, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1970, Bob Dylan, Capitol Records, Eric Clapton, Garth Hudson, George Harrison, Levon Helm, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko, Robbie Robertson, Ronnie Hawkins, The Band

The third album by The Band would prove to be one of most auspicious efforts of their career

Alternative Rock North Americana Punk Rock

ALBUMS: What Makes Chuck Prophet Dance?

August 28, 2020August 28, 2020 Robert Baird 0 Comments 2020, Chuck Prophet, Dan Stuart, Green On Red, Steve Simkin, The Land That Time Forgot, The Paisley Underground, What Makes The Monkey Dance: The Life and Music of Chuck Prophet and Green On Red, Yep Roc

The former Paisley Underground crewman proves his staying power on The Land That Time Forgot

North Americana Remembrance

Justin Townes Earle: Too Young, Too Soon

August 25, 2020August 25, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Grand Ole Opry, Janis Joplin, Justin Townes Earle, Kurt Cobain, Nick Drake, RIP, Steve Earle, The Saint of Lost Causes, Wanda Jackson

The second generation singer-songwriter dead at the age of 38, cause unknown

Alternative Rock North Americana

Found Somewhere Between The Road And My Heart: The Geraldine Fibbers’ First Masterpiece at 25

August 3, 2020August 3, 2020 Nathan Carson 3 Comments 1995, 25th Anniversary, Carla Bozulich, Geraldine Fibbers, Lost Somewhere Between The Earth and My Home, Virgin Records

For an elite group of music fans, Lost Somewhere Between The Earth and My Home is as essential as Nirvana’s Nevermind and Jeff Buckley’s Grace combined

Emotional Punk Rock aka Emo North Americana Punk

History To The Defeated: Left and Leaving at 20

July 31, 2020July 31, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2000, 20th Anniversary, Greg Smith, Jason Tait, John K. Samson, Left and Leaving, Propagandhi, Red Fisher, Stephen Carroll, The Weakerthans

On their classic second album, The Weakerthans shored up on their strengths as a prominent band in their own right

Folk North Americana

John Craigie: Infinity and Simplicity

July 22, 2020July 30, 2020 Jeremy Shatan 0 Comments Arlo Guthrie, Asterisk the Universe, John Craigie, John Prine, Thirty Tigers, Tom Snyder, Townes Van Zandt

An exclusive chat with the man who wants to asterisk the universe

Indie Rock North Americana

FIRST LISTEN: “Love Doesn’t Come From The Barrel Of A Gun” by Chuck Prophet

July 10, 2020July 16, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2020, Chuck Prophet, Green On Red, Jonathan Richman, The Land That Time Forgot, The Paisley Underground, Tom Petty, Yep Roc

The Rock & Roll Globe premieres the latest song from the Paisley Underground vet’s new album The Land That Time Forgot

North Americana

ALBUMS: Agriculture and Morality

July 9, 2020July 11, 2020 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments AC/DC, Agricultural Tragic, Billy Joel, Bob Dylan, Corb Lund, Don Edwards, Dr. Hook and the Medicine Show, Ian Tyson, Marty Robbins, Michael Martin Murphy, Nancy Sinatra, New West, Ray Charles, Red Steagall, The Eagles, Tom Russell, Willie Nelson

On his new album, Corb Lund surveys Heartland happenstance with honesty and integrity

Country and/or Western North Americana

LISTEN: Kristofferson at 84

June 22, 2020June 23, 2020 Ron Hart 0 Comments A Star Is Born, Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore, Blade, Blume in Love, Convoy, Happy Birthday, Heaven's Gate, Kris Kristofferson, Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid, Rita Coolidge

We celebrate the legend with a scenic trip through his 1970s catalog

Country and/or Western Folk North Americana

Doc Watson and Gathier Carlton: The Debut Album of an American Icon

June 16, 2020June 16, 2020 j. poet 0 Comments David Grisman, Doc Watson, Elektra, Gaither Carlton, Jac Holzman, John Sebastian, Maria Muldaur, Pete Seeger, Pete Seigel, Smithsonian Folkways, The Even Dozen Jug Band

Record producer Peter Siegel shares his memories of the recordings he made the night of Watson’s first New York City concerts in 1962

Folk North Americana

John McCutcheon: A Voice Of Sanity with a Message of Reconciliation

June 12, 2020 j. poet 0 Comments 2020, Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine, COVID-19, folk, John McCutcheon, Pete Seeger, Quarantine

The new album, Cabin Fever: Songs From The Quarantine, features tales of hope and resilience for this trying time

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