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LISTEN: Joshua Josué Shares “She Is Guadalajara”

August 7, 2024August 8, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, Joshua Josué, Los Lobos, Mariachi, Mexico, Oregon, Portland, The Smiths

New single expounds on Portland, OR-based Chicano rocker’s love for Mexican city

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Country and/or Western North Americana Pop Rock 

LISTEN: 3 Pairs of Boots Share New Single “Tempt My Fate”

August 5, 2024August 7, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, 3 Pairs of Boots, Andrew Stern, Boot Scootin', Dark Country Music, Fleetwood Mac, Johnny Cash, June Carter Cash, Laura Arias, Tempt My Fate

New album from California duo, Boot Scootin’, out September 27th

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Alternative Rock Indie Rock North Americana Rock 

Beachwood Sparks Reignite the Flame

July 19, 2024July 19, 2024 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments Across the River of Stars, Beachwood Sparks, Brent Rademaker, Chris Gunst, Curation Records, Farmer Dave Scher

A chat with Farmer Dave Scher about the L.A. band’s first new album in 12 years

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Blues North Americana Rock 

Posthumous Justin Townes Earle Album Announced

July 17, 2024July 17, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, ALL IN: Unreleased and Rarities (The New West Years), Bruce Springsteen, Fleetwood Mac, Ike Turner, John Prine, Justin Townes Earle, Mance Lipscomb, New West Records, Paul Simon

ALL IN: Unreleased & Rarities (The New West Years) due out August 9th

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Country and/or Western North Americana 

Jeff Hanna Serves Up the Dirt

July 1, 2024July 1, 2024 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2024, Dirt Does Dylan, Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs, Jeff Hanna, Mother Maybelle Carter, NGDB Records, Norman Blake, Poco, Roy Acuff, The Byrds, The Eagles, The Flying Burrito Brothers, The Grateful Dead, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band singer looks back on his group’s remarkable career

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Alternative Rock Indie Rock Latin North Americana Rock 

LISTEN: Delgado Shares Fiery New Song “Canyons”

June 28, 2024June 28, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, California, Canyons, Chicago, Delgado, Delgado y Los Conejos de Amor, Ennio Morricone, Tin Corazón

New album from his band Los Conejos de Amor, Tin Corazón, out July 19th

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North Americana 

LISTEN: Tai Shan Shares “Jump On In”

June 19, 2024June 19, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, Bonnie Raitt, Brandon Bee, Joni Mitchell, Jump On In, Neilson Hubbard, Tai Shan, Wildflower Moon

New album, Wildflower Moon, out later this summer

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North Americana Remembrance 

A Toast to Jeremy Tepper

June 18, 2024June 18, 2024 Jim Caligiuri 3 Comments Bill Kirchen, Billy Joe Shaver, BR5-49, Buck Owens, Del Reeves, Don Walser, Jeremy Tepper, Jim Lauderdale, Junior Brown, Kay Adams, Kelly Willis, Laura Cantrell, Marty Stuart, Nick Lowe, Red Simpson, Rig Rock Deluxe, RIP, Son Volt, Steve Earle, The Bottle Rockets, the Yayhoos

Remembering one of alt.country’s most influential and important figures

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Indie Rock North Americana Rock 

WATCH: Jake McKelvie Shares Video for “Pump Fake”

June 18, 2024June 18, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, A New Kind of Hat, Jake McKelvie, Massachusetts, Pump Fake, Rhinestone Busboy, The Countertops

New solo album, A New Kind of Hat, out July 26th

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North Americana Pop Rock Soul 

Pokey LaFarge Ventures Into Rhumba Country

May 30, 2024May 30, 2024 Justin Cober-Lake 0 Comments 2024, Ken Boothe, New West Records, Pokey LaFarge, Rhumba Country

The American original talks about travel, spirituality and his eclectic new album

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North Americana 

LISTEN: Jake Neuman and the Jaybirds Share “Say What You Mean”

May 20, 2024May 20, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, Jake Neuman, Jake Neuman and the Jaybirds, Jason Isbell, Little Bitty Town, Peacedale Records, Tyler Childers

Debut EP from Americana upstarts, Little Bitty Town, out July 14th on Peacedale Records

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North Americana 

Shannon Vetter’s Whiskey Lullaby

May 14, 2024May 14, 2024 Kara Tucker 0 Comments Americana, Holding Pattern, Kentucky, Louisville, non-binary, Shannon Vetter, The Pete Foundation

The Louisville singer-songwriter talks about mental health, the non-binary life and their new album Holding Pattern

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Folk North Americana Rock 

Buddha Blues: Chris Smither on All About the Bones

May 8, 2024May 8, 2024 Jim Allen 0 Comments All About the Bones, Boston, Buddhism, Chris Smither, David Goodrich, New Orleans, Signature Sounds, Tom Petty

The veteran troubadour talks Zen, the devil, New Orleans and Tom Petty

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North Americana Punk 

LISTEN: Shawna Virago Shares “Ghosts Cross State Lines”

April 18, 2024April 18, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, Alejandro Escovedo, Americana, Blood In Her Dreams, Ghosts Cross State Lines, Jeffrey Lee Pierce, Shawna Virago, X

New album, Blood In Her Dreams, out May 31st

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North Americana Rock 

WATCH: Wayland Shares Video for Latest Single “Drive Away”

April 2, 2024April 2, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2024, Drive Away, Drive-By Truckers, Mitch Arnold, On The Way, Phillip Vilenski, The Black Crowes, Wayland, West Michigan

New album, On The Way, out now

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