Jon Langford

Country and/or Western Indie Rock Punk 

We (Still) ❤️ Mekons

July 18, 2025July 19, 2025 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments Boston, City Winery, Dave Trumfio, Gang of Four, Jon Langford, Rico Bell, Sally Timms, Susie Honeyman, The Mekons, Tom Greenhalgh

Catching up with Jon Langford in Boston as the country-punk legends tour behind Horror

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Alternative Rock Country and/or Western Pub Rock Punk Rock 

Shine on Brightly: A Chat with Jon Langford

June 21, 2024June 21, 2024 Ryan Maffei 0 Comments Jon Langford, Jon Langford and Skull Orchard, Jon Langford and the Bright Shiners, Mekons, Men of Gwent, Pine Valley Cosmonauts, The Mekons, The Waco Brothers, Where It Really Starts

The Mekon, Waco Brother and Man of Gwent on old friends, new music and the surprise favorite of his albums 

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Beatle Music Journalism 

Where are Our War Beatles?

March 21, 2022March 21, 2022 Tim Sommer 3 Comments Chuck D, Crisis in Ukraine, Dave Grohl, free elections, Jimmy Fallon, Jon Langford, picket lines, protest, The Beatles, Ukraine, voting rights, war, Woody Guthrie

How current events highlight the utter impotency of Rock and Pop

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Country and/or Western North Americana Pub Rock Punk 

Bloodshot On The Tracks

October 25, 2021October 25, 2021 Jim Caligiuri 0 Comments Barrence Whitfield & The Savages, Bloodshot Records, Bobby Bare Jr., Deadstring Brothers, Ha Ha Tonka, Jon Langford, Kelly Hogan, Mark Pickerel, Neko Case, Pine Valley Cosmonauts, Robbie Fulks, Ryan Adams, Sally Timms, Split Lip Rayfield, the Meat Purveyors, The Old 97's, The Sadies, Whiskeytown, Young Criminals’ Starvation League

With news of its purchase by Exceleration Music, it’s a good time to shine a light on some of the Chicago label’s deepest gems

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Records 

A Valentine’s Day Musical Massacre

February 12, 2020February 12, 2020 Jason Gross 0 Comments Amerigo Gazaway, Hamish Kilgour, I used to love H.E.R., I was made to love her, Jon Langford, Kosha Dillz, My Baby Just Cares for Me, Nights in White Satin, Pauline Black, Sage Francis, Scientific Love, Scott Kempner, The Mekons, The Selecter, Valentine's Day, What I like most about you is your girlfriend

Artists pick the good, the bad and the weird for love songs

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Country and/or Western Punk 

Cacti and Coyotes

April 1, 2019April 1, 2019 Jim Allen 0 Comments Bloodshot Records, Jon Langford, Steve Goulding, The Mekons

The Mekons take a desert trip

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