Nashville

North Americana 

John Salaway Is Living The Americana Dream

January 4, 2020 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments Americana Dreams, BB King's, Forever Abbey Road, John Salaway, Nashville, The Beatles

An exclusive chat with the fast rising Nashville cat

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Rock Rockabilly Surf 

Revisiting the Utterly Fantastic and Totally Unbelievable Career of Los Straitjackets

December 9, 2019December 9, 2019 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments 1994, Big Sandy and his Fly Rite Boys, Daddy-O Grande, Estrus Records, Link Wray, Los Straitjackets, Nashville, Nick Lowe, The Raybeats

The Luchadores of surf guitar celebrate 25 years in modern music

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Comedy Country and/or Western Rock 

Williams and Ree: The Funniest, Most Politically Incorrect Comedy Team You’ve Never Heard Of

November 18, 2019November 20, 2019 Tim Sommer 0 Comments Avi Hotel and Casino, Grand Ol' Opry, Grand Old Opry, Kinky Friedman, Nashville, Spirit Lake Casino, standing ovations, Tenacious D, The Indian and The White Guy, The Prairie Home Companion, Williams & Ree, Williams and Ree, williamsandree.com

This Native American/Caucasian duo have no reservations about their half-century on the casino circuit

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Hard Rock North Americana 

Tom Keifer: A Cinderella Story

October 24, 2019October 28, 2019 Lily Moayeri 0 Comments #keiferband, Cinderella, Nashville, Tom Keifer

With his second solo album, the Sunset Strip survivor cements his staying power

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Country and/or Western Folk North Americana 

‘Summer’s Gone Now, Our Walkin’s Done’: Townes Van Zandt at 50

October 14, 2019October 14, 2019 Zachary Corsa 0 Comments 1969, 50th anniversary, Bob Dylan, Guy Clark, HBO, Lungs, Nashville, None But The Rain, Poppy Records, Townes Van Zandt, True Detective

The Texas songwriting legend’s eponymous third album stands as the first to accurately depict and fully deliver on the promise of the man’s songcraft

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North Americana Soul 

Lauren Anderson: Rocking the Blues in Nashville

August 12, 2019August 12, 2019 j. poet 0 Comments Call Me Baby, Honey, Lauren Anderson, Music Therapy, Nashville, Won't Stay Down

The Music City maven talks music therapy and life on the road with the RNR Globe

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Country and/or Western Rock Roots 

Chuck Mead: All The Way to Memphis

July 16, 2019July 17, 2019 j. poet 0 Comments BR549, Chuck Mead, Memphis, Nashville, Plowboy Records, Sam Phillips, Sun Studios

A Honky-Tonk hero creates another classic with Close To Home

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Country and/or Western Rock 

ALBUM DEPT.: The Steel Woods Deliver Old News

June 2, 2019June 6, 2019 Bobby Moore 0 Comments Nashville, Steel Woods, Thirty Tigers

The Nashville band splits the difference between Ronnie Van Zant and Townes Van Zandt on blistering new album

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Blues North Americana Rock 

Will Kimbrough: The Hardest Working Man in Nashville

May 15, 2019May 16, 2019 Rev. Keith A. Gordon 0 Comments Grayson Capps, Nashville, Shemekia Copeland, Will and the Bushmen, Will Kimbrough

The Americana mainstay and in-demand session guitarist returns to the solo life with I Like It Down Here

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Country and/or Western North Americana 

Gravel-voiced Kyle Daniel Wrangles Addiction & Triumph on New EP

April 22, 2019April 22, 2019 Jason Scott 1 Comment Kyle Daniel, Nashville

What more can he say?

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Blues Psychedelics Soul 

The Excellence of Music City USA

March 12, 2019March 12, 2019 James Porter 0 Comments Excello Records, Lightnin' Slim, Nashville, RPM Books, Slim Harpo

An in-depth new book explores the catalog of Nashville’s premier R&B imprint Excello Records

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Rock Soul 

Remembering Dominic Joseph Fontana

June 18, 2018June 19, 2018 Ron Hart 0 Comments DJ Fontana, Elvis Presley, Nashville, Rock n Roll Hall of Fame, Scotty Moore

Elvis Presley’s Rock-Solid Drummer, March 15, 1931 – June 13, 2018

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