By Richard Skanse Move over, Donald — you are now only the second most surprising winner of 2016. Actually, as shocking as the November presidential election …
By Richard Skanse If you were to somehow stumble upon Terry Allen’s Road Angel unawares in the dead of night, odds are it’d scare the …
By Lynne Margolis In a night filled with Americana luminaries — and even the Lumineers — the one artist who made history during the 15th …
By Lynne Margolis Jim Lauderdale has emceed the Americana Music Association’s Honors & Awards shows almost since the organization began presenting awards in 2002. …
By Holly Gleason “The land lady just realized what these guitars are worth, and she said she’d pay for it,” Steve Earle explains, getting back …
SHAWN COLVIN & STEVE EARLE Colvin & Earle Fantasy Not since Fleetwood Mac’s Rumors has a song been as fraught with romantic frisson, tension and …
By Richard Skanse As any self-respecting (and/or self-loathing, come pay-up time) vinyl junkie already knows, Record Store Day is Saturday, April 16. Out of the …
By Richard Skanse Anytime you stick a who’s who of Americana’s biggest names on a boat for a week’s worth of intimate performances on the …
The hardcore troubadour talks Terraplane blues By Holly Gleason Steve Earle, like everyone it seems at “The Life and Songs of Emmylou Harris: An All-Star …
VARIOUS ARTISTS Looking Into You: A Tribute to Jackson Browne Music Road Records Tribute albums can be such tricky affairs. When honoring a departed titan …
