Americana Archive
06 Dec 2016
NRBQ: the Unity of Man (and of former members), Part 2
Continued from Part One … From NRBQ‘s start, jazz pianist Thelonious Monk was a hero to Terry Adams and his band mates. “The music of Thelonious had a big impact […]
05 Dec 2016
NRBQ: the Unity of Man (and of former members), Part 1
Longtime critics’ darlings NRBQ has kept the music going in one form or another since before recording and releasing its self-titled debut album in 1969. While sales figures of NRBQ’s […]
27 Oct 2016
Making the Case for Peter Case
Listeners who had been following the work of Peter Case may have been confused – frustrated, even – upon first hearing his self-titled 1986 debut album. The work he had […]
19 Oct 2016
Underhill Rose: Thorns and All
Editor’s note: The shows previewed here took place in September 2016; the album is due out in 2017. — bk With three enthusiastically-received studio albums to their credit, Asheville-based Americana […]
29 Aug 2016
The Mavericks: norteAmericana
Nominally a country and western/roots band, the Mavericks have long been truly unclassifiable. Their musical eclecticism has always been a part of the band’s makeup, but since coming back from […]
02 Aug 2016
The Yawpers: Chronicling the American Experience, One Character at a Time
“Hey, I’m sorry I missed your call,” says Nate Cook of the Yawpers. “I didn’t hear the phone; I was vacuuming.” He laughs when I suggest that activity is “not […]
19 Jul 2016
Album Mini-review: Jimbo Mathus — Band of Storms
File next to: JD McPherson, Dr. John the Night Tripper, The Replacements Every so often, an artist comes along who displays a true understanding of what rock ‘n’ roll is […]
14 Jul 2016
Award-winning Guitarist Bryan Sutton Comes Home Again
“There’s a place on Interstate 40 eastbound, just on the east side of Knoxville, where you come around this curve,” says guitarist/singer/songwriter Bryan Sutton. “Suddenly the whole horizon is an […]
06 Jul 2016
Hundred-word Reviews for July 2016, Part 3
Five more quick reviews of new or recent album releases. Today features a couple of the best of the week’s bunch. Mike Eldred Trio – Baptist Town Nick Curran‘s Reform […]
30 Jun 2016
Mark and Maggie O’Connor: Life Influences Art
“In music of the 1700s, 1800s and the early part of the 20th century, the violinist or fiddler carried the weight of the group,” says virtuoso violinist/fiddler Mark O’Connor. “Everybody […]