99 Luftballons (International Acts at SXSW Music)

South by Southwest by way of Sudan, Scotland, Colombia, and more

"...lo-fi sounds, but cuts psych-pop charm tinged with dusty Americana that hearkens Robyn Hitchcock. – Doug Freeman Marrón..."

March 16, 2018 Music Feature

2017/18 Austin Music Awards Reveal

Black Angels and Lucinda Williams lead highlights

"...If landing the godmother of ATX folk divas wasn’t..."

Jan. 18, 2018 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Adds to 2018 Music Lineup

Andrew W.K., Tank & the Bangas, and 164 more

"...docket for the 32nd annual industry gathering are indie Americana songman Rayland Baxter, NOLA noise-pop duo Caddywhompus, and thoughtful..."

Nov. 7, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

Parker Millsap

"...in a shit-hot set at the Tito's tent by Americana wunderkind Parker Millsap, and it felt like the Fourth..."

Oct. 13, 2017 Music Feature

Local Musicians on Avoiding the Sophomore Slump

Five trending Austin-hatched acts that sidestepped recording’s biggest pitfall

"...Phoebe HuntWorld Americana now emanating from Brooklyn..."

Aug. 4, 2017 Music Feature by Tim Stegall

Live Music to See This Weekend

Your game plan for the next three days

"...happy hour (Speakeasy), Shawn Pander and Dave Messier spin Americana for a not dissimilar demographic (Cedar Street), and Austin's..."

June 23, 2017 Music Post by The Music Staff

Garner Sloan’s Carnival Folk Utopia

Come one, come all to “Vacationland”

"...Old Heart, New Road, his sophomore album spans the Americana spectrum with folk, rock, blues, singer-songwriter material, and spaghetti..."

May 23, 2017 Music Post by Kevin Curtin

SXSW Music: Must-See Country

10 twangy acts to catch

"...natural is the Muscle Shoals siblings' eclectic range through Americana. First two LPs helmed by T Bone Burnett, the..."

March 17, 2017 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

An Intimate Look at Guitar Virtuoso Bill Frisell

Film showcases an oeuvre of remarkable diversity

"...he’s also well-known for his rich, earthy creations across country/Americana genres, working with notables like Jerry Douglas and Greg..."

March 10, 2017 Screens Feature by Jay Trachtenberg

Recommended ACL Records to Get You Psyched for the Fest

The best CPR (concert psychin' rock) to get in the fest mindset

"...eponymous solo debut swoons through a versatile landscape of Americana, all the more impressive for the young songwriter’s New..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Music Post by The Music Staff

Marlon Williams

(Dead Oceans)

"...eponymous solo debut swoons through a versatile landscape of Americana, all the more impressive for the young songwriter's New..."

Sept. 30, 2016 Music Feature by Doug Freeman

More OSMF Bluegrass Pick(er)s & Sleepers

"...stage patter underlines a self-deprecating worldview that recalls an Americana original: the Smothers Brothers...."

April 15, 2016 Music Feature by Kevin Curtin

Playback: Altered States

Three Austin artists that are changing their tune

"..."Most country records suck, and most Americana records around here are boring," shrugs Douglas, who debuts..."

April 1, 2016 Music Column by Kevin Curtin

After the Flood

Israel Nash emerges from the Hill Country like a train coming through town

"...further attention in Europe, where the LP topped Euro Americana Charts...."

Dec. 4, 2015 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

ACL Fest 2015 Saturday Listings

Blurbs on the hour

"...positioned this Indiana quartet at the top of emerging Americana acts. From Katie Toupin's twanging vox ("Gasoline") to raucous..."

Oct. 2, 2015 Music Feature

Saturday Picks & Sleepers

Last night blurbs – hip-hop Picks and slept-on Sleepers

"...husband Melissa McClelland and Luke Doucet, succeeds where other Americana duos come up short. Smoldering harmonies, inventive use of..."

March 20, 2015 Music Feature

Fables of the Reconstruction Part II

Todos Santos, Mexico, rebuilds as its music fest grows

"...week, Jan. 15-17, hit heavily with classic alt-country and Americana, anchored by the Jayhawks and Old 97’s. The Autumn..."

Feb. 4, 2015 Music Post by Doug Freeman

“Jackie Lee Young curated by Sandy Carson”

Lower Left Gallery exhibits a dusty doublewide Americana in this photographic solo show

"...trailer-park glamour – let's call it doublewide, salt-of-the-earth, motel-esque Americana. Road-trip romanticism feels right when you're standing in the..."

Jan. 9, 2015 Arts Review by Seth Orion Schwaiger

Warren Hood Settles Into Strange Brew

Second generation fiddler finds a home for Sunday residency

"...WH: Well, I say I’m Americana, but it’s not really Americana in the sense of..."

April 30, 2014 Music Post by William Harries Graham

Wednesday Picks & Sleepers

Wednesday night SXSW blurbs

"...and establishing the former Turnpike Troubadour as an emerging Americana star. The Oklahoma songwriter can kick red-dirt country and..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

Saturday Picks and Sleepers

Saturday night SXSW blurbs

"...the Market Ariel Abshire is the voice of young Americana. Literally: She began as one of Austin's initial U-18..."

March 14, 2014 Music Feature

SXSW Tuesday Showcases

Park your hiney at a Tuesday night SXSW showcase

"...horn riffs and sunshine grooves. If you favor anything Americana these days, remember the name Parker Millsap. Also from..."

March 7, 2014 Music Feature

ACL Interview: Sons of Fathers

Friday, Oct. 11, 12:20pm, Austin Ventures stage

"...elapsed since Austin's last mega music festival, the homegrown Americana-rockers have toured the greater U.S., played Bonnaroo (and been..."

Oct. 4, 2013 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

The Prodigy & the Prodigal

Sons of the Fathers Beck & Cauthen ally beyond neo-Americana

"...sophomore album, Burning Days, with all of those other neo-Americana acts slouching toward the musical middle class with their..."

March 29, 2013 Music Feature by Melanie Haupt

SXSW Wednesday Picks and Sleepers

"...exist five minutes after you arrived. Though rooted in Americana, the quintet's collective musical mind enables them to pull..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature

SXSW Thursday Showcases

"...You Got, explores poppier avenues, while remaining rooted in Americana. Hailed as one of Australia's most entertaining performers, Melbourne's..."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Spotlight: Richard Thompson

Still wry after all these years

"...now 63, won a lifetime achievement award from the Americana Music Association recently, maybe they should've waited another year...."

March 15, 2013 Music Feature by Dan Oko

Promised Land

Matt Damon and John Krasinski star in this modern morality tale about fracking in America; Gus Van Sant directs.

"...score by Danny Elfman helps underscore this portrait of Americana. However, there’s a predictability to all the characters. Even..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Clash of the Titans

Neil Young & Crazy Horse (Saturday, 8pm, Bud Light stage) vs. Jack White (Saturday, 8pm, AMD stage)

"...Song He Shouldn't Play: Anything from Americana..."

Oct. 12, 2012 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

Silver Threads and Golden Needles

Old Settler's Music Festival goes to 25

"...Eyes (Saturday, 11pm, Bluebonnet stage) Since 1992, these locals' Americana hybrid pulses soulfully organic...."

April 20, 2012 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

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