Music Reviews: Chip Taylor’s ‘Behind the Sky,’ plus Jazz Giants Chet Baker, Sun Ra, and Art Tatum, and More

Music Reviews: Chip Taylor ’s ‘Behind the Sky,’ plus Jazz Giants Chet Baker, Sun Ra, and Art Tatum, and More @chiptaylorofficial #chetbaker #sunra @thearttatumzone #jeffburger #americanahighways #americanamusic @americanahighways

Music Reviews: Chip Taylor’s ‘Behind the Sky,’ plus Jazz Giants Chet Baker, Sun Ra, and Art Tatum, and More “Write what you know,” goes the standard advice, and longtime singer/songwriter Chip Taylor has taken that suggestion to heart on his new album, Behind the Sky. He has done so even though what he knows most keenly now—the experience of grappling with throat cancer—must be difficult to…

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REVIEW: “The Power of the Heart: A Tribute To Lou Reed”

REVIEW: “The Power of the Heart: A Tribute To Lou Reed” @officialkeef @americanahighways #johnapice #loureed @loureedofficial @rufuswainwright @rickieleejones_ @marygauthier @rosannecash @joanjett @automatic_band @bobbyrushbluesman #newmusic2024 #thepoweroftheheart #atributetoloureed #keithrichards

The Power of the Heart: A Tribute To Lou Reed Lou Reed was a hard musical pill to swallow for some. Vocals were dry & monotone. He always “sang” in a somewhat narrative manner rather than a musical one. But there was an attractive idea to his repertoire. He did mine a dark side quite different from what Tom Waits later did. Lou was the Charles Bukowski of rock singers. Through a 5-decade…

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REVIEW: “The Mouse That Rocked: A Tribute To Stanley Mouse”

REVIEW: “The Mouse That Rocked: A Tribute To Stanley Mouse” @mousestudios #stanleymouse @americanahighways #americanahighways #americanamusic #newmusic2024

The Mouse That Rocked: A Tribute To Stanley Mouse For those unfamiliar – Detroit’s visual artist Stanley Mouse moved to San Francisco & became the artist who put a “face” on rock music. Stanley created many of the rock ballroom posters & album covers for several famous 60s rock bands & artists (Cream, Jefferson Airplane, the Grateful Dead, Big Brother & the Holding Company, The Beatles, Moby…

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REVIEW: Zoe Boekbinder “Wildflower”

REVIEW: Zoe Boekbinder “Wildflower” @zoeboekbinder @americanahighways #johnapice #americanamusic #wildflower #americanahighways #newmusic2024

Zoe Boekbinder – Wildflower Many writers may say this aggregation from the countryside of upstate New York is from the school of Adele. But this music style which Zoe Boekbinder mastered is from the school of Bird York (“In the Deep”) with a touch of Madeliene Peyroux (Ms. York has been singing this way since 1984). Influenced or not, whether Bird York is even known to these musicians doesn’t…

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Dickey Betts Left Us Stories To Tell

Dickey Betts Left Us Stories To Tell @dickiebettsofficial @swosahla @americanahighways #dickiebetts #allmanbrothers #americanamusic #southernrock #americanahighways #music

Dickie Betts photo by Kirk West photography On a weeknight in summer 2002, I was on vacation in Dewey Beach, Delaware. After putting the kids to bed, I headed over to Bottle & Cork where Dickey Betts was playing with his solo band, Great Southern. It seemed like too small a room for someone who had been at the pinnacle of rock stardom. But now was in a state of exile, estranged from the Allman…

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Interview: The Secret Sisters on "Mind, Man Medicine"

Interview: The Secret Sisters on "Mind, Man, Medicine" @thesecretsisters @raylamontagne @monsieurmatt @americanahighways @hannahmenzies @newwestrecords #mindmanmedicine #americanahighways #americanamusic #newmusic2024 #musicianinterviews

The Secret Sisters photo by David McClister The Secret Sisters Bring Their Real Lives To Mind, Man, Medicine The Secret Sisters, consisting of duo Laura Rogers and Lydia Slagle, released their fifth studio album, titled Mind, Man, Medicine, recently via New West Records. It’s their first since 2020’s Saturn Return, which earned them a Grammy nomination. It covers a period of their lives where…

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Playlist: Downstate April 2024

Playlist: Downstate April 2024 @Sophie_gault @the_mavericks @jaimewyatt @rodpicott @rpmetoyer @iammaggierose @gracecummingsmusic @ameliawhitemusic @gracepettis @tedrussellkamp @charleycrockett #americanamusic #americanamusicplaylist #downstate #newmusic2024 #americanahighways @americanahighways

Downstate April 2024 — Americana Music Playlist on Apple Music This is a nice list, with frequent and fresh quality updates. Please follow and heart Americana Highways’ Apple Music playlist, “Downstate,” curated by Rodney Metoyer, which has just been newly updated! Find new quality music that maybe you haven’t heard of, or hadn’t realized they had something new, or heck, just enjoy Rodney’s…

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Song Premiere: Mason Via "Hey Don't Go"

Song Premiere: Mason Via "Hey Don't Go" @mason_via @masonpwinfree @americanahighways #newmusic2024 #heydontgo #americanamusic #americanahighways

Mason Via – “Hey Don’t Go” Americana Highways is hosting this premiere of Mason Via’s new song, “Hey Don’t Go,” from Mountain Fever Records set for release on April 26. Via is carving out his own slice of Americana with the release of his very first single as a solo artist since stepping out on his own from the band Old Crow Medicine Show, who he played, recorded, and toured with for three…

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REVIEW: Chris Barnes “BadNews Travels Fast”

REVIEW: Chris Barnes “BadNews Travels Fast” @chrisbadnewsbarnes @americanahighways #badnews #americanahighways #americanamusic #badnewstravelsfast #johnapice

Chris Barnes – BadNews Travels Fast This set is another vintage-oriented energetic slinky blues exercise that’ll never cease to get toes to tap & beer bottle caps pulled. There’s a bit of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band tradition mixed with early J. Geils Band, a sweep of Elvin Bishop, a dash of Iron City Houserockers & early Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes (“I Ain’t Got the Fever No…

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Show Review: Tyler Childers in Knoxville TN

Show Review: Tyler Childers in Knoxville TN @timmytychilders @49winchester #batyalevy @americanahighways #americanahighways @49winchester #americanamusic #concertphotography #livemusicphtotgraphy #tylerchilders

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REVIEW: Anders Osborne “Picasso’s Village”

REVIEW: Anders Osborne “Picasso’s Village” @andersosborne @americanahgihways @eliselizcady #americanahighways #americanamusic #newmusic2024 #picassosvillage

Anders Osborne – Picasso’s Village Anders Osborne’s new album Picasso’s Village is one of those albums where a village of talented musicians pitched in for a song or two (check the credits), and all the songs are fantastic heartland and jammy rock that sing of trysts and the naiveté of some folks just enjoying the sunshine and traipsing though life.  The album sets out with acoustic strings in…

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REVIEW: Teresa Storch Band “Open Your Heart”

REVIEW: Teresa Storch Band “Open Your Heart” @teresastorch @americanahighways #newmusic2024 #openyourheart #johnapice #americanahighways #americanamusic

Teresa Storch Band – Open Your Heart What I enjoy about Terea’s Storch approach to her bluesy & at times funky showcase is her capturing a 60s & early 70s aesthetic. Now, despite that statement, there’s little that’s retro about her music. She does lay down a fresh blues posture, but her voice has elements of the energy & joy of the music that isn’t something that can be taught. It comes with…

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REVIEW: Lawrence Rothman "The Plow That Broke the Plains"

REVIEW: Lawrence Rothman "The Plow That Broke the Plains" @lawrencerothman @americana_andy_ @americanahighways #listenbetter #theplowthatbroketheplains #newmusic2024 #jasonisbell #americanamusic #americanahighways

Lawrence Rothman – The Plow That Broke the Plains Lawrence Rothman was a mess. You wouldn’t know it simply by glancing at the roster of artists the multiskilled producer and songwriter has worked with – Angel Olsen, Amanda Shires, Margo Price and Soccer Mommy are just a few highlights. But as gender identity, body dysmorphia and anorexia all led to a Tennessee hospital stint, Rothman realized…

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Song Premiere: Paul Benjaman "Church of Space and Time"

Song Premiere: Paul Benjaman "Church of Space and Time" @paulbenjaman @deviousplanet @jillkettlesmusicpr @americanahighways @hortonrecords @jtmmusic_services #churchofspaceandtime #mybadsidewantsagoodtime #americanamusic #americanahighways

Paul Benjaman – “Church of Space and Time” Paul Benjaman photo by Phil Clarkin Americana Highways brings you this premiere of Paul Benjaman’s song “Church of Space and Time” from his forthcoming album My Bad Side Wants A Good Time, scheduled to be released by Horton Records on June 7.  The album was produced and engineered by Paul Benjaman and Jason Weinheimer, with additional engineering at The…

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Song Premiere: Joe Kaplow “Tunnel Vision”

Song Premiere: Joe Kaplow “Tunnel Vision” @fluffandgravyrecords @joekaplowmewzik @americanahighways #americanamusic #americanahighways #tunnelvision #newmusic2024 #poshpoodlekrystalandtoe

Joe Kaplow “Tunnel Vision” Americana Highways presents this premiere of Joe Kaplow’s song “Tunnel Vision” from his forthcoming album Posh, Poodle, Krystal and Toe. The album was recorded at the OK Theater in Enterprise, Oregon with engineer Bart Budwig and also at Joe Kaplow’s home studio. The tracks were taken in and crafted during the recording, an approach which captures the enthusiasm and…

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REVIEW: Wesley Dean “Music From Crazy Hearts”

REVIEW: Wesley Dean “Music From Crazy Hearts” @wesleydeanmusic @americanahighways @eliselizcady #newmusic2024 #americanamusic #americanahighways

Wesley Dean – Music From Crazy Hearts Shuffling through this week’s new music, there was just something about this one, Music From Crazy Hearts, by Wesley Dean. There’s something soulful and there’s a gospel chorus energy but it’s mixed in with   This album was recorded at Studio A in Nashville.  “Southern Man” starts out shrouded in a bit of mystery and suspense with Western sounds beckoning…

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REVIEW: Liz Brasher “Baby Damn”

REVIEW: Liz Brasher “Baby Damn” @lizbrasher #johnapice @americanahighways #newmusic2024 #babydamn #americanamusic #americanahighways

Liz Brasher – Baby Damn This independent artist has a full robust tonality to her vocals. An insatiable dulcet voice that necessitates repeated listening. Liz Brasher applies generous amounts of intonation & her phrasing is sharp. The melodies aren’t so much sweet as tenderly acute. Ms. Brasher (vocals/guitars/keys) has a wonderful blend — an intimate hybrid of gospel, rock & blues. Instead of…

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