The Seldom Scene – Remains To Be Scene (Smithsonian Folkways) Much more an institution than a band, the original Seldom Scene came together in 1971, as dobro player Mike Auldridge, bassist Tom Gray, mandolinist John Duffey, banjo player Ben Eldridge and guitarist John Starling descended upon the Washington, D.C. area and immediately started something new […] The post REVIEW: The Seldom Scene “Remains To Be Scene” appeared first on Americana Highways ..read more

By Lily Cruse Extra Innings Festival 2025: A Spectacular Musical Experience in Tempe, Arizona Tempe, Arizona, was the ultimate destination on February 28 and March 1, as music lovers from across the country gathered for the highly anticipated Extra Innings Festival 2025. This two-day event showcased an eclectic mix of genres, ensuring that attendees could […] The post Show Review: Extra Innings Festival 2025 appeared first on Americana Highways ..read more

Mike Rufo living is Mike Rufo is a bluegrass, folk, and roots rock songwriter living in the San Francisco Bay area with a new release: living is. Mike Rufo wrote and recorded these songs as a cathartic therapy for a deep period of personal loss.  Mike is also deeply attuned to nature and the natural […] The post REVIEW: Mike Rufo “living is” appeared first on Americana Highways ..read more

Nighthawk – Street Dog This showcase is filled with soulful music lightly diluted with catchy melodies & a banquet of voices beginning on “99%” & goes a little deeper into a New Orleans piano driven soul balladry punctuated by horns on “Savannah.” A nice introductory dive into the music of Parker Hawkins who has the […] The post REVIEW: Nighthawk “Street Dog” appeared first on Americana Highways ..read more

KK Hammond is a singer and slide and resonator blues guitar player with Southern swampy grooves hailing from Southern Ontario, who also has roots in the UK blues scene. Going by the stage name The Curse of KK Hammond, she has a new song coming out later this year, “Walk Me Through Fire,” along with […] The post Interview: The Curse of KK Hammond appeared first on Americana Highways ..read more

The Scarlet Goodbye – El Camino Adios This showcase, according to its press, is a collaborative effort produced by Minnesota musicians Jeff Arundel (acoustic guitar/organ/vocal) with additional production by Daniel Murphy (ex-Soul Asylum & Golden Smog on electric guitar/vocal). The vocals on the opening tune “To Feel the Sun” are sung vigorously in unison to […] The post REVIEW: The Scarlet Goodbye “El Camino Adios” appeared first on Americana Highways ..read more

Mariachi Mestizo – XXV Anniversario This starts quite differently from most albums with the sound of a train & then the heavenly voices of young singers. The music’s sprightly, pristine & woven like a quilt. “El Son De El Tren” is superb even if you don’t understand Spanish. It’s the music that captures your ear […] The post REVIEW: Mariachi Mestizo “XXV Anniversario” appeared first on Americana Highways ..read more

Robert Connely Farr Live At Green Auto “We’re gonna take y’all down South,” growls Robert Connely Farr at the outset of his latest offering, and he ain’t lyin’. Live At Green Auto, Farr’s 12th full-length album, delivers on that promise with unflinching conviction, taking listeners straight to the sweaty heart of Delta blues country – […] The post REVIEW: Robert Connely Farr “Live At Green Auto” appeared first on Americana Highways ..read more

Jason Boland & The Stragglers – The Last Kings of Babylon The Oklahoma-born Jason Boland’s been kicking his original musical dust around for 25 years. It’s been a puree of classic country mixed with rock, punk, bluegrass & folk. With this LP Jason (vocals/rhythm guitar) & The Stragglers return to where they kneaded their first […] The post REVIEW: Jason Boland & The Stragglers “The Last Kings of Babylon” appeared first on Americana Highways ..read more

JD Clayton – Blue Sky Sundays You never have to leave the back porch. The boss, the bank, the worry, the world might “Let You Down,” but JD Clayton and his fresh new Americana album Blue Sky Sundays will not. The breeze blows, strings whisper, birds chirp, and a lonesome whistle blows, as “Let You […] The post JD Clayton “Blue Sky Sundays” appeared first on Americana Highways ..read more