Beer Run
Thursday September 22nd 2011, 11:25 am
Filed under: Americana,We Like Short Shorts
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The great David Dye has been known for years as the maestro of the World Cafe. Who knew that he had this other, secret, side?


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You Don’t Know Me at All
Friday September 09th 2011, 2:31 pm
Filed under: Open Your Ears
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The New York Times is hosting an exclusive full album stream of Nick Lowe‘s The Old Magic, out next week on Yep Rec. It’s one of a select few albums to premiere on the Times site to date. Listen here 

Larry Rohter will also do a feature on Lowe in the paper next week.

Lowe’s tastes run deep, as evidenced by a recent guest DJ appearance with Bob Boilen on NPR Music.


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Tupelo Honey
Wednesday September 07th 2011, 3:51 pm
Filed under: Americana,I Turn My Camera On
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Wilco‘s amazing new album, The Whole Love, streets on September 27th. Meanwhile, they’ve just released a video for “Born Alone” created by Mark Greenburg.


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Rye Whiskey
Tuesday September 06th 2011, 11:39 am
Filed under: Americana,Where's the Outrage?
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Thanks to the New Yorker for this fine piece on Ry Cooder. His new album, Pull Up Some Dust and Sit Down, adds to his long tradition of singing about working people using incredibly inventive chops.

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