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REVIEW: Brian Setzer "The Devil Always Collects"

REVIEW: Brian Setzer "The Devil Always Collects" #briansetzer #thedevilalwayscollects #johnmichaelantonio #americanahighways #newmusic2023 #americanamusic

Brian Setzer – The Devil Always Collects When listening to Brian Setzer’s music I am always struck by two things – his overabiding love for early rock and roll and that he is a virtuoso when it comes to playing his guitar. The longtime guitarist of the legendary retro rockers The Stray Cats has steadily improved since he and his bandmates bassist Lee Rocker and drummer Slim Jim Phantom formed the…

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When The Dark Days Come

WHEN THE DARK DAYS COME

honey 

like someone once said

we belong a long way from here

the tragic mysteries of life

unfold in front of us

and upon us

leaving unmentionable secrets

and secret unmentionables

but when the dark days come

I will pour myself out

and meld with you

provide cover

and bleed with you

give you refuge

from their judgmental voices

and rage with you

help you untangle yourself

from the barbed wires

of your past

and cry with you

nurse your wounds and kiss your scars

and heal with you

take on your heartbreaks as my own

and grieve with you

when the dark days come, honey

I will pinkie swear with you

that we will kick their f*ckin asses together

Originally published on FeminineCollective.com

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The Wonders of You

looking at you your wonders and powers exist outside of me and my puny realizations you have been battling penis driven villainies your entire life a fearsome warrior in a night gown in a skirt and heels and in leggings and flats and for my part I don’t deserve you but yet you believed in me before I believed in myself and on one trembling knee I am humbled by your love and warm hand of strength and compassion looking into your eyes the electrifying chills of inspiration race up and down my spine you are the savior of my hope and belief in all things beautiful yes just like me the world doesn’t deserve you and yes just like me it will always desperately need you

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REVIEW: Colby Acuff "Whispering White Pines" (Deluxe Edition)

REVIEW: Colby Acuff "Whispering White Pines" (Deluxe Edition) #colbyacuff #whisperingpines #americanahighways #johnmichaelantonio #americanamusic #newmusic2023

  When I think of the future of country music outside of the formulaic cookie-cutter stuff that currently rules the 21st-century airwaves, a few individuals come to mind that give me hope for the continued vibrant growth of the genre. At the top of my list of male performers are Kentucky native Tyler Childers, Oklahoma native Zach Bryan, Texas native Charley Crockett, and the subject of this…

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Show Review: Farm Aid 2023

Show Review: Farm Aid 2023 #farmaid #johnmellencamp #willienelson #neilyoung #bobdylan #bobweir #davematthews #margoprice #nathanielrateliff #micahnelson #lukasnelson #allisonrussell #sturgillsimpson #thestringcheeseincident #kyshona #americanahigways #johnmichaelantonio

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REVIEW: Lydia Loveless "Nothing's Gonna Stand In My Way Again"

REVIEW: Lydia Loveless "Nothing's Gonna Stand In My Way Again" #lydialoveless #americanahighways #nothingsgonnastandinmywayagain #johnmichaelantonio #newmusic2023

Lydia Loveless  Nothing’s Gonna Stand In My Way Again On her latest release, Nothing’s Gonna Stand In My Way Again singer-songwriter Lydia Loveless (she/her/they/them) continues to carve out her unique sound which combines pop, alt-pop, alternative, punk, cowpunk, honky tonk, and classic country into an exhilarating and original mix. The result is a driving, mesmerizing,  hypnotic atmospheric…

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REVIEW: Tom Hambridge "Blu Ja Vu"

REVIEW: Tom Hambridge "Blu Ja Vu" #tomhambridge #joebonamossa #buddyguy #americanahighways #blujavu #johnmichaelantonio

Tom Hambridge – Blu Ja Vu One would be hard-pressed to find anyone more involved with the American blues scene over the last thirty years than Tom Hambridge. The singer-songwriter, drummer, and multi-Grammy award-winning producer has worked with a virtual who’s who list of the blues world since the early nineties. With his new release Blu Ja Vu,  his latest solo release since 2018’s brilliant The…

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REVIEW: Willie Nelson "Bluegrass"

REVIEW: Willie Nelson "Bluegrass" #willienelson #bluegrass #americanahighways #johnmichaelantonio #americanamusic

      Willie Nelson, on his new album Bluegrass pulls 12 songs from his immense catalog, hand picks a group of crack musicians, enlists his long-time producer Buddy Cannon to assist him and then refashions the songs to sound more like the vibrant and resonant Appalachian music that took its name from Bill Monroe and The Bluegrass Boys. It should come as no surprise to anyone with any knowledge…

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REVIEW: Tyler Childers "Rustin' in the Rain"

REVIEW: Tyler Childers "Rustin' in the Rain" #tylerchilders #americanahighways #rustinintherain #johnmichaelantonio #newmusic2023 #buymusic

Tyler Childers – Rustin’ in the Rain   When speaking of his new album Rustin’ in the Rain Tyler Childers in typical self-deprecating humility and humor states, “This is a collection of songs I playfully pieced together as if I was pitching a group of songs to Elvis. Some covers, one co-write, and some I even wrote in my best (terrible) Elvis impersonation, as I worked around the farm and kicked…

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REVIEW: Shannon Clark and The Sugar "This Old World"

REVIEW: Shannon Clark and The Sugar "This Old World" #shannonclarkandthesugar #americanahighways #johnmichaelantonio #americanamusic #thisoldworld

  The first time I became aware of the band Shannon Clark and the Sugar was when I heard their rousing cover of the Marvin Gaye classic “What’s Goin On” off their debut album Memorial Hall back in 2020. Since that time, I have kept track of them and grew more enamored with their release of 2021’s Marks on the Wall. That album demonstrated tangible musical growth from their previous effort, so you…

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INTERVIEW: Shannon Clark And The Sugar Talk About Their New Album And Their Music

INTERVIEW: Shannon Clark And The Sugar Talk About Their New Album And Their Music #shannonclark #johnmichaelantonio #americanahighways.

  Shannon Clark and the Sugar are an Americana group from Greenville. Ohio. Recently Americana Highways spoke with Shannon about their new album This Old World, their music, their history as a band, and their future plans. The resultant conversation is below. AH: How did the new album come about?  SC: The album came about through random events, honestly. I had just finished our album, Marks on…

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INTERVIEW: Charlotte McCaslin of Roselit Bone Talks About Their Music and Their New Album

INTERVIEW: Charlotte McCaslin of Roselit Bone Talks About Their Music and Their New Album #roselitbone #americanahighways #ofrenda #johnmichaelantonio #newmusic2023

Charlotte McCaslin of Roselit Bone Talks About Their Music and Their New Album Photo Credit: Danny Dodge Roselit Bone is a Portland-based band whose music seamlessly traverses between Americana, country, rockabilly, and goth punk to create one of the more original sounds around today. Americana Highways recently spoke with frontwoman Charlotte McCaslin about the band and their music and their new…

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REVIEW: Roselit Bone "Ofrenda"

REVIEW: Roselit Bone "Ofrenda" #roselitbone #ofrenda #johnmichaelantonio #americanhighways #newmusic2023 #buymusic

Roselit Bone – Ofrenda Listening to the Portland-based 8-piece band Roselit Bone’s new album Ofrenda, their fourth, is like listening to the soundtrack to an otherworldly Gothic Western film where characters from the songs of both  Marty Robbins’ Western tales and punk rock legends The Cramps numbers would feel at home. On the album, the band melds together elements of country, rockabilly, jazz,…

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REVIEW: Old Crow Medicine Show "Jubilee"

REVIEW: Old Crow Medicine Show "Jubilee" #oldcrowmedicineshow #ocms #americanahighways #johnmichaelantonio #newmusic2023 #jubilee

There are common traits to the music of Americana veterans Old Crow Medicine Show dating back to their coming together as a band in 1998. Those commonalities include superbly written songs across the broad spectrum of American roots music, impeccable instrumentation, soaring vocal harmonies, and an unparalleled intensity and passion in performing their music in the studio or live on stage.  On…

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REVIEW: Rhiannon Giddens "You're The One"

REVIEW: Rhiannon Giddens "You're The One" #rhiannongiddens #youretheone #americanahighways #johnmichaelantonio #newmusic2023

Rhiannon Giddens’ prodigious musical talent is on full display on her latest album You’re the One, her first full-length effort that contains all original songs (of which she wrote or co-wrote). Storming through the eleven songs and brief instrumental outro with a subtle fury, Giddens sings about love gone wrong and its heartbreaking aftermath, unbridled love that has gone right and positively…

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REVIEW: Cordovas "The Rose of Aces"

REVIEW: Cordovas "The Rose of Aces" #cordovas #theroseofaces #americanahighways #johnmichaelantonio #newmusic2023

Cordovas – The Rose of Aces On their latest album The Rose of Aces, their fourth, country rockers Cordovas continue to display their amazing ability to seamlessly synthesize the introspective lyrics of The Band, the rising melodies of the Allman Brothers, and the overall feel-good nature of the Grateful Dead into creating their own distinctive sound. The result is a sparkling record that exists…