This Week in Americana

April 22 - 28, 2023

This Week in Americana is on Spotify. Featuring music from the current week, check out what's fresh and new in the Americana community all in one place with our Spotify playlist!
Del Barber
Almanac
Katie Boeck
Calico
The Bootstrap Boys
Hungry & Sober
Mya Byrne
Rhinestone Tomboy
Davisson Brothers Band
Home Is Where The Heart Is
Tommy Emmanuel
Accomplice Two
Taj Mahal
Savoy
Joy Oladokun
Proof Of Life
Josh Ritter
Spectral Lines
Various Artists
One Night in Texas: The Next Waltz’s Tribute to The Red Headed Stranger
  • Robert Ellis pairs haunting lyrics with a dark and tender guitar tone for “On The Run” from his upcoming album Yesterday’s News (out May 19). Listen here

  • Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit use their latest single “Cast Iron Skillet” as a vehicle for powerful, reminiscent storytelling that will be featured on their forthcoming LP Weathervanes (out June 9). Listen here

  • Chris Shiflett returns to pay tribute to friends who have passed on with powerful bluesy guitar riffs in "Dead And Gone.” Listen here

  • Billy Strings teams up with Willie Nelson as they deliver a traditional bluegrass cut with Strings’ distinct sound on “California Sober.” Listen here

  • Colter Wall’s bass voice fits perfectly over his cover of Hoyt Axton’s “Evangelina” set to be featured on Wall’s newly announced album Little Songs (out July 14). Listen here
  • Joe Bonamassa announced his U.S. Fall Tour, which is set to kick off on May 26 at the Capitol Theatre in Yakima, WA. See full list of dates

  • SUSTO is hitting the road for their Summer Tour with the first show slated in Roanoke, VA on May 5. See full list of dates
Americana On Your Screen
Lukas & Micah Nelson

"Bloody Mary Morning" [Cover]
(Live on Jimmy Kimmel)
Old Crow Medicine Show
"Louder Than Guns"
Run Katie Run
"I've Been Called Worse"
SUSTO
"My Entire Life"
Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway
"El Dorado"
Jake Ybarra
"BloodFire"
New & Noteworthy News
  • Kristin Scott Benson and Wayne Benson open up about recording their first album together after being married for more than two decades, plus how their differing views of traditional and progressive bluegrass created the perfect balance for their record, Pick Your Poison. Read more

  • To celebrate Willie Nelson's 90th birthday this Saturday, Spotify has collaborated with Margo Price, The War And Treaty and Sierra Ferrell to record covers of the music legend's songs as part of their Spotify Singles collection. Read more

  • “I just began playing up and down the neck of the guitar in a way I never had before. I felt as if I had a whole new canvas.” – Trapper Schoepp discusses how he was inspired by Paul Brady's "Arthur McBride" to explore Irish folk music, which laid the foundation for his latest album, Siren Songs. Listen here
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