Jaclyn Nott 10/14/21 Jaclyn Nott 10/14/21

Music Review & Artist Interview: Humbird’s Still Life

Local singer-songwriter Humbird’s upcoming sophomore album, Still Life, is an experimental Nordic-synth-folk meditation on healing and building for each of our bruised and battered souls.

Carol Roth 10/12/21 Carol Roth 10/12/21

Music Review: Maygen & The Birdwatcher, ‘Moonshine’

The unlikely pair’s first full-length album highlights their individual and collective talents in a wide but fluid range of Americana sounds.

Carol Roth 10/7/21 Carol Roth 10/7/21

Music review: Anders Jörnesten, ‘Man on the Run’

The Swedish singer-songwriter’s love of country—along with some other unusual influences—shines through on his spare, haunting debut EP.

Carol Roth 10/5/21 Carol Roth 10/5/21

Exclusive: The Sapsuckers to announce a monthly residency at Palmer’s Bar in Minneapolis

You heard it here first! The Minneapolis winter forecast just got brighter thanks to an exciting upcoming announcement from Wisconsin-based country duo The Sapsuckers!

Carol Roth 9/30/21 Carol Roth 9/30/21

Show Review: El Drifte, Slim Stone, and Thelma & the Sleaze at the Hook and Ladder

Three stellar acts each delivered their distinct blend of country and rock at this high-energy Minneapolis show.

Carol Roth 9/28/21 Carol Roth 9/28/21

Artist Interview: Q&A with j.bell

The frontman of Minnesota roots rockers j.bell and the Lazy Susan Band talks about their album Unreliable Witness and upcoming release show—an unusual quadruple bill.

Carol Roth 9/17/21 Carol Roth 9/17/21

Music Review: Eric Harrison, ‘Good Intentions’

The New Jersey-based Americana artist has fun paying homage to his influences while staying true to his heartfelt vision on a new EP.

Jaclyn Nott 9/14/21 Jaclyn Nott 9/14/21

Music Review: Shannon Clark & the Sugar’s Marks on the Wall

This family trio from Ohio explore loss, grief, and healing in their newly released album Marks on the Wall, saturated with a truly Americana blend of country, blues, and indie-rock.

Carol Roth 9/10/21 Carol Roth 9/10/21

Artist Interview: The Younger Brothers

The up-and-coming throwback folk-pop duo talks about their origins, their recent debut album and their upcoming EP.

Carol Roth 9/3/21 Carol Roth 9/3/21

Event Review: 2021 Great River Folk Festival in La Crosse, Wisconsin

This festival is a low-key gem that attracts a rich vein of local and national talent. We caught as many acts as we could so we could share them with you!

Carol Roth 8/26/21 Carol Roth 8/26/21

Event Review: 2021 Blue Ox Music Festival in Eau Claire, Wisconsin

Carol took a real adventure in Americana—four nights of camping and three days of music in the middle of the woods in Wisconsin. Here’s her coverage of this epic event, with photos by Tom Smouse and Laura Lee Buhman!

Jaclyn Nott 8/19/21 Jaclyn Nott 8/19/21

Music Review: Sierra Ferrell, Long Time Coming

Sierra Ferrell’s dazzling debut album on the Rounder label takes the listener on a journey around the world while delving into the depths of heartache and a search for home—wherever, whatever, and whomever that may be.

Carol Roth 8/17/21 Carol Roth 8/17/21

Music Review: Saints & Liars, ‘These Times’

Seasoned Vermont roots band delivers an album loaded up with foot-stomping roadhouse-tested originals and a few softer, mellower surprises.

Carol Roth 8/13/21 Carol Roth 8/13/21

Music Review: Charlie Parr, ‘Last of the Better Days Ahead’

Charlie Parr looks inward and outward, forward and back on his contemplative new album.

Carol Roth 8/5/21 Carol Roth 8/5/21

Music Review: The Jenkins Twins

The Jenkins Twins’ latest EP is short and oh so sweet, weaving countless musical influences together in a swoony mélange of Americana you can lose yourself in.