Bursting forth with a sound salvaged from the cutting room floor of a long lost session of the million dollar quartet at Sun Studios, ‘Parish Lines’ from Rod Melancon isn’t retro; it’s the real deal. Hailing from South Louisiana, as documented on the fiery honky-tonk track bearing that name, Melancon delivers vocal skills full of authenticity and back country pride. The ten strong songs cover the gamut of roots rock, country and hillbilly soul, and tell us tales of a small town…

It has taken me a long time to pay tribute to Jason in a way I feel appropriate. Of course, the tribute album Farewell Transmission: The Music of Jason Molina is coming out on April 22, 2014 via Rock The Cause, and the album is a great homage to Jason and his music. However, I still feel compelled to…

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English Oceans (ATO)

The band's 12th release, is a balanced and deeply engaged new effort that finds the group refreshed and firing on all cylinders. 'It can go from this chainsaw rock 'n' roll to this very delicate, pretty-sounding stuff,' says Mike Cooley. Cooley fans will be happy that he brought six new songs…

The International Americana Music Show #1404, features music by several foreign artists who performed at the Folk Alliance International in MO last month, new music by Claudia Scott from Norway and The Jigantics from England, and a cover of Diamonds, by Rhianna, by Australian Wes Carr (Buffalo Tales). Here's the direct link to listen now!…

In a year that's shaping up to be another great one for music, an early contender for various 'Best Albums of 2014' lists is, no doubt, The Lights from the Chemical Plant by Robert Ellis. For the record, Ellis has shaken off the shackles of country music and his new sound defies definition. Draw a Venn diagram of country, bluegrass, Americana, jazz, rock, and other. Whatever the middle area turns out to be,…

The Dirty Old One Man Band himself Scott H. Biram released his 9^th full length record Nothin But Blood on Bloodshot Records this past February 5^th.  It’s another fine example of his trademark sometimes diabolical version of blues, country, hell just plain ol’ footstompin’ good music.  Some things are best left unlabeled as far as genres go.  Who needs genres anyway!

Nothin’ But Blood is proof yet again that Scott H. Biram will never…