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United States of Americana for August 9, 2015

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August 09, 2015

This time I featured a couple from Kasey Chambers new album. She playes The Cedar on Thursday.

I also featured music produced by the legendary Billy Sherrill, who passed away last week.

Americana gig list:

Kasey Chambers - Thursday 8/13 - The Cedar
Jackson & the Roosters - 8/15 - Turf Club
Nicki Bluhm and the Gramblers - 8/19 - The Cedar
Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds 8/20 - 7th St. Entry
Christopher Paul Stelling - 8/20 - Bryant Lake Bowl Theatre
Charlie Daniels Band - 8/21 - Vetter Stone Amphitheatre
Daniel Romano - 8/25 - Turf Club
Alejandro Escovedo / Joe Ely - 8/27 - The Cedar
Robert Randolph & the Family Band - 9/3 - MN Zoo
Asleep at the Wheel - 9/3 - The Dakota
Music on a Stick: feat. The Avett Brothers /Preservation Hall Jazz Band - 9/5 - MN State Fair
Merle Haggard / Kris Kristofferson / Sturgill Simpson - 9/7 - MN State Fair
HorseFeathers - 9/9 - Turf Club
Brent Best (Slobberbone) - 9/9 - Aster Cafe
Eliza Gilkyson - 9/11 - The Cedar
Todd Snider / Elizabeth Cook - 9/12 - Fitzgerald Theatre
Tommy Stinson - 9/12 - Turf Club
New Century Sessions feat. Farewell Milwaukee / Fathom Lane / Actual Wolf - 9/18 - New Century Theatre
John Prine rescheduled date - Orpheum 9/19
Festival Palomino - 9/19 - Canterbury Park
Noah Gundersen - 9/21 - Fine Line
Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell - 9/22 - State Theatre
Albert Lee & Cindy Cashdollar - 9/26 - The Dakota
Marty Stuart & the Fabulous Superlatives - 10/2 - Medina
American Scarecrows / Trapper Schoepp - 10/2 - Turf Club
Ben Weaver - 10/3 - The Cedar
Lindi Ortega - 10/7 - The Cedar
Hayes Carll (acoustic) / Aubrey Sellers- 10/9 - The Cedar
The Steel Wheels - 10/14 - The Cedar
The Steeldrivers - 10/18 - The Cedar
David Ramirez / Dylan LeBlanc - 10/20 - Turf Club
The Lone Bellow - 10/20 - Varsity
Lucero - 10/21 - First Avenue
Old 97's / Banditos - 10/26 - Turf Club
The Devil Makes Three - 10/29 - First Avenue
Milk Carton Kids - 11/2 - Fitzgerald Theatre
Jamey Johnson - 11/4 - Cabooze
The Wood Brothers - 11/4 - Varsity
David Wax Museum - 11/4 - Turf Club
Robert Bruey - 11/5 - Aster Cafe
Eilen Jewell - 11/11 - The Dakota
David Bromberg - 11/12 - The Cedar
USofA 6th Birthday feat.Pokey LaFarge - 11/13 - Fine Line
Elephant Revival - 11/14 - Turf Club
Iris DeMent / Pieta Brown - 11/18 - The Cedar
John Gorka - 11/21 - The Cedar

Weekly gigs
The Roe Family Singers - Monday's - 331
Liquor Pigs - Fridays 7-9pm - Palmer's

Segments

He Stopped Loving Her Today
George Jones

Bittersweet
Kasey Chambers

I Never Promisey You A Rose Garden
Lynn Anderson

San Andreas' Fault
Earnest Lovers

GTO
Kevin Gordon

Hot Rod Lincoln
Commander Cody

Walking Backwards
The April Fools

Only Just A Dream
Whitney Rose

Time Goes By
The Mavericks

Strange Faces
Daniel Romano

Kiss An Angel Good Morning
Charlie Pride

Long White Line
Sturgill Simpson

Waiting In Love
Nicki Bluhm & the Gramblers

There Isn't One Way
Patty Griffin

Won't Be Home
Old 97's

Big Bad John
Jimmy Dean

Hard Work
Christopher Paul Stelling

Waiting to Derail
Whiskeytown

All Buttoned Up
Richard Thompson

Loving Arms
The Bellfuries

That Certain Female
Charlie Feathers

You're Dreaming
The Cactus Blossoms

Cheap Shades
Chris Staples

Girls Talk
Dave Edmunds

Getting Ready To Get Down
Josh Ritter

Is God Real?
Kasey Chambers

Stand By Your Man
Tammy Wynette

Dixie
Ashley Monroe

Ripple
Grateful Dead