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United States of Americana for August 30, 2015

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August 30, 2015

A salute to The Avett Brothers this time on USofA. They play Music on A Stick show at the State Fair next Saturday.

Americana gig list:

Robert Randolph & the Family Band - Thursday 9/3 - MN Zoo
Asleep at the Wheel - Thursday 9/3 - The Dakota
Music on a Stick: feat. The Avett Brothers /Preservation Hall Jazz Band - Saturday 9/5 - MN State Fair
Steve Earle & the Dukes - Saturday 9/5 - Pantages Theatre
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
Sarah Morris release show / Tim Houlihan / Kevin Bowe - 9/17 - The Cedar
New Century Sessions feat. Farewell Milwaukee / Fathom Lane / Actual Wolf - 9/18 - New Century Theatre
John Prine rescheduled date - Orpheum 9/19
Festival Palomino feat. Trampled By Turtles, Shakey Graves, Calexico, Lydia Loveless - 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
Israel Nash - 10/29 - Turf Club
Houndmouth - 10/31 - Fine Line
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
Ralph Stanley - 12/4 - The Cedar

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

Segments

This City
Steve Earle

Where the Water Meets the Sky
Andrea Zonn

I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry
Hank Williams

Nothing
Jeff Litman

What's the Matter with the Mill
Spider John Koerner

Merle, Hank & Johnny
Dan Bern

Missing Ol' Johnny Cash
Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard

Baby Baby Come Home
Freedy Johnston

Open-Ended Life
The Avett Brothers

The Mercury
The Turnpike Troubadors

Branded Man

End of the Line
Hurray for the Riff Raff

Dixie
Ashley Monroe

That Ain't Love
David Ramirez

East Bound & Down
Jerry Reed

World's In A Bad Condition
Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin

You're the Best Love That I Ever Had
Steve Earle & the Dukes

Howling at Nothing
Nathaniel Rateliff

Iron Bells
Shane Walker

Bottom of the World
Alejandro Escovedo

Time to Believe In
The Deslondes

I Hear Ya Talkin' feat. Amos Lee
Asleep at the Wheel

Million Dollar Bash
Dylan & the Band

Turtles All the Way Down
Sturgill Simpson

Ain't So Lonely
Lucero

Shame
The Avett Brothers

Is God Real
Kasey Chambers

Peanut Vendor
Preservation Hall Jazz Band