This time I featured a chat with Parker Millsap, who's a nominee for Album of the Year by AMA this year. Also, I paid tribute to Guy Clark, who passed away last Tuesday.

Americana gig list:

Old 97's / Heartless Bastards - Sunday 5/22 - First Avenue
Wild Ponies - 5/22 - Aster Cafe
Cave Singers - 5/24 - 7th St. Entry
Nathaniel Rateliff / Lord Huron / Caroline Rose - 5/31 - Northrop
Fruition - 5/31 - Cabooze
Suzy Bogguss - 6/1 & 6/2 - The Dakota
Gin String / Evergreen Grass Band (Blue Ox Festival pre-Party) - 6/2 - Turf Club
The Staves - 6/3 - The Cedar
Sturgill Simpson - 6/5 - First Avenue s/o
Miner - 6/5 - The Cedar
Ben Nichols (Lucero singer)- 6/5 - Turf Club
Blue Ox Festival feat. Pert Near Sandstone, Shovels & Rope, Nikki Lane, Del McCoury Band, Blitzen Trapper, The Wood Brothers, Charlie Parr etc. - 6-9 to 6/11 - Eau Claire, Wi
Sam Beam & Jesca Hoop - 6/9 - The Varsity
Jimmy Webb - 6/10 - The Dakota
The Avett Brothers / Brandi Carlile - 6/11 - Target Center
The Lumineers - 6/14 - Roy Wilkins
Hayes Carll - 6/15 - The Varsity
Los Lobos - 6/19 - MN Zoo
Jessica Lea Mayfield - 6/21 - Turf Club
Rev Horton Heat - 6/23- First Avenue
Corb Lund - 6/25 - Turf Club
Robbie Fulks - 6/26 - The Dakota
Willie Nelson & Family - 6/28 - Vetter Stone Amphitheatre Mankato
The Jayhawks - 7/1 - MN Zoo
Frankie Lee - 7/9 - Turf Club
JD McPherson - 7/17 - Mayo Park, Rochester (Free)
Lyle Lovett - 7/22 - State Theatre
Dr. Dog / Shakey Graves - 7/23 - Surly Brewing
Colvin & Earle - 8/2 - MN Zoo
Bettye Lavette - 8/4 - The Dakota
The Hackensaw Boys - 8/6 - The Cedar
The Mavericks - 8/9 - MN Zoo
Bonnie Raitt - 9/5 - MN State Fair
NRBQ / Los StraitJackets - 9/11 - The Dakota
Festival Palomino feat. Trampled by Turtles/The Arcs/Andrew Bird/Jake Bugg/Houndmouth
/Elephant Revival/The Cactus Blossoms/Margaret Glaspy/Aubrie Sellers/Frankie Lee/The Brothers Comatose/John Mark Nelson/The Devil's Flying Machine feat. Charlie Parr - Canterbury Park, Shakopee

Joe Henry - 10/17 - The Cedar

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

Segments

My Favorite Picture of You
Guy Clark

Heavy Heart
Kari Arnett

Step Inside Thjis House
Lyle Lovett

Restless
Common Jack

Maggie's Farm
Mountain Heart

Like Desperadoes Waitinf For A Train
Guy Clark

How I Love You
Robert Ellis

Buffalo
Franie Lee

No Tomorrow
The Cave Singers

Lovers of the Sun
The Jayhawks

Mozambique [Vinyl]
Bob Dylan

My Heart Skips A Beat
Buck Owens

Radiant
Wild Ponies

Funny Bone
Guy Clark

Hades Pleads
Parker Millsap

You Gotta Move
Parker Millsap

Pining
Parker Millsap

Meloncholy Mood
Bob Dylan

Pocket Change
Rob Baird

Me & Magdelena
The Monkees

Tennessee Birdwalk
Jack and Misty

You're Right (I'm Wrong)
Colvin & Earle

Precita
Mount Moriah

Timebomb
Old 97's

Go Baby Go feat. Debbie Harry
John Doe

LA Freeway
Guy Clark