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United States of Americana for May 29, 2016

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May 29, 2016

It's a Block Rockin' Weekend on the Current. I played along on this USofA!

Americana gig list:

Nathaniel Rateliff / Lord Huron / Caroline Rose - Tuesday 5/31 - Northrop
Fruition - Tuesday 5/31 - Cabooze
Suzy Bogguss - Wednesday & Thursday 6/1 & 6/2 - The Dakota
Gin String / Evergreen Grass Band (Blue Ox Festival pre-Party) - Thurs. 6/2 - Turf Club
The Staves - Friday 6/3 - The Cedar
Dakota Dave Hull's double album release - 6/4 - Celtic Junction, St. Paul.
Sturgill Simpson - 6/5 - First Avenue s/o
Miner - 6/5 - The Cedar
Ben Nichols (Lucero singer)- 6/5 - Turf Club
The Blasters / Molly Maher - 6/7 - Turf Club
Amy LeVere / Will Sexton - 6/7 - Aster Cafe
Scott Biram - 6/8 - Triple Rock
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
Robert Ellis / Tom Brosseau - 6/10 - Turf Club
The Avett Brothers / Brandi Carlile - 6/11 - Target Center
The Lumineers - 6/14 - Roy Wilkins
Kevin Morby - 6/14 - 7th St. Entry
Hayes Carll - 6/15 - The Varsity
Los Lobos - 6/19 - MN Zoo
Steve Gunn & the Outliners / Promised Land Sound - 7th St. Entry
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
Slim Cessna's Auto CLub - 6/30 - Turf Club
The Jayhawks - 7/1 - MN Zoo
The Lowest Pair / Dead Horses / Jack Klatt - 7/1 - Turf Club
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
Cory Branan - 7/29 - Turf Club
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

A Mansion On the Hill
Hank Williams

Jambalaya on the Bayou
Hank Williams

Quiet Corners & Empty Spaces
The Jayhawks

I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
The Jayhawks

Dead End Angel
The Jayhawks

Guitar Town
Steve Earle

Copperhead Road
Steve Earle

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

Big River (Live)
The Highwaymen

I've Been Everywhere
Johnny Cash

Man in Black
Johnny Cash

Will the Wolf Survive
Los Lobos

One Time One Night
Los Lobos

Song of the Sun
Los Lobos

Ain't No Man
The Avett Brothers

Down With the Shine
The Avett Brothers

Shame
The Avett Brothers

New Morning
Bob Dylan

Buckets of Rain
Bob Dylan

Million Dollar Bash
Bob Dylan & the Band

The Pill
Loretta Lynn

Portland Oregon
Loretta Lynn

Everything it Takes feat. Elvis Costello
Loretta Lynn

Summertime
Willie Nelson

Sad Songs & Waltzes
Willie Nelson

Bloody Mary Morning
Willie Nelson

Car Wheels on A Gravel Road
Lucinda Williams

Six Blocks Away
Lucinda Williams

Real Love
Lucinda Williams

Travelers Paradise
The Cactus Blossoms

Powder Blue
The Cactus Blossoms