It was a busy and fun USofA this time...

Kevin from Pert Near Sandstone dropped by to talk about and play some of the acts appearing at Blue Ox Festival, which gets started on Thursday In Eau Claire. WI.

Also, I had a little Q & A with Sturgill Simpson, who performs tonight at First Avenue!

Americana gig list:

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Sturgill Simpson - tonight 6/5 - First Avenue s/o
Miner - tonight 6/5 - The Cedar
Ben Nichols (Lucero singer)- 6/5 - Turf Club
The Blasters / Molly Maher - Tuesday 6/7 - Turf Club
Amy LaVere / Will Sexton - Tuesday 6/7 - Aster Cafe
Scott Biram - Wednesday 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 - Friday 6/10 - The Dakota
Robert Ellis / Tom Brosseau - Friday - 6/10 - Turf Club
The Avett Brothers / Brandi Carlile - Saturday 6/11 - Target Center
The Lumineers - 6/14 - Roy Wilkins
Kevin Morby - 6/14 - 7th St. Entry
Hayes Carll - 6/15 - The Varsity
Tiger Army / The Bellfuries - 6/16 - The Varsity
Los Lobos - 6/19 - MN Zoo
Steve Gunn & the Outliners / Promised Land Sound - 6/20 - 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
Jamey Johnson - 7/9 - Vetter Stone Amphitheatre, Mankato, MN
JD McPherson - 7/17 - Mayo Park, Rochester (Free)
Lyle Lovett - 7/22 - State Theatre
Dr. Dog / Shakey Graves - 7/23 - Surly Brewing
David Allan Coe / Erik Koskinen - 7/23 - Lee's Outdoor Concert
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
Drivin' N Cryin' - 9/9 - Turf Club
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
USofA 7th Birthday Show feat. Margo Price - 10/27 - Turf Club

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

Segments

Black Superman
Gear Daddies

Ain't No Man
The Avett Brothers

Carousel
Miner

Ain't Gonna Worry Me
Town Mt.

Down to the River
Darrell Scott

My Favorite Picture of You
Guy Clark

Linda On My Mind
Conway Twitty

Move Me
Sara Watkins

Same Kind of Crazy
Del McCoury

Mary Ann & One Eyed Dan
Shovels & Rope

Minnesota Moon
The Big Wu

Mississippi
The Cactus Blossoms

Right Time
Nikki Lane

Polka on Banjo
Bela Fleck

Blood Sweat & Murder
Scott H. Biram

Sea Stories
Sturgill Simpson

In Bloom
Sturgill Simpson

Mendocino
Sir Douglas Quintet

Straitjacket Love
Elizabeth Cook

Drivin'
Robert Ellis

On My Way Downtown
Lucero

Dreams of Flying
Mudcrutch

Toulouse
Daniel Romano

I'm Shakin
The Blasters

Loving Arms
The Bellfuries

The Promise
Sturgill Simpson