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United States of Americana for August 28, 2016

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August 28, 2016

I featured a bunch of artists playing shows in the next couple weeks on this USofA. Artist like Parker Millsap, Brandi Carlile, Pert Near Sandstone, Dwight Yoakam and more!

Americana gig list:

Parker Millsap - Monday 8/29 - Turf Club
Danny Barnes - Tues 8/30 - Turf Club
Pokey LaFarge - Wednesday & Thursday 8/31 & 9/1 - MN State Fair (Free!)
Billy Bob Thornton & the Boxmasters - 8/31 & 9/1 - MN State Fair
Kari Arnett - Wednesday 8/31 - Aster Cafe
Brandi Carlile / The Cactus Blossoms / The Last Revel - 9/2 - Mankato
Pert Near Sandstone - 9/2 & 9/3 - MN State Fair (Free)
Dwight Yoakam - 9/4 - Vetter Stone Amphitheatre
Bonnie Raitt / Richard Thompson - 9/5 - MN State Fair
Jenny Lewis & the Watson Twins - 9/6 - State Theatre
Lucky Tubb & the Modern Day Troubadours - 9/8 - Lee's
Drivin' N Cryin' - 9/9 - Turf Club
Blind Pilot / River Whyless - 9/10 - Fine Line
NRBQ / Los StraitJackets - 9/11 - Dakota
Sonny Landreth / Cindy Cashdollar - 9/11 - The Cedar
The Deslondes / Jack Klatt - 9/13 - Turf Club
Band of Heathens - 9/14 - Dakota
Handsome Family - 9/15 - The Cedar
Dale Watson - 9/15 - Lee's
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 - 9/17 - Canterbury Park, Shakopee
Sara Watkins - 9/20 - Dakota
Blitzen Trapper - 9/21 - Turf Club
James Hunter Six - 9/21 - The Dakota
Scott Laurent - 9/23 - Icehouse
Jon Stickley Trio - 9/23 - The Cedar
Drive-By Truckers / Lydia Loveless - 9/24 -First Avenue
Squirrel Nut Zippers - 10/7 & 10/8 - The Dakota
Nick Lowe / Josh Rouse - 10/11 - The Dakota
Elizabeth Cook - 10/12 - The Dakota
Joe Henry - 10/17 - The Cedar
Jamestown Revival - 10/20 - Turf Club
The Felice Brothers - 10/24 - Turf Club
Joan Baez - 10/26 - State Theatre
St. Paul and the Broken Bones - 10/26 & 10/27 - First Avenue
USofA 7th Birthday Show feat. Margo Price / Darrin Bradbury / tba - 10/27 - Turf Club S/O
Joseph - 10/29 - The Cedar
Amos Lee - 10/30 - Northrop
The Staves - 11/1 - Fitzgerald Theatre
Lee Harvey Osmond - 11/5 - 7th St. Entry
James Vincent McMorrow - 11/18 - First Avenue

Weekly gigs
The Roe Family Singers - Monday's - 331

Segments

Morning Blues
Parker Millsap

Keep Your Hands Off Him
Saddle Sores

Only Daddy That'll Walk the Line
Waylon Jennings

Lightning Bugs & Rain
Whiskey Myers

Somehow
The Stray Birds

Stand By Your Man
Tammy Wynette

Heavy Heart
Kari Arnett

I'm Not the Devil
Cody Jinks

Who Were You Thinkin Of
Texas Tornadoes

Penny
Elise Davis

May the Bird of Paradise Fly Up Your Nose
Little Jimmy Dickens

The Things I Regret
Brandi Carlile

Traveler's Paradise
The Cactus Blossoms

The Midnight Special
Billy Bragg & Joe Henry

Midnight On the Interstate
Trampled by Turtles

The Big Guns
Jenny Lewis & the Watson Twins

Hades Pleads
Parker Millsap

Something in the Water
Pokey LaFarge

Biloxi
Hiss Golden Messenger

Minimum Wage
Lyal Strickland

Absolutely Sweet Marie
Bob Dylan

The Times They Are A-Changin
Bill Kirchen & Austin De Lone

Unintended Consequence of Love
Bonnie Raitt

Blue
First Aid Kit

Canyon
Joseph

Should've Been Me
The Walcotts

Always Been A Rambler
Pert Near Sandstone

Freak Flag
Southern Culture on the SKids

Purple Rain
Dwight Yoakam