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United States of Americana for February 26, 2017

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February 26, 2017

We celebrate the music of Johnny Cash on this USofA. He would have turned 85 today.

Americana Gig List

The Lowest Pair - Thurs 3/2 - The Dakota
Todd Snider - 3/3 - Fitzgerald Theatre
Lake St. Dive - 3/3 & 3/4 - First Avenue
TABAH Release Show - 3/4/17 - Turf Club
The SubDudes - 3/7 - The Dakota
David Lindley - 3/8/17 - The Cedar
The Jayhawks / The Cactus Blossoms - 3/11 - Palace Theatre, St. Paul
Noam Pikelny - 3/13 - The Cedar
Nikki Lane / Brent Cobb / Jonathan Tyler- 3/14 - Turf Club
The Revivalists - 3/15 - The Fine Line
Chuck Prophet & the Mission Express - 3/15 - Turf Club
Greensky Bluegrass - 3/18 - Palace Theatre, St. Paul
Elizabeth Cook - 3/20 - The Dakota
Pieta Brown - Hopkins Center for the Arts - 3/21
Madeleine Peyroux / Rickie Lee Jones - 3/28 - Ames Center, Burnsville
Son Volt - 3/29 - First Avenue
Sallie Ford - 4/6 - 7th St. Entry
John Sebastian - 4/7 - Dakota
Elephant Revival / Dead Horses - 4/7 - First Avenue
Roma Di Luna Reunion Show - 4/7 - The Cedar
Tift Merritt - 4/8 - The Cedar
Margo Price - 4/8 - First Avenue
Elvin Bishop's Big Fun Trio - 4/8 - The Dakota
Jackie Greene Band / David Luning - 4/12 - Turf Club
Doyle Bramhall II - 4/12 - Hook & Ladder
Aaron Lee Tasjan / BB Gun - 4/13 - 7th St. Entry
Shooter Jennings - 4/15 - Turf Club
Farewell Milwaukee - 4/21 - The Hook
Richie Furay - 4/28 - The Dakota
Lucinda Williams - 4/28 - First Avenue
Hurray for the Riff Raff / Ron Gallo - 4/30 - Fine Line
Sam Outlaw - 5/2 - 7th St. Entry
Joe Ely - 5/2 - The Dakota
Kinky Friedman - 5/3 - Turf Club
Paul Thorn - 5/4 - The Cedar
Laura Marling - 5/5 - First Avenue
Gear Daddies / Sam llanas - 5/6 - First Avenue
The Blasters / The Delta Bombers - 5/9 - Turf Club
The Wild Reeds / Blank Range - 5/10 - Turf Club
Steel Wheels - 5/10 - The Dakota
Amy Helm - 5/12 - The Dakota
Erik Koskinen - 5/19 - Turf Club
Commander Cody - 5/20 - The Dakota
Justin Townes Earle / The Sadies - 5/23 - First Avenue
Michael Kiwanuka - 5/26 - The Cedar s/o
Pure Prairie League - 5/26 - The Dakota
Blue Ox Festival feat. Pert Near Sandstone, Punch Brothers, Drive-By Truckers, Son Volt, Infamous Stringdusters. Dead Man Winter, Willie Watson etc. - June 8, 9 & 10 - Eau Claire, Wi.
Old Crow Medicine Show Performing Blonde On Blonde - 6/10 - Palace Theatre
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit - 7/7 - Palace Theatre
Ryan Adams - 7/29 - Palace Theatre
Roger McGuinn - 9/14 - Pantages Theatre

Weekly gigs


The Roe Family Singers - Monday's - 331
Dusty Heart / BB Gun - Wednesday's in March - Icehouse

Segments

Sunday Morning Coming Down
Johnny Cash

Minnesota, Mend Me
The Lowest Pair

False Hearted Lover's Blues
Ralph Stanley

Wargasm
Tabah

Nothing Can Stand in the Way of Love
Bap Kennedy

Girl from the North Country feat. Johnny Cash
Bob Dylan

Driftin'
David Luning

Black Tears
Imelda May

I Walk the Line (Revisited)
Rodney Crowell

Bad Luck Charm
Old 97's

Wreck of the Old 97
Johnny Cash

Missing Ol' Johnny Cash
Willie Nelson & Merle Haggard

Trouble Trouble
Shinyribs

All I'm Asking
Band of Heathens

Man In Black
Johnny Cash

Lucky Guy (in-studio performance)
Those Pretty Wrongs

The Story
Dolly Parton

Have You Ever
Brandi Carlile

Good With God feat. Brandi Carlile
Old 97's

It's Easy Like Walking feat. Kurt Vile
The Sadies

Bad Self Portraits
Lake St. Dive

Wishing Well
Jaime Wyatt

Ways & Means
Todd Snider

Low Fuel Drug Run
7Horse

To Be Without You
Ryan Adams

I've Been Everywhere
Johnny Cash