I featured new things from Clarence Bucaro, Kelly Willis & Birdtalker on this USofA. Also a bunch of new local things.

We also remembered remembered Tony Kinman of Rank and File, who passed away late last week.

Americana Gig List

Dale Watson - Tues 5/8 - Lee's
Dan Israel / Rich Mattson and the Northstars - Wed. 5/9 - Cedar Cultural Center
Sarah Shook & the Disarmers - 5/9 - Turf Club
USofA Happy Hour - Thurs. 5/10 5-7pm - Dalton & Wade, MPLS
Fathom Lane Video Release who feat. Ghost Wagon Lena Elizabeth - Thurs 5/10 - IceHouse
Big Sandy & the Fly-Rite Boys - Fri. 5/11 - Lee's
Justin Townes Earle "solo tour" - Sat. 5/12 - Turf Club
John Gorka Album Release Show- 5/12 - Hopkins Center for the Arts
Commander Cody - 5/12 - The Dakota
Anderson East - 5/17 - First Avenue (moved from Fine Line)
Mipso / The Lowest Pair - 5/17 - Turf Club
Lake Street Dive - 5/17 - The Palace
Becky Kapell Album Release Show - 5/18 - Hook and Ladder
Greg Brown - 5/18 - The Cedar S/O
Josh Rouse - 5/19 - The Dakota
Elizabeth Cook / Caleb Caudle - 5/20 - The Dakota
10th Annual Big Fat Love Tribute to John Prine - 5/24 - Hook & Ladder.
Revival Festival at Harmony Park, Geneva, MN - 5/25-5/27 feat. Phil Lesh, Leftover Salmon, Jon Cleary Trio, Amy Helm, Samantha Fish etc.
Mason Jennings - 5/25 & 5/26 - The Cedar
Liz Brasher - 5/26 - 7th St. Entry
Alex "Crankshaft" Larson - 6/2 - Anoka City Hall
Sean Colvin - 6/6-6/9 - The Dakota
Okkervil River - 6/11 - Turf Club
The Blasters - 6/14 - Turf Club
USofA Happy Hour - 6/14 - Dalton & Wade, MPLS.
Blue Ox Festival, Eau Claire, WI - 6/14-6/16 feat. Pert Near Sandstone, Charlie Parr, Margo Price, Tyler Childers etc.
Sonny Landreth - 6/17 - The Dakota
Jackson Browne - 6/19 - State Theatre
James Taylor / Bonnie Raitt - 6/22 - Xcel
Old Crow Medicine Show - 6/29 - The Palace
Yonder Mt String Band - 7/3 - MN Zoo
Darlingside - 7/5 - Turf Club
Ray Wylie Hubbard - 7/8 - The Dakota
Ha Ha Tonka - 7/7 - Turf Club
USofA Happy Hour - 7/12 - Dalton & Wade, MPLS
Turnpike Troubadours / Old 97's / Shooter Jennings / The Bottle Rockets - 7/14 - Vetter Stone Amphitheatre, Mankato
The Jayhawks - 7/15 - MN Zoo
Handsome Family - 7/18 - The Cedar
Ben Harper / Charlie Musselwhite - 8/1 - Palace Theatre
Jerry Jeff Walker - 8/4 - MN Zoo
The Mavericks - 8/12 - MNZoo
Son Volt - 8/13 - MN Zoo
Blackberry Smoke / JJ Grey - 8/14 - MN Zoo
Chuck Prophet - 8/24 - Turf Club
Lyle Lovett & His Large Band - 8/29 - State Theatre
John Hiatt & the Goners feat. Sonny Landreth - 9/1 - Pantages Theatre
Dave Alvin / Jimmie Dale Gilmore - 9/6 - The Dakota
Joan Baez - 10/6 - State Theatre
The Avett Brothers - 10/11 - Mystic Lake Casino
Pure Prairie League - 10/12 - The Dakota

Weekly gigs

The Roe Family Singers - Monday's - 331

Segments

Near You
George & Tammy

That Certain Ache
Becky Kapell

Walk Among You
Rich Mattson & the North Stars

Someday You'll Say
Dan Israel

Nazarene Guitar
John Gorka

Radio Boogie
Hot Rize

I-89
I'm With Her

Modern World
Kelly Willis

Heavy
Birdtalker

Sound of the Rain
Rank & File

Willie & Laura Mae Jones
Tony Joe White

Swamp Blood
Alex Crankshaft Larson

Queen of All Hearts
Fathom Lane

Turntable
Dead Horses

Hot Rod Lincoln
Commander Cody

Maybe A Moment
Justin Townes Earle

Sea Stories
Sturgill Simpson

Let A Little Light In
Parker Millsap

Passionate Kind
Clarence Bucaro

Concrete & Barbed Wire
Lucinda Williams

Space Cowboy
Kacey Musgraves

Good As Gold
Sarah Shook & the Disarmers

A Day At A Time
Dale Watson

I'm A Coal Mining Man
Tom T Hall

Jellico Coal Man
T-Bone Burnett

The Sky'd Become Teardrops
Charley Crockett

Home To Houston
Steve Earle

Big Wheel
Ray King

18 Wheeler
Buffalo Gospel

Amanda Ruth
Rank & File