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United States of Americana for June 10, 2018

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June 10, 2018

This time we celebrate Music Festivals! Rock the Garden is set for Saturday at the Walker. Blue Ox Festival in Eau Claire begins on Thursday. We'll check out the music of many of the artists appearing at them!

Americana Gig List

Okkervil River - Monday 6/11 - Turf Club
The Blasters - Thursday 6/14 - Turf Club
USofA Happy Hour - 6/14 - Dalton & Wade, MPLS.
Mother Hips - 6/14 - 7th St. Entry
Blue Ox Festival, Eau Claire, WI - 6/14-6/16 feat. Pert Near Sandstone, Charlie Parr, Margo Price, Tyler Childers etc.
Horse Feathers - 6/16 - Turf Club
Sonny Landreth - 6/17 - The Dakota
Jackson Browne - 6/19 - State Theatre
Jeffrey Foucault / Dusty Heart - 6/21 - The Dakota
James Taylor / Bonnie Raitt - 6/22 - Xcel
Twisted Pine - 6/22 - Warming House, MPLS
Old Crow Medicine Show / Joshua Hedley - 6/29 - The Palace
Kacey Musgraves / Harry Styles - 7/1 - Xcel
Yonder Mt String Band - 7/3 - MN Zoo
Darlingside - 7/5 - Turf Club
Them Coulee Boys / Buffalo Gospel / Humbird 7/6 - Turf Club
Patrick Sweany - 7/7 - Lee's
Trampled By Turtles - 7/7 - Bayfront Park, Duluth
Ray Wylie Hubbard - 7/8 - The Dakota
Jason Eady - 7/11 - Turf Club
USofA Happy Hour - 7/12 - Dalton & Wade, MPLS
Alex Williams - 7/12 - Turf Club
Josh Krause EP Release SHow / Jillian Rae - 7/13 - Icehouse
Turnpike Troubadours / Old 97's / Shooter Jennings / The Bottle Rockets - 7/14 - Vetter Stone Amphitheatre, Mankato
Whitney Rose / Fathom Lane - 7/14 - 7th St. Entry
The Jayhawks - 7/15 - MN Zoo
Handsome Family - 7/18 - The Cedar
Martin Zellar - 7/20 - Turf Club
Ha Ha Tonka - 7/27 - Turf Club
Ben Harper / Charlie Musselwhite - 8/1 - Palace Theatre
Paul Thorn's Mission Temple Fireworks Revival feat. Blind Boys of Alabama - 8/1 - The Dakota
Jerry Jeff Walker - 8/4 - MN Zoo
Kinky Friedman - 8/7 - Turf Club
Big Head Todd & the Monsters / Los Lobos / Greyhounds - 8/9 - Vetter Stone Amphitheatre
Sunny Sweeney / Ward Davis - 8/11 - Cabooze
The Mavericks - 8/12 - MNZoo
William Bell - 8/12 - The Dakota
Son Volt - 8/13 - MN Zoo
Blackberry Smoke / JJ Grey - 8/14 - MN Zoo
Chuck Prophet - 8/24 - Turf Club
Alejandro Escovedo / Joe Ely - 8/25 - The Dakota
The Current's Music on A Stick feat Trampled By Turtles - 8/25 - MN State Fair
Asleep at the Wheel - 8/26 - The Dakota
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
Amanda Shires - 9/6 - Fine Line
Steve"N"Seagulls - 9/9 - Turf Club
John Oates with the Good Road Band - 9/18 & 9/19 - The Dakota
Israel Nash - 9/20 - Turf Club
Kari Arnett Album Release Show / Mary Bue / Becky Kapell - 9/20 - The Cedar
Shooter Jennings - 9/27 - Turf Club
Rita Coolidge - 9/27 - The Cedar
Shakey Graves - 9/29 - The Palace
Murder By Death - 10/5 - The Cedar
Joan Baez - 10/6 - State Theatre
Jade Bird - 10/6 - Fine Line
The Avett Brothers - 10/11 - Mystic Lake Casino
Pure Prairie League - 10/12 - The Dakota
Milk Carton Kids / The Barr Brothers - 10/26 - Pantages
Tyler Childers - 10/26 - The Varsity
Loudon Wainwright III - 10/31 - The Cedar

Weekly gigs

The Roe Family Singers - Monday's - 331

Segments

Born to Lose
Ray Charles

Autographs in the Rain ( Song to Willie)
Kinky Friedman

Pancho & Lefty
Willie & Merle

Billy the Kid & Geronimo
Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore

Bringin' In the Georgia Mail
Sam Bush

Stranger
The Devil Makes Three

Doin' Things Right
Billy Strings

Save Me
Pert Near Sandstone

Rank Stranger
Stanley Brothers

Resignation
Paul Cauthen

Teardrop
Santo & Johnny

It Only Hurts When I Cry
Dwight Yoakam

Big Time
Milk Carton Kids

Here We Go Again
Ray Charles

Jackpot
Nikki Lane

Colorado
Chastity Brown

Beverly
Low Cut Connie

Heart Of Glass
Twisted Pine

Blue
First Aid Kit

All My Shades of Blue
Ruen Brothers

Whitehouse Road
Tyler Childers

Long White Line
Sturgill Simpson

Heart of America
Margo Price

Free State of Winston
Coco O'Connor

Even the Losers
Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers

Tough Folks
American Aquarium

Marie Marie
The Blasters