I featured a couple of new tunes from Milk Carton Kids. Their new album is due Friday. We also caught The Jayhawks. Their new album also drops this week.

Americana Gig List

Ray Wylie Hubbard - tonight 7/8 - The Dakota
Jason Eady - Wed. 7/11 - Turf Club
USofA Happy Hour - 7/12, 5-7pm - Dalton & Wade, MPLS
Wayne Hancock / Scott H. Biram - Thurs. 7/12 Uptown VFW
Alex Williams - 7/12 - Turf Club
Jeff Krause EP Release Show / Jillian Rae - Fri. 7/13 - Icehouse
Erik Koskinen Cruising Paradise Vinyl Release SHow - 7/13 - Hook & Ladder
Turnpike Troubadours / Old 97's / Shooter Jennings / The Bottle Rockets - 7/14 - Vetter Stone Amphitheatre, Mankato
Whitney Rose / Fathom Lane - Saturday 7/14 - 7th St. Entry
The Jayhawks - 7/15 - MN Zoo
Handsome Family - 7/18 - The Cedar
Martin Zellar - 7/20 - Turf Club
Jerry Lee Lewis - 7/21 - Treasure Island
Ha Ha Tonka - 7/27 - Turf Club
Ben Harper / Charlie Musselwhite - 8/1 - Palace Theatre
Paul Thorn Mission Temple Fireworks Revival feat. Blind Boys of Alabama - 8/1 - The Dakota
Caleb Caudle / Jake Jones - 8/1 - Amsterdam
John David and the Jerks Album Release Show- 8/3 - 7th St. Entry
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
Punch Brothers - 8/11 - Palace Theatre
The Mavericks - 8/12 - MN Zoo
William Bell - 8/12 - The Dakota
Son Volt - 8/13 - MN Zoo
Blackberry Smoke / JJ Grey - 8/14 - MN Zoo
Jesse Dayton - 8/15 - Uptown VFW
Shelby Lynn - 8/18 - The Cedar
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/ Lissie / Lord Huron - 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
Neko Case - 9/6 - Palace Theatre
Dawes - 9/7 - Palace Theatre
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
Jeff Tweedy - 9/21 - Pantages
Blitzen Trapper - 9/21 - Fine Line
Cody Jinks - 9/22 - First Avenue
Shooter Jennings - 9/27 - Turf Club
Rita Coolidge - 9/27 - The Cedar
Shakey Graves / Wild Reeds - 9/29 - The Palace
Will Hoge - 9/30 - Turf Club
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
Phil Cook - 10/19 - Turf Club
Milk Carton Kids / The Barr Brothers - 10/26 - Pantages
Tyler Childers - 10/26 - The Varsity
Loudon Wainwright III - 10/31 - The Cedar
Tedeschi Trucks Band - 11/1 & 11/2 - Orpheum
Vicky Emerson / Mother Banjo - 11/2 - Hook & Ladder
Turnpike Troubadours - 11/15 - The Varsity
John Gorka - 11/17 - The Cedar

Weekly gigs

The Roe Family Singers - Monday's - 331

Segments

Why Me
Old 97's

Would It Be Alright?
Jeff Krause

Coochy Coochy feat. Ringo Starr
Ray Wylie Hubbard

Big Time
Milk Carton Kids

Hot Wired
Del McCoury

Down to the River to Pray
Alison Krauss

Ida Red
The Roe Family Singers

Easy, Breeze
Clay Parker & Jodi James

Why I Left Atlanta
Jason Eady

Breakin Ground
AHI

If I Could Only Win Your Love
Emmylou Harris

Better Than Myself
Alex Williams

Things I Learned
Motel Mirrors

Baby You Win
Cliff Westfall

Longer Than You've Been Alive
Old 97's

Something To Hold On To
Turnpike Troubadors

Welfare Music
The BottleRockets

Arizona
Whitney Rose

Family Tree
Priscilla Renea

Save Yourself
Sharon Van Etten

Drag Seeing You
Erik Koskinen

Everybody Knows
The Jayhawks

Pitfall
The Louvin Brothers

Younger Years
The Milk Carton Kids

Ventura feat. Lucinda Williams
Charles Lloyd & the Marvels

Thunderstorms & Neon Signs
Wayne Hancock

Resignation
Paul Cauthen

Rockhouse Pts. 1 & 2
Ray Charles