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United States of Americana for August 4, 2019

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August 04, 2019

I featured a bunch of new things on this USofA. We checked out tunes from Darrin Bradbury, Jack Klatt, Frankie Lee & Bedouine.

Americana Gig List

The Lowland Lakers w/ Dave Arcari - tonight 8/4 - The Hook
Davina & the Vagabonds Album Release Show - Monday 8/5 - The Guthrie
Trailer Trash - Tues. 8/6 - Como Dockside Pavilion
David Huckfelt & the Unarmed Forces - Thurs. 8/8 - Icehouse
Brewer & Shopley / Vicky Emerson - Friday 8/9 - The Cedar
Brucke Hornsby and the Noisemakers - 8/9 - Pantages
The Last Waltz (Tribute to the Band's final concert) - sat. 8/10 - Como Dockside Pavilion
Whitey Morgan - 8/10 - First Avenue
Chris Isaak - 8/11 - Fitzgerald Theatre
Beth Bombora - 8/13 - 7th St. Entry
Amanda Shires - 8/13 - Fine Line
Trout Steak Revival - 8/14 - Turf
Sarah Morris and the Sometimes Guys - 8/15 - Como Dockside Pavilion
Los Lobos - 8/16 - Ordway
Nikki Hill - 8/16 - The Dakota
Shakey Graves / Dr. Dog - 8/17 - Surly Festival Field
Over the Rhine - 8/18 - The Dakota
Stray Cats - 8/18 - Treasure Island Casino
Josh Ritter - 8/24 - MN Zoo
Mark Knopfler - 8/30 - Orpheum
Music on-a-Stick feat Brandi Carlile / Mavis Staples / Savannah Conley - 8/31 - MN State Fair Grandstand
Steve 'N Seagulls / Clusterpuck - 9/3 - Turf
John McCuen & The String Wizards - 9/8 - The Dakota
Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets - 9/13 - First Avenue
Big Sandy - 9/18 - The Hook & Ladder
Dan Bern - 9/18 - Hook & Ladder
Pieta Brown - 9/20 - Hook & Ladder
The Avett Brothers / Trampled By Turtles - 9/21 - Treasure Island Casino, Welch, MN
Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real - 9/25 - Varsity Theatre
Blackberry Smoke / The Record Company - 9/26 - The Palace
Bent Cobb & Them - 9/28 - The Cedar
The Waterboys - 9/28 - The Varsity
Ben Lubeck - 9/28 - Parkway Theatre
Daniel Norgren - 10/2 - Turf Club
Jesse Dayton - 10/5 - Turf Club
Mavericks - 10/11 - State Theatre
Ruston Kelly - 10/11 - Fine Line
Austin Plaine - 10/11 - 7th St. Entry
Mary Chapin Carpenter / Shawn Colvin - 10/12 - O'Shaughnessy
Ian Noe - 10/17 - 7th St. Entry
Shovels and Rope - 10/20 - First Avenue
Dale Watson / Amy Levere / Will Sexton - 10/24 - Uptown VFW
Eilen Jewell - 10/27 - The Hook & Ladder
Rhiannon Giddens Trio feat. Francesco Turrisi - 10/31 & 11/1 - The Dakota
Greensky Bluegrass - 11/2 - Palace Theatre
Tyler Childers / Courtney Marie Andrews - 11/3 & 11/4 - First Avenue
Whiskey Myers - 11/9 - Myth
Arlo Guthrie - 11/10 - O'Shaughnessy
Elvis Costello & the Imposters - 11/23 - State Theatre
J.S. Ondara - 12/7 - First Avenue

Weekly gigs

The Roe Family Singers - Monday's - 331

Segments

San Quentin (Live)
Johnny Cash

Sunshine Sometimes
Bedouine

Stranger Angels
David Huckfelt

The Reckoning
Vicky Emerson

Ramblin' Kind
Jack Klatt

No Train to Stockholm
Lee Hazlewood

Potted Plant
Bandits on the Run

Borrowed Time
Charley Crockett

Six Days on the Road
Dave Dudley

Road Scholar
The Royal Hounds

Tippi-Toes
The Meters

The Weight
The Staple Singers

Talking Dogs and Atom Bombs
Darrin Bradbury

Peach Fuzz
Caamp

No Turning Back
Son Volt

Still Is Still Moving
Willie Nelson

Only She Knows
Frankie Lee

The Shape I'm In (Live)
The Band

Please Don't Call Me Crazy
The Cactus Blossoms

12 Feet High
Leslie Stevens

Drunken Angel
Lucinda Williams

Anyhow
Kelsey Waldon

Midnight Manifestos
Them Coulee Boys

Honky Tonk Man
Dwight Yoakam

All Your'n
Tyler Childers

Little Miss Moonshine
Davina & the Vagabonds

The Lucky One
Alison Krauss

Hard Luck
Tanya Tucker

Redesigning Women
The Highwomen

No Fun
Cole Diamond