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United States of Americana for Oct. 24, 2021

Neal Casal (1968 – 2019) was a songwriter, singer, guitarist, record producer, photographer, surfer and friend to many. The Neal Casal Music Foundation (NCMF) is a 501c3 non-profit with the purpose to provide music instruments and lessons to students in New Jersey and New York state schools where Casal was born and raised.
Neal Casal (1968 – 2019) was a songwriter, singer, guitarist, record producer, photographer, surfer and friend to many. The Neal Casal Music Foundation (NCMF) is a 501c3 non-profit with the purpose to provide music instruments and lessons to students in New Jersey and New York state schools where Casal was born and raised. Jay Blakesberg
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by Bill DeVille

October 24, 2021

This week on the program, I play music from the tribute album Highway Butterfly: The Songs of Neal Casal. We also hear Dwight Yoakam, Shovels and Rope, Bedouine, Marshall Crenshaw, Jack White and more.

Americana Gig List

Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives - Sun 10/24 - Ordway
The Rolling Stones - Sunday 10/24 US Bank Stadium
Chuck Prophet - 10/24 - Turf Club
Jimmie Vaughan - Tues 10/26 - Dakota
Dar Williams / Heather Maloney - The Cedar - Thur 10/28
Sierra Hull / Dead Horses - Thurs 10/28 - The Dakota
John Hiatt & the Jerry Douglas Band - 10/28 - Pantages Theatre
Sierra Hull / Dead Horses - 10/28 - Dakota
William Elliott Whitmore - 10/29 - Turf Club
Gordon Lightfoot - 10/29 - State Theatre
William Prince / Katie Pruitt - 10/29 - 7th St. Entry
Pokey LaFarge / Esther Rose - 11/3 - Fine Line
Humbird Release Show w/ Courtney Hartman 11/3 - Icehouse
Joshua Ray Walker 11/3 - Turf Club
Elvis Costello and the Imposters - 11/4 - Mystic Lake (Prior Lake)
Billy Strings - 11/4 & 11/5 - Palace
Chicken Wire Empire feat. Chris Castino (of The Big Wu) - Thurs 11/4 - The Hook & Ladder
Sierra Ferrell - 11/4 - 7th St. Entry (MOVED to Fine Line)
Brandy Clark - 11/5 - Fine Line
The Belfast Cowboys + Trailer Trash + Janie Miller's Patsy Cline Tribute - 11/6 - Medina
Pete Rowan & Los Texmaniacs - 11/6 - Dakota
Lucero / Morgan Wade - 11/6 - First Avenue
A 50th Anniversary Tribute Joni Mitchell Blue & Carol King Tapestry - 11/7 - Turf Club
Rodney Crowell - Sun/Mon 11/7 & 11/8 - Dakota
Buck Meek - 11/10 - Turf Club
Sonny Landreth - 11/10 Dakota - Wed
Richard Thompson / David Huckfelt - 11/10 - Fitzgerald
Deer Tick & Delta Spirit - Thur 11/11 - First Ave
Amythyst Kiah - 11/12 - Parkway Theatre
Charlie Parr - 11/13 - Palace
Storyhill - 11/13 - Fitzgerald Theatre
Shovels and Rope 11/16 - Parkway Theatre S/O
The April Fools Release Show w/ Turn Turn Turn - 11/16 - Parkway Theater
Marc Ribot - 11/16 - Icehouse
Darrin Bradbury - 11/17 - 7th St. Entry
Trapper Schoepp - 11/19 - 7th St. Entry
Danny Schmidt - Landmark Live - 11/19 - Landmark Center
David HUckfelt & the Unarmed Forces - 11/19 - The Cedar
Cody Jinks / Randy Rogers Band - Fri 11/19 - Armory
North Mississippi All-Stars / Rebirth Brass Band / Cedric Burnside - Sheldon Theatre, Red Wing - Sat - 11/20
Outlaws w/ Firefall - Medina Ent.Ctr - Sat 11/20
Adrianne Lenker - 11/21 - Cedar Cultural Center
The Cactus Blossoms - 11/27 - First Avenue
Ruston Kelly - 11/21 - Amsterdam Bar & Hall
Dave Simonette / Bnsn Rmsy - 11/26 - Fitzgerald Theatre
Gear Daddies - 11/26 - First Avenue
Bela Fleck / Sam Bush / Jerry Douglas - Tues 11/30 - State Theatre
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit - 12/1 - Armory
Dawes / Erin Rae- 12/3 - First Avenue
Anderson East - 12/4 - First Avenue
Arlo McKinley / Jeremy Pinnell - 12/10 Turf Club
JD McPherson Holiday Show - 12/14 - First Ave
Punch Brothers - 1/25 - Palace Theatre
Los Lobos - 2/4 - First Avenue
Yola - 2/23 - First Avenue
Hiss Golden Messenger - 3/10 - Fine line
Dirty Knobs with Mike Campbell / Jeremy Ivey - 4/4 - Fine Line
Amos Lee - 4/24 - Orpheum

Residencies

The Roe Family Singers / Matt Arthur & Friends - Mondays - 331 Bar

The Front Porch Swingin' Liquor Pigs - Thursday - Palmer's Bar

Program Playlist

Dwight Yoakam - Guitars, Cadillacs

Sarah Morris and Matthew French - Song For The Asking

Simon and Garfunkel - El Condor Pasa (If I Could)

Sierra Ferrell - Far Away Across The Sea

Bedouine - The Solitude

K.D. Lang - Nowhere to Stand

Erin Rae - Modern Woman

Jamestown Revival - Young Man

Roger Miller - You Can’t Rollerskate in a Buffalo Herd

Wilco - Casino Queen

Joshua Ray - Sexy After Dark

Margo Price - Sweet Revenge

Dwight Yoakam - I Want You To Want Me

Marty Stuart - I’ve Been Around

Chuck Prophet - Run Primo Run

Pokey LaFarge - Rotterdam

Dori Freeman - Walk Away feat. Logan Ledger

Steve Earle - Highway Butterfly

Aaron Lee Tasjan - Traveling After Dark

Jamie Wyatt - Need Shelter

William Prince - Breathless

Roy Orbison - In Dreams

Sierra Ferrell - In Dreams

Jack White - Taking Me Back (GENTLY)

Emmylou Harris and the Nash Ramblers - Even Cowgirls Get The Blues

The Rolling Stones - You Win Again