For this USofA I featured a few of the best Americana album of the year, so far! I played a few truckin’ songs & we caught a couple of tunes from Mavis Staples, who turns 83 this weekend!

Program Playlist, hour 1

Program Playlist, hour 2

Americana Gig List 

2022

The War and Treaty - Tonight 7/10 - Fine Line

Rosie Flores - Tonight 7/10 - Turf Club 

Steve Earle and the Dukes - Tues 7/12 - The Dakota 

Mary Chapin Carpenter - Wed 7/13 - Pantages Theatre

The Bacon Brothers - Thurs 7/14 - The Dakota

Drive-By Truckers - Wed 7/20 - Utepils

Savannah Conley - 7/21 - 7th St. Entry

Sunny Sweeney - 7/22 - Hook and Ladder

Lyle Lovett & His Large Band - 7/23 - State Theatre

John Hiatt & the Goners feat. Sonny Landreth / Buddy Guy - 7/24 - Mystic Lake

PineGrove - 7/28 - First Avenue

American Aquarium - 7/29 - Amsterdam

Brandi Carlile - 7/30 - Xcel Energy Center

The Iguanas - 7/31 - Hook and Ladder

Fleet Foxes - 8/2 - Surly Brewing Festival Field

The Steel Wheels - Thurs 8/4 - Dakota

Madison Cunningham / Bendigo Fletcher -  Thurs 8/4 - Fine Line

Pokey LaFarge - 8/5 - The Dakota

TK & the Holy Know-Nothings / Riddy Arman - 8/5 - Turf Club

Billy Strings - 8/5 - Surly Brewing Festival Field

Nathan & The Zydeco Cha Chas - Sat 8/6 - The Cedar

The Dead South / The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band / Tejon Street Corner Thieves - 8/8 - Palace Theatre  

Amythyst Kiah - 8/11 First Avenue

Church of Cash - Thurs 8/11 - Staring Lake Amphitheatre,Eden Prairie, MN

Lord Huron - 8/12 - Surly Brewing Festival Field

Murder By Death / Amigo the Devil / Samantha Crain - 8/12 - First Avenue

Jamey Johnson - Sat 8/13 - Vetter Stone Amphitheater, Mankato

Red Wanting Blue - 8/15 - Turf Club

The Vandoliers - Wed 8/17 - Turf Club

River Whyless - Sat 8/20 - 7th St. Entry

Parker Millsap - 8/25 - Turf Club

Neko Case - Thurs 9/1 - First Avenue 

Watchhouse - Thurs 9/8 - Palace Theatre

Yola - Fri 9/9 - First Avenue

Steve’n’Seagulls - Sat 9/10- Turf Club

John Craigie / Maya de Vitry - Wed 9/14 - The Cedar

William Elliott Whitmore w/ The Local Honeys - Fri 9/16 - Fine Line

Dale Watson & His Lone-Stars - Sunday 9/18 - Hook And Ladder (Under the Canopy)

American Aquarium - 9/22 - Fine Line

Marlon Williams - 9/22 - Turf Club

Lucinda Williams - 9/23 - Paramount Theater - Austin, MN 

Jamestown Revival - Friday -  9/30 - Fine Line

Little Feat - 10/2 - Fitzgerald Theatre

The Heavy Heavy - 10/7 - 7th St. Entry

Calexico - 10/10 - Fine Line

Waco Brothers - 10/14 - The Cedar

Daniel Romano's Outfit / Carson McHone - 10/26 - 7th St Entry 

Amanda Shires - Monday 11/7 - Amsterdam Bar & Hall

The Outlaws / Firefall - Sat 11/19 - Medina Ent. Ctr

Trampled By Turtles / Charlie Parr - Sat. 11/26 - Armory

2023

Gear Daddies - Sat 2/25 - Sheldon Theatre, Red Wing

Residencies

Roe Family Singers (early) Matt Arthur & Friends (late) - Mondays - 331 Bar

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

Mary Cutrufello & Trevor McSpadden - Tuesdays - White Squirrel Bar, St Paul (Early shows, 6pm)

St. Dominic's Trio - Tuesdays - Driftwood, Minneapolis