I featured a bunch of artists who’ll be on the local stages in the week to come on this USofA. We checked out music from Becky Kapell, John Hiatt, Buddy Guy and Brandi Carlile.

Program Playlist, hour 1

Program Playlist, hour 2

Americana Gig List 

2022

Mavis Staples / Mike Munson - Sun 7/24 - Down By the Riverside, Rochester, MN

Becky Kapell / Robert Wilkinson - Sunday 7/24 - Hi-Fi Hair Alley, Minneapolis

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

PineGrove - Thurs 7/28 - First Avenue

American Scarecrows - Fri 7/29 - Amsterdam

Brandi Carlile - Sat 7/30 - Xcel Energy Center

Matthew French / Sarah Morris - Sunday7/31 - Surly

The Iguanas - 7/31 - Hook and Ladder

Matthew French / Sarah Morris - 7/31 - Surly

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

Anderson East - 8/5 - Canterbury Park

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

Gov’t Mule - 8/16 - Canterbury Park, Shakopee

The Vandoliers - Wed 8/17 - Turf Club

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

Chastity Brown - Sat 8/20 - First Avenue

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

Josh Rouse - 9/9 - The Dakota

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