We featured a couple of tunes each from Emmylou Harris and Leon Russell. Emmylou turns 76 and Leon would have turned 81 today.

I also featured new music from Bettye LaVette, The Band of Heathens and 15 year old Jack Barksdale!

Program Playlist, hour 1

Program Playlist, hour 2

Americana Gig List 

2023

John Mellencamp - T/F/S 4/6, 4/7, 4/8 - State Theatre

Merle Haggard Birthday Tribute Show - Thurs 4/6 - White Squirrel

The Heavy Heavy - Fri 4/7 - Fine Line

Asleep at the Wheel feat. Brennen Leigh & Joshua Hedley - 4/12 - The Dakota

Chris Smither / Paul Cebar - Wed 4/12 - The Cedar

Ryan Traster / Newski w/ Long Range Hustle - Thurs 4/13 - Turf Club

Adeem the Artist - 4/13 - Margie’s, Andover, MN 

Aoife O'Donovan / The Westerlies - Fri 4/14 - Turf Club

Trapper Schoepp - 4/14 - 7th St. Entry

Fruit Bats - 4/14 - First Avenue

Aoife O’Donovan - 4/14 - Turf Club 

Dawes - Sat 4/15 - Palace Theater 

Rachel Baiman / Barbaro- Sat 4/15 - The Cedar

The Nude Party - 4/16 Turf Club

Tinsley Ellis - 4/16 - Dakota

The War & Treaty / William Prince - 4/16 - Fine Line

Band of Heathens - 4/17 - Turf Club

Erik Koskinen - 4/18 - Icehouse

Alexander Craig / Kent Burnside / Left Lane Cruiser - 4/20 - Hook & Ladder

Austin Plaine - 4/21 - Icehouse

Joe Hysell - 4/22 - Modist Brewing

Erik Koskinen - 4/25 - Icehouse

Delta Rae - Wed 4/26 - Turf

Abraham Alexander / Wilder Woods - 4/29 - Varsity (s/o)

Ruston Kelly / Briscoe - 4/30 - First Avenue

An Evening with String Cheese Incident - 4/30 - Palace Theater

Joe Henry - 5/3 - Parkway Theatre

Graham Nash - Tues-Thurs & Fri 5/2, 5/4 & 5/5 - Dakota

Sarah Morris Album Release Show - 5/5 Icehouse

John Gorka - ⅚ - Parkway

Daniel Rodriguez - Sat 5/6 - The Cedar

Robbie Fulks - 5/10 - The Cedar

Iris DeMent - 5/11 - The Cedar

Eli Gardiner Single Release Show - 5/11 - Icehouse 

The Wood Brothers / Shovels and Rope - 5/12 - Utepils Brewing

David Wax Museum - 5/19 - Icehouse  

Belfast Cowboys Anniversary Show - 5/19 - Hook and Ladder (Under the Canopy) 

Dave Mason / The Outlaws - 5/20 - Pantages

Dave Simonett - 5/20 - Womens Club

Storyhill - 5/20 - The Cedar

Rickie Lee Jones - 5/24 & 5/25 - Dakota

Dwight Yoakam with Aaron Lewis - 5/25 - The Ledge Amphitheatre, Waite Park, MN  

Trailer Trash's 30th Anniversary Celebration - 6/3 - Hook and Ladder (Under the Canopy)

Jess Williamson - 6/3 - Turf Club

Jolie Holland - 6/10 - Icehouse

Gary Louris - 6/11 - The Parkway

Tyler Childers / Marcus King - Wed  6/14 - Armory 

Rev. Horton Heat - 6/21 - Fine Line 

Blue Ox Music Festival feat. Avett Bros, Charley Crockett, 2 Nights of Pert Near Sandstone, Sierra Hull, Joshua Ray Walker, Infamous StringDusters & more  - 6/22 - 6/24 - The Pines Music Park, Eau Claire 

Outlaw Music Festival feat. Willie Nelson, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss,

Trampled By Turtles, Molly Tuttle and Particle Kid - Fri 6/23 - Somerset Amphitheater

Somerset WI 

Nickel Creek - 7/15 - Palace Theater

First Aid Kit - 7/23 - Palace Theater 

Brandi Carlile - Tues 8/29 - MN State Fair

Trampled By Turtles / Caamp - 9/16 - Treasure Island Amphitheater

The Mavericks - 9/16 - State Theatre

Bonnie Raitt - 10/11 - State Theater

Luke Bryan w/Chayce Beckham, Conner Smith and Hailey Whitters -  10/14 - Xcel

Energy Center

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