Bob Dylan 82nd birthday is fast approaching. It’s this Wednesday 5/24. So, I featured a some Dylan songs and a few choice covers.

I also featured new songs from Caitlyn Smith, Waco Brothers & Kara Jackson.

Program Playlist, Hour 1

Program Playlist, hour 2

Americana Gig List 

2023

Leslie Rich E.P. Release Show w/Robert Wilkinson - Sunday 5/21 - Icehouse 

Molly Dean / Joe George / Nathan Graham -  Wed 5/24 - Icehouse 

Becky Kapell / Gini Dodds - 5/24 - Palmers

Caitlyn Smith The High and Low Album Roadshow - Wed 5/24 - Turf Club

Rickie Lee Jones - Wed, Thurs 5/24 & 5/25 - Dakota

Ondara - Thurs 5/25 - Cedar Culteral Center

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

Alejandro Escovedo - 6/2 - Dakota

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

Jess Williamson - 6/3 - Turf Club

Jimmy Webb: The Glen Campbell Years - Sunday 6/4 - Parkway

The Jayhawks (The Current Stage) Grand Old Day - 6/4

Legendary Shack Shakers / Dex Romweber - 6/7 - Hook and Ladder

Jim Lauderdale and the Game Changers w/Lillie Mae - Fri 6/9 - Uptown VFW

Jolie Holland - 6/10 - Icehouse

Gary Louris - 6/11 - The Parkway

James McMurtry - 6/13 - Turf Club

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 

Laney Jones and the Spirits - 6/23 - Icehouse 

Craig Paquette and the Spartones Album Release Show feat. Thunderheads - 7/2 - Parkway Theater 

Amythyst Kiah - 7/5 - Parkway Theater

The Cactus Blossoms - 7/6 - Weesner Family Amphitheater, MN Zoo

The Boxmasters (feat. Billy Bob “Bud” Thornton) - 7/12 - Dakota

Arlington McKinley - 7/13 - Fine Line

Tommy Prine - 7/14 - 7th St. Entry 

Nickel Creek - 7/15 - Palace Theater

Marshall Crenshaw - 7/15 - Parkway Theater

First Aid Kit - 7/23 - Palace Theater

Lucinda Williams - 7/25, 7/26, 7/28 & 7/29 - Dakota

Molly Brandt Album Release Show feat. Pit Stop & Becky Kapell - 7/28 - Turf Club

GA-20 - Fri 7/28 - Turf Club 

The Teskey Brothers / Joy Oladokun - 8/4 - Palace Theater 

The Cactus Blossoms - 8/5 - Tattersall Distillery, River Falls, WI

Steve Earle - Thurs 8/10 & Fri 8/11 - Dakota 

Old 97’s - 8/17 - Fine Line

Brandi Carlile - Tues 8/29 - MN State Fair

Buck Fest feat. Drive-By Truckers, American Aquarium & Gear Daddies  - 9/15 - Buck Hill, Burnsville

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

The Mavericks - 9/16 - State Theater

Caitlyn Smith - 9/29 - First Avenue

Ray Lamontagne - 10/1 - State Theater

Bonnie Raitt - 10/11 - State Theater

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

Energy Center

The Music & Storyteller Sessions feat. Dave Simonett - 11/18 - Womens Club of Minneapolis (rescheduled from May)

Angel Olson - 11/29 - First Avenue

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