On this United States of Americana I’ll feature a couple of tunes from the new album from The Avett Brothers, plus I’ll feature a pair of tunes from Sturgill Simpson’s Metamodern Sounds in Country Music, which just celebrated its 10 Anniversary! I also have a bunch of new music from artists like Steve Earle from a new Tom Petty Tribute album,  Kiely Connell, Greensky Bluegrass & The Black Crowes featuring Lainey Wilson. We will also remember folk and blues legend Spider John Koerner, who passed away early Saturday morning.

Program Playlist, hour 1

Program Playlist, hour 2

Americana Gig List 

2024

Sierra Hull - Sun 5/19 - Hopkins Center For the  Arts

Katie Pruitt - Sun 5/19 - Amsterdam

The Cactus Blossoms - Sun 5/19 - Sacred Heart Music Center  

The Secret Sisters - Sun  5/19 & Mon 5/20 - Parkway Theater

Billy Strings - Tues 5/21 - The Armory

Willie Nelson & Family - 5/20 & 5/21 - Bluestem Amphitheatre, Moorhead MN

Willie Nelson & Family - Thurs 5/23 - Bayfront Festival Park, Duluth 

Duluth Dylan Fest Songwriter Contest - Fri 5/24 - Sacred Heart Music Center (Bob’s Birthday)  

Buck Meek (of the band Big Thief) - Sat 5/25 - The Cedar

Jenny Don’t and the Spurs / Cole Diamond - Tues 5/28 - Uptown VFW

Lizzie No - 5/29 - Turf Club

Humbird - Thurs 5/30 - Sacred Heart Music Center  

Davina and the Vagabonds Album Release Show - Fri 5/31 - Ordway Center for the Performing Arts

John Moreland - Sun 6/2 - The Cedar

The Jayhawks - 6/6 - Utepils

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss /  JD McPherson - Fri 6/7 - Mystic Lake Amphitheater

OUTSIDE

Noah Kahan - 6/7 & 6/8 - Xcel Energy Center

Lucinda Williams w/Dessa, Chastity Brown, Kiss the Tiger - 6/8 - Hilde Performance Center Amphitheater

Cole Diamond / Monique Smaz - Sat 6/8 - Zhora Darling 

Stampede Tour Featuring Orville Peck / Durand Jones / Debbii Dawsonn -  6/11 - Armory

Arkansauce - Wed - 6/12 - Turf Club

Shannon and the Clams - 6/13 - Fine Line

London Wainwright III / Wesley Stace - 6/16 - Parkway

Cedric Burnside - 6/19 - The Dakota

Black Pumas - 6/21 - Surly

Chuck Prophet - 6/23 - Turf Club

Los Lobos - 6/24 - The ROC, St. Louis Park

Supersuckers - 6/26 - Hook and Ladder

Brent Cobb - 6/27 - Fine Line

Blue Ox Festival feat. Pert Near Sandstone, Sierra Ferrell, Band of Horses, Watchouse, Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country, Molly Tuttle & more…6/27-6/29 - Eau Claire, WI. 

Amos Lee - 6/28 - State Theatre 

Little Feat / Dwayne Betts - 6/29 - Fitzgerald Theater

Mike Campbell and the Dirty Knobs - 7/5 - Fitzgerald Theatre

The Waco Brothers - 7/6 - The Cedar

The Baseball Project - 7/6 - Turf

Lissie (Duo show) - 7/11 - Hook and Ladder (Outside)

Lissie (Full Band) - 7/12 - Hook and Ladder (Outside)

Nickel Creek / Andrew Bird - 7/13 - Surly

Shakey Graves - 7/14 - Palace Theatre 

The Wood Brothers - 7/15 - The Recreation Outdoor Center (ROC), St. Louis Park, MN 

Dale Watson and His Lone-Stars - 7/18 - Uptown VFW 

49 Winchester - 7/18 - First Avenue

Lyle Lovett and the Large Band - Fri 7/19 - State Theater

Chuck Meade / Jason Ringenberg - Fri 8/2 - Uptown VFW

Tedeschi Trucks Band - 8/2 & 8/3 - Armory

The Stray Cats - Thurs 8/8 - Bluestem Center for the Arts Amphitheatre, Moorhead

The Stray Cats -  Fri 8/9 - The Ledge Amphitheatre - Waite Park, MN  

Old 97’s - Fri 8/9 - First Avenue

Mason Jennings - 8/9 & 8/10 - Parkway 

Dwight Yoakam / The Mavericks - 8/10 - The Ledge Amphitheater 

Charley Crockett / Kelsey Waldon - Fri 8/16 - Palace Theatre

Logan Ledger / Jeremy Pinnell - 8/22 - Turf Club 

Zach Bryan / Turnpike Troubadours / Levi Turner -  8/24 - US Bank Stadium

Outlaw Festival feat. Willie Nelson / Bob Dylan / John “Cougar” Mellencamp - 9/6 Somerset Amphitheatre 

Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men / Jimmie Dale Gilmore - Mon 9/10 - The Cedar

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Farewell Tour - 9/12 - The Ledge Amphitheatre, Waite Park, MN

Carsie Blanton / Matt the Electrician - Fri 9/20 - The Cedar

Cowboy Junkies - 9/30 - Dakota

American Aquarium - 10/7 - Turf Club

Cody Jinks / The Cadillac 3 / Calder Allen - Sat 10/12 - The Armory

Drive-By Truckers - Fri & Sat 10/25 & 10/26 - Uptown Theater

Residencies

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

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

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

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