July 21, 2024
![Johnny Blue Skies, 'Passage du Desir'](https://img.apmcdn.org/a8c5d7fc517b0563c0cb93f490a1f00876f83900/uncropped/ffc721-20240717-sturgill-simpson-press-photo-credit-semi-song-04-600.jpg)
by Bill DeVille
July 21, 2024
On this United States of Americana I will unveil several tunes from the new album from Johnny Blue Skies. (aka Sturgill Simpson!) It’s his 1st album under the new moniker and also his first since he had to cancel a bunch of after injuring his vocal chords. After a few years rest, his voice is in great shape! I will also feature new songs from a young bluesman named McKinley James, Futurebirds from their new album & Wyatt Flores, who just announced a First Avenue show!
Americana Gig List
2024
Clare Doyle - Wed 7/24 - Landmark Center, St. Paul (lunchtime concerts)
The Wild Feathers - Thurs 7/25 - Sociable Ciderwerks
Celebrating Merle Haggard & Loretta Lynn feat Trevor McSpadden & Ali Gray - Thurs 7/25 - Turf Club
Dawes / Ber - Fri 7/26 - Hilde Performance Center
The Vibro Champs / Cindy Lawson - Fri 7/26 - Turf Club
Chris Smither - Thurs 8/1 - The Cedar
The Burney Sisters feat. Ryan Young on fiddle - 8/1 - Amsterdam
Chuck Meade / Jason Ringenberg - Fri 8/2 - Uptown VFW
Tedeschi Trucks Band / Margo Price - 8/2 & 8/3 - Armory
Nat Myers - 8/4 - Riverside Music Series, Downtown Rochester
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
Graham Nash - Fri 8/16 - Pantages Theatre
J Streitz and the Long Odds Album Release Show w/The Union Suits & Eli Gardner - Sat 8/17 - Hook and Ladder (Mission Room)
Steve Earle - 8/20 & 8/21 - Dakota
Logan Ledger / Jeremy Pinnell - 8/22 - Turf Club
Jamey Johnson / Whitey Morgan and the 78's - Thurs 8/22 - Mysic Lake Amphitheatre
Zach Bryan / Turnpike Troubadours / Levi Turner - Sat 8/24 - US Bank Stadium
Emmy Woods & Penny Peaches Co-Album Release Show - Sat 8/24 - Hook and Ladder (Mission Room)
Outlaw Festival feat. Willie Nelson / Bob Dylan / John “Cougar” Mellencamp - 9/6 Somerset Amphitheatre
Gillian Welch & David Rawlings - 9/9 & 9/10 - Fitzgerald Theater
Dave Alvin & the Guilty Men / Jimmie Dale Gilmore - Mon 9/10 - The Cedar
Black Pumas - 9/11 - Surly (rescheduled)
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Farewell Tour - 9/12 - The Ledge Amphitheatre, Waite Park, MN
The Cactus Blossoms - Fri 9/13 - Fitzgerald Theatre
Phosphorescent - Sat 9/14 - Fine Line
Carsie Blanton / Matt the Electrician - Fri 9/20 - The Cedar
Shovels and Rope - 9/24 - Amsterdam Bar and Hall
Johnny Blue Skies (aka Sturgill Simpson) - 9/25 - Roy Wilkins s/o
Cole Chaney - Sun 9/29 - 7th St Entry
Cowboy Junkies - 9/30 - Dakota
Kaitlin Butts - 10/1 - Turf Club
Odie Leigh - Fri 10/4 - Fine Line
Pony Bradshaw - Fri 10/4 - Turf Club
Billy Bragg - Sat 10/5 - First Avenue
American Aquarium - 10/7 - Turf Club
The DB’s - 10/11 - The Amsterdam
JD McPherson - Fri 10/11 - First Avenue
Cody Jinks / The Cadillac 3 / Calder Allen - Sat 10/12 - The Armory
MJ Lenderman & the Wind - 10/12 -First Ave
Pokey LaFarge - 10/16 - Fine Line
T Bone Burnett - Wed 10/16 - Parkway
John Hiatt - Wed, Thur & Sat 10/16,10/17, 10/19 - The Dakota
Adeem the Artist - Thurs 10/17 - Turf Club
Stephen Wilson Jr. - Sat 10/19 - Varsity Theater
Madeleine Peyroux - Thurs 10/24 & Fri 10/25 - Dakota
The Avett Brothers / Trampled By Turtles - Thurs 10/24 - Xcel Energy Center
The Heavy Heavy / Dylan LeBlanc - 10/24 - First Avenue
Drive-By Truckers - Fri & Sat 10/25 & 10/26 - Uptown Theater
Richard Thompson - 10/26 - Fitzgerald
Wyatt Flores - Tues 10/29 - 7th St. Entry
Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country - 10/30 - First Avenue
Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets- 11/2 & 11/3 - Fine Line
Allison Russell - 11/3 First Avenue
Shane Smith and the Saints - 11/7 - The Varsity Theatre
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 Band - Tuesdays - White Squirrel Bar, St Paul (Early shows, 6pm)
St. Dominic's Trio - Tuesdays - Driftwood, Minneapolis