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Charley Crockett performed at Hinterland Festival on Saturday, August 3, at the Avenue of the Saints Amphitheater in Saint Charles, Iowa.
Charley Crockett performed at Hinterland Festival on Saturday, August 3, at the Avenue of the Saints Amphitheater in Saint Charles, Iowa.Madison Poppen for MPR
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by Bill DeVille

August 11, 2024

I have another United States of Americana coming your way! I just got a brand new tune from Billy Strings that I'm excited to play for you! Also on the docket is a song from Charley Crockett. He'll be on stage at the Palace next Friday. We'll also hear new songs Johnny Blue Skies, India Ramey and The Avett Brothers.

Program Playlist, hour 1

Program Playlist, hour 2

Americana Gig List 

2024

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

Backyard Bash feat. The Honeydogs, Brotherhood of Birds, Dr. Mambo’s Combo, Jaedyn James & more -  Sat 8/17 -  Butcher & Boar, Minneapolis

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 - Mystic 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)  

Bob Schneider - 8/24 - The Cedar Cultural Center

A Night of Cover Songs to Benefit FootHold Twin Cities feat. The Belfast Cowboys, Davina, The de’Lindas, Cindy Lawson & more - 8/24 - Parkway Theater

Taylor McCall - Tues 9/3 - Turf Club 

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

Joseph - 9/6 - First Avenue

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

Melissa Carper / Emmy Woods - Fri 9/13 - 7th St. Entry 

Phosphorescent - Sat 9/14 - Fine Line

Julian Lage - Sat 9/14 - Fitzgerald Theatre

Sam Burchfield and the Scoundrels - Wed 9/18 - Turf Club

The California Honeydrops - 9/18 - First Avenue 

Cover MeL: A Bruce Springsteen Singalong - 9/19 - Turf Club

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

M. Ward / Leslie Stevens - Fine Line   

Shovels and Rope - 9/24 - Amsterdam Bar and Hall

Johnny Blue Skies (aka Sturgill Simpson) - 9/25 - Roy Wilkins s/o

Boxmasters feat. Billy Bob “Bud” Thornton - Fri 9/27 - Medina

Lake St. Dive / Katie Pruitt - 9/28 - Surly

Cole Chaney - Sun 9/29 - 7th St Entry

Cowboy Junkies - 9/30 - Dakota

Kaitlin Butts - 10/1 - Turf Club

Emily Haavik Album Release Show - 10/3 - Icehouse

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

John Craigie / Tre Burt - 10/8 - Cedar Culteral Center

The DB’s - 10/11 - The Amsterdam

JD McPherson - Fri 10/11 - First Avenue

Big Fat Love: John Prine Tribute - 10/11 - Hook and Ladder 

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

Hiss Golden Messenger (solo) - 10/12 - Amsterdam Bar & Hall

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

India Ramey - 11/6 - Mortimers

Shane Smith and the Saints - 11/7 - The Varsity Theatre

Blitzen Trapper - 11/13 - Pablo Center, Eau Claire

Low Cut Connie - 11/14 - First Avenue

Allman Betts Revival Band - 12/1 - State Theater

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