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AmericanaFest Special 9/29

Madi Diaz. Stephen Sanchez performed at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand Stage with special guest Madi Diaz on Saturday, August 31.
Madi Diaz. Stephen Sanchez performed at the Minnesota State Fair Grandstand Stage with special guest Madi Diaz on Saturday, August 31.Laura Buhman for MPR
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September 29, 2024

On this United States of Americana we featured nothing but tunes recorded live Sound Stage Studios in Nashville during AmericanaFest 2024. We’ll check out music from artists like Lizzie No, Robert Earl Keen, Wyatt Flores, Hiss Golden Messenger, Amythyst Kiah and we have a couple of tunes from both The Cactus Blossoms and Madi Diaz!

Program Playlist, hour 1

Program Playlist, hour 2

Americana Gig List 

2024

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

Jimmy Webb - 9/29 - Parkway Theater

Cowboy Junkies - 9/30 & 10/1 - Dakota

Kaitlin Butts - 10/1 - Turf Club

Emily Haavik Album Release Show w/Haley E. Rydell - 10/3 - Icehouse

Odie Leigh - Fri 10/4 - Fine Line

Pony Bradshaw - Fri 10/4 - Turf Club

Billy Bragg - Sat 10/5 - First Avenue

Luke LeBlanc / Laura Hugo - Sat 10/5 - Hook and Ladder 

Robin & Linda Williams / Maya DeVitri  - Sat 10/5 - The Cedar 

Willie Watson - Sun 10/6 - The Dakota

Tired Eyes (Neil Young Tribute) - 10/6 - Turf Club

American Aquarium - 10/7 - Turf Club

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

Kevin Gordon w/James Loney & Matt Fink - 10/9 - Hook and Ladder

An Evening With Josh Rouse - 10/9 - Parkway 

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 

Wild Horses / Mike Munson - Sat 10/12 - Treasure Island Casino

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 

Benjamin Tod & the Lost Dog Band - 10/15 First Avenue

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

Katy Tessman / Laura Hugo - Fri 10/18 - Icehouse

Mickey Guyton - Fri 10/18 - First Avenue

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 / Kacy and Clayton - 10/26 - Fitzgerald 

Wyatt Flores - Tues 10/29 - 7th St. Entry

Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country - 10/30 - First Avenue

John McEuen (Founder of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band) - 11/1 - The Cedar

Richie Furay - Sat. 11/2 - Hopkins Center for the Arts 

Nick Lowe & Los Straitjackets- 11/2 & 11/3 - Fine Line

Allison Russell / Kara Jackson - 11/3 First Avenue

India Ramey - 11/6 - Mortimers

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

David Wilcox - 11/10 - The Cedar Cultural Center

The Wild Feathers - 11/11 - Turf Club

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

Town Mountain / John R. Miller - 11/13 - Turf Club

Low Cut Connie - 11/14 - First Avenue

Blitzen Trapper - 11/14 - Turf Club

Neal Francis - 11/15 - Fine Line

Boy Named Banjo - 11/15 - Turf Club

The Outlaws and Atlanta Rhythm Section - Sat 11/16 -  Medina Ent. Center

Shannon McNally - 11/16 - Hook and Ladder (Mission Room)

Uncle Lucius - 11/17 - Turf Club

Rev. Horton Heat w/ Jason D. Williams - Sun 11/17 - Fine Line

Amigo the Devil w/ TK and the Holy Know-Nothings & Rattlesnake Milk  - 11/19 - Turf Club 

Allman Betts Revival Band - 12/1 - State Theater

An Evening with Wilco - 12/13, 12/14, 12/15 - Palace Theatre

Martin Zellar - 12/14 - Turf Club

Josh Ritter - Mon 12/16 - Fitzgerald Theater

Son Little - 12/20 - Amsterdam

2025 

Big Sandy & His Flyrite Boys - 2-1 - Uptown Vfw

Sunny Sweeney - 3/19 - Turf CLub

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