Dan Layus - Tuesday 1/31 - The Cedar Rich Mattson & the Northstars / Whale on the Thames - 2/3 - Turf Club Dawes -Friday Feb. 3 - State William Elliott Whitmore - 2/4 - Turf Club Romantica Album Release show - 2/4 - Fitzgerald Theater Susto - 2/7 - 7th St. Entry Wayne "The Train" Hancock - 2/9 - Uptown VFW Dead Man Winter / The Pines / Erik Koskinen - 2/10 - First Avenue Robert Ellis (Seated Show) - 2/10 - Turf Club Rhett Miller / Trapper Schoepp - 2/11 - Turf Club Hayes Carll - 2/14 - Dakota Pert Near Sandstone - "Winter String Gathering" - 2/17 & 2/18 - Cedar Stephen Kellogg - 2/18 - Turf Club Whitney Rose - 2/21 - 7th St. Entry Valerie June - 2/22 - The Cedar Matt Hannah Release Show - 2/24 - The Warming House, MPLS. Hope Country / Jake Jones - 2/24 - Turf Club Lyle Lovett / John Hiatt - 2/25 - State Theatre Those Pretty Wrongs (Jody Stephens of Big Star) - 2/25 - 7th St. Entry Lake St. Dive - 3/4 - First Avenue The SubDudes - 3/7 - The Dakota David Lindley - 3/8/17 - The Cedar The Jayhawks / The Cactus Blossoms - 3/11 - Palace Theatre, St. Paul Noam Pikelny - 3/13 - The Cedar Nikki Lane / Brent Cobb / Jonathan Tyler- 3/14 - Turf Club The Revivalists - 3/15 - The Fine Line Chuck Prophet & the Mission Express - 3/15 - Turf Club Greensky Bluegrass - 3/18 - Palace Theatre, St. Paul Elizabeth Cook - 3/20 - The Dakota Son Volt - 3/29 - First Avenue Tift Merritt - 4/8 - The Cedar Margo Price - 4/8 - First Avenue Jackie Greene Band / David Luning - 4/12 - Turf Club Aaron Lee Tasjan / BB Gun - 4/13 - 7th St. Entry Shooter Jenning - 4/15 - Turf Club Richie Furay - 4/28 - The Dakota Hurray for the Riff Raff / Ron Gallo - 4/30 - Fine Line Kinky Friedman - 5/3 - Turf Club Paul Thorn - 5/4 - The Cedar Gear Daddies / Sam llanas - 5/6 - First Avenue The Blasters / The Delta Bombers - 5/9 - Turf Club The Wild Reeds / Blank Range - 5/10 - Turf Club Blue Ox Festival feat. Pert Near Sandstone, Punch Brothers, Drive-By Truckers, Son Volt, Infamous Stringdusters. Dead Man Winter, Willie Watson etc. - June 8, 9 & 10 - Eau Claire, Wi.

Hot Club of Cowtown - Tonight 1/22 - The Dakota Zach Williams (of The Lone Bellow) - Wednesday 1/25 - The Dakota Bear's Den - 1/25 - Fine Line Firefall - 1/26 - The Dakota Joe Hysell - 1/28 - Turf Club Dan Layus - 1/31 - The Cedar Dawes - Feb. 3 - State William Elliott Whitmore - 2/4 - Turf Club Romantica Album Release show - 2/4 - Fitzgerald Theater Susto - 2/7 - 7th St. Entry Wayne "The Train" Hancock - 2/9 - Uptown VFW Dead Man Winter / The Pines / Erik Koskinen - 2/10 - First Avenue Robert Ellis - 2/10 - Turf Club Rhett Miller - 2/11 - Turf Club Hayes Carll - 2/14 - Dakota Pert Near Sandstone - "Winter String Gathering" - 2/17 & 2/18 - Cedar Stephen Kellogg - 2/18 - Turf Club Whitney Rose - 2/21 - 7th St. Entry Valerie June - 2/22 - The Cedar Matt Hannah Release Show - 2/24 - The Warming House, MPLS. Lyle Lovett / John Hiatt - 2/25 - State Theatre Those Pretty Wrongs (Jody Stephens of Big Star) - 2/25 - 7th St. Entry The SubDudes - 3/7 - The Dakota David Lindley - 3/8/17 - The Cedar The Jayhawks / The Cactus Blossoms - 3/11 - Palace Theatre, St. Paul Nikki Lane - 3/14 - Turf Club The Revivalists - 3/15 - The Fine Line Elizabeth Cook - 3/20 - The Dakota Son Volt - 3/29 - First Avenue Tift Merritt - 4/8 - The Cedar Margo Price - 4/8 - First Avenue Richie Furay - 4/28 - The Dakota Hurray for the Riff Raff / Ron Gallo - 4/30 - Fine Line Paul Thorn - 5/4 - The Cedar Gear Daddies - 5/6 - First Avenue The Blasters - 5/9 - Turf Club Blue Ox Festival feat. Pert Near Sandstone, Punch Brothers, Drive-By Truckers, Son Volt, Infamous Stringdusters. Dead Man Winter, Willie Watson etc. - June 8, 9 & 10 - Eau Claire, Wi.

26 - Cody Jinks - I'm Not The Devil 27 - The Wallcotts - Let the Devil Win 28 - Brent Cobb - Shine on a Rainy Day 29 - Daniel Romano - Mosey 30 - Amanda Shires - My Piece of Land 31 - Aubrie Sellers - New City Blues 32 - Wild Ponies - Radiant 33 - John Prine - For Better or Worse 34 - Dwight Yoakam - Swimmin' Pools, Movie Stars 35 - Sara Watkins - Young In All The Wrong Ways 36 - Chelle Rose - Blue Ridge Blood 37 - Luke Bell - Luke Bell 38 - Southern Culture on the Skids - The Electric Pinecones 39 - case/lang/veirs - case/lang/veirs 40 - Bonnie Raitt - Dig In Deep

This time I featured tracks from the Top 25 Americana albums you heard on United States of Americana!

Trailer Trash's Trashy Little X-Mas - Wednesday Pioneer Place, St Cloud, Friday - 12/23 - Turf Club The Jayhawks - 12/29 - First Avenue The Last Revel - 12/31 - The Hook and Ladder, Downtown Longfellow

Trailer Trash's Trashy Little X-Mas - Wednesday Pioneer Place, St Cloud, Friday - 12/23 - Turf Club The Jayhawks - 12/29 - First Avenue

Melodime / Ben Lubeck - tonight 12/11 - Turf Club Jon Dee Graham - Monday 12/12 - The Warming House Supersuckers / Jesse Dayton - Wednesday 12/14 - VFW Ian Alexy and the Deserters Release Show feat. Lowland Lakers / Federales / Teague Alexy - Friday 12/16 - Turf Club 8th Annual Yuletide Sweater Ball feat. Pistol Whippin party Penguins / Kind Country - 12/16 - Cedar Trailer Trash's Trashy Little X-Mas - 12/23 - Turf Club The Jayhawks - 12/29 - First Avenue

Andy Calhoun - tonight 12/4 - Icehouse Charlie Dush - Today - Barely Brother Records 1-3pm Jeffrey Foucault - Thursday 12/8 - The Cedar Dead Horses - Thursday 12/8 - Turf Club Graham Bramblett - Thursday 12/8 - The Warming House Cody Jinks - Saturday - 12/10 - Cabooze Paper Bird - Saturday 12/10 - 7th St. Entry 12/10 Martin Zellar - Saturday - 12/10 - Turf Club Melodime / Ben Lubeck - 12/11 - Turf Club Supersuckers / Jesse Dayton - 12/14 - VFW Ian Alexy and the Deserters Release Show feat. Lowland Lakers / Federales / Teague Alexy 12/16 - Turf Club 8th Annual Yuletide Sweater Ball feat. Pistol Whippin party Penguins / Kind Country - 12/16 - Cedar Trailer Trash's Trashy Little X-Mas - 12/23 - Turf Club The Jayhawks - 12/29 - First Avenue

The Brokedown Dolly's - Tonight 11/20 - Icehouse Jonatha Brooke - Monday - 11/21 - Dakota The Pines / Frankie Lee - Friday 11/25 - The Cedar An Evening with Leo Kottke - 11/25 - Fitzgerald Theatre The Cactus Blossoms - Saturday 11/26 - First Avenue Luke Bell - 12/1 - Uptown VFW Joe Pug - 12/1 - Turf Club Amanda Shires - 12/2 - Turf Club Mason Jenning - 12/3 - First Avenue Whitey Morgan - 12/3 - Cabooze Andy Calhoun - 12/4 - Icehouse Jeffrey Foucault - 12/8 - The Cedar Dead Horses - 12/8 - Turf Club Graham Bramblett - 12/8 - The Warming House Cody Jinks - 12/10 - Cabooze Paper Bird - 12/10 - 7th St. Entry 12/10 Martin Zellar - 12/10 - Turf Club Melodime / Ben Lubeck - 12/11 - Turf Club Ian Alexy and the Deserters Release Show feat. Lowland Lakers / Federales / Teague Alexy 12/16 - Turf Club Trailer Trash's Trashy Little X-Mas - 12/23 - Turf Club The Jayhawks - 12/29 - First Avenue

Ryan Lee Album Release Show - Monday 11/14 - Phoenix Theatre, MPLS David Bromberg Quintet / Martin Devaney - Monday 11/14 - The Cedar Alejandro Escovedo - Tuesday 11/15 - The Dakota Matt Woods - 11/15 - Viking Bar The Flatlanders - Wednesday 11/16 - The Dakota Dar Williams - Wednesday 11/16 - The Cedar Peter Wolf - Thursday 11/17 - The Dakota John Paul White - Thursday 11/17 - Turf Club Three Women and the Truth (Mary Gauthier, Gretchen Peters, Eliza Gilkyson) Thursday 11/17 - The Cedar Americana Showcase feat Black Lillies & Six Mile Grove - Friday 11/18 - Rochester, MN The Last Revel / The Lowest Pair - Friday 11/18 - The Cedar Farewell Milwaukee - Friday 11/18 - Turf Club Rivvers / The Walcott's - Saturday - 11/19 - Lee's CJ Chenier - Saturday 11/19 - The Dakota John Gorka - Saturday 11/19 - The Cedar The Pines / Frankie Lee - 11/25 - The Cedar The Cactus Blossoms - 11/26 - First Avenue Luke Bell - 12/1 - Uptown VFW Joe Pug - 12/1 - Turf Club Amanda Shires - 12/2 - Turf Club Mason Jenning - 12/3 - First Avenue Whitey Morgan - 12/3 - Cabooze Jeffrey Foucault - 12/8 - The Cedar Dead Horses - 12/8 - Turf Club Cody Jinks - 12/10 - Cabooze Paper Bird - 12/10 - 7th St. Entry 12/10 Martin Zellar - 12/10 - Turf Club Melodime / Ben Lubeck - 12/11 - Turf Club Ian Alexy and the Deserters Release Show feat. Lowland Lakers / Federales / Teague Alexy 12/16 - Turf Club Trailer Trash's Trashy Little X-Mas - 12/23 - Turf Club The Jayhawks - 12/29 - First Avenue