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adam Found 2 days ago
songs:illinois ❤ Starting every fall the release schedule for both major and minor releases starts to dry up. There’s a huge drop off as major labels get positioned for Christmas sales of… Read full post »
Avi & Celia - Rollin' and Tumblin' MP# Found 3 days ago
songs:illinois ❤ If you were really paying attention to the Americana music scene and truly had your ear to the ground you might have heard some rumblings about the band Avi And… Read full post »
Martha Berner - Down and Out in San Francisco Found 4 days ago
songs:illinois ❤ I went through a very bad Martha Berner stage about two years ago. It bordered on obsession. But I’ve got it under control now (the restraining order helps). But like… Read full post »
Greg Trooper - Nobody In The Whole Wide World Found 5 days ago
songs:illinois ❤ Greg Trooper is going to attempt one of these fan-funded cd’s. The general idea is that fans “invest” in the recording process and then reap the rewards once the disc… Read full post »
J. Tillman - James Blues Found 6 days ago
songs:illinois ❤ J. Tillman has a pretty vast recorded output. His titles are typically limited run and hard to find. Keep, Yer Bird, and Fargo all tried to expand this amazing singer… Read full post »
Horatio Lee Jenkins - Drunker Than Satan Found last week
songs:illinois ❤ Seriously how can I not write about Horatio Lee Jenkins and his drinking song “Drunker Than Satan”? The song is a tale of how our brave narrator accepts a drinking… Read full post »
Dana Falconberry - do you Found last week
songs:illinois ❤ From the little I heard from Dana Falconberry’s new record Oh Skies Of Grey I feared that perhaps she’d abandoned the sound and the intimate nature of her previous songs… Read full post »
Hal Ketchum - Millionaire's Wife Found last week
songs:illinois ❤ I’m not sure how Hal Ketchum wants to be marketed. His website and Myspace are a jumble of competing messages. Is he a rebel and not part of the Nashville… Read full post »
Blackdog - Jenna Lee Found last week
songs:illinois ❤ As you may know Songs:Illinois is based in the Chicago area, but I’ve always thought it silly to focus on the Chicago scene since as far as I can tell… Read full post »
Priya Thomas - Had I Known, I Would Have Declined Found last week
songs:illinois ❤ I usually don’t read bio’s, let alone quote them, but Priya Thomas is a mystery to me and I couldn’t find the words to sum up her sound any better… Read full post »
Taneytown - Harvest Time Found on Sep 25th
songs:illinois ❤ (T)anytown is another example of a band from Europe playing heartland country folk. Their new record, East Of Everything , is out on Corazong Records in October. I’ve written about… Read full post »
Junior League Band - The Station Found on Sep 24th
songs:illinois ❤ I wasn’t sure what I was going to write about today. I’ve got a couple half finished posts I could have completed or I could have just taken the day… Read full post »
Yarn - Can't Slow Down Found on Sep 23rd
songs:illinois ❤ One of the best records I’ve heard all the way through in the newgrass/bluegrass/alt-country style is from the Brooklyn based band Yarn . The bulk of the songs on the… Read full post »
The Iguanas - Track 06 Found on Sep 22nd
songs:illinois ❤ There are some bands that I write about simply because no one else in the blogosphere is. I may not be a big slobbering fan of these bands’ stuff but… Read full post »
Polk Miller - Oysters And Wine at 2 A.M. Found on Sep 19th
songs:illinois ❤ The line graph above is a representation of the Songs:Illinois traffic trend. Can you tell which way it’s trending? Neither can I. While I’m happy with the number and quality… Read full post »
Mean Sea Level - See What You See Found on Sep 18th
songs:illinois ❤ Would you like a band that combines the laconic indie folk of Will Oldham and the literate English folk of Nick Drake? If the answer’s yes than you should check… Read full post »
Charlie Louvin - Precious Lord, Take My Hand Found on Sep 18th
songs:illinois ❤ I’ve said my piece on Charlie Louvin back in 2006 ( here ) when he released a comeback record of sorts on Tompkins Square . Now it’s two years later… Read full post »
mike behrends - If I Grew Out My Beard Found on Sep 18th
songs:illinois ❤ Rachel Harrington released her critically acclaimed debut record in 2007 called The Bootlegger’s Daughter. She’s now ready to follow that up with her sophomore effort - City Of Refuge .… Read full post »
Austin Hartley Leonard - Golden Opportunity Found on Sep 18th
songs:illinois ❤ I was going to try to squeeze Austin Hartley-Leonard into Honky-Tonk Friday but had to abandon that since his music lacks that twang found on most Honky-Tonk Friday posts. If… Read full post »
The Youngers - Heritage Found on Sep 18th
songs:illinois ❤ I saw a weird ad on TV the other day; it was with The Bodeans and they were promoting the state of Wisconsin. I guess music is a better sales… Read full post »
Tony Wain and the Payne - We Can Take My Car Found on Sep 18th
songs:illinois ❤ One of my randomnest discoveries of earlier this year was the really rough and lofi honky-tonk of Tony Wain And The Payne ( here ). Their early demos were some… Read full post »
GrimGrinning - Ghosts Found on Sep 18th
songs:illinois ❤ I wrote about the extremely lofi twee folk of Andrew Phillip Tipton a while back ( here and here ). Now Andrew’s got a new ltd. edition covers record out.… Read full post »
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