I featured a few from Willie Nelson on this USofA, including 2 new from his album set for release on Friday, which is also his 89th birthday. We are lucky to have walked the same earth with this gent for our whole lives! I’ll also feature new songs from Lyle Lovett, Old Crow Medicine Show, Big Thief and Bonnie Raitt.

Program Playlist, hour 1

Program Playlist, hour 2

Americana Gig List 

2022

Amos Lee - Sunday 4/24 - Orpheum 

The Sapsuckers / Jack Klatt - Sunday 4/24 - Palmers

A Tribute to Emmylou Harris & Loretta Lynn - Wed 4/27 -  Turf Club

Wesley Stace aka John Wesley Harding - 4/27 - The Hook

Robbie Fulk's Bluegrass Band - Thurs 4/28 - The Dakota

Courtney Yasmineh and her Americana Cowboy Band - Fri 4/29 - KJ’s Hideaway 

Fruit Bats / Bonnie Light Horseman - Fri 4/29 - First Avenue

“MN All-Star Bluegrass Benefit” for Families of Peter Ostroushko & Alan

Jesperson feat. The Best MN Bluegrass Performers -  Sat 4/30 - Parkway

Anais Mitchell / Samantha Crain - Sun 5/1 - Turf

Dale Watson & His Lone Stars - Wed 5/4 - Uptown VFW

Ghost of Paul Revere - 5/5 - Turf Club

The Scarlett Goodbye / Willie Wisely / Cindy Lawson - 5/6 - Turf Club

John Gorka - 5/7 - Parkway Theater

Scott Laurent - 5/7  - Aster Cafe

Asleep at the Wheel - Sat 5/7 - Hopkins Center for the Arts

Caroline Spence - 5/8 - Turf

The Cactus Blossoms / Lilly Hiatt - 5/14 - First Avenue

Valerie June / Chastity Brown - 5/20 - The Cedar

Foy Vance - 5/20 - The Cedar

Becky Kapell Album Release Show - 5/21 - Turf Club

Bob Dylan 81st Birthday Bash - 5/24 - Turf Club

Susto - 5/25 - Turf

Kurt Vile and the Violators - 5/25 - First Avenue

The Last Revel - 5/28 - Turf Club

Revival Music Fest feat. The String Cheese Incident / The Infamous

Stringdusters / Leftover Salmon / Useful Jenkins etc - Harmony Park, Lake Geneva, MN - 5/27 - 5/29

Orville Peck / The Nude Party - 6/4 & 6/5 - First Avenue

Paul Thorn - 6/10 - Dakota

Turnpike Troubadors / Steve Earle and the Dukes / Old 97’s - 6/11 - Waite Park, MN

High Hawks - 6/12 - Hook and Ladder

Ben Nichols - 6/12 - Fine Line

Bob Log III - 6/12 - Turf Clap

Meat Puppets - 6/23 - Turf Club

Sarah Shook / Joshua Ray Walker - 6/23 - Turf Club

Blue Ox Festival - feat. Pert Near Sandstone / Punch Brothers / Old Crow Medicine Show / Samantha Fish / Joseph / Paul Cauthen / Cedric Burnside / Them Coulee Boys etc. - 6/23-25 - Whispering Pines CampGround,  Eau Claire, WI  

Brandy Clark - 6/25 - The Dakota 

Meat Puppets - 6/29 - 7th St. Entry

Aaron Lee Tasjan - 7/2 - Parkway Theatre

Them Coulee Boys / Barbaro - Fri 7/8 - Turf

Lyle Lovett & His Large Band - 7/23 - State Theatre

John Hiatt & the Goners feat. Sonny Landreth / Buddy Guy - 7/24 - Mystic Lake

Brandi Carlile - 7/30 - Xcel Energy Center

The Steel Wheels - Thurs 8/4 - Dakota

The Dead South / The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band / Tejon Street Corner Thieves - 8/8 - Palace Theatre  

Neko Case - 9/1 - First Avenue 

Yola - 9/9 - First Avenue

American Aquarium - 9/22 - Fine Line

Jamestown Revival - Friday -  9/30 - Fine Line

Calexico - 10/10 - Fine Line

Daniel Romano's Outfit / Carson McHone - 10/26 - 7th St Entry 

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 & Trevor McSpadden - Tuesdays - White Squirrel Bar, St Paul (Early shows, 6pm)

St. Dominic's Trio - Tuesdays - Driftwood, Minneapolis