On this USofA I’ll feature a good dose of new music including new songs from Pernice Brothers, Richard Thompson,  Kara Jackson,  The Damnwells featuring Morgan Wade & some lost tapes from Johnny Cash were discovered by his son. I’ll play one of those songs! Willie Nelson turns 91 on Monday, so we’ll hear a couple of Willie tunes. Plus, It’s a good week for shows and I‘ll play some the artists coming to town!

Program Playlist, hour 1

Program Playlist, hour 2

Americana Gig List 

2024

Burnside Kimbrough Experience - Sun 4/28 - Hook and Ladder

Robyn Hitchcock - Thurs 5/2 - The Cedar

Los Straitjackets - 5/2 - Turf Club

Charlie Parr - 5/3 - First Avenue

Daniel Lanois Trio - 5/4 Hopkins Center for the Arts

Gear Daddies - 5/4 - First Avenue

Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys  / Kinda Fonda Wanda - 5/5 - Hook & Ladder  OUTSIDE

Charlie Mars - 5/5 - The Dakota

Lola Kirke - 5/8 - 7th St. Entry

Hermanos Gutierrez - Sat 5/11- First Ave

Twangfest II feat. Mary Cutrufello / Mother Banjo / Sarah Morris / Cole Diamond / Doug Collins and the Receptionists / Trailer Trash - 5/11 Palmers (Outside) 

Yonder Mountain String Band - 5/16 & 5/17 - The Dakota

Matthew Logan Vasquez – 5/16 - 7th St. Entry

Southern Culture On the Skids - 5/16 - Fine Line

Sierra Hull - 5/19 - Hopkins Center For the  Arts

Katie Pruitt - 5/19 - Amsterdam

The Cactus Blossoms - Sun 5/19 - Sacred Heart Music Center  

The Secret Sisters - Sat & Sun  5/19 & 5/20 - Parkway Theater

Billy Strings - 5/21 - The Armory

Willie Nelson & Family - 5/20 & 5/21 - Bluestem Amphitheatre, Moorhead MN

Willie Nelson & Family - Thurs 5/23 - Bayfront Festival Park, Duluth 

Duluth Dylan Fest Songwriter Contest - Fri 5/24 - Sacred Heart Music Center (Bob’s Birthday)  

Buck Meek - Sat 5/25 - The Cedar

Jenny Don’t and the Spurs / Cole Diamond - Tues 5/28 - Uptown VFW

Lizzie No - 5/29 - Turf Club

Humbird - Thurs 5/30 - Sacred Heart Music Center  

Davina and the Vagabonds Album Release Show - Fri 5/31 - Ordway Center for the Performing Arts

John Moreland - Sun 6/2 - The Cedar

The Jayhawks - 6/6 - Utepils

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss /  JD McPherson - Fri 6/7 - Mystic Lake Amphitheater

OUTSIDE

Noah Kahan - 6/7 & 6/8 - Xcel Energy Center

Lucinda Williams w/Dessa, Chastity Brown, Kiss the Tiger - 6/8 - Hilde Performance Center Amphitheater

Stampede Tour Featuring Orville Peck / Durand Jones / Debbii Dawsonn -  6/11 - Armory

Arkansauce - Wed - 6/12 - Turf Club

Shannon and the Clams - 6/13 - Fine Line

Cedric Burnside - 6/19 - The Dakota

Black Pumas - 6/21 - Surly

Chuck Prophet - 6/23 - Turf Club

Supersuckers - 6/26 - Hook and Ladder

Brent Cobb - 6/27 - Fine Line

Blue Ox Festival feat. Pert Near Sandstone, Sierra Ferrell, Band of Horses, Watchouse, Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country, Molly Tuttle & more…6/27-6/29 - Eau Claire, WI. 

Amos Lee - 6/28 - State Theatre 

Little Feat / Dwayne Betts - 6/29 - Fitzgerald Theater

Mike Campbell and the Dirty Knobs - 7/5 - Fitzgerald Theatre

The Waco Brothers - 7/6 - The Cedar

Lissie (Duo show) - 7/11 - Hook and Ladder (Outside)

Lissie (Full Band) - 7/12 - Hook and Ladder (Outside)

Nickel Creek / Andrew Bird - 7/13 - Surly

Shakey Graves - 7/14 - Palace Theatre 

The Wood Brothers - 7/15 - The Recreation Outdoor Center (ROC), St. Louis Park, MN 

Dale Watson and His Lone-Stars - 7/18 - Uptown VFW 

49 Winchester - 7/18 - First Avenue

Lyle Lovett and the Large Band - Fri 7/19 - State Theater

Tedeschi Trucks Band - 8/2 & 8/3 - Armory

The Stray Cats - Thurs 8/8 - Bluestem Center for the Arts Amphitheatre, Moorhead

The Stray Cats -  Fri 8/9 - The Ledge Amphitheatre - Waite Park, MN  

Old 97’s - Fri 8/9 - First Avenue

Mason Jennings - 8/9 & 8/10 - Parkway 

Dwight Yoakam / The Mavericks - 8/10 - The Ledge Amphitheater 

Charley Crockett - Fri 8/16 - Palace Theatre 

Zach Bryan / Turnpike Troubadours / Levi Turner -  8/24 - US Bank Stadium

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

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Farewell Tour - 9/12 - The Ledge Amphitheatre, Waite Park, MN

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

Cowboy Junkies - 9/30 - Dakota

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

Drive-By Truckers - Fri & Sat 10/25 & 10/26 - Uptown 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