It’s Jason Isbell’s 47th birthday today! A good reason to dig around in his music catalogue a bit. You’ll hear a cover, a live track and much more on this USofA!

Plus, I have a couple of new protest songs to play for you.

Program Playlist, hour 1

Program Playlist, hour 2

Program Playlist, hour 3

Americana Gig List 

2026

Jade Eagleson - Tues 2/3 - 7th St. Entry

Olivia Barton - Wed 2/4 - 7th St. Entry

Turn Turn Turn Album Release Show - Thurs 2 /5 - Icehouse

Sierra Hull / Milk Carton Kids - Fri 2/13 - Hopkins Center for the Arts 

Gear Daddies / The Belfast Cowboys - Sat 2/13 Medina Ent. Ctr

Lola Kirke w/Storey Littleton and Calder The Destroyer - Sat 2/13 Parkway Theater

Kiss The Tiger - Tribute to Lucinda Williams - 2/14 - Turf CLub

Arkansause / Chicken Wire Empire - Mon 2/15 - The Cedar

Stephen Kellog & the Homecoming - 2/18 - Turf Club

Chris Koza & Rogue Valley Wed 2/18 - Dakota

Turnpike Troubadours; 3rd Annual Concert For Conservation feat. Dave Simonett - Thurs 2/19

- State Theatre

Brandi Carlile / The Head and the Heart - Sat 2/21 - Target Center

Noah Rinker- Wed 2/25 - 7th St Entry

Heart - Sat 2/21 - Target Center

Bayker Blankenship  - Sat. 2/21 - Varsity Theatre

Tinsley Ellis - 2/24 - Dakota

Shemekia Copeland - Wed 2/25 - Dakota

Cat Power: The Greatest Tour - 2/26 - First Avenue 

Emily Scott Robinson - Sun 3/1 - 7th St Entry

Margo Price - 3/1 - First Avenue

Freedy Johnston - 3/1 - Parkway Theater

Los Straitjackets & Deke Dickerson - 3/4 - The Hook and Ladder

Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit - Thurs 3/5 - Armory

Dar Williams / Joy Clark - Fri 3/6 - The Cedar

The Lone Bellow - Fri 3/6 - Hopkins Center For the Arts

Drew and Ellie Holcomb - 3/6 - Fitzgerald Theatre 

Los Lobos - 3/11 & 3/12 - The Dakota    

Jesse Welles  - 3/12 & 3/13 - First Avenue

Chicago Farmer - 3/14 - The Cedar 

Lucero - 3/15 - First Avenue

Dale Watson - Mon 3/23 - Uptown VFW 

Wednesday - Thurs 3/26 - First Avenue

John Craigie - 3/26 - The Cedar

Cowboy Junkies - Sat 3/28 - Fitzgerald Theater

Wyatt Flores / Kashus Culpepper - 4/1 - Palace Theatre 

Chris Smither & Loudon Wainwright III - 4/8 - The Cedar

The Silos 40th Anniversary Tour - 4/8 - Icehouse 

An Evening with Jimmy Webb - 4/8 - Parkway Theatre 

Madison Cunningham - 4/11 - Fitzgerald Theatre

Cat Clyde / Boy Golden - 4/11 - Turf Club

The Nude Party - 4/13 - Turf Club

Them Coulee Boys - 4/17 - The Cedar

Courtney Marie Andrews - 4/17 - Turf Club

Waxahatchee & M.J. Lenderman Solo and Together w/Brennan Wedl - 4/29 - State Theatre

Reverend Horton Heat w/Black Joe Lewis and Piñata Protest - Wed 4/29 - First Avenue

Iron and Wine - 5/1 - Fitzgerald Theater

Daniel Romano's Outfit w/Uni Boys - Sun 5/10 - Fine Line

Joshua Ray Walker - Fri 5/29 - Turf Club

Clay Street Unit - 5/30 - Turf CLub

The Wallflowers - Sat 6/13 - First Ave

Blue Ox Music Fest. feat. Charley Crockett, Valerie June, Dom Flemons, Marcus King Band, I’m With Her, Kurt Vile and the Violators, Pert Near Sandstone, Sierra Hull etc  - 6/25-6/27 - Eau Claire, WI

MN Country Club Festival feat. Charley Crockett, the Red Clay Strays and Treaty Oak Revival, Trampled by Turtles, and The Beach Boy - 7/10 & 7/11 - Harriet Island Regional Park, St. Paul

John Mellencamp - 7/14 - Mystic Lake Amphitheatre 

The Black Crowes - 7/28 - Canterbury Park, Shakopee

Chris Stapleton - 7/29 & 7/30 - Canterbury Park, Shakopee

Residencies

Erik Koskinen - Friday’s in February - Icehouse

Turn Turn Turn Album Release Residency - Thursday’s In February - Icehouse 

Roe Family Singers (early) - Mondays - 331 Bar

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