United States of Americana

Oct. 26, 2025: Three-Hour Show Debut!

by Bill DeVille

October 26, 2025

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JD McPherson performs onstage for the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on September 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee.
JD McPherson performs onstage for the 24th Annual Americana Honors & Awards at Ryman Auditorium on September 10, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee.Erika Goldring/Getty Images for Americana Music

Today is the debut of the 3 hour United States of Americana! Giving the show plenty of room to roam! This time I featured a bunch of songs featured in the great new FX series The Lowdown! JD McPherson is scoring and producing music for the series!

Program Playlist Hour 1

Program Playlist Hour 2

Program Playlist Hour 3

Americana Gig List 

2025 

Kathleen Edwards - Sun 10/26 - Fine Line

Madi Diaz - Mon 10/27 - 7th St. Entry

Lukas Nelson - Tues 10/28 - Palace Theatre

Hunter Metts / Emma Anderson - Tues 10/28 - 7th St Entry

Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country - Thurs 10/30 - First Avenue

Dylan Gossett - Thurs 10/30 - Palace Theatre

David Huckfeld and the Unarmed Forces - Sat 11/1 - Cedar Culteral Center

The Del McCoury Band - 11/6 - Parkway Theatre

Jeff Tweedy - 11/6 - First Avenue

SG Goodman - 11/8 - Fine Line

Josh Ritter / Tre Burt - 11/8 - Fitzgerald Theatre  

Meredith Moon - Wed 11/12 - The Cedar

Humbird - 11/13 - Turf Club

The Wood Brothers - Thurs 11/13 - Pantages Theatre

Molly Tuttle / Joshua Ray Walker - Fri 11/14 - Varsity Theatre

The Last Revel - Sat. 11/15 - First Avenue

Jeff Daniels - 11/15 - The Dakota

Willie Watson - 11/16 - Turf Club

Hayes Carll - 11/19 - Amsterdam

Toronzo Cannon - 11/19 - Dakota 

Rodney Crowell / The Secret Sisters -11/20 - Fitzgerald Theatre 

Rhett Miller - 11/20 - Turf Club

Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn Band - 11/21 - Turf Club

Ha Ha Tonka – 11/22 - Turf Club, 

Amerigrass: Maygen and the Birdwatcher, Turn Turn Turn, The Penny Peaches , and Joseph Huber - 11/22 - Hook and Ladder

Gear Daddies - 11/29 - First Avenue

Minnesota’s Last Waltz: A Tribute to the Band - Sat. 11/29 - Parkway Theatre

Jeffrey Foucault / Dave Moore - 12/7 - Parkway Theater

Chastity Brown - 12/12 - Landmark Center, St. Paul

The Jayhawks / Robyn Hitchcock - Fri 12/12 & Sat 12/13 - Fitzgerald Theater

Honeydogs / Six Mile Grove - Sat 12/19 - Parkway Theater

The Preservation Hall Jazz Band; A Creole Christmas - Fri & Sat. 12/19 & 12/20 - Dakota

Caitlyn Smith - 12/20 - Fitzgerald Theatre

JD McPherson’s Socks: A Rock N Roll Christmas Tour with Melissa Carper - 12/20 - First Avenue

2026

Chris Thile - 1/18 - Pantages

Dean Johnson - Sat 1/24 - Turf Club

Wayne Hancock - Sat 1/31 - Uptown VFW

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

Turnpike Troubadours - 2/19 - State Theatre

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

Margo Price - 3/1 - First Avenue

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

Wednesday - Thurs 3/26 - First Avenue

Cowboy Junkies - Sat 3/28 - Fitzgerald Theater

Madison Cunningham - 4/11 - Fitzgerald Theatre

The Nude Party - 4/13 - Turf Club

Residencies

Roe Family Singers (early) Matt Arthur & Friends (late) - Mondays - 331 Bar

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