Wanted: The Outlaws, the legendary album featuring Waylon & Willie, Jessie Colter & Tompall Glaser went Platinum this day in 1976. It was the first country album to reach that status. Reason enough to feature a little “Outlaw Country” on this USofA.

We also continued our salute to Todd Snider.

Program Playlist, Hour 1

Program Playlist, Hour 2

Program Playlist, Hour 3

Americana Gig List 

2025 

Gear Daddies - 11/29 - First Avenue

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

Laura Hugo Album Release Show - 11/30 - Icehouse

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

Henhouse Prowlers - 12/8 - Parkway Theatre

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

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

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

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

Lucero - 3/15 - 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

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

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

Residencies

Roe Family Singers (early) - Mondays - 331 Bar

Mary Cutrufello Band - Tuesdays - White Squirrel Bar, St Paul (Early shows, 6pm)

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