New Music Friday! The debut album from Morgan Nagler is out today, and it includes an early contender for Song of the Summer. Check out "Grassoline" below, and read my review on Americana Highways. #listenbetter americanahighways.org/2026/03/11/r...
New Music Friday! War Child UK has a timely new benefit album out, with proceeds going to help kids in war zones. Plenty of new songs on it, but my pick is a stunning Fontaines D.C. cover of one of my favorite Sinรฉad O'Connor songs. Listen below & read my review on Americana Highways. #listenbetter
Yeah, I've been there a few times - unfortunately, not for this performance.
New Music Friday! This week, it's the debut LP from Colorado's next great jamgrass band, Magoo. Check out a live version of "The Road" below, and read my review on Americana Highways. #listenbetter americanahighways.org/2026/02/25/r...
New Music Friday! This week, it's the debut LP from Omaha's Lightning Stills, which tells us that drinking is fun, right up until it ain't. Check out "Closed Down the Bar" below, and read my review on Americana Highways. #listenbetter americanahighways.org/2026/02/18/r...
To those planning on turning over to watch that "other" event during halftime - country music was not invented so that you could kowtow to the government, you ignorant fucking MAGA dolts.
New Music Friday! One of America's best rock bands, Ratboys, is back with a collection of tight pop songs and extended, guitar-y jammers. Check out "Anywhere" below and read my review on Americana Highways. #listenbetter americanahighways.org/2026/02/04/r...
Before tonight's GRAMMYs (note - no apostrophe) telecast, check out Americana Highways for my predictions on who will (and who SHOULD) win in the country, Americana and roots categories. #listenbetter americanahighways.org/2026/02/01/2...
New Music Friday! The latest from Nashville's Bre Kennedy is out today - check out the enlightening sadness of "Good Grief" below, and read my review on Americana Highways. #listenbetter americanahighways.org/2026/01/28/r...
New Music Friday! First one of '26, and it's a good one. The debut album from Mon Rovรฎa is a beautiful, tragic travelogue from his childhood in war-ravaged Liberia to an America equally full of promise and failings. Listen to "Heavyfoot" below, and read my review on Americana Highways. #listenbetter
Music Friday! My last(?) piece of the year ended up being one of my favorite concerts of 2025. Read my Americana Highways review of Greg Freeman's show at Globe Hall below. #listenbetter americanahighways.org/2025/12/17/s...
Using taxes (tariffs) levied on businesses to pay for a bonus for one group of people. Wouldn't that be... redistribution of wealth?
New Music Friday! It's time for my annual Americana Highways 45 RPM (Reasons to Purchase Music) List, celebrating the best music of 2025. Give it a read to see if your favorites are on it (or to find some new ones), and check out the playlist at the end. #listenbetter
New Music Friday! December always yields at least one must-listen album, and Dove Ellis' debut record is an absolute gem. Listen to one of my favorite songs of 2025, "Love Is," below, and read more on Americana Highways. #listenbetter americanahighways.org/2025/12/04/r...
Today marked 30 years in television news for me, and I've never felt a greater gap between what it needs to be and what it's becoming.
New Music Friday! Kick off your Christmas season with my favorite holiday album in quite a while from Melissa Carper. Start with (what else) "Plug in the Tree" below, and read my review on Americana Highways. #listenbetter americanahighways.org/2025/11/25/r...
New Music Thursday! It's the debut LP from Nashville's Laney Jones and the Spirits, and it might be my favorite rock record of 2025. Check out "Bitch Year" below, and read my review on Americana Highways. #listenbetter americanahighways.org/2025/11/19/r...