Bzzzt! Bzzt! Bzzzzzzzt! I’m buzzing with news about Bumbershoot! First of all, I’m mad that it’s not called Bumbleshoot. I’ve got all these bee puns stinging my insides and I’ve got to let them out somehow. I’m allergic. Other than that, the long-running Seattle festival has announced their 2012 lineup. This year’s festival, which takes place September 1-3 at the Seattle Center, features aaaaaaaaaaaaah: Jane’s Addiction, Skrillex, Tony Bennett, M. Ward, Mac Miller, Big Sean, King Khan & the Shrines, The Promise Ring, Keane, Blitzen Trapper, M83, Passion Pit, The Vaselines, Low, The ...

The lineup was announced today for the 2012 Bumbershoot Music & Arts Festival. Headliners Jane’s Addiction, Tony Bennett, SKRILLEX, and M83 are joined by a wide range of artists including many KEXP favorites: The Helio Sequence, Blitzen Trapper, Passion Pit, M. Ward, The Jayhawks, The Heavy, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, King Khan & Read more...

Old American Junk Home Self-Released [2012] Fire Note Says: Wisconsin band Old American Junk generate plenty of Southern vibes on their Americana rock debut Home ! Album Review: This debut from Madison, Wisconsin band Old American Junk will have some scratching their head because you will swear the four piece group's Americana tinged indie rock is straight out of Austin. This is the immediate good feeling you get on the energetic sing along opening track "Runaround Man". It has such a fun hook that it instantly makes you want to stick around for more while the rolling piano at its ...

Guns of Navarone sägen und tüfteln am Alt-Country oder lieben ihn einfach nur: die Band aus Austin in Texas spielt prächtigen und zeitgemäßen Americana-Rock – Musik, die Fans von The Jayhawks und von Wilco gleichermaßen glücklich macht. Auf dem aktuellen Album “Prize And Battlefield” gibt sich das Quartett etwas nachdenklich. So folgt der ersten kleinen [...]

Tom Jones isn’t a name that comes up around these parts too often. In fact, the last time we mentioned anything that had to do with Mr. Jones, it was probably about his appearance at Outside Lands back in 2009. The velvet-voiced Welsh crooner is best known for hits like It’s Not Unusual, She’s A Lady and What’s New Pussycat, and has sold a staggering 100 million-plus records, since since the mid-1960s. Over the last few years,  Jones has attempted to connect with a younger audience, similar to the way Johnny Cash did in the late ...

Levon Helm passed away  today after a long battle with cancer. This afternoon and over the next few days we expect plenty of tributes and thoughts about The Band drummer to file in from around the world. We’ll compile word of those tributes within this post and will update it accordingly. [Photos by Jeremy Gordon ] Obituaries and Remembrances : Jambands.com : “The only American member of the quintessential Americana quintet, Helm—who also played mandolin, guitar and other instruments—had managed to beat the odds for nearly two decades since being diagnosed with throat cancer in the late 1990s. “ Rolling ...

The Jayhawks just released a new music video featuring an old song that'll still be new to many folks. The gospel standard "Up Above My Head" wasn't on the original version of their celebrated 1992 r

The Philly-based group War">Good Old War play open-hearted, fresh-faced pop-rock that isn’t shy with the ” oh, girls” or the “sha-la-las”. A light rain of mandolins brings in “Calling Me Names,” a winsome little slice of country-pop that splits the difference between The Jayhawks and Matthew Sweet.

Man kan, som min sidemand ved gårsdagens koncert gjorde, undre sig over, at The Jayhawks ikke er mere kendte, end tilfældet er. At bandet ikke er et større navn, end tilfældet er. Men måske er det i virkeligheden ikke så underligt. The Jayhawks blev dannet for mere end 25 år siden – helt nøjagtig i [...]

Blues & Americana Roots Music Done Right! meet Highway Ghosts Featuring special guest: Jimmy Ryan on mandolin ARTIST SPOTLIGHT - Highway Ghosts’ rich vocal harmonies and inspirational songwriting have made them a household name around New England’s Americana music circles. Highway Ghosts formed in 2007 when Matt Slowick (drums) joined David DeLuca (guitar, vocals), Dan Cody (guitar) and Dennis Barry (bass, vocals) for an old fashioned jam session; the result was a fantastic amalgamation of The Outlaws and Wilco with vocal harmonies reminiscent of The Jayhawks and Eagles. Highway Ghosts, immediately knew they had something good and soon delivered their critically acclaimed debut album (Top Local CDs of 2009, The Boston Globe) After All This Time. Tonight at Johnny D's in Davis Square, the band unleash their follow-up record, Beyond All Help . For those reading this from afar or are otherwise unable to attend, check out the album link below and support the band. Highway Ghosts Album / Web / Fb

So much live music happening this weekend ranging the gamut of genres.

Check out Kirk Stauffer’s photos of The Jayhawks playing at the Neptune Theater on Feb. 9 in Seattle, Wash.

Sprouting from the fertile musical soil of mid-’80s Minneapolis, The Jayhawks went against the post-punk grain of their Twin City peers. Unlike bands such as Hüsker Dü and the Replacements, who counted luminaries like the Damned and the Ramones among their influences, the Jayhawks took the Flying Burrito Brothers as a logical starting point. Sporting [...]

I didn’t even know who the Jayhawks were in the ‘80s and most of the ‘90s, arguably the band’s defining years. I was a small town kid on the east coast and didn’t dig too deep beyond what my dad put on mixed tapes for me and what circulated through the halls of my middle

I didn’t even know who the Jayhawks were in the ‘80s and most of the ‘90s, arguably the band’s defining years. I was a small town kid on the east coast and didn’t dig too deep beyond what my dad put on mixed tapes for me and what circulated through the halls of my middle