John Antonio

1 week ago | americanahighways.org | Elise Cady |John Apice |John Antonio |Andrew Gulden

James Cook Texican Velvet James Cook has a new album of rootsy Americana goodness Texican Velvet, which was produced and engineered by The Great Divide‘s Mike McClure.  Arrangements with acoustic guitar, steel guitar, fiddle, banjo and mandolin, the songs are a little bit dark and a little bit like a storm blowing through a rustic country cabin. And they are all authentic storytelling from the core of human resilience.

2 weeks ago | americanahighways.org | Americana Highways |John Antonio |Melissa Clarke

Should We Resume Livestreams? Times seem to be a little tough for everybody, and we are considering resuming Livestream shows from our Facebook page (and possibly Instagram).  This poll is to see how many folks are interested in playing, how many folks would tune in, and whether it’s a good idea at all.  Email us if you want to chat about it. Please take a quick second to let us know, here:

4 weeks ago | americanahighways.org | Americana Highways |John Antonio |Melissa Clarke |Andrew Gulden

Vicki Peterson and John Cowsill photo by Pamela Springsteen Fans always clamor to learn more about their favorite, most beloved musicians and those who travel with them. There’s such an allure to the road, with its serendipity, inevitable surprises, and sometimes unexpected discomforts. This interview series is a set of questions we are asking some of our favorite roots rock Americana artists to get to know more about them and what they’ve learned and experienced on the road for music.

1 month ago | americanahighways.org | Andrew Gulden |John Apice |John Antonio |Jeff Burger

Japanese Breakfast For Melancholy Brunettes (& sad women)Sadness can be beautiful, but rarely (in pop music, anyway) is it BIG. Michelle Zauner, the singer-songwriter behind Japanese Breakfast, has shared her grief with us before, in projects as disparate as the band’s 2016 debut, Psychopomp, and her memoir centered around her mother’s death from cancer, 2021’s Crying in H Mart.

1 month ago | americanahighways.org | John Apice |John Antonio |Gary Schwind

Kora Feder – Some Kind of Truth This showcase follows a reliable musical topicality that encompasses childhood, friendships, nostalgia & aging expectations. Melancholy? Maybe. Dire? Not so much. Maybe it’s simply an album of realistic music that explores what many listeners can relate to. Some people grow old, when they should accept maturity. And it’s a road everyone eventually takes…walk briskly, enjoy the view & the faces you meet along the way. Like Kora Feder.