Americana Highways

2 days ago | americanahighways.org | Andrew Gulden

Jesse Daniel Son of the San Lorenzo If you spend more than a couple of minutes on social media, you’re bound to see some yahoo ranting on what’s required to “be a man.” Usually, it’s some kind of misogynistic BS best left buried somewhere in the middle of last century. The latest record from the Bakersfield-influenced singer-songwriter Jesse Daniel, though, eschews mansplaining and basic brutishness for wisdom gained from a life on the road and more than a few mistakes.

6 days ago | americanahighways.org | Jeff Burger

Pink Floyd conquered the world with its eighth LP, 1973’s Dark Side of the Moon, which became one of the bestselling albums of all time. Its music is certainly adventurous, but to these ears, not quite as experimental—or exciting—as much of what the band released before the masses took notice. You can find performances of some of the best of that earlier work in Pink Floyd at Pompeii MCMLXXII, a concert film that Pink Floyd first released in 1972.

1 week ago | americanahighways.org | John Apice

Skinny Lister – Songs From The Yonder With the demise of The Pogues, many still have a tickle in their ear for Shane McGowan’s aggressive vocal ruggedness. Purists have found this kind of music with Great Big Sea (“When I’m Up, I Can’t Get Down”), The Toasters, Black 47, & the Dropkick Murphys (especially in Skinny’s “Set Us Straight”). But they’re all part of the same patchwork quilt.

1 week ago | americanahighways.org | Andrew Gulden

Handsome and the Humbles – “St. Therese”Americana Highways is pleased to premiere the new song from Handsome and the Humbles, “St. Therese,” from their upcoming album, Draw Some Blood (slated for release on June 27). “St. Therese” was written by Joshua Mikhael Smith, composed by Smith and Joshua Hutson and recorded and mixed at Castle Greyscale in Knoxville, Tennessee by Kris “Tugboat” Smith.

1 week ago | americanahighways.org | John Apice

Vince Guaraldi – Oh, Good Grief! I thought this one would be a little outside of my realm. Then I thought – these Peanuts/Charlie Brown program specials always had compelling piano music in it. So, I reneged. I’m a baby-boomer & I remember buying David Seville’s “The Chipmunk Song” way back when I was a kid. But what gripped my ears was not that major novelty hit for children. What penetrated my adolescent ears was David Seville’s jungle beat 45 flip.