Roots 
A.A. BONDY: On Track(1)
A.A. Bondy takes it easy throughout his new full-length When the Devil’s Loose, but it’s a subtly tortured record whose religious preoccupations and melancholia seem ingrained. A former rock star who found the pressures and constraints of big-time, big-label life a drag on his muse, Bondy whistles in the dark on When the Devil’s Loose. [...]
THE DUKE & THE KING: On the Horizon
The Duke and the King, at the Basement in Nashville on August 11. Simone Felice’s journey from his sibling-led group, The Felice Brothers, to his new band with Robert “Chicken” Burke, The Duke & The King, lends itself to various interpretations. Sonically, it marks a shift from country-rock leanings to mellowed, harmony-sweetened country-soul, though he [...]
25 Of Our Favorite Songs From 1984-2009
The older one gets, the more one looks back at those years now gone. American Songwriter’s reached the ripe age of 25 and the best years are ahead. But as happy as turning 25 makes us, we decided to look back at all the songs we’ve found and loved since 1984, the year the magazine started . . .
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- The Paul Zollo Blog: A Q&A With Townes Van Zandt
- THE FELICE BROTHERS > Yonder is the Clock
- JOHN DOE AND THE SADIES > Country Club
- MEETING JIMMIE RODGERS: HOW AMERICA’S ORIGINAL ROOTS MUSIC HERO CHANGED THE POP SOUNDS OF A CENTURY > By Barry Mazor
- RAMBLIN’ JACK ELLIOT > A Stranger Here
- HALL AND OATES: Soul Survivors
- Interview: Cory Chisel
- LUCINDA WILLIAMS: On Record, Extended and Uncut
- 10/19/2008 Ray LaMontagne @ The Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tenn.
- JACKSON BROWNE: Summoning a Sky Blue and Black
- COLOUR REVOLT > Plunder, Beg and Curse
- THE WOOD BROTHERS > Loaded
- 7/18/07 Levon Helm @ The Ryman, Nashville, Tenn.
- BEHIND THE SONG: “For Once in My Life”
