Americana

New York based roots rockers Mud, Blood & Beer take their name from a line in Johnny Cash’s classic “A Boy Named Sue”, “Kicking and a’ gouging in the mud and the blood and the beer” the band feature the combined talents of local music scene veterans Jess Hoeffner (guitar, vocals), Stephen Swalsky (bass), Jon Glover (guitar, vocals), and Stephen Sperber (drums), their current release The Sweet Life blends classic 90′s alt-country with a healthy dose of power-pop and some garage rock thrown into the mix. 03 You Wanted to Be Misunderstood Like this then grab their self-titled debut gratis by clicking here www.mudbloodbeermusic.com

The Americana Rock Mix 5 Year Anniversary Party is less than a month away! PRE-ORDER YOUR TICKETS HERE! In this episode I’m playing music from bands that I have thoroughly enjoyed in the first half of 2013. Making them possible contenders for the Top Albums of 2013 list! Enjoy. Download this episode HERE Music in this episode: - Long Way To The Ground AND The Ballad Of Billy Polk by The End Men (from Play With Your Toys) www.TheEndMen.com - The River Cross AND ‘Round My Head by Michael Rank And Stag (from In The Weeds) www.MichaelRankMusic.com - Desert Lark AND Family Home by Great Peacock (from Great Peacock) www.GreatPeacock.com - Hey Lover AND From A Window Seat by Dawes (from Stories Don’t End) www.DawesTheBand.com - You’re Not Here AND Nature Of You by Andy Thomas’ Dust Heart (from Wicked, Dark) www.AndyThomasDustHeart.BandCamp.com - Weary Nights AND Down On My Luck by Another Hundred Miles (from A Thousand Weary Nights) www.AnotherHundredMiles.com - Pessoa AND Spring Fever by Teen Getaway (from Hits And Missives) Facebook Page - Oh Julia AND Your Spell by John Moreland (from In The Throes) www.JohnMoreland.net E-Mail: AmericanaRockMix@gmail.com Voice Mail: 941-773-9102 Blogsite: www.AmericanaRoots.com Instagram: ARockMix Twitter: www.Twitter.com/ARockMix Listen to it streaming Saturdays and Wednesdays at 2PM (CST) at www.LifeJive.com on the Americana Rock Mix RADIO! channel. Download the LifeJive Radio iOS app and listen to Americana Rock Mix RADIO! anywhere you go! Download it from the iTunes store HERE. Filed under: Podcast Tagged: A Thousand Weary Nights, Americana, Americana Rock Mix, Andy Thomas' Dust Heart, Another Hundred Miles, Dawes, Great Peacock, Hits And Missives, In The Throes, In The Weeds, John Moreland, Michael Rank, Mix, Play With Your Toys, Podcast, Rock, Stag, Stories Don't End, Teen Getaway, The End Men, Wicked Dark

..WORD JUST IN that the #1 downloaded CD in the world is JAMES LEE STANLEY & JOHN BATDORF's new "ALL WOOD & STONES II," their acoustic reimagining of Rolling Stones hits, part deux. Catch them playing the whole album live, Thursday at the Talking Stick in Venice, or Friday at the Coffee Gallery Backstage in Altadena. Read the extensive write-up in the 8 pm Friday listing, in this edition.. --------. FESTIVALS....Yes, this weekend brings superb MUSIC FESTIVALS:• SWINGIN’ ON A RIFF BIG BAND JAZZ FESTIVAL (May 23-26, in L.A.) • SCOTTISH HIGHLAND GAMES (May 25 & 26, Costa Mesa) • SIMI VALLEY CAJUN & BLUES FESTIVAL (May 25 & 26, Simi Valley) • TOPANGA DAYS FESTIVAL (May 25-27, in Topanga)+All are in the Guide's current FULL EDITION, and much more about these fine events (and others) will be along Thursday.. --------. THIS edition brings youNEWS: Competition Winners -- Topanga Banjo•Fiddle Contest+PLUS:Great WEB RADIO tonight, andLATE ADDITIONS to the LIVE MUSIC scene, through Friday.. --------. NEWS:.Winners of the competitions:53rd annual "TOPANGA BANJO•FIDDLE CONTEST & FOLK FESTIVAL" ..All were determined, announced, and awarded Sunday at Paramount Ranch in Agoura Hills, California. But that was late, and many attendees missed it. Here's the full compilation of all the winners in each category. The Guide adds our congratulations to each of these devoted musicians..Note that categories exist for entrants did not register. A "Beginning" category (for example) may not be here because entrants registered at higher levels..."BAND" Category:.1. The Bluegrass Hoppers, Los Angeles 2. String Project L.A., Culver City 3. TED, Long Beach.."TRADITIONAL BANJO -- ADVANCED" Category:.1. Scott Linford, Los Angeles 2. Chris Lauer, Lompoc 3. Christopher Murphy, San Diego.."TRADITIONAL BANJO -- INTERMEDIATE" Category:.1. Laura Osborn, Glendale 2. Michael Ostgaard, San Clemente 3. Mark Thompson, Buena Park.."BLUEGRASS BANJO -- ADVANCED" Category:.1. Quinton Fults, Fountain Valley 2. Sean Conlon, San Pedro 3. Ken Leiboff, Newbury Park.."BLUEGRASS BANJO -- INTERMEDIATE" Category:. 1. Betsy Brandel, Seal Beach 2. Lee Cotter, Chatsworth 3. Aaron Wardell, Ventura.."BLUEGRASS BANJO -- BEGINNING" Category:.1. Christy Saute, Reseda 2. Mason Unthank, Santa Clarita 3. C. Jean Pearlstein, Valley Village.."FIDDLE -- ADVANCED" Category:.1. Tony Ludiker, Valley Village 2. Grant Wheeler, Los Angeles 3. Laurie Kost, Pacific Grove Honorable Mention: Aisha Rigert, Lancaster.."FIDDLE -- INTERMEDIATE" Category:.1. Amaya Rose Dempsey, Paso Robles 2. Jordan Ezquerro, Rancho Santa Marguerita 3. Mari Haig, Dana Point.."FIDDLE -- BEGINNING" Category:.1. Elijah Kaak, Pomona 2. Luisa Bryson, Los Angeles 3. Christine Lee, Canyon Country.."MANDOLIN -- ADVANCED" Category:.1. Jonathan Trawick, Vancouver, WA 2. Joseph D’Amico, Los Angeles 3. Pamela Croft, Castaic 4. Andrew O’Neal, Ojai.."FLAT-PICKING GUITAR -- ADVANCED" Category:.1. Robert Rosen, Los Alamitos 2. Jonah Warschaw, West Hills 3. Mark Heyes, Agoura 4. Jeffrey Riggs, Sherman Oaks.."OTHER -- INSTRUMENTS" Category:. 1. “Jerry Scott” Edelnant, of Northridge, for Finger-Style Guitar2. Samantha Harvey, of Ventura, for Accordion3. Craig Lincoln, of Woodland Hills, for Finger-Style GuitarHonorable Mention: Chuck Lawhon, of Huntington Beach, for Mountain Dulcimer.."SINGING" Category:.1. Travelin’ Light, Santa Clarita 2. Sabrina & Craig, Woodland Hills 3. Homesick Elephant, Los Angeles Honorable Mention: Harmonistas, ClaremontHonorable Mention: Phoebe Bridgers, Pasadena.."BEGINNING INSTRUMENTS -- TRADITIONAL BANJO, FLAT-PICKING GUITAR, MANDOLIN (inclusive)" Category:.1. Anya Sturm, of Santa Monica, for Flat-Picking Guitar2. Michael Cavanaugh, of Mission Hills, for Flat-Picking Guitar3. Samantha Harvey, of Ventura, for Mandolin.."BEST BACKUP GUITAR" Category:.1. Tony Ludiker, Valley Village 2. Jonathan Trawick, Vancouver, WA 3. Laura Osborn, Glendale Honorable Mention: Evan Anderson, Orange.."OTHER BACKUP INSTRUMENTS" Category:.

Lizzie and the Yes Men are Lizzie Holdforth, Andy Goodman, Keir Greenaway, Brendan Bailey. The quartet are currently tracking their next release, produced by Mystery Jets frontman William Rees, and performing dates in London.

Portland based singer-songwriter Ashleigh Flynn latest CD, A Million Stars is her fourth studio recording on her own label Home Perm Records, the album was produced by Chris Funk (The Decemberists) and includes a cameo appearance from friend and admirer Todd Snider. The albums release has being in part fan-funded by a successful Kickstarter campaign, originally from Kentucky, marries the styles from her home-state and current east coast home into a classy collection of country-folk tinged originals that are well worth checking out including the title track of the album about “Cattle Annie and Little Britches who dressed as men, lived on the lam, and ran whiskey as outlaws in the late 1800’s and Prohibition Rose a jazz numbers about an “elusive racketeer with nerves of steel who ran opium dens and speakeasies in Portland during the Prohibition” Homepage

..Everything in Washington, D.C. isn't caught in Congressional constipation. The Kennedy Center announced Tuesday that the 2013 "Mark Twain Prize for American Humor" will be awarded to actress, comedian and bestselling author Carol Burnett. .That's relevant for us, because she actually began her career as a comedic songstress..Burnette became a national phenomenon the first time around, even making the cover of Life Magazine, when she wrote and sang a song about being in love with a nationally-prominent bureaucratic diplomat. He was Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, easily the most boring man in America. (Dulles International Airport is named for him.).The public roared with laughter at Burnette's song. She performed it live on TV and radio, and a recording was popular on radio for weeks. .A regular spot on TV's "Garry Moore Show" followed for her, then plenty of other high-profile work before she landed her own "Carol Burnette Show" on CBS. It ran more than a decade, with her stellar on-camera team of Vicki Lawrence, Harvey Korman, and Tim Conway, and epitomized the television sketch-music-dance variety show at its zenith. Conway always rehearsed the lines written for him, then improvised, cracking-up Korman and sometimes Burnette, whose improvised responses and facial reactions were audience favorites..Some of the bits from that show are in the pantheon of the great. If you've never seen Burnette's send-up of "Gone with the Wind," wearing Scarlett O'Hara's dress made from the drapes, go find the bit on YouTube. It's creative comedic genius..So, how did she greet news of the award? Burnette lost no time commenting (in a statement), "I can't believe I'm getting a humor prize from the Kennedy Center. It's almost impossible to be funnier than the people in Washington.".Tickets to attend the event in D.C. are horrendously expensive. But, fitting for Carol Burnette, we'll all be able to watch free, on TV... =÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷= Entire contents copyright (c) 2013, Lawrence Wines and Tied to the Tracks. All rights reserved. =÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=÷=..Check the other two current feature stories, each at a separate click, and the FULL edition of LIVE MUSIC EVENTS, available right here (also at a separate click). There's news of the coming weekend's FESTIVALS, plenty of concerts and club gigs, and events waaaay beyond this week....