The Current Music Blog: May 30, 2010 Archive

Block Rockin' on the U.S. of A!

Posted at 12:04 PM on May 30, 2010 by Bill DeVille
Filed under: United States of Americana

With the Block Rockin' weekend goin' on this weekend, I thought Unitied States of Americana oughta join in on the fun. For today's show I'll feature blocks of Americana from the likes of the Jayhawks, the Avett Brothers & Neko Case. I also figured it was a good time to dig out some John Prine classics!

Speaking of Mr. Prine, he has just announced a show at the Orpheum in Minneapolis on September 25 with Pieta Brown opening! There is also a new tribute album called, "Broken Hearts and Dirty Windows" due June 22nd. It features artists like Bon Iver, My Morning Jacket, Conor Oberst, Justin Townes Earle and others covering Mr. Prine. I'll feature a few tracks on the next installment of the United States of Americana on The Current.

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5/30/2010 Playlist

Bob Dylan
"Lay Lady Lay" (Nashville Skyline)
"Summer Days" (Love and Theft)
"Tombstone Blues" (Highway 61 Revisited)

The Jayhawks
"King of Kings" (The Jayhawks)
"Blue" (Tomorrow the Green Grass)
"Sioux City" (Blue Earth)

Neko Case
"John Saw That Number" (Fox Confessor Brings the Flood)
"The Tigers Have Spoken" (The Tigers Have Spoken)
"Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth" (Middle Cyclone)

Avett Brothers
"Laundry Room" (I and Love and You)
"Die Die Die" (Emotionalism)
"Shame" (Emotionalism)

John Prine
"Sam Stone" (s/t)
"Glory of True Love" (Fair & Square)
"All the Best" (The Missing Years)

Steve Earle
"Transcendental Blues" (Transcendental Blues)
"I Ain't Ever Satisfied" (Exit 0)
"Copperhead Road" (Copperhead Road)