“Today I heard Jobi Riccio on [Lightning 100]… and she’s GOOD. I’m impressed… Check that shit out.” – 4x GRAMMY winner Jason Isbell Nashville-based singer-songwriter Jobi Riccio has released her debut album Whiplash today via […]

A staple of the North Carolina music scene for two decades, Raleigh, NC’s Chatham County Line introduce a new sound and line up with the release of their ninth studio album, Strange Fascination, out May 15 […]

On Monday, November 17th, Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin’s new record Lost Time charted at #1 on the Americana Airplay Chart, overtaking Jason Isbell, which had sat at #1 for 20 weeks. Watch the video […]

We were lucky enough to hang out at Historic RCA Studio A while in Nashville last month, recording some Essentials of Americana. Head to eMusic for an exclusive sampler featuring The Stray Birds, Robyn Hitchcock, […]

The Americana Music Association festival is coming up – to celebrate, curators with a soft spot for the genre are adding their own picks onto our Essentials of Americana playlist. Tune in for a wide mix […]

eMusic will debut a exclusive AmericanaFest “Best of Americana” sampler in conjunction with Redeye Distribution, recorded live in downtown Nashville in mid-September. eMusic teased the sampler, out Oct. 15 and featuring Tift Merritt, Josh Rouse, […]

Aoife O’Donovan, Josh Rouse, Mandolin Orange, and Kim Richey will be a part of this year’s 14th annual Americana Music Festival, Sept. 18-22 in Nashville. See the full line-up via americanamusic.org, and check back for […]