Americana Music Association :: Showcase Lineup

2010 AMERICANA MUSIC FESTIVAL ARTISTS ANNOUNCED

Texas Troubadour Hayes Carll, punk legend Exene Cervenka, country music icon Charlie Louvin and peerless song stylist Raul Malo are among the first artists selected to perform at the Americana Music Association's upcoming 2010 AMERICANA MUSIC FESTIVAL.

Slated for Wednesday, September 8 through Saturday, September 11, the four-day event will feature nearly 100 different live performances at five of Nashville's coolest music venues.

Open to the general public, advance wristbands for the nighttime festival showcases are good for admission to all venues during the event, and may be purchased for just $50 at Grimey's New and Pre-Loved Music, Davis-Kidd Booksellers, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum Store and the Nashville Visitors Center (inside Bridgestone Arena).

One night admission to shows can be purchased on show night at the venues for $15 to $20 at The Basement, the Mercy Lounge/Cannery Ballroom, The Rutledge and the Station Inn

Music industry professionals and anyone interested in the business of music can purchase Full Day Festival & Conference Registrations by walking up to the Americana Registration Desk in the Sheraton Nashville Downtown Hotel (corner of 7th Ave N and Unnion) at the rate of $400 for Americana Music Association members and $500.

Showcase artists confirmed so far include:

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2010

             THE BASEMENT
8 PM    Hayes Carll
9 PM    The Defibulators
10 PM Shannon Whitworth
11 PM   Frontier Ruckus

              STATION INN
8 PM    The Chapmans
9 PM    Elizabeth Cook
10 PM Abigail Washburn
11 PM   Guy Clark

              THE RUTLEDGE
8 PM    Frazey Ford
9 PM    Richard Julian
10 PM Holly Williams
11 PM   Larkin Poe

              MERCY LOUNGE
8 PM    Stonehoney
9 PM    Ray Wylie Hubbard
10 PM Stone River Boys
11 PM   James Intveld

                    CANNERY BALLROOM

9 PM Raul Malo

10:30 PM Exile on Main Street Tribute

             MUSIC CITY ROOTS
7:04     Chuck Mead
7:35     Manda Mosher
7:50     Madison Violet
8:15     Corb Lund
8:40    The SteelDrivers

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 2010

               THE BASEMENT
10 PM    The Beauties
11 PM    Exene Cervenka
12 AM    Jon Langford

              STATION INN
10 PM   Don Schlitz
11 PM    Mary Gauthier
12 AM    John Oates

               THE RUTLEDGE
10 PM   David Olney
11 PM    Tommy Emmanuel
12 AM   Will Kimbrough

               MERCY LOUNGE
10 PM   Dale Watson
11 PM    Wanda Jackson
12 AM   The Dex Romweber Duo

FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

              THE BASEMENT
8 PM    Minton Sparks
9 PM    Todd Thibaud
10 PM Chip Taylor
11 PM   Peter Case
12 AM   Otis Gibbs

              STATION INN
8 PM     Sara Storer
9 PM     Nora Jane Struthers
10 PM   Danny Barnes
11 PM    18 South
12 AM   Dread Clampitt

      THE RUTLEDGE
8 PM    Kevin Gordon
9 PM    Sarah Jarosz
10 PM Charlie Louvin
11 PM   The John Henrys
12 AM   Paul Thorn

             MERCY LOUNGE
8 PM    Over the Rhine
9 PM    Darrell Scott
10 PM Jim Lauderdale
11 PM   Shelby Lynne
12 AM Langhorne Slim

CANNERY BALLROOM

8 PM The Infamous Stringdusters

9:00 PM SPECIAL SURPRISE - DONT BE LATE!

10:30 PM Railroad Earth

11:30 PM Cadillac Sky

SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2010

              THE BASEMENT
8 PM    Rayland Baxter
9 PM    Tristen
10 PM Greg Koons & The Misbegotten
11 PM   Black Lillies
12 AM   American Aquarium

              STATION INN
8 PM    Sweetback Sisters
9 PM    Paul Burch and the WPA Ball Club
10 PM   The Coal Porters
11 PM    Cherryholmes
12 AM   Chatham County Line

             THE RUTLEDGE
8 PM    Troy Cassar-Daley
9 PM    Peter Karp & Sue Foley
10 PM   John Carter Cash
11 PM   Randy Kohrs Band
12 AM Micky and the Motorcars

             MERCY LOUNGE
8 PM    Hans Rotenberry & Brad Jones
9 PM    Courtney Jaye
10 PM Susan Cowsill
11 PM   Tony Joe White
12 AM   Shawn Camp

CANNERY BALLROOM
8 PM Fairfield Four

9 PM Mike Farris

10:30 PM Todd Snider's Rock and Roll review

featuring Jason D. Williams, Dan Baird and Friends

The lineup underscores Americana's perennially formative place in the world's musical landscape. The genre continues to grow deeper grassroots and gain industry recognition, including the inaugural Best Americana Album Grammy, which was presented to Levon Helm for his Electric Dirt album earlier this year.

Please check @americanafest on twitter for further updates on our 2010 showcase artists. We look forward to seeing you soon!

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