These albums were selected by Mixed host George Graham from the over 500 CDs featured during the year on the New Releases segments presented daily on Mixed Bag. The Mixed Bag musical styles include rock, folk, blues, reggae, world music, Celtic, electronic, and other varieties presented on the program. The emphasis is on records that received little or no attention in the commercial media. Selection criteria include originality, uniqueness of sound, and quality of musicianship.
The list is arranged chronologically. * designates Homegrown Music Artists.
Recordings featured on the Mixed Bag Weekly Album Review (Wednesdays at 9:00 PM) are linked to the review on this website.
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Gillian Welch |
Boots No. 1The Official Bootleg |
Acony |
12/13/16 |
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Alexis P. Suter * |
Live at Briggs Farm |
Briggs Farm |
12/15/16 |
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John McCutcheon |
Appleseed |
01/03/17 |
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Foxygen |
Hang |
Jagjaguar |
01/04/17 |
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Ronnie Baker Brooks |
Times Have Changed |
Provogue |
01/05/17 |
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John Mayall |
Talk About That |
Forty Below |
01/09/17 |
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Brooks Williams |
Brooks’ Blues |
independent |
01/09/17 |
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Corrina Rose Logston |
Bluegrass Fiddler |
Patuxent |
01/10/17 |
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Lettuce |
Mt. Crushmore |
independent |
01/12/17 |
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Elvin Bishop |
Elvin Bishop’s Big Fun Trio |
Alligator |
01/13/17 |
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Steve Brosky * |
Hey Man |
independent |
01/16/17 |
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JudeJohnstone |
A Woman’s Work |
Bojak |
01/17/17 |
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Wes John Chichosz |
independent |
01/18/17 |
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Ben Sidran |
independent |
01/18/17 |
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Tyler Reese |
independent |
01/19/17 |
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Keller Williams’ Kwahtro |
independent |
01/20/17 |
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Rebecca Loebe |
Blink |
independent |
01/23/17 |
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Beth Hart |
Provogue |
01/24/17 |
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Arian Saleh |
independent |
01/24/17 |
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Jocelyn & Chris Arndt * |
30,000 Miles |
independent |
01/25/17 |
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Charles Havira |
Actual |
independent |
01/25/17 |
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The Oracle |
#SUF |
independent |
01/27/17 |
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Simon Kirke |
All Because of You |
BMG |
01/30/17 |
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Jane Siberry |
Angels Bend Closer |
Sheeba |
02/02/17 |
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John Ginty & feat. Aster Phoenix * |
Rockers |
American Showplace |
02/03/17 |
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Lines West * |
The Ghost for You |
independent |
02/07/17 |
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Laura Vecchione |
Love Lead |
independent |
02/07/17 |
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Robert Randolph & the Family Band |
Got Soul |
Masterworks |
02/08/17 |
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Dave Fields |
Unleashed |
independent |
02/09/17 |
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Elbow |
Concord |
02/10/17 |
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Chase Gassaway |
A Fly Can’t Bird |
independent |
02/10/17 |
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Ryan Adams |
Prisoner |
Pax-Am |
02/13/17 |
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Chris Moreno |
Into the Sun |
independent |
02/13/17 |
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Free Range Folk * |
Impending Doom |
independent |
02/15/17 |
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Rodney Crowell |
Close Ties |
New West |
02/20/17 |
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Big Bill Morganfield |
Bloodstains on the Wall |
independent |
02/21/17 |
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House of Hamill * |
independent |
02/27/17 |
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Jack Snax |
Lake Songs |
independent |
03/01/17 |
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Frontier Ruckus |
Enter the Kingdom |
independent |
03/02/17 |
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Cranford Hollow |
Color/Sound/Renew/Revive |
independent |
03/06/17 |
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Tedeschi Trucks Band |
Live from the Fox Oakland |
Fantasy |
03/07/17 |
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Five Alarm Funk |
Sweat |
independent |
03/07/17 |
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Humphrey-McKeown |
Tapestry Tapestry of Shadow |
independent |
03/08/17 |
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Jennifer Kimball |
Avocet |
independent |
03/10/17 |
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Robert Cray |
Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm |
JayVee |
03/16/17 |
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Gwyneth Moreland |
Cider |
Blue Rose |
03/16/17 |
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Dangermuffin |
Heritage |
independent |
03/17/17 |
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Coco Montoya |
Hard Truth |
Alligator |
03/17/17 |
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Kasey Chambers |
Dragonfly |
Essence |
03/20/17 |
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Big Slyde |
Honeygold |
independent |
03/20/17 |
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Peridot |
Peridot |
independent |
03/21/17 |
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Aimee Mann |
Mental Illness |
Superego |
03/22/17 |
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Eric Gales |
Middle of the Road |
Provogue |
03/23/17 |
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Becca Stevens |
Ground Up |
03/27/17 |
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Roy Williams/Brother Roy * |
Last Man Standing |
independent |
03/27/17 |
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Ondatropica |
Baile Bucanero |
Soundway |
03/30/17 |
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String Cheese Incident |
Believe |
SCI Fidelity |
04/04/17 |
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Van Wagner * |
River Rat |
independent |
04/04/17 |
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Jocelyn & Chris Arndt * |
Go |
independent |
04/06/17 |
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Gaby Moreno |
Ilusion |
Metamorforsis |
04/07/17 |
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Nattali Rize |
Rebel Frequency |
independent |
04/11/17 |
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Pho |
Two |
independent |
04/14/17 |
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Ray Davies |
Americana |
Legacy |
04/19/17 |
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The Hooten Hollers |
The Hooten Hollers |
Big Muddy |
04/19/17 |
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Vieux Farka Toure |
Samba |
Six Degrees |
04/20/17 |
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Taj Mahal & Keb Mo |
Concord |
04/27/17 |
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March to May |
Through the Night |
independent |
04/27/17 |
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Taarka |
independent |
04/28/17 |
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Audric Jankaukas |
Intrepid Spirits |
independent |
05/02/17 |
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Justin Townes Earle |
Kids on the Street |
New West |
05/03/17 |
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Yorkston, Thorne, Khan |
Domino |
05/04/17 |
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The Elovaters |
independent |
05/05/17 |
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Tow’rs |
independent |
05/08/17 |
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Joe Jencks |
Poets, Philosophers, Workers & Wanderers |
independent |
05/09/17 |
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Selwin Birchwood |
Pick Your Poison |
Alligator |
05/11/17 |
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Morgan Heritage |
Avrakedabra |
independent |
05/11/17 |
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56 Men |
Holy Hannah |
independent |
05/15/17 |
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Peter Calo |
Time Machine |
independent |
05/17/17 |
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Jon Stickley Trio |
Maybe Believe |
independent |
05/18/17 |
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Don Bryant |
Don’t Give Up on Love |
Fat Possum |
05/19/17 |
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Teddy Young and the Aces * |
Movin’ On |
independent |
05/22/17 |
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Ani DiFranco |
Binary |
Righteous Babe |
05/24/17 |
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Mavis Staples |
I’ll Take You There |
independent |
05/25/17 |
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EJ Ouellette * |
Conjure Man Conjure Man |
independent |
05/29/17 |
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Sarah Donner * |
Black Hole Heart |
Cat Lady |
05/29/17 |
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Gov’t Mule |
Revolution Come.. Revolution Go |
Fantasy |
05/30/17 |
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Clarence Bucaro * |
Tableau |
20/20 |
06/05/17 |
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Shubh Saran |
Art of Life |
06/06/17 |
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Flogging Molly |
Life Is Good |
Vanguard |
06/07/17 |
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Jah Sun |
independent |
06/07/17 |
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Andy T Band |
Double Strike |
American Showplace |
06/08/17 |
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Janie Barnett & Blue Room |
You See This River |
independent |
06/09/17 |
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Willie Nile |
Positively Bob |
independent |
06/13/17 |
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Bovine Social Club |
Live at Mauch Chunk Opera House |
independent |
06/15/17 |
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Cliff Hillis |
Many Happy Returns |
independent |
06/16/17 |
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Fleet Foxes |
Crack Up |
Nonesuch |
06/19/17 |
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Sonny Landreth |
Recorded Live in Lafayette |
Provogue |
06/21/17 |
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Zach Gill |
Brushfire |
06/22/17 |
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Allen Hinds |
Fly South |
independent |
06/22/17 |
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Parson Red Heads |
Fluff & Gravy |
06/23/17 |
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The Cash Box Kings |
Royal Mint |
Alligator |
06/29/17 |
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Jonah Whale * |
Mobius |
independent |
06/30/17 |
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Ancient Cat Society |
Ancient Cat Society |
independent |
07/05/17 |
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Ned Farr & the Good Red Road * |
independent |
07/06/17 |
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Corky Siegel’s Chamber Blues |
independent |
07/06/17 |
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Fastball |
Step Into Light |
independent |
07/06/17 |
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Melodic Intersect * |
Looking Forward |
Aimrec |
07/10/17 |
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Stanton Moore |
Mascot |
07/14/17 |
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Kronos Quartet |
Nonesuch |
07/17/17 |
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Nooky Jones |
Nooky Jones |
independent |
07/18/17 |
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Offa Rex |
Nonesuch |
07/24/17 |
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Band of Lovers |
American Tour |
independent |
07/25/17 |
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The Early Mays |
Chase the Sun |
independent |
07/31/17 |
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Jerry Douglas Band |
Rounder |
08/08/17 |
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Emily Saliers |
Murmuration Nation |
independent |
08/09/17 |
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Kenny Young and the Eggplants* |
Plantastic Voyage |
independent |
08/10/17 |
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Rick Estrin and the Nightcats |
Groovin’ in Greaseland |
Alligator |
08/11/17 |
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George Thorogood |
Party of One |
Rounder |
08/11/17 |
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Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real |
Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real |
Fantasy |
08/14/17 |
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Eilen Jewell |
Down Hearted Blues |
Signature Sounds |
08/15/17 |
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Walter Trout |
We’re All in This Together |
Provogue |
08/18/17 |
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Ron Pope |
Work |
independent |
08/23/17 |
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Gregg Allman |
Southern Blood |
Rounder |
08/28/17 |
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Joan Osborne |
Songs of Bob Dylan |
Womanly Hips |
08/29/17 |
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Turnover |
Good Nature |
Run for Cover |
08/30/17 |
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Lizz Wright |
Concord |
09/01/17 |
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Susan Werner |
An American in Havana |
independent EP |
09/05/17 |
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Ladama |
Ladama |
Six Degrees |
09/06/17 |
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Chris Pierce |
You’ve Got to Feel It |
independent |
09/08/17 |
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Night Tree |
independent |
09/11/17 |
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Chicago Afrobeat Project |
independent |
09/12/17 |
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Joe Deninzon & Stratospheerius * |
Guilty of Innocence |
MRR |
09/14/17 |
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Coronas, The |
Trust the Wire |
So Far So Good |
09/15/17 |
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Blind Boys of Alabama |
Amazon |
09/18/17 |
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Tori Amos |
Native Invader |
Decca |
09/19/17 |
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Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers |
The Long Awaited Album |
Rounder |
09/21/17 |
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Original Blues Brothers Band |
The Last Shade of Blue Before Black |
Severn |
09/25/17 |
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ESOEBO |
independent |
09/27/17 |
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Dee Dee Bridgewater |
Memphis… Yes, I’m Ready |
Okeh |
09/28/17 |
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Yusuf |
The Laughing Apple |
Decca |
09/29/17 |
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The Empty Pockets * |
Voices |
independent |
10/02/17 |
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Tim Stafford |
Acoustic Guitar |
independent |
10/03/17 |
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Michael McDonald |
Wide Open |
BMG |
10/05/17 |
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Chris Daniels and the Kings |
Blues With Horns, Volume 1 |
Moon Voyage |
10/05/17 |
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Alfa * |
Spark and Fury |
Pacific |
10/06/17 |
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Frogleg |
independent |
10/09/17 |
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Aztec Two-Step * |
Naked |
independent |
10/10/17 |
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Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn |
Rounder |
10/13/17 |
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Wailin' Jennys |
Fifteen |
Red House |
10/13/17 |
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Joe Henry |
Thrum |
EAR Music |
10/17/17 |
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Little Steven |
Soulfire |
Wicked Cool |
10/18/17 |
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Christen Lien |
Elpis |
independent |
10/19/17 |
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Gladshot |
These Are Vitamins |
independent |
10/23/17 |
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Ryan Harris Brown * |
Stranded in the Present Tense |
independent |
10/24/17 |
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Ane Brun |
Leave Me Breathless |
Balloon Ranger |
10/26/17 |
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Mitch Woods |
E-One |
10/27/17 |
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Beck |
Colors |
Capitol |
10/27/17 |
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Downchild |
Something I’ve Done |
Linus |
10/30/17 |
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Life in a Blender * |
Happy Enough |
Fang |
11/02/17 |
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Geoff Gibbons |
Buffalo Hotel |
independent |
11/06/17 |
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Dave Keyes |
independent |
11/07/17 |
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Julien Baker |
Turn Out the Lights |
Matador |
11/07/17 |
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Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings |
Soul of a Woman |
Daptone |
11/08/17 |
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Moses Sumney |
Jagjaguwar |
11/09/17 |
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Americans, The |
I’ll Be Yours |
Incandescent |
11/10/17 |
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Blue Light Bandits |
independent |
11/16/17 |
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Marcus Randolph & My Peeple’s Peeple |
Transplant |
American Showplace |
11/21/17 |
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Mavis Staples |
If All I Was Was Black |
Anti- |
11/27/17 |
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Joss Stone |
Provogue |
11/29/17 |
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Rick Horvath * |
Stale Green Light |
independent |
11/30/17 |
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Matt Miskie * |
Hometown Serenade |
independent |
11/30/17 |
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Mikkel Ploug |
Alleviation |
Songlines |
12/01/17 |
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Van Morrison |
Versatile |
Legacy |
12/04/17 |
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Annie Gallop |
Lucy Remembers Her Father |
independent |
12/04/17 |
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Bjork |
Utopia |
One Little Indian |
12/05/17 |
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Jim James |
Tribute to 2 |
ATO |
12/06/17 |
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Timothy Zeiger * |
North Light |
independent |
12/11/17 |
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The Commoners |
No Strangers |
Fontana |
12/14/17 |
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Lisa Loeb |
Lullaby Girl |
Amazon |
12/14/17 |
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