In this episode I talk about raising money for a surgery that Boris needs, why this episode is late this week, dealing with irritating traffic and then getting rear-ended, and trying to Americanize the British slang word "mate". And obviously, there's some great music to boot.

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Music in this episode:

- Some Things Never Change AND Birdsong by Chris Colepaugh & the Cosmic Crew
(from Missed A Page)
www.Colepaugh.com

- Alabama Pines AND Codeine by Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit
(from Here We Rest)
www.JasonIsbell.com

- Get Up! AND Let Me In by 77 El Deora
(from The Crown & The Crow's Confession)
www.Myspace.com/77ElDeora

- King Dawdle by Frosting
(from Fresh Frosting)
www.FrostingUSA.com

- Hillbilly Joker by Hank III
(from Hillbilly Joker)
www.Hank3.com

- Hey, All You Hippies! by The Low Anthem
(from Smart Flesh)
www.LowAnthem.com

- The Devil's Gotta' Earn AND We're Broken But We'll Never Be Alone by Brett Detar
(from Bird In The Tangle)
www.BrettDetar.com

- Hot Ride AND Cold Shoulder by Hustle And Cuss
(from Hot Ride EP)
www.Facebook.com/HustleNCuss

- Now AND The Way It Is by Johnny Henry
(from Now EP)
www.JohnnyHenry.com

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Fresh off a string of shows with Emmylou Harris that the Hartford Courant called "dazzling," The Low Anthem have confirmed an initial run of 2011 worldwide tour dates in support of their forthcoming album, Smart Flesh (Nonesuch, February 22). See below for a complete itinerary. The band is also offering the song "Ghost Woman Blues," from Smart Flesh as a free download (available below) beginning today; an exclusive ticket pre-sale begins Monday, December 6. Go to www.lowanthem.com for details on both. Following their November tour dates together, Emmylou Harris invited The Low Anthem to join her at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville for a Grand Ole Opry performance on December 11. Other upcoming touring highlights for the band include a January 13 performance at New York's Lincoln Center as part of the American Songbook series, and a January 26 show with Iron & Wine at The Wiltern in Los Angeles. All upcoming tour dates below: 12/4 Atlanta, GA @ Variety Theatre % 12/5 Birmingham, AL @ The Bottletree 12/7 Nashville, TN @ Mercy Lounge % 12/8 Knoxville, TN @ Bijou Theatre % 12/9 Asheville, NC @ Orange Peel % 12/10 Charlotte, NC @ Neighborhood Theatre % 12/11 Nashville, TN @ Grand Ole Opry at The Ryman # 1/8 Peace Dale, RI @ Lily Pads 1/13 New York, NY @ American Songbook at Lincoln Center 1/26 Los Angeles, CA @ The Wiltern* The Low Anthem 2011 Smart Flesh Tour: 2/24 Washington, DC @ Sixth & I Historic Synagogue 2/25 Philadelphia, PA @ First Unitarian Church 2/26 Pittsburgh, PA @ Brillobox 2/27 Charleston, WV @ Mountain Stage 2/28 Chicago, IL @ Lincoln Hall 3/2 Toronto, ON @ Great Hall 3/3 Montreal, QC @ Sala Rosa 3/4 Boston, MA @ Old South Church 3/5 North Adams, MA @ Mass MoCA 3/7 Portland, ME @ Space Gallery 3/18 Paris, France @ Café De La Danse 3/20 Koln, Germany @ Stadtgarten 3/21 Berlin, Germany @ Passionkirche 3/22 Copenhagen, Denmark @ Loppen 3/23 Oslo, Norway @ John Dee 3/24 Gothenburg, Sweden @ Pusterviksbaren 3/25 Hamburg, Germany @ Übel & Gefährlich 3/27 Vienna, Austria @ Flex 3/28 Milan, Italy @ La Salumeria Della Musica 3/30 Munich, Germany @ Ampere 3/31 Zurich, Switzerland @ El Lokal 4/3 Brussels, Belgium @ AB 4/4 Frankfurt, Germany @ Mousonturm 4/5 Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Paradiso 4/7 Glasgow, UK @ Oran Mor Auditorium 4/8 Manchester, UK @ St. Phillip's Church (Salford) 4/10 Dublin, Ireland @ Vicar St. 4/11 London, UK @ Queen Elizabeth Hall # with Emmylou Harris % with Carolina Chocolate Drops *with Iron and Wine

What can I say? Another episode with awesome music. Music in this episode: - Wrong AND Son Of The Desert by The Habit (from The Habit EP) www.Myspace.com/TheHabitBK - Rome AND Not Again by Slimfit (from The Path) www.SlimfitBand.com - On My Own AND Seize The Day by Movin Target (from Unpegged) www.MovinTarget.org - I Love You Now AND When I Was Young by The Hotshot Freight Train (from Poetic Devices and Personal Vices) www.Myspace.com/TheHotshotFreightTrain - Humboldt AND Raised By Hippies by I See Hawks In L.A. (from Shoulda Been Gold) www.ISeeHawks.com - Gonna Write A Song AND Get Gone by The Damphools (from Damn The Hard Times) www.TheDamphools.com - The Horizon Is A Beltway AND Champion Angel by The Low Anthem (from Oh My God, Charlie Darwin) www.LowAnthem.com THE AMERICANA ROCK MIX IS NOW ON FACEBOOK! This episode is sponsored by Eastbay.com and Footlocker.com. Use these promo codes while checking out to utilize them: Code #1: AFARMX15 – 15% OFF ANY ORDER AT WWW.EASTBAY.COM Code#2: AFARMX20 – 20% OFF ANY ORDER OF $75 OR MORE AT WWW.EASTBAY.COM Code #3: AFARMXFL – 15% OFF OF ANY ORDER AT WWW.FOOTLOCKER.COM NOW BUY MERCHANDISE. Shirts, stickers, mugs, etc. CHECK IT OUT HERE! E-Mail: Von@AmericanaRoots.com Voice Mail: 314-479-3051 Blogsite: www.AmericanaRockMix.com Twitter: www.Twitter.com/ARockMix