I'm taking off this week. So, my buddy Rusty Hogan, fellow contributor here at Americana Roots and host of his own podcast  - The Rabbit Podcast, is taking the reins this week, and giving you his version of The Americana Rock Mix.

Enjoy!

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Music in this episode:

-Play On AND Celebrate by Larkin Poe
(from Thick As Thieves)
http://larkinpoe.com

-Good Luck & True Love AND New Moon Over Nashville by Reckless Kelly
(from Good Luck & True Love)
http://recklesskelly.com/

-Gunslinger AND Papernews by The Medders
(from The Medders)
https://www.facebook.com/themedderspage

-Don't Come Home When You're Mad At Me AND I Holler Up The Mountain by Greezy Wheels
(from Gone Greezy)
http://www.greezywheels.com

Saints & Liars AND The Murder Ballad of Carrie Lee by Pony Boy
(from Pony Boy EP)
http://ponyboymusic.com

Mini-Mix

1- Solitary Man by Johnny Cash
(from American III: Solitary Man)
http://www.johnnycash.com

2- Outtasite (Outta Mind) by Wilco
(from Being There [Disc 1])
http://wilcoworld.net

3- Bible vs. Gun by Will Hoge
(from During The Before And After)
http://willhoge.com

-Nothing Like You AND Rubber Bullets by Skyline Drive
(from As of Now Untitled Upcoming Release)
http://www.reverbnation.com/skylinedrivemusic

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The show is returning strong for 2012. But we can't forget all the great music from 2011. So, we're listening to the bands in my list of Top 24 of 2011.

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Music in this episode:

– Keep It Coming AND Trouble Won't Last Always by Glossary
(from Long Live All Of Us)
www.Glossary.US

- Strike The Motion by Mike Doughty
(fromYes And Also Yes)
www.MikeDoughty.com

- Shine by Fifth On The Floor
(from Dark And Bloody Ground)
www.FifthOnTheFloor.com

– Choir Boys by Micah Schnabel
(from I’m Dead, Serious)
www.MicahSchnabel.blogspot.com

– Song Of Seven Sisters by Have Gun, Will Travel
(from Mergers & Acquistions)
www.HGWTMusic.com

– No Simple Machine by Old 97′s
(from Grand Theatre Vol. 2)
www.Old97s.com

– Don't Let The Bastards Get You Down by The Mallett Brothers Band
(from Low Down)
www.MallettBrothersBand.com

– Used To Be A Cop by Drive-By Truckers
(from Go-Go Boots)
www.DrivebyTruckers.com

– Down By The Water by The Decemberists
(from The King Is Dead)
www.Decemberists.com

– The Grant by Lauderdale
(from Moving On)
www.Myspace.com/LauderdaleMusic

– Sweet Hell by Gin Wigmore
(from Gravel & Wine)
www.GinWigmore.com

– Heart On A String by Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit
(from Here We Rest)
www.JasonIsbell.com

– Can't Change Me by Lydia Loveless
(from Indestructible Machine
www.LydiaLoveless.com

– A Broken Heart by Matt Woods
(from Manifesto)
www.TheRealMattWoods.com

– Wessex Boy by Frank Turner
(from England Keep My Bones)
www.Frank-Turner.com

– Usual Suspect by Ha Ha Tonka
(from Death Of A Decade)
www.HaHaTonkaMusic.com

– Put Up A Fight by The Only Sons
(from American Stranger)
www.TheOnlySons.net

– Hate, Rain On Me by Andrew Jackson Jihad
(from Knife Man)
www.AndrewJacksonJihad.com

– Me And Lazarus by Iron & Wine
(from Kiss Each Other Clean)
www.IronAndWine.com

– Two Eyes by Roger Bryan & The Orphans
(from 37)
www.RogerBryanAndTheOrphans.blogspot.com/

– Salsola by Memphis Train Union
(from The Bluebird Sessions)
www.Myspace.com/MemphisTrainUnion

– Too Old To Die Young by Will Hoge
(from Number Seven)
www.WillHoge.com

– Thunder Rail by Austin Lucas
(from A New Home In The Old World)
www.AustinLucasMusic.com

– Dead Run by 16 Horsepower
(from Yours Truly)
www.16Horsepower.com

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Yeah, yeah. It’s that time of year again. Everyone is doing it, and so am I. My top albums of 2011.

This was a really tough list to gather. 2011 was crammed with amazing music, so that just made the decision making that much harder.

34 people e-mailed and messaged me with suggestions of what my final top number should be this year. Suggestions ranged from “Top 10″ to “Top 53″! That wasn’t going to happen anyway. But the most common number suggested was “Top 24″.

I didn’t implement any rules into this years list. As that was too much of a pain last year. So, it all comes down to what I was personally listening to the most this year.

Hopefully you’ll find an album or two on here that aren’t on anyone else’s lists.

This list is in no particular order.

- Yes And Also Yes by Mike Doughty

- Dark And Bloody Ground – Fifth On The Floor

- I’m Dead – Micah Schnabel (NOTE: Even though the physical album doesn’t get released until 2012, the pre-order instant download makes it a 2011 contender)

- Mergers & Acquistions – Have Gun, Will Travel

- Grand Theatre Vol. 2 – Old 97′s

- Long Live All Of Us – Glossary

- Low Down – The Mallett Brothers Band

- Go-Go Boots – Drive-By Truckers

- The King Is Dead – The Decemberists

- Moving On – Lauderdale

- Here We Rest – Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit

- Gravel & Wine – Gin Wigmore

- Indestructible Machine – Lydia Loveless

- Manifesto – Matt Woods

- England Keep My Bones – Frank Turner

- Death Of A Decade – Ha Ha Tonka

- Knife Man – Andrew Jackson Jihad

- American Stranger – The Only Sons

- Kiss Each Other Clean – Iron & Wine

- 37 – Roger Bryan & The Orphans

- The Bluebird Sessions – Memphis Train Union

- Number Seven – Will Hoge

- A New Home In The Old World – Austin Lucas

- Yours Truly – 16 Horsepower

I don’t have any explanations for my choices to type out to you. I will give my opinions when the show returns on January 5th with episode 126.

In this episode there seems to be some pretty twangy tracks. Completely unintentional, it's just the way that the dice rolled. But it all fits together very nicely. Also, I talk about how you can get a hold of the exclusive episode (IF I win the 2011 Podcast Awards), the fact that I'm in the early stages of getting together my 2011 SXSW Showcase, and why I'm giving up draught beer.

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Music in this episode:

- Machine AND Wild Irish Rose by The Whitetrash Whiplash
(from Whiskey Gun)
www.Myspace.com/WhitetrashWhiplash

- Fool`s Gonna Fly AND Too Old To Die Young by Will Hoge
(from Number Seven)
www.WillHoge.com

- Hard Tac AND All The Things You Do by Chris Altmann
(from Que Paso)
www.ChrisAltmann.com.au

- The Fort Garry Horse AND Ballad of John Grove by Sinful Savage Tigers
(from Last Night of the Revels)
www.SinfulSavageTigers.com

- Bad Way AND Can't Change Me by Lydia Loveless
(from Indestructible Machine)
www.LydiaLoveless.com

- Where You Been AND The Great Divide by Fallon Cush
(from Fallon Cush)
(I accidentally pronounced it as CRUSH. Apologies to the band.)
www.Myspace.com/FallonCush

- Rotten to the Core AND Family Tree by The Builders and the Butchers
(from Dead Reckoning)
www.Myspace.com/TheBuildersAndTheButchers

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HERE IT IS! EPISODE 100! It's been a long trip, but we're finally here. And I have a huge episode for you. Almost 4 1/2 hours long. Multiple guests and tons of music. Enjoy!

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Music in this episode:

- No One Listens To The Band Anymore by The Damnwells
(from No One Listens To The Band Anymore)
www.TheDamnwells.com

- 8 Miles Down by Big Back Forty
(from Bested)
www.Myspace.com/BigBack40

- Argentina by Silo The Huskie
(from Sons of Columbus)
www.Myspace.com/SiloTheHuskie

- Best of Intentions by The Tin Hearts
(from No Good Deed)
www.Myspace.com/HeartsOfTin

- Okay by Matthew Hoover
(from Talking To Ghosts)
www.Myspace.com/MatthewHoover

- Just Like Yesterday by Harvest Kings
(from Cardboard Crowns)
www.Myspace.com/HarvestKings

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- Bible Vs. Gun by Will Hoge
(from On The Road With Will Hoge)

- The Man Who Killed Love by Will Hoge
(from Again Somewhere Tomorrow)
www.WillHoge.com

-All At Once by Pete Yorn
(from Day I Forgot)

- On Your Sid by Pete Yorn
(from Music For The Morning After)
www.PeteYorn.com

- Bus Back To Memphis by Ryan Adams
(from Bootlegs)

- English Girls Approximately by Ryan Adams
(from Elizabethtown Soundtrack Vol. 2)
www.RyanAdams.com

- Pinebox by American Graveyard
(from Hallelujahland)
www.Myspace.com/AmericanGraveyard

- Suicide Trucker by Beautiful Loser Society
(from The Long Slow Decline)
www.Myspace.com/BeautifulLoserSociety

- The Box by Andre Comeau Band
(from Andre Comeau Band)
www.Myspace.com/RiverRougeband

- Wild One by Those Darlins
(from Wild One)
www.ThoseDarlins.com

-Different Girl by Big Sandy & His Fly-Rite Boys
(from Jumping From 6 To 6)
www.BigSandy.net

- Waitin' Around To Die by Townes Van Zandt
(from Townes Van Zandt)
www.TownesVanZandt.com

- Let Me Be Your Cigarette by Dax Riggs
(from Say Goodnight To The World)
www.Myspace.com/DaxRiggs

- Broadway by Old 97's
(from Too Far to Care)
www.Old97s.com

- Murder In The City by The Avett Brothers
(from The Second Gleam)
www.TheAvettBrothers.com

- Pints of Guinness Make You Strong by Against Me!
(from Reinventing Axl Rose)
www.AgainstMe.net

- Jejune Stars by Bright Eyes AND Triple Spiral by Bright Eyes
(from The People's Key)
www.ThisIsBrightEyes.com

- - Two Of Us by Aimee Mann
(from I Am Sam Soundtrack)
www.AimeeMann.com

- I'm Looking Through You by The Wallflowers
(from I Am Sam Soundtrack)
www.JakobDylan.com

- Absolutely Still by Val Emmich
(from Sunlight Searchparty)
www.ValEmmich.com

- Katrina Wells by Frosting
(from Fresh Frosting)
www.FrostingUSA.com
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