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Americana
Americana refers to artifacts, or a collection of artifacts, related to the history, geography, folklore and cultural heritage of the United States. Many kinds of material fall within the definition of Americana: paintings, prints and drawings; license plates or entire vehicles, household objects, tools and weapons; flags, plaques and statues, and so on. Patriotism and nostalgia play defining roles in the subject. The things involved need not be old, but need to have the appropriate associations. The Atlantic described the term as "slang for the comforting, middle-class ephemera at your average antique store—things like needle-pointed pillows, Civil War daguerreotypes, and engraved silverware sets." The term may be used to describe the theme of a museum or collection, or of goods for sale.
The term can also be used to describe studies of American culture, especially studies based in other countries.Americana music is contemporary music that incorporates elements of various American roots music styles, including country, roots-rock, folk, bluegrass and blues, resulting in a distinctive roots-oriented sound.
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Ode to Sears, Roebuck & Company: Chicago Icon
The American Spectator 12 Oct 2018
I was saddened to read that that Sears Holdings (owner of Sears and Kmart) is on life support and may not survive. That’s what the company itself admitted in its annual report earlier this year in which it bluntly declared there is “substantial doubt” that it will be able to continue operations. Today, industry analysts say bankruptcy may be just days away. If so, it’s been a long lingering death spiral for the former retail giant ... ....
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Silly Season for the Democrats
The American Spectator 12 Oct 2018
Because of the insane way American parties handle nominations, we’re not even to the midterm elections and already something like 20 Democratic candidates are readying their hats to throw them into the ring to run for president. We are literally months away from the first Democratic debate. Their primary season already promises to be a complete clown show of lefter-than-thou hilarity ... We, the Democrats, will impeach Trump ... ....
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Marshall Ballew offers lessons about archival Americana
The Daily Times
11 Oct 2018
Singer-songwriter Marshall Ballew will bring his quirky blend of Old Time, country and blues to the "Behind the Barn" show at Barley's Maryville next Wednesday ... ....
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Americana singer-songwriter Kelcy Mae Wilburn finds herself in 'The Place That You Call Home'
The Advocate
11 Oct 2018
Instead, she has released her fine new Americana album, “The Place That You Call Home,” under a band name, Ever More Nest....
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Music fest to feature Americana bands at Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden
Gaston Gazette
11 Oct 2018
Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden’s fall 2018 Lost Hollow Music Fest on Saturday, Oct. 13 and Sunday, Oct ... The event is an annual celebration of Americana music that brings together local, regional and national artists in the most unique performance ... ....
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Americana YMCA offers free week’s use of facilities to promote Community Health Week
The Advocate
10 Oct 2018
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The Day of Reckoning for Monsignor Rossi and the Hierarchy
The American Spectator 10 Oct 2018
Last month I wrote about the reported predatory behavior of Monsignor Walter Rossi, the director of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C., a position to which he had been appointed by the pedo-rapist Cardinal Theodore McCarrick in 2005 ... A number of alumni from the Catholic University of America (CUA) have told me that Rossi “hit” on them and “groomed” them ... Mr ... Andrew Hvozdovic.) ... ....
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Uncle Samuel Needs You
The American Spectator 10 Oct 2018
You thought you were casually reading a film review and here I am giving you an assignment. Take 12 dollars (or the price of movies in your area) per family member and run to see The Samuel Project. It was released in New York and Washington September 28, and will reach 40 cities by October 12. If your local theater allows you to pre-purchase tickets on the web, please do that as soon as they become available. Or not ... ....
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It’s Time for Kanye and Trump
The American Spectator 10 Oct 2018
It’s time. One of the most exciting issues candidate Donald Trump talked about while campaigning was taking on the problem of inner city crime, joblessness, and the hopeless despair associated with them both. Candidate Trump believed it didn’t have to be that way. His talk was aspirational and action-oriented. The Left, of course, heard racism and the worst kind of stereotypes ... See here, here, and here ... This matters ... ....
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Phosphorescent: 'Dying is the most normal thing every one of us will do'
The Guardian 10 Oct 2018
Eight years ago, Matthew Houck had made some pretty big changes in his life. He’d gone from making cracked, vulnerable songs on his own to playing full-throated, big-hearted Americana, accompanied by an unruly band he described as “a bag of puppies”. Where Houck’s earliest gigs were wobbly affairs in dark basement bars, he was now headlining New York’s Bowery Ballroom. His publicity shots had him in aviator shades riding his motorbike....
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'Americana 1' exhibition to open Oct. 25
The Bulletin
09 Oct 2018
The free "Americana 1" exhibition will be open from Oct. 25 to Nov. 24 at the Windsor Art Center, located on Mechanic Street in Windsor.The work of Latin American artists Balam Soto and Corina Alvarezdelugo will be featured. The opening reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Oct. 25 and a Brazilain concert at 3 p.m. Nov. 4.The film "Ellis" and a panel discussion will be held at 6 p.m. Nov. 8 ... ....
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Joe McCarthy Gives Thanks From the Other Side
The American Spectator 09 Oct 2018
I just put them all in the mail. OK, it may just be a Donald Segretti-like dirty trick. (Those who recognize the name are dating themselves.) But I have to admit, a bit juvenile or no, I enjoyed it. And I can’t see it will do any harm. No one will have to be paying for pizzas they didn’t order ... You’re keeping my tradition alive ... ....
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