Sónica USA Excursions in Americana

12/07/2022

🎸 Sónica USA – Excursions in Americana dead heroes episode.

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In episode 1 – Gene Clark, Dillard & Clark, Gram Parsons’ International Submarine Band, Townes Van Zandt and Jason Molina. Also – Dylan and Buffalo Springfield.

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Dead Heroes of Americana - Gene Clark, Gram Parsons, Townes Van Zandt, Jason Molina [and more] Sónica USA is a radio show and podcast created and first aired at Free FM 89.0, a member of the Community Access Media Alliance Aotearoa/New Zealand. Follow us on www.facebook.com/SonicaUSA and Insta ...

11/07/2022

🎸 Sónica USA – Excursions in Americana. A quick take on the vast landscape of Americana – desert rock, southern rock, country rock, alt-country and cosmic country.
In episode 18 – I sign off with a powerful rendition of a powerful track from my favourite Americana artist – the late Jason Molina. Episode released in 24 hours.

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Sónica USA is part of the Free FM Music Zone – where music lovers dig deep into a diverse range of genres. Free FM is supported by NZ on Air and a member of CAMA Community Access Media Alliance.

11/07/2022

🎸 Sónica USA – Excursions in Americana. A quick take on the vast landscape of Americana – desert rock, southern rock, country rock, alt-country and cosmic country.

Coming up in episode 18 – a superb track from a failed GENE CLARK album – unappreciated by his label, unpromoted, unloved by critics. Help me redeem it.

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Sónica USA is part of the Free FM Music Zone – where music lovers dig deep into a diverse range of genres. Free FM is supported by NZ on Air and a member of CAMA Community Access Media Alliance.

05/07/2022

🎸 Sónica USA – Excursions in Americana. A quick take on the vast landscape of Americana – desert rock, southern rock, country rock, alt-country and cosmic country.

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In episode 17 – New tracks from Sean Thompson's Weird Ears [pictured] and Steve Earle plus Wilco, Wooden Shjips, and obscurities from Steve Young, Kenny Knight.

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Sónica USA is part of the Free FM Music Zone – where music lovers dig deep into a diverse range of genres. Free FM is supported by NZ on Air and a member of CAMA - Community Access Media Alliance

05/07/2022

🎸 Sónica USA – Excursions in Americana. A quick take on the vast landscape of Americana – desert rock, southern rock, country rock, alt-country and cosmic country.

Coming up in this week’s episode – What is Americana? Must it be rooted in country? How far can we stretch that boundary? How about as far as Wooden Shjips the experimental and psychedelic rock bandfrom San Francisco, California.

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Sónica USA is part of the Free FM Music Zone – where music lovers dig deep into a diverse range of genres. Free FM is supported by NZ on Air and a member of CAMA Community Access Media Alliance.

03/07/2022

🎸 Sónica USA – Excursions in Americana. A quick take on the vast landscape of Americana – desert rock, southern rock, country rock, alt-country and cosmic country.

Coming up in this week’s episode – STEVE YOUNG, pioneer of the country rock, Americana, and alternative country sounds, and also a vital force behind the "outlaw movement". A track from his 1972 LP Seven Bridges Road.

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Sónica USA is part of the Free FM Music Zone – where music lovers dig deep into a diverse range of genres. Free FM is supported by NZ on Air and a member of CAMA Community Access Media Alliance.

28/06/2022

🎸 Sónica USA – Excursions in Americana. Happy Birthday Brian Wilson! From the early Beach Boys, through Pet Sounds and Smile, and his collab with Van D**e Parks we’ve loved it all. Two of the more adventurous tracks from Wilson’s remade Smile project feature, plus Early James, Townes Van Zandt and Guy Clark and more in this latest episode.

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Sónica USA is part of the Free FM Music Zone – where music lovers dig deep into a diverse range of genres. Free FM is supported by NZ On Air and a member of CAMA - Community Access Media Alliance

We sample two tracks from Brian's magnum opus [as if he had only the one!] a new release from Early James and some classics. Sónica USA is a radio show and podcast created and first aired at Free FM 89.0, a member of the Community Access Media Alliance Aotearoa/New Zealand. Follow us on www.faceboo...

28/06/2022

🎸 Sónica USA – Excursions in Americana. A quick take on the vast landscape of Americana. Nothing says Americana more strongly to me than GUY CLARK and the legendary TOWNES VAN ZANDT together. They’re the subject of a biopic I discuss in this week’s episode – out any day now!

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Sónica USA is part of the Free FM Music Zone – where music lovers dig deep into a diverse range of genres. Free FM is supported by NZ on Air and a member of CAMA Community Access Media Alliance.

27/06/2022

🎸 Sónica USA – Excursions in Americana. A quick take on the vast landscape of Americana. Our next episode features an obscurity that is evidence, as if it was needed, that the industry doesn’t make everyone a star. Alas, SANDY HARLESS wasn’t a winner on the day, but left us a really good LP from which we select a track. New episode early this week.

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Sónica USA is part of the Free FM Music Zone – where music lovers dig deep into a diverse range of genres. Free FM is supported by NZ on Air and a member of CAMA Community Access Media Alliance.

We sample two tracks from Brian's magnum opus [as if he had only the one!] a new release from Early James and some classics. Sónica USA is a radio show and podcast created and first aired at Free FM 89.0, a member of the Community Access Media Alliance Aotearoa/New Zealand. Follow us on www.faceboo...

27/06/2022

🎸 Sónica USA – Excursions in Americana. A quick take on the vast landscape of Americana – desert rock, southern rock, country rock, alt-country and cosmic country.

In our next episode, coming early this week – a new release from troy, Alabama’s Early James who I first heard when he released a superb track ‘Blue Pill Blues’. Well worth checking out!

Episodes available from

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Sónica USA is part of the Free FM Music Zone – where music lovers dig deep into a diverse range of genres. Free FM is supported by NZ on Air and a member of CAMA Community Access Media Alliance.

21/06/2022

🎸 Sónica USA – Excursions in Americana.
🎧 Ep 15 – listen now: http://bit.do/SonicaUSA15

New releases from Sarah Shook & The Disarmers [pictured], The Deslondes and The Cactus Blossoms plus Tom Petty, a Lou Reed demo and a post Vietnam psych-folk gem.

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Sónica USA is part of the Free FM Music Zone – where music lovers dig deep into a diverse range of genres. Free FM is supported by NZ on Air and a member of CAMA - Community Access Media Alliance

2022 releases from The Sadies, The Deslondes, The Cactus Blossoms and Sarah Shook & The Disarmers, plus an archival Lou Reed demo and more. Sónica USA is a radio show and podcast created and first aired at Free FM 89.0, a member of the Community Access Media Alliance Aotearoa/New Zealand. Follow us...

20/06/2022

🎸 Sónica USA – Excursions in Americana. A quick take on the vast landscape of Americana. Our next episode is due in a few hours, and includes a bunch of new and recent releases plus some classic tunes from older artists including a really cool alternate take of the Tom Petty classic!



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Sónica USA is part of the Free FM Music Zone – where music lovers dig deep into a diverse range of genres. Free FM is supported by NZ on Air and a member of CAMA Community Access Media Alliance.