Chicago, by way of North Carolina & Maryland troubadour, Joe Pug would like to apologize to the innocent folks now living in the houses that he helped construct while working as a carpenter. He is likely expressing his remorse for the hours he seems to have spent humming possible melodies and arranging lyrics in [...] more »

Mon, May 12, 2008 | 0 Comments

Some call it Old-Timey, New-Grass, Jam-Grass, Rootsy, Pre-WWII, Folk or hell, some label junkies may even dream up a title like Appalachian Dumpsta-Funk (not bad actually, can’t it be as useful as “Alt-Country”?) The fact is, in the last few years we have witnessed an Ellis Island-style rush of young, unique, and quality hard-to-define [...] more »

Sun, May 04, 2008 | 0 Comments

When I pop in a disc from a band based in Virginia (West, or just the plain one) or North Carolina, I get excited and my mind fills with preconceived notions of good ol’ smokey mountain boogie, complete with Dueling Banjos and Foggy Mountain Breakdowns. Unfair? Sure. True? Not really, I [...] more »

Thu, Apr 24, 2008 | 1 Comment

Being a fan of free in-store performances, vinyl and many of the bands from Denton, Dallas & Ft. Worth Texas, this national holiday provided me with a chance to enjoy these treasures all at once. There didn’t seem to be a downside to this day of celebration, as even with Christmas, there is always [...] more »

Sun, Apr 20, 2008 | 0 Comments

In this day and age, Singer-Songwriters are often compared to other similar artists from both past and present. For Nashville-based performer Griffin House (offical / myspace), the chief comparison seems to be Josh Ritter or Ryan Adams. Griffin’s latest offering, Flying Upside Down (April 29 - Nettwerk) opens with the track “Better Than [...] more »

Mon, Apr 14, 2008 | 2 Comments

New. Video. Kathleen. Edwards. Period. This post also appears on The Gobbler’s Knob. more »

Fri, Apr 04, 2008 | 1 Comment

Well, my buddy Cindy over at The Fine Line and I will be webcasting live from the Rodney Parker (Official/Myspace) & Bleu Edmondson show (Official/Myspace) at the Granada Theater in Dallas on Friday night. It is the night of Parker’s excellent new CD release (The Lonesome Dirge), and we’ll be all over that place [...] more »

Wed, Mar 26, 2008 | 0 Comments

In this day and age of artists making a killing on 99 cent downloads and hit singles, the days of that special album that you don’t feel the urge to skip even one song on the entire disc are almost gone. We all have the ones that still reside in our top 3 or [...] more »

Mon, Feb 25, 2008 | 3 Comments

Hello All, In this, my first posting for the esteemed Twangville site, I would like to introduce to my fellow Non-Bay Area dwellers, the San Francisco band Or, The Whale. Yes, the name leaves a bit to be desired, but hey, there is also something to be said for being an enigma wrapped in a riddle [...] more »

Fri, Feb 15, 2008 | 8 Comments