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Mayer’s Picks – More Favorites from 2016

Wednesday, December 28, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

Here, in no particular order, are a few more favorites from 2016. Midnight MotelJack Ingram Rangers & ValentinesTrapper Schoepp Teens of DenialCar Seat Headrest Burn Something BeautifulAlejandro Escovedo Kicked Out of EdenJavier Escovedo My Way HomeEli ‘Paperboy’ Reed Cold SnapAnthony D’Amato LakesideEric Ambel Eric BachmannEric Bachmann The RevealerJesse Dayton BlindfallerMandolin Orange RockinghamBJ Barham American BandDrive-By […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alternative, Americana, Best of Year, Bluegrass, Country, Folk, Indie, Pop, Rock, Roots, Soul Tagged With: Alejandro Escovedo, Anthony D'Amato, BJ Barham, Brett Harris, Brett Newski, Car Seat Headrest, Carsie Blanton, Drive-By-Truckers, Eli Paperboy Reed, Eric Ambel, Eric Bachmann, Foy Vance, J Marco, Jack Ingram, Jameson Elder, Javier Escovedo, Jesse Dayton, Mandolin Orange, National Park Radio, Pinegrove, Sammy Walker, Sara Watkins, The Last Bandoleros, The Westies, Trapper Schoepp, We/Or/Me, Zach Schmidt

Mayer’s Picks – the Best of 2016 (So Far), the Albums

Tuesday, June 21, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

It’s been a good year for music so far this year (and the rest of the year is shaping up quite nicely, too). Here, in no particular order, are some of my favorite releases from the first half of 2016. WILLOW SPRINGS by MICHAEL MCDERMOTT Michael McDermott channels life’s hardships, both his own and those […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Country, Indie, Rock, Soul Tagged With: Austin Lucas, Bob Woodruff, Car Seat Headrest, Eli Paperboy Reed, Escondido, Grant-Lee Phillips, Javier Escovedo, Michael McDermott, Mike June, The Roomsounds

SXSW 2016 – The Sounds, Part 1

Wednesday, March 30, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

SXSW 2016 – The Sounds, Part 1

We’re gonna start with the faves – these are the artists who delivered my favorite sets of SXSW 2016. JAVIER ESCOVEDO Escovedo didn’t do much talking but, then again, he didn’t have too. He and his crack band demolished the crowd with a two (sometimes three) guitar onslaught and the best set of straight-up rock […]

Filed Under: Pop, Rock, SXSW Tagged With: Eli Paperboy Reed, Javier Escovedo, Last Bandoleros, Lydia Loveless, The Wet Secrets

Mayer’s Playlist for February 2016, Part 1

Thursday, February 18, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH Heavy Hearts, Hard Fists by Nikki Hill We’re gonna call this the best 2015 album that slipped by me last year. Better late than never, right? Hill’s sophomore release, the aptly titled Heavy Hearts, Hard Fists, hits like a punch in the gut. While her sound is rooted in old-school R&B, […]

Filed Under: Americana, Country, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Buddy Miller, Harvest Thieves, Ian McFeron, Ivan & the Parazol, Javier Escovedo, Kris Kristofferson, Nikki Hill, Pinegrove

Monday Morning Video: The True Believers

Monday, May 20, 2013 By Mayer Danzig

Here’s a flashback to this year’s SXSW. Austin rockers The True Believers — featuring singer-songwriter-guitarists Alejandro Escovedo, Javier Escovedo and Jon Dee Graham — let their guitars ring out at Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop in this set recorded for Seattle public radio station KEXP. This band was meant to be played LOUD. The set list […]

Filed Under: Rock, SXSW, Videos Tagged With: Alejandro Escovedo, Javier Escovedo, Jon Dee Graham, The True Believers

Tuesday Morning Video, SXSW 2013 Highlights Part 2

Tuesday, April 02, 2013 By Mayer Danzig

We continue our celebration of SXSW 2013 with a special Tuesday edition of our Morning Video series. We’ll call this the SXSW classic rock and country showcase, led off by a three-fer featuring Alejandro Escovedo. The True Believers let their guitars do the talking on “She’s Got” and “All Mixed Up” Bobby Bare Sr., joined […]

Filed Under: Americana, Rock, SXSW, Videos Tagged With: Alejandro Escovedo, Bobby Bare Jr., Bobby Bare Sr., Buddy Miller, Foo Fighters, Javier Escovedo, Jim Lauderdale, Jon Dee Graham, Richard Thompson, Rick Springfield, True Believers, Willie Nile

SXSW 2013: The Sounds, Part 2

Thursday, March 28, 2013 By Mayer Danzig

The True Believers Austin’s The True Believers were high on, if not at the top of, my list of bands to see at SXSW. Nearly thirty years ago they established a reputation as a powerhouse rock and roll band. Given that I wasn’t attending many rock shows thirty years ago so I was downright giddy […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Downloads, Folk, Indie, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams, SXSW Tagged With: Alejandro Escovedo, Caitlin Rose, Dave Grohl, Foo Fighters, Free Energy, Green Day, Javier Escovedo, John Fogerty, Jon Dee Graham, Patrick Sweany, Rick Springfield, Steve Earle, Stevie Nicks, The True Believers, Trapper Schoepp, Willie Nile, You Won't

Monday Morning Video: True Believers

Monday, February 11, 2013 By Mayer Danzig

Let the guitars ring out, the True Believers have reunited! Back in the mid-1980’s, the legendary Austin band scorched a blazing trail as they criss-crossed the country with their three guitar attack. A solid debut album was released. A follow-up album was recorded but was lost for years in record company limbo. The frustrations mounted […]

Filed Under: Rock, Videos Tagged With: Alejandro Escovedo, Javier Escovedo, Jon Dee Graham, True Believers

Alejandro Escovedo’s Legendary Conclusion to SXSW 2010 at the Continental Club

Friday, April 09, 2010 By John Anderson

Alejandro Escovedo’s Legendary Conclusion to SXSW 2010 at the Continental Club

It was two years ago at the unofficial Sunday night South-by closing ceremonies at the Continental Club that Alejandro Escovedo world premiered his then-forthcoming album, Real Animal live and in sequence from the first track to the last. It was a remarkable show, and it proved to be an album that raised Alejandro’s profile considerably, […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Americana, Rock, SXSW Tagged With: Alejandro Escovedo, Alejandro Escovedo Orchestra, continental club, Hector Munoz, Javier Escovedo, Jon Dee Graham, Street Songs of Love, SXSW 2010, True Believers

Kiss Off! A Special Playlist, Part 1

Tuesday, March 10, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

Kiss Off! A Special Playlist, Part 1

At one point or another we’ve all been on the wrong side of a break-up. So why not celebrate it? Every Tuesday for the next few weeks I’ll be highlighting some of my favorite break-up songs in a special Twangville playlist. And its all dedicated to you, ___________ (INSERT NAME HERE). See You Around, Javier […]

Filed Under: Downloads, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Cowboy Mouth, Detroit, Javier Escovedo, Kevin Salem, Los Angeles, Nashville, New Orleans, The Fags, Will Hoge, Woodstock

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