We’re closing out the 2026 Twangville Fall Showcase Series on Saturday, November 14th in NYC with a high-proof dose of grit, melody, and conviction. Matt Woods, Mic Harrison, and Carissa Johnson — solo, no chaser. Two of them come out of East Tennessee, and the third came up in Boston’s punk scene. None of them […]
Now & Then: Josh Rouse’s Museums and Women and the reach of Paul Simon
Josh Rouse has long understood how much a conversational voice can carry. His songs make room for complicated feelings without demanding a dramatic delivery. On Museums and Women, this approach suits a collection concerned with passing encounters and the search for connection. A useful predecessor is Paul Simon’s self-titled 1972 album, where intimate songwriting became more rhythmically adventurous without losing its everyday scale. The connection is a shared approach, rather than a claim of direct influence.
Readers’ Pick: Josh Rouse – Museums and Women
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Miko Marks – Hell Or High Water
Life is a journey, without a doubt. For Flint, Michigan, born-and-raised Miko Marks, the musical part of her journey started as a child. Raised by her mother and grandmother in a community evolved out of the migration of Black farmworkers from the south to the factory jobs in the north, Marks listened and was a […]
Pug Johnson – From A Beaumont Bar
There comes a point in most of our lives, definitely beyond our twenties, when something causes us to take stock of life-to-date. For some of us, past failures are the motivation to do better. For others, those failures are just an omen of things to come. For the remainder, hindsight is just an observation of […]
Last Call for Live Music: Twangville’s Fall Finale in NYC
One More for 2026! We’re closing out the Twangville Fall Showcase Series—and our live show calendar for the year—with one final night in Greenwich Village. Join us on Saturday, November 14 as we return to Groove to wrap up 2026 in style. Taking the stage for our season finale: Come raise a glass, catch some […]
Bruce Cockburn: The Blood That Runs Through the Songs
Bruce Cockburn has spent a lifetime accumulating other people’s music. Some songs became warm-up rituals, others a welcome escape from singing his own words. A few arrived by accident, a guitar figure leading him toward a melody he suddenly needed to learn. On The Blood of Others, due October 16 on Sunset Blvd. Records, the […]
Mac Cornish on Borrowed Rehearsal Spaces and Her Biggest Blessings
Mac Cornish shares the story behind “Goodbye, Nebraska,” the first song she ever recorded and one which her father still brings up today. Cornish also talks about why food is the one thing never skimped on while on tour and recalls a favorite day job at a vintage store, a natural fit for someone who loves old clothes.
Monday Morning Video – Preview Our Next NYC Showcase
On Wednesday, November 4, Twangville presents Robert Cody Maxwell, Brandon Callies, and Bird Streets. The show has moved from Groove to Wild Horses, a brand-new East Village room that’s ready for its first Twangville night. Maxwell’s songs draw on early heartland rock, moving between folksy confessionals and full-volume rock and roll. Callies pairs roots-rock grit […]
Now & Then: Lyal Strickland’s Shooter of Truth and the reach of Bruised Orange
There’s a particular kind of country-folk songwriting that lets embarrassment survive the editing process. The narrator can admit he’s wrong, find something funny in the admission, and still have to live with the consequences. Lyal Strickland’s Shooter of Truth belongs in that tradition. John Prine’s Bruised Orange makes a useful companion: an earlier example of how conversational songwriting can accommodate hard experience without becoming solemn about every minute of it.