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Carolinamericana 2022 Playlist

Wednesday, January 25, 2023 By Todd Mathis

Before we get too far into the new year I wanted to share a playlist of a few Americana leaning projects that came out of South Carolina in 2022. Most of these are from the Columbia area because, well, that’s where I live. Among the artists you’ll find are Lang Owen, Admiral Radio, Heather Rice, […]

Filed Under: Best of Year

AmericanaFest 2022 – Todd’s Rundown

Wednesday, September 28, 2022 By Todd Mathis

Americanafest is a beast like no other. Artists pitted against one another on stages across town. Do I go see someone out at Riverside Revival or Basement East? Molly Tuttle is playing at the same time as McMurtry? (Or is it spelled McCurty? See James’ facebook posts during Americanafest to get a good laugh.) Wait, […]

Filed Under: Americana Music Conference, Reviews Tagged With: Alisa Amador, James McMurtry, Jesse Daniel, Lukas Nelson, Oliver Wood, Phosphorescent, Rob Ickes, South for Winter, Steve Poltz, Trey Hensley, Willi Carlisle

Todd’s Tops of 2021

Wednesday, January 05, 2022 By Todd Mathis

1. James McMurtry/The Horses and theHounds2. Jose Gonzalez/Local Valley 3. Isla, Josh Rouse/The Mediterranean Gardner4. The War on Drugs/I Don’t Live Here Anymore5. Charley Crockett/10 For Slim6. Todd Snider/First Agnostic Church of Hope and Wonder7. The Hold Steady/Open Door Policy 8. Neil Young and Crazy Horse/Barn9. The Felice Brothers/From Dreams to Dust10. Nell Smith, The […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Country, Folk, Indie Rock, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter Tagged With: Caleb Stine, Charley Crockett, Daniel Lanois, Felice Brothers, Henhouse Prowlers, Isla, James McMurtry, Jose Gonzalez, Josh Rouse, Lucy Daucus, Marisa Anderson, Marty Stuart, My Morning Jacket, Neil Young, Nell Smith, Purple Mountains, Steve Earle, The Flaming Lips, The Hold Steady, The Old Earthquake, The Runout, The War on Drugs, Todd Snider, Turnpike Troubadours, Western Centuries, William Tyler

Todd’s Tops of 2020

Wednesday, January 06, 2021 By Todd Mathis

Music got me through this year in many ways. Making, listening, loving it, whatever, it just works. It’s in my soul, my heart. These are a few of the albums that I had on repeat that stuck with me or hit a chord. I know this is an Americana blog, but the Strokes made a […]

Filed Under: Reviews

Bill Frisell on his new release Valentine

Wednesday, September 02, 2020 By Todd Mathis

When Mayer emailed the team asking if anyone wanted to interview Bill Frisell, my response was “F*&k Yes!” I’ve been a fan ever since hearing his 2001 album simply titled With Dave Holland and Elvin Jones. That’s probably still my favorite album after all these years, with Disfarmer, Nashville, and others somewhere up there as […]

Filed Under: Interviews, Jazz, Reviews

The War Inside, from Moses Andrews

Wednesday, June 17, 2020 By Todd Mathis

“The track was originally written in 2017. It was left alone in hopes that things would get better and that people would love one another. In 2020, this song still applies.” Moses Not sure what else needs to be said other than what Moses says above. Hope y’all enjoy this powerful tune. LISTEN HERE (manual […]

Filed Under: Reviews

Pandemic Twang

Thursday, May 21, 2020 By Todd Mathis

Music is a very personal thing and we all have different soundtracks to our lives. My earliest musical images include the gospel choirs my grandmother led at the church down the road, as well as the many piano students that came to her house, playing in the living room while I listened from her bedroom […]

Filed Under: Reviews

Todd’s Tops of 2019

Wednesday, January 15, 2020 By Todd Mathis

I’m a bit late this year with my Best Of submission, but I did get my Twangville vote in and was glad to see Ritter take top honors even though his new album wasn’t really on my radar this year. I always have a hard time ranking albums but give it my best shot by […]

Filed Under: Reviews

Admiral Radio

Wednesday, November 20, 2019 By Todd Mathis

I know Monday is video day, but today I’m going to hijack Mayer’s domain and share one from Columbia, South Carolina’s Admiral Radio. They are currently in the studio recording their debut, but in the meantime they dropped this gem earlier this year (audio recorded at their home with one mic) that showcases the duo’s […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Discovery, Singer/Songwriter, Videos Tagged With: admiral radio, Americana, harmony

Robert Ellis/Texas Piano Man

Thursday, July 25, 2019 By Todd Mathis

I’m not exactly sure how I stumbled upon Texas Piano Man, the recent release from Robert Ellis. I’m thinking it was the monsters at Spotify that put him in my queue or something. Whoever or whatever it was, I owe them a pat on the back, as for the last 2 weeks I’ve been playing […]

Filed Under: Americana, Reviews, Videos Tagged With: Robert Ellis

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