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VIDEO PREMIERE: Emily Zuzik – The Case for Slowing Down

Thursday, May 01, 2025 By Chip Frazier

We at Twangville are excited to premiere the video for a new song by Emily Zuzik – The Case for Slowing Down Emily Zuzik is from Los Angeles where she is active in the local independent music scene. However she is also a bit of a renaissance woman. In addition to being a talented songwriter […]

Filed Under: Americana, Indie Rock, Reviews, Rock, Spotlight, Streams, Videos Tagged With: Emily Zuzik, Shooter Jennings, Ted Russell Kamp

American Aquarium’s Road Trip to Raleigh 2025

Thursday, February 20, 2025 By Chip Frazier

Every year the first weekend of February B. J. Barham hosts American Aquarium’s Road Trip to Raleigh. In fact, this year was the Tenth anniversary of Road Trip. As usual it was held at Lincoln Theater in downtown Raleigh. It was the second time I attended, with last year being my first. One thing for […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Blues, Country, Folk, Indie Rock, Outlaw Country, Reviews, Rock, Roots, Soul/R&B Tagged With: American Aquarium, BJ Barham, Maggie Rose, Taylor Hunnicut, The Droptines, The Lone Bellow, The Wilder Blue

Chip’s Top Albums of 2024

Thursday, January 02, 2025 By Chip Frazier

2024 was a difficult year to rank albums. There were so many exceptional releases this year that if I tried to re-rank the list it might look a lot different depending on my mood. My top 5 were the albums that really stuck with me, as for the rest it was very difficult to rank […]

Filed Under: Best of Year, Reviews Tagged With: 49 Winchester, American Aquarium, Billy Strings, Charley Crockett, Emily Nenni, Fantastic Cat, India Ramey, Jack White, Loose Cattle, MJ Lenderman, the Avett Brothers, The Mavericks, The Red Clay Strays, Waxahatchee, Yarn

American Aquarium – Fear of Standing Still

Thursday, July 25, 2024 By Chip Frazier

By the time most bands have released a dozen or so albums, they are past their prime. They may still be releasing solid material, but the zenith is clearly in the rear view. Thankfully American Aquarium isn’t most bands. BJ Barham’s band is scarred, and road worn for sure. Lineups have changed and morphed over […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Americana, Country, Outlaw Country, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Videos Tagged With: American Aquarium, BJ Barham, Drive-by Truckers, katie pruitt, Shooter Jennings

Oliver Wood – Fat Cat Silhouette

Thursday, June 13, 2024 By Chip Frazier

Every morning when he isn’t on the road, Oliver Wood starts the day in his designated writing chair with a cup of coffee. Many of the songs from “Fat Cat Silhouette”, Wood’s second solo record, began taking shape in that chair. The contemplative feeling of meditation/prayer and a morning coffee is what sets the mood […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Indie, Reviews, Rock, Roots Tagged With: Oliver Wood, Wood Brothers

VIDEO PREMIERE: Them Dirty Roses – Birmingham Steel (Lyric Video)

Monday, June 03, 2024 By Chip Frazier

We at Twangville are thrilled to be premiering the lyric video for Alabama based Southern Rockers, Them Dirty Roses, latest single “Birmingham Steel”. The video highlights the history of the steel industry in Birmingham and the North Central part of the state where the band grew up. I must admit I share some of their […]

Filed Under: Americana, Outlaw Country, Reviews, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Them Dirty Roses

Victoria Liedtke and Jason Ringenberg – More Than Words can Tell

Wednesday, April 03, 2024 By Chip Frazier

Victoria Liedtke and Jason Ringenberg have paired their voices to create an album of duets. However, why just do ordinary duets when you can dial up the challenge? They decided to take on the duets of legends Dolly Parton and Porter Wagoner for a new album, “More Than Words Can Tell”. Outside of George Jones […]

Filed Under: Americana, Country, Reviews, Videos Tagged With: Dolly Parton, Jason and the Scorchers, Jason Ringenberg, Porter Wagner, Victoria Liedtke

American Aquarium’s Road Trip to Raleigh.

Thursday, February 22, 2024 By Chip Frazier

Upon leaving the third and last night of American Aquarium’s Road Trip to Raleigh, one conclusion was obvious. B.J. Barham really knows how to throw a party. In fact, more than a party, it is a festival. Other bands do special weekend events to be sure, but Barham to his credit goes deep into his […]

Filed Under: Americana, Country, Folk, Outlaw Country, Reviews, Rock, Roots, Singer/Songwriter Tagged With: 49 Winchester, American Aquarium, Charles Wesley Godwin, Drayton Farley, Emily Nenni, Gabe Lee, Muscadine Bloodline

Chip’s Best of 2023

Wednesday, January 03, 2024 By Chip Frazier

Jason Isbell - Weathervanes (cover art)

I had the same problem with my year end rankings as always. There were at least 35 albums worthy of the top 25. As you can see that math only works for congressmen and poker hustlers. I focused the top 25 on Americana and Roots music. To have included Indie and Alternative would have been […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Bluegrass, Blues, Country, Outlaw Country, Reviews, Rock, Roots Tagged With: Drayton Farley, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Margo Price, Slaid Cleaves, Turnpike Troubadours

Robert Finley – Black Bayou

Wednesday, November 01, 2023 By Chip Frazier

Robert Finley is releasing his fourth album “Black Bayou”, but still there are a lot of people unfamiliar with him and his unusual backstory. In fact, Finley didn’t even take up music full time until he was in his sixties. This on the face of it doesn’t seem like the most opportune time in his […]

Filed Under: Blues, Gospel, Reviews, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Dan Auerbach, Robert Finley, The Black Keys

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Friends of Twangville

Polls

What is your favorite new release for week of May 16?

  • Carolyn Wonderland – Truth Is (31%, 10 Votes)
  • Charlie Musselwhite – Lookout Highway (19%, 6 Votes)
  • Ken Pomeroy – Cruel Joke (9%, 3 Votes)
  • Barenaked Ladies – IN FLIGHT – CARRY ON (6%, 2 Votes)
  • Dan Mangan – Natural Light (6%, 2 Votes)
  • The Talbott Brothers – Borderlands (6%, 2 Votes)
  • Peter Rowan – Tales of The Free Mexican Airforce (6%, 2 Votes)
  • Kat Hasty – The Time of Your Life (6%, 2 Votes)
  • Ben Hackett – Songs for Sleeping Dogs (3%, 1 Votes)
  • The Lowtimers – Cracks (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Suzie Brown – Songs Worth Saving (3%, 1 Votes)
  • BEATrio – BEATrio (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Erin Durant – Firetrail (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Sweet Megg – Never Been Home (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Christian Rutledge – An Inch Of This New York Mile (0%, 0 Votes)
  • The Travelin’ McCourys – One Chord That Rings True (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 32

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