We here at Twangville have always loved us some Drive-By Truckers. So rather than limit ourselves to a single reviewer giving you his take, we’ve teamed together to give you this monster review. Hope you enjoy….. “In Muscle Shoals the love the Swampers, They’ve been gone to pick a song or two”, are familiar words […]
Leeroy Stagger- Little Victories
Leeroy Stagger has been one of my favorite singer-songwriters for a couple years now. He makes rock and roll music, but is more easily lumped into the alternative country bin. He’s been on an incredible stretch of astonishingly good releases dating back to 2006’s Depression River. Just last year, he released Acoustic Volume One, an […]
Ben Nichols (Lucero) Talks to Twangville
Twangville sat down with Ben Nichols back in early November as he and the boys were tearing up the East Coast with Social Distortion and Frank Turner. The fruits of said interview are displayed below. Enjoy and catch Lucero on tour, out West right now and touring with the Vans Warped tour this summer. So […]
Another EP Round-Up (Andrew Combs, John Moreland, Frank Turner, Horse Feathers)
Andrew Combs- Tennessee Time Andrew Combs is a young kid with Texas roots who moved to Nashville to make it in the music business (sound familiar?). With a sound that straddles Gram Parsons and Whiskeytown, Combs may face an uphill battle, but he’s landed a solid punch with the release of his debut EP entitled […]
Abigail Washburn- City of Refuge
City of Refuge is a surprising album from Abigail Washburn. It’s not surprising because it’s a crazy fusion of Appalachian music and Chinese folk songs—she’s done that already. It’s not surprising because it features the talents of banjo-god Bela Fleck—she’s done that too, with the ground breaking Sparrow Quartet. It’s surprising for a whole passel […]
John Moreland & the Black Gold Band- Things I Can’t Control
Things I Can’t Control features the same rock and roll that made Endless Oklahoma Sky an unheralded masterpiece two years ago. It is, unfortunately, the swan song for the rollicking Black Gold Band. Though all signs point to Moreland having just as much rock in his solo work, it’s sad that this band never got […]
Eli’s Favorites of 2010
1. Justin Townes Earle- Harlem River Blues Best Record of the Year. From the quick stepped opener to the gospel reprise closer, this record was perfect. Jason Isbell’s soulful guitar licks on “Slippin’ and Slidin’†still haunt me. 2. The Hold Steady- Heaven Is Whenever One of America’s best rock and roll bands refuses to […]
Caleb Stine- I Wasn’t Built For A Life Like This
“My Service Isn’t Needed Anymore†is the song that begins Caleb Stine’s new record I Wasn’t Built For A Life Like This. Boy is he wrong. IWBFALLT is easily Stine’s best effort yet, and his service is definitely needed. He’s released a couple records of solid stylized alt. country with his backing band the Brakeman […]
Graham Weber/ Slaid Cleaves- Live at St. Stephen’s
Everyone knows you can’t throw a whiskey bottle in Austin, TX without hitting two great songwriters. Now I know you can’t even throw the whiskey bottle unless you’re a kick-ass songwriter. Where do these guys come from? Does Austin offer free beer to songwriters? I’m talking about Graham Weber, who blew me away last night […]
Kickstart American Gun’s New Record
Twangville house band and all around bad-asses American Gun are looking for a little help getting their 4th full length off the ground. Recorded in producer Mitch Easter’s (REM, Pavement, Suzanne Vega) North Carolina studio The Fidelitorium, the album promises to find the band moving in new directions. The departure of co-founding singer-songwriter Donald Merckle […]