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Beth Lee on Cynical Songs and Finding Inspiration When It Doesn’t Want To Be Found

Tuesday, March 02, 2021 By Mayer Danzig Leave a Comment

Austin-based singer-songwriter Beth Lee talks about touring with a broken gear shift cable, touring solo to fund the band tours, and working on a food truck.

Filed Under: Americana, Interviews, Why It Matters Tagged With: Beth Lee

Zack Kibodeaux (Blue Water Highway) on a Montana Blowout and the Quality of Music

Tuesday, March 02, 2021 By Mayer Danzig Leave a Comment

Blue Water Highway

Blue Water Highway’s Zack Kibodeaux talks about home-cooked tour meals and getting the band started with a bang.

Filed Under: Americana, Interviews, Why It Matters Tagged With: Blue Water Highway

Monday Morning Video – Joe Pug

Monday, March 01, 2021 By Mayer Danzig Leave a Comment

Joe Pug will be releasing The Diving Sun, his latest album, on 19 March 2021. As we eagerly await its arrival, here’s a favorite from the Pug catalog: “If Still It Can’t Be Found” from 2015’s Windfall.

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Singer/Songwriter, Videos Tagged With: Joe Pug

Mayer’s Playlist for Jan/Feb 2021

Thursday, February 25, 2021 By Mayer Danzig Leave a Comment

Far Away In Another Town, Steve Earle & the Dukes (from the New West Records Release J.T.) Chances are you might already be aware of the story behind J.T., Steve Earle’s tribute to his late son Justin Townes Earle.  The younger Earle tragically passed away from a drug overdose in August of 2020, leaving behind […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Folk, Indie Rock, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Streams Tagged With: Aaron Lee Tasjan, Barry Gibb, Justin Townes Earle, L.A. Edwards, Langhorne Slim, Lucero, Mando Saenz, Matthew Sweet, Ole Kirkeng, Steve Earle & The Dukes, The Hold Steady

Brazos in My Bones – a Premiere from Stefan Prigmore

Wednesday, February 24, 2021 By Mayer Danzig Leave a Comment

There’s something special about a Texas songwriter. The stories that they share are richly colorful, filled with characters who live life by their own rules. The more outrageous the tale, the more likely that they contain some kernels of truth. Fort Worth’s Stefan Prigmore continues this tradition with pride, spinning yarns as dusty as the […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Country, Reviews, Streams Tagged With: Stefan Prigmore

The Brother Brothers on Early Day Jobs and Making Things Happen

Tuesday, February 23, 2021 By Mayer Danzig Leave a Comment

The Brother Brothers

Adam and David Moss – The Brother Brothers – talk about tending bars and pedi-cabs, keeping their instruments working right, and touring with a box of Triscuits.

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Folk, Interviews, Singer/Songwriter, Why It Matters Tagged With: Brother Brothers

Jason Ringenberg on Computers, Tattoos, and Working on the Railroad

Tuesday, February 23, 2021 By Mayer Danzig Leave a Comment

Jason Ringenberg

Jason Ringenberg talks about beating back the encroachment of touring fog, letting Avis and Enterprise support the arts, and how his chickens helping out with album pre-production.

Filed Under: Americana, Interviews, Rock, Why It Matters Tagged With: Jason and the Scorchers, Jason Ringenberg

Monday Morning Video – Glenn Thomas

Monday, February 22, 2021 By Mayer Danzig Leave a Comment

Although I never wrote about Reassure Me There’s a Window, the 2020 release by Glenn Thomas, it has maintained a place in my musical rotation. The album version of this stunning song about confronting loss is lush and string-laden. This acoustic version, however, lays bare the song’s raw emotion.

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Singer/Songwriter, Streams, Videos Tagged With: Glenn Thomas

Trevor Terndrup of Moon Taxi on Working as a Cheese Monger and Not Giving Up

Tuesday, February 16, 2021 By Mayer Danzig Leave a Comment

Moon Taxi

Moon Taxi’s Trevor Terndrup talks about playing high school talent shows and a desire to repurpose old guitar strings.

Filed Under: Americana, Interviews, Rock, Why It Matters Tagged With: Moon Taxi

Monday Morning Video – Marshall Crenshaw

Monday, February 15, 2021 By Mayer Danzig Leave a Comment

Marshall Crenshaw is going to help us kick off the week with this stripped down version of his power pop gem “Cynical Girl”. And what the heck, let’s throw in the Crenshaw classic “Someday, Someway”. Dedicated to the memory of SE.

Filed Under: Pop, Videos Tagged With: Marshall Crenshaw

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