We started Twangville twenty years ago to champion the artists creating songs with craft and conviction—the kind that deserve your attention. This month, we’re marking two decades with three shows that capture everything we’ve been about from day one. Dallas gets two this weekend, New York City gets one on the 24th. Here’s the lineup. […]
Monday Morning Video – John Prine “Pretty Good”
Any week that starts with some John Prine feels a little more bearable, doesn’t it? Prine, who would have turned 79 last week, left behind a catalog full of songs that notice what the rest of us miss—the loneliness in a mundane conversation, the dignity in just getting by, the whole emotional landscape hidden in […]
Monday Morning Video – Adeem the Artist
A favorite song from a few years back, courtesy of Adeem the Artist: “Books and Records” from White Trash Revelry. It’s humble and heartbreaking in equal measure.
Chestnut Vibes on a Saturday Night – A Boston Playlist
Promised Land, Ward Hayden and the Outliers (from the Faster Horses Recordings release Little By Little) On Little By Little, Ward Hayden and the Outliers take on Bruce Springsteen’s songs with both respect and imagination, reshaping them in their distinctive country style. Hayden’s expressive vocals and the band’s warm, rootsy sound give these classics new […]
Celebrate 20 Years of Twangville in Dallas on Oct 17
GET TICKETS You only turn 20 once! So before we raise a glass at our Sunday Social in Dallas on October 19th, we’re blowing the roof off the Double Wide on Friday, October 17th to kick off our anniversary weekend. The only thing that would make it better? Seeing you there! Join us at Double […]
Monday Morning Video – John Fogerty at the Americana Music Awards
Let’s close out Twangville’s coverage of this year’s AmericanaFest, the Americana Music Association’s annual gathering in Nashville, with one of the week’s highlights. Rock legend John Fogerty took to the stage of the Ryman Auditorium, an institution unto itself, to close out the annual Americana Honors and Awards program. And he didn’t do it alone. […]
AmericanaFest 2025, Say What?!
One of my favorite things about attending music conferences and festivals are the crazy comments that you hear along the way. Here are a few choice selections from this year’s AmericanaFest. If you’re gonna sign to a major label, do it in the 1990’s – it’s the best. Rhett Miller offering advice as he and […]
AmericanaFest 2025, Mayer’s Picks (Part 2)
SOPHIE GAULT Sophie Gault kept busy at AmericanaFest this year. I managed to catch her three times—solo, with the SiriusXM house band, and with her own crew—each performance more electrifying than the previous. There’s something about an artist finally making music on her own terms, and the new songs she previewed suggest her 2026 album […]
AmericanaFest 2025, Mayer’s Picks (Part 1)
kirby baby Two sets from Brooklyn’s kirby baby meant double the proof that his razor-edged indie rock songs are built for live performance. Whether solo or with his full band—I saw both—the material from his new album crackled with the same intensity. JADE BIRD Bird’s magnetic presence commanded Third Man Records’ legendary Blue Room as […]
Monday Morning Video – Crowded House
What does it sound like when upwards of 200,000 people sing along with the band? Something like this. Here’s Crowded House singing their nearly 40 year old classic “Don’t Dream It’s Over” at Glastonbury in 2022.