Twangville

A music blog featuring Alt-Country, Americana, Indie, Rock, Folk & Blues. Est. 2005.

Notable Releases October 4, 2005

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Featured: Curt Kirkwood , Snow (Little Dog). Also Noteworthy: Bobby Bare, The Moon Was Blue (Dualtone). Paula Frazer, Leave The Sad Things Behind (Birdman). Kevin Gordon, O Come Look At The Burning (Crowville Collective). My Morning Jacket, Z (ATO/RCA). The Reverend Horton Heat, We Three Kings (Yep Roc). Jesse Colin Young, The Very Best Of […]

October 2005 Playlist

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Download this playlist from iTunes. Louisiana, Todd Thibaud.This song isn’t about Hurricane Katrina, but I can’t help but think of New Orleans when I hear this song. Two Step Too, Delbert McClinton. Don’t Get Me Started, Rodney Crowell. Childish Things, James McMurtry. When My Love Crosses Over, John Hiatt. Calm Before the Storm, Eliza Gilkyson. […]

Welcome, Mayer Danzig!

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This is long overdue, but I wanted to welcome our new contributor Mayer Danzig to the Twangville family. Mayer, who’s been a regular attendee at SXSW for years will add tremendous depth to postings on this web site including album reviews and artist news. I’ve been a big fan of Mayer’s taste in music for […]

Download Marah’s “City of Dreams”

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Download “City of Dreams” from Marah’s forthcoming album, If You Didn’t Laugh, You’d Cry (due: 10/18/2005). Over the past decade we wrote and recorded two records on broken gear, played hundreds of shows touring in a van, made another self-produced record, one big-name-producer record, and had so many rotating band members we get dizzy just […]

Twangville Radio

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New! Yahoo LAUNCHcast members or anyone with a Yahoo ID can help us beta test Twangville Radio featuring recent songs, artists and albums mentioned on this web site. Occasionally, a song will play that is out of character. For instance, a Black Eyed Peas song played the other day. As much as I like Black […]

Notable Releases September 27, 2005

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Featured: Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, Jacksonville City Nights (Lost Highway). Also Noteworthy: Eric Bibb, A Ship Called Love (Telarc). Junior Brown, The Austin Experience (Telarc). Cherish The Ladies, Woman Of The House (Rounder). Cherryholmes, Cherryholmes (Skaggs Family). Kathy Mattea, Right Out Of Nowhere (Narada). Steve Riley & The Mamou Playboys, Dominos (Rounder). Neil Young, […]

Notable Releases September 20, 2005

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Featured: Billy Joe Shaver, The Real Deal (Compadre). Also Noteworthy: Bastard Sons of Johnny Cash, Mile Markers (Texacali). Norman & Nancy Blake, Back Home to Sulphur Springs (DualTone). Jerry Douglas, The Best Kept Secret (Koch). Katy Moffatt, Up Close & Personal (Fuel). Mojo Gurus, Shakin’ in the Barn (Empire). Old 97’s, Alive & Wired (New […]