Coming soon to record stores (Feb 6.) and SXSW (March 14-18), check out Seattle-based Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter. The album will be called Like, Love, Lust & The Open Halls of the Soul and out on Barsuk Records. Fans of Kristen Hersh and Neko Case will likely enjoy album track “LLL” (MP3), available […]
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals “Treat Me Right”, a Video
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals are reportedly back in the studio with a new album expected in late spring. Here’s some video footage from a recent Baltimore show. Grace Potter and the Nocturnals – “Treat Me Right” Grace Potter and the Nocturnals performing “Treat Me Right” at the 8×10 in Baltimore, MD on September, 14 […]
Best Albums of 2006, a Video Companion
My final “best of 2006†installment, here are some videos from artists that made my top 10. Playlist: Best of Albums ’06: a Companion Playlist Here’s to a great 2007! And on behalf of Sarah and I … Go Gators!!
Best Albums of 2006 (Tom’s Picks)
Here they are, my favorite albums of 2006. American Myth by Jackie Greene The back of the American Myth album cover pictures Jackie Greene sitting in a bedroom smoking a cigarette. Behind him are three concert posters. The headliners for those concerts are Rolling Stones, Hank Williams and Muddy Waters. These obvious influences are what […]
I Must Have Poor Taste in Music
In the coming days I’ll be posting a top 10 list of my favorite albums of 2006. Before I do so, I wanted to comment on something I found to be odd. I’m a subscriber of No Depression magazine, perhaps the top print magazine dedicated to Americana related music. Every issue is chock full of […]
Klausner Music Newsletter, Year-End Musings by Bobby K
Someday I’ll be able to convince Bobby Klausner to become a contributor on Twangville. He’s a friend of Mayer’s which makes him a friend on mine. I’ve never met Bobby but I know him for at least 2 reasons. At the end of every year he sends out a very thoughtful newsletter covering his favorite […]
“‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” with Bob Dylan
I saw mention of this on my wife’s favorite blog, Pop Candy. It is simply Bob Dylan reciting ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas on his XM radio show. What a great way to start a wonderful Christmas weekend. “‘Twas the Night Before Christmas” (MP3) [audio:http://www.delawareonline.com/blogs/Bob%20Dylan%20-%20The%20Night%20Before%20Christmas.mp3] [source: Delaware Online] If Santa were to leave an autographed […]
Best of ’06: Stirred, a Playlist
This is the third of three playlists featuring some of my favorite songs of the year. Witness a double dose of Sonic Youth (oh yeah!). Its unusual for me to put the same artist twice on one mix but how could I resist when both Thurston and Kim rock the mike. Can I say that […]
Best of ’06: Shaken, a Playlist
This is the second of three playlists featuring some of my favorite songs of the year. I’m calling this one Shaken. It features songs that have an Alt-Country or Americana orientation or otherwise twanged up. They are ordered to flow (not by rank) and limited to 19 in order to fit on a single CD. […]
Best of ’06: Chilled, a Playlist
This is the first of three playlists featuring some of my favorite songs of the year. I’m calling this one Chilled. It features songs that have a Folk orientation or are otherwise mellow. They are ordered to flow (not by rank) and limited to 20 in order to fit on a single CD. For song […]