Hacienda Brother Chris Gaffney was diagnosed with liver cancer earlier this year. He is about to begin an extreme course of chemotherapy in hopes of eradicating the disease. Although he has health insurance, it will not cover all the costs associated with his treatment. To help defray the costs, friends and family have created a […]
Rodney Parker / Bleu Edmondson Live Concert Webcast
Well, my buddy Cindy over at The Fine Line and I will be webcasting live from the Rodney Parker (Official/Myspace) & Bleu Edmondson show (Official/Myspace) at the Granada Theater in Dallas on Friday night. It is the night of Parker’s excellent new CD release (The Lonesome Dirge), and we’ll be all over that place so […]
Twangville Congratulates…
Daniel Jordan of Taylorsville, KY. Daniel will be receiving a signed vinyl copy of Jeremy Fisher’s independent 2005 release Back Porch Spirituals and a copy of Jeremy’s impressive 2007 release Goodbye Blue Monday. Special thanks to Wind-Up Records for sponsoring this contest. Visit Jeremy Fisher here.
Twangville Congratulates…
Joshua Farber of Monson, MA. Joshua will be receiving signed copies of Dennis Brennan’s Engagement and Stonehoney’s Songs from a Hillside Living Room. Thanks to Stonehoney’s generosity, we have also randomly selected a runner-up to receive a signed Stonehoney cd and band photo. Congratulations to Dale Schmucker of New Haven, Indiana. Of course everyone can […]
Win Big: Sarah Borges & the Broken Singles
Our first give-away is a signed cd from Boston’s Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles. Diamonds in the Dark is a roots rock gem, showcasing the genre-defying talents of Borges and band. To win, simply leave a comment below. A winner will be selected at random when the contest ends on Sunday, 2/17/08 at midnight […]
Twangville Give-Away Bonanza!
So the Grammy Awards are over and, like me, you’re probably yawning and wondering whether “Blake, Incarcerated” is a new reality series.* Well buck up residents of Twangville because we’ve got something special for you… We’re giving away a towering stack of cds and other goodies from some of our favorite artists from 2007. And […]
Wanted: Bonehead Who Stole Isbell’s Equipment
In the category of “Dude, that’s not cool!” we’ve received breaking news from Twang Nation and Jason Isbell’s MySpace page. Apparently the band’s been on the receiving end of some unfortunate events. In short, some ass hat stole broke into the band’s van and stole some equipment. To add salt to the wound, word has […]
Drive-By Truckers ‘Brighter Than Creations Dark’, Full Album Streams Available
News found on iLike: Both Rhapsody and CMT.com are streaming the full album: http://play.rhapsody.com/thedrivebytruckers/brighterthancreationsdark
Ron Block of Union Station Finishing Production of Album by Mandolin Prodigy
As Allison Krauss tours with Robert Plant in Spring of 2008 members of Union Station are going to be working on various projects. One of these projects is currently under way. Ron Block is working on production of an album by 15 year old Bluegrass Mandolin prodigy Sierra Hull. The album will be released in […]
Thanks, y’all!
It wasn’t that long ago that we opened our gates to find some folks that were as passionate about alt-country, americana, rock and folk music as we are. The experiment netted a ton of registrations from all over the world and several contributors emerged from those. More importantly, we gained a couple of regular contributors […]