I’d like to welcome our newest contributor, Mike Milanesi (aka Discman), to the Twangville family. In slight contrast to Mayer and myself, Mike will bring even greater depth to our site with his extensive knowledge of folk and classic rock. If you’ve seen some of the holiday playlists posted recently, you’ll know that Mike has […]
SXSW 2006 Preliminary Lineup Available
The preliminary list of SXSW 2006 performers is out. Some of my favorites include: Neko Case (Tacoma WA) • Cat Power (Atlanta GA) • Flogging Molly (Los Angeles CA) • The Like (Los Angeles CA) • Nickel Creek (Carlsbad CA) • Beth Orton (London UK) • Robert Pollard (Dayton OH) • Marty Stuart and his […]
Podcasting… Well maybe someday.
While I’d love to find a way to broadcast our playlists (legally, of course), I don’t see podcasting as something we at Twangville will do in the near future. In the meantime, I wanted to share a link to some podcasts our friends over at Americanaroots.com are producing. I’ve been enjoying Ray Randall’s Random Reviews […]
Welcome, Mayer Danzig!
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 […]
2005 ACL Preview
The 2005 Austin City Limits Festival is nearly upon us. Here are some top picks for the Fest. The Frames — My must-see for the Festival. Rockers from Ireland who put on some scorching shows at SXSW. Arcade Fire — Never seen but have heard great things. Oasis — Their live shows have a reputation […]
What Has Happened Down There
Louisiana 1927 Writer: Randy Newman What has happened down here is the wind have changed Clouds roll in from the north and it started to rain Rained real hard and rained for a real long time Six feet of water in the streets of Evangeline The river rose all day The river rose all night […]
Welcome to Twangville
I can’t remember the first MP3 I ever bought. I remember that my first CD was U2’s Unforgettable Fire purchased at Peaches and my first cassette was the Beach Boys, Surfin’ U.S.A. purchased at Target. I even remember my first 8-track, Queen’s Flash Gordon Soundtrack purchased at Spec’s. But, darned if I can remember my […]