You picked American Aquarium – Chicamacomico as your favorite new release for the week of June 10, 2022. Poll Results New Releases Readers’ Tops Winter & Spring 2022 Pete Mancini – Killing the Old Ways (101 votes) David Gideon – Lonesome Desert Strum (75) Tody Castillo – Old Rodriguez (49) Sarah Borges – Together Alone […]
Eliza of Eliza & the Delusionals on Bath Bombs and Finding a Rehearsal Space
Eliza, of Australian rock band Eliza & the Delusionals, talks about learning through trial and error and visiting Denny’s and Subway while touring across the US.
Monday Morning Video – The Bottle Rockets
Even if I didn’t love this song by the late, great Bottle Rockets so much, it would still be the leading candidate to be the Monday Morning Video theme song… Tuesday means the weekend’s almost hereWednesday, Thursday, Friday, disappearSaturday means Sunday’s almost in the rearview mirrorThe future’s certain end is always near It goes so […]
Readers’ Pick: Drive-by Truckers – Welcome 2 Club XIII
You picked Drive-by Truckers – Welcome 2 Club XIII as your favorite new release for the week of June 3, 2022. Poll Results New Releases Readers’ Tops Winter & Spring 2022 Pete Mancini – Killing the Old Ways (101 votes) David Gideon – Lonesome Desert Strum (75) Tody Castillo – Old Rodriguez (49) Sarah Borges […]
Big Sister – a Premiere From the Roughhousers
Children’s music sure has come a long way… and it continues to get better. The Roughhousers, formed by formed by TV/film voice-over artist and Grammy winner Grey DeLisle and Million Dollar Quartet leader Eddie Clendening, join the party with Princess Mike, their debut release. Of course, it can’t really be a party unless you […]
Mayer’s Playlist for Spring 2022, Part 2
Westcoast Rain, Jesper Lindell (from the Rootsy Music release Twilights) I’ll say it up front – Jesper Lindell’s latest plays like a long lost album by The Band. It’s more – much more – than the fact that he covers that group’s wonderful “Twilight” or that Amy Helm makes a guest appearance on the album. […]
Mike Stevens – Breathe In the World, Breathe Out Music
At the next Twangville town council meeting I’m making a motion to adopt “Municipal Harp Day” in honor of the best new recordings by blues and roots harmonica players. Along with Charlie Musselwhite’s new release, Canadian harmonica virtuoso Mike Stevens in May released his remarkable Breathe in the World, Breathe Out Music. Stevens has been […]
Charlie Musselwhite – Mississippi Son
Stand Back! Here Comes Charlie Musselwhite … again! At 78, Musselwhite shows with Mississippi Son that he is still in peak form and not ready for retirement any time soon. In fact, this simple, unvarnished effort may rival his best releases ever. The grand master of living blues harp players, Musselwhite’s first album, Stand Back! […]
William Clark Green on Tom Yum Soup, Buddy Holly, and Being Resilient
Country singer-songwriter William Clark Green talks about tour bus maintenance bills, sound check rehearsals (and why they’re important), and learning lessons the hard way.
Monday Morning Video – Dallas House Show Preview
In Dallas-Ft. Worth? Can you get to Dallas-Ft. Worth? If so, come join Twangville next Sunday as we host a backyard concert with a few stellar artists – Alex Wong from Nashville, TN, Wood Willow from Oklahoma City, OK, and DFW’s own Brandon Callies. Here’s a preview playlist that highlights songs from each artist’s latest […]