You picked Pete Mancini – Killing the Old Ways as your favorite new release for the week of April 8, 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 […]
“Sick of This Town” – a Premiere from Michael McDermott
Everyone is from somewhere. The question is how many of us, after leaving, want to go back. It’s a topic that Michael McDermott explores on the forthcoming St. Paul’s Boulevard, and most notably on lead single “Sick of This Town”. “Be careful of the past, don’t let it drag you down, there’s no shame in […]
Old Settler’s Music Festival – Preview
Every year about now I make a pilgrimage to Austin for a few days of listening to music. It’s not for SXSW. Instead I head out to Tilmon, about an hour southeast of town, for Old Settler’s Music Festival. It’s just the right size to where it’s easy to navigate, but there’s still enough of […]
Amy Correia on Famed NYC Club Sin-é and Not Changing Her Guitar Strings
Singer-songwriter Amy Correia talks about her car dubbed “Footloose” and the stabilizing effect of a steady paycheck.
Monday Morning Video – Fruition
Let’s start the week with the glory that is Fruition. I saw the group in NYC on Friday and it was a typical outstanding show, including a killer cover of the Velvet Underground’s “Walk and Talk”. Here’s the band a few weeks ago in Denver rehearsing Crosby, Stills, and Nash’s classic “Suite: Judy Blue Eyes” […]
Readers’ Pick: Elliah Heifetz – First Generation American
You picked Elliah Heifetz – First Generation American as your favorite new release for the week of April 1, 2022. Poll Results New Releases Readers’ Tops Winter & Spring 2022 David Gideon – Lonesome Desert Strum (75 votes) Sarah Borges – Together Alone (44) Jackie Bristow – Outsider (27) Ray Wylie Hubbard – Co-Starring Too […]
Derek Vanderhorst – Wildflower
Come for the headline, stay for the story. That old saying couldn’t be truer as it relates to the new album from Derek Vanderhorst. The headline is that the go-to sound designer and mixer for hundreds of films, including The Eyes of Tammy Faye and No Country For Old Men, was diagnosed with stage 4 […]
Speedfossil “Disconnected” – A Twangville Premiere
I’m a sucker for power pop and am always excited to discover a new artist who possesses a great melodic touch. In that vein, meet Boston’s Speedfossil. Singer-songwriter Garret Vandermolen took an extended hiatus nearly two decades ago but couldn’t escape his musical calling. No Anesthesia, his third album since returning to music, finds Vandermolen just […]
Introducing Parker Twomey – A Twangville Premiere
Releasing a new single is always an exciting time for an artist. Releasing the debut single from your debut album, however, is truly a special moment. And Parker Twomey’s moment has arrived. Although he’s only a couple years removed from high school, Twomey is already a seasoned musical veteran. He has spent the past several […]
Embla and the Karidotters’ “Home” – a Twangville Premiere
After 13 years behind the drum kit for Norwegian indie popsters Razika, Embla Karidotter has not only stepped out on her, she’s forging a path in a new musical direction. The forthcoming Hello, I’m Embla hearkens back to the no nonsense country of the 1970’s. “Home”, Karidotter’s latest single, opens with enticing pedal steel and […]