Rebecca and Megan Lovell of Larkin Poe talk about graduating from making nothing to making next to nothing in the music business and their “day job” playing with Elvis Costello, Conor Oberst and Keith Urban.
Monday Morning Video – Travis Meadows
It’s always fascinating to get a peek behind the artistic curtain. In this video, Travis Meadows talks about being a professional songwriter in Nashville and working with a co-writer. The story precedes the wonderful “Unfinished Business” from 2013’s Old Ghosts & Unfinished Business. Meadows shares more stories in his recent interview with Twangville.
Readers’ Pick: The Yearlings – Skywriting
You picked Skywriting by, The Yearlings, as your favorite new release for the week of November 16, 2018. Poll Results Did we miss something? If you feel a new release is missing from our current poll, please let us know in the comments. Readers’ Tops Summer & Fall 2018 WILLIE NILE, Children of Paradise (196 […]
Readers’ Pick: Best Album of 2018 Call for Nominations
For the next week, we’ll be taking your nomination to supplement our Readers’ Pick: Best Album of 2018 poll. The rules: You get one nomination — choose wisely. If you mention more than one, we’ll only take your first mention. Nominate by adding a comment to this post. It has to be a full length […]
Peace, Twang, and Turkey Grease: A 2018 Thanksgiving Toast to Shawn Underwood
Shawn Underwood (pictured left of alien). Here we are again… Thanksgiving 2018, y’all… which means we’re celebrating 13 years of Twangville’s existence. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been writing a Thanksgiving toast each year to thank our contributors, our community, and the artists who give us something to listen to and write […]
Stephen Kellogg – Objects in the Mirror
Songwriters as a general rule are better at identifying difficulties and apprehensions than they are pointing out the positive aspects of life. Maybe it is because truly good art exists in the margins of American society and not the mainstream. It could also be the current political climate or possibly even too much Gluten. In […]
Emily Scott Robinson Talks Chipotle and the Waylon Jennings RV Park
Singer-songwriter Emily Scott Robinson talks about her unique touring strategy, why she’s never broken a guitar string and how she developed her live performance chops.
Carter Sampson On Touring in a Van Called Jennifer Vaniston and Embracing a Love of Donuts
Singer-songwriter Carter Sampson talks about leading Rock & Roll Camp for Girls OKC and finding success in Europe.
Monday Morning Video – Adam Carroll
There are so many great songwriters criss-crossing the highways of Texas but Adam Carroll is among the elite. With a gentle and reserved style, he tells richly textured stories often filled with colorful characters. The tales are set to simple yet infectious melodies that he picks out on an acoustic guitar. Here are two gems […]
Readers’ Pick: Rhett Miller – The Messenger
You picked The Messenger by, Rhett Miller, as your favorite new release for the week of November 9, 2018. Poll Results New Releases Did we miss something? If you feel a new release is missing from our current poll, please let us know in the comments. Readers’ Tops Summer & Fall 2018 WILLIE NILE, Children […]