IAN FITZGERALD, You Won’t Even Know I’m Gone beats out NATHANIEL RATELIFF & THE NIGHT SWEATS, A Little Something More From as your favorite for the week of November 18, 2016. Poll Results New Releases Did we miss something? If you feel a new release is missing from our current poll, please let us know […]
Peace, Twang, and Turkey Grease: A 2016 Thanksgiving Toast to Todd Mathis
Well, here we are… Thanksgiving 2016… which means we’re celebrating 11 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 about. Without someone to make the music, […]
Beaver Nelson Reflects on a Career Spent Painting Houses and Making Records
Austin singer-songwriter Beaver Nelson talks about bartering for guitar strings, the virtues of good gas mileage and touring with massive amounts of Diet Cokes and granola bars in the trunk.
Monday Morning Video – A Tough Music Year Keeps Getting Tougher
It’s been a tough year for music fans as we continue to lose a generation of greats. Here are a quartet of videos from three that we’ve lost in the past two weeks. We’re gonna miss the spirit and songs of Leon Russell, Leonard Cohen and Sharon Jones.
Readers’ Pick: Brand New Flag by Two Cow Garage
TWO COW GARAGE, Brand New Flag beats out STING, 57th & 9th as your favorite for the week of November 11, 2016. 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 Fall 2016 THE MAVERICKS, All […]
I Will Remember Massachusetts – A Special Boston Playlist
Monroe, Ian Fitzgerald (from the self-released You Won’t Even Know I’m Gone) For many a year Fitzgerald has plied his trade as a folk singer, a troubadour with an acoustic guitar. Over that time he has earned the respect of fellow musicians, always a good indicator that an artist warrants attention. Let’s give credit where […]
Courtney Granger – Beneath Still Waters
Outside, the warm Gulf breeze is gently blowing the magnificent oaks to a rhythm guided only by Mother Nature. Â Inside the dance hall, the velvet tones of a skinny kid in a bolo tie are doing much the same thing to the couples two-stepping around the well worn floor. Â The piano has a sound that’s […]
Monday Morning Video – Grant-Lee Phillips “Cry Cry”
Apparently this is what happens when you invite an artist into a bookstore. Grant-Lee Phillips brought his guitar to Purple Crow Books in Hillsborough, NC and songs ensued. Here he performs “Cry, Cry,” his moving tale of the Native American Trail of Tears. The song can be found on The Narrows, his latest release.
Readers’ Pick: Love and Protest by Girls Guns and Glory
GIRLS GUNS AND GLORY, Love and Protest beats out CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD, If You Lived Here, You Would Be Home By Now as your favorite for the week of November 4, 2016. Poll Results New Releases Did we miss something? If you feel a new release is missing from our current poll, please let us […]
Doug MacMillan of The Connells Makes Sparks at the Gas Station and Finds Cheap Eats on the Road
Doug MacMillan of the Connells on working with record companies (his present one excluded) and songs 1 through 7.