You picked Somewhere Under Wonderland by Counting Crows as your favorite for the week of September 2, 2014. Readers’ Top Picks (last 4 weeks) Swimmin’ Time by Shovels & Rope (11) [8/26] Too Blessed to Be Stressed by Paul Thorn (11) [8/19] Somewhere Under Wonderland by Counting Crows (10) [9/2] Step Back by Johnny Winter […]
Monday Morning Video: Tom Waits Goes "Waltzing Matilda"
Someone recently pointed out to me that we have said nary a word about best online casino Tom Waits over the years. Sometimes the music speaks for itself.
Sena Ehrhardt – Live My Life
Sena Ehrhardt is a big voice from a smal town. Ehrhardt’s third album, Live My Life, is a polished musical offering that is sure to cement her reputation as a rising star in blues music. Originally from a southern Minnesota town known more for lunch meat than blues music, the dynamic singer inherited her passion for […]
Sierra Hull in the Courtyard
Out in the courtyard at the Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts on a summer evening, I caught one of the most accomplished mandolin players in bluegrass. Sierra Hull may only be 22, but she’s got a tight band, can pick her mandolin, and has quite the voice to go along with it. Right from the […]
Twangville Fall Release Preview
Yup, the fall release calendar is shaping up quite nicely, thank you. Here are just a few that we at Twangville are excited to hear. SWIMMIN’ TIME by SHOVELS AND ROPE(25 Aug on Dualtone Records) SINGLE MOTHERS by JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE(9 Sept on Vagrant Records) RYAN ADAMS by RYAN ADAMS(9 Sept on Pax Am/Blue Note […]
Readers’ Pick: Swimmin’ Time by Shovels & Rope
You picked Swimmin’ Time by Shovels & Rope as your favorite for the week of August 26, 2014. Readers’ Top Picks (last 4 weeks) Long in the Tooth by Billy Joe Shaver (13) [8/5] They Want My Soul by Spoon (12) [8/5] Swimmin’ Time by Shovels & Rope (11) [8/26] Too Blessed to Be Stressed […]
Monday Morning Video: Matthew Ryan “The World Is”
I generally focus on live performance videos for our Monday Morning Video series however I’m going to make an exception this week. Longtime Twangville fave Matthew Ryan will be releasing a new album on October 14th. We’re beyond excited for it but, not surprisingly, the anticipation has sent us back into his archives. “The World […]
Sugar Ray & the Bluetones – Living Tear to Tear
Sugar Ray & the Bluetones have added an entertaining gem to their long list of album releases with Living Tear to Tear.  From the first notes blown through Sugar Ray Norcia’s harmonica on “Rat Trap,” the album is a pleasure to hear. It’s not surprising that harpist Sugar Ray Norcia, a former member of Roomful […]
Photos that ROCK! Newport Folk Festival 2014
When the e-mail arrived confirming my press credentials for the Newport Folk Festival, I did a little dance around my living room. Not only is this the holy grail of music festivals (you may remember an incident with Bob Dylan and an electric guitar in 1965…), but I have been not-so- patiently waiting 12 years […]
Mud Morganfield & Kim Wilson – For Pops: A Tribute to Muddy Waters
Larry “Mud” Morganfield and Kim Wilson have put together a collaboration that features 1950s Chicago Blues akin to Morganfield’s famous father, McKinley Morganfield – Muddy Waters. And the surprisingly good tribute album by Waters’ eldest son and the frontman from the Fabulous Thunderbirds, For Pops: A Tribute to Muddy Waters, captures that Muddy Waters feel without […]