You picked Single Mothers by Justin Townes Earle as your favorite for the week of September 9, 2014. Readers’ Top Picks (last 4 weeks) Single Mothers by Justin Townes Earle (13) [9/9] Swimmin’ Time by Shovels & Rope (11) [8/26] Too Blessed to Be Stressed by Paul Thorn (11) [8/19] Somewhere Under Wonderland by Counting […]
Monday Morning Video: Joe Fletcher Covers Tom Waits
We’ll pick up on last week’s Tom Waits video with Twangville fave Joe Fletcher covering Wait’s “Bottom of the World.” Fletcher’s new album, You’ve Got the Wrong Man, arrives next week.
Lost & Nameless and Other EP Gems
Several good EP’s have crossed my listening desk over the summer, and while individually there wasn’t quite enough material in each of them for a full review, they’re all worth a listen. First up is the latest from Lost & Nameless, When You Walked Into the Room. Â I first ran across this group early in […]
Just Another Band Out of Boston: A Special Boston Playlist
Here is the latest installment in our periodic series highlighting Boston and New England artists. (View the complete series here.) Mark Erelli (from the Hillbilly Pilgrim Records release Milltowns) Erelli pays loving tribute to his hero and mentor, the late folk musician Bill Morrissey. With the help of some talented friends — including Peter Mulvey, […]
Jackson Browne – One Man / Twenty Guitars
When Jackson Browne walked onto Boston’s Opera House stage on a late summer night, it was as though he was stepping into his own living room. The 65-year-old singer/songwriter couldn’t have been more adored by the crowd as they showered him in ovation after ovation and listened intently to each note he sang. Some may […]
Readers’ Pick: Somewhere Under Wonderland by Counting Crows
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 […]