Singer-songwriter Jeremy Fisher once spent six months touring Canada by bicycle to promote his debut release, Back Porch Spirituals. You’ve got it much easier. To win our Jeremy Fisher prize pack, add a comment below. Dig out your old record player because this prize pack starts with a signed vinyl copy of the aforementioned Back […]
Twangville Congratulates…
Joshua Farber of Monson, MA. Joshua will be receiving signed copies of Dennis Brennan’s Engagement and Stonehoney’s Songs from a Hillside Living Room. Thanks to Stonehoney’s generosity, we have also randomly selected a runner-up to receive a signed Stonehoney cd and band photo. Congratulations to Dale Schmucker of New Haven, Indiana. Of course everyone can […]
American Gun – Twangville House Band
Todd Mathis is a Twangville posse member and front man of the up and coming alt-country band American Gun, along with friend and fellow songwriter Donald Merckle. I guess that would make them the official house band here at Twangville. Based on their new CD, that is a good thing. They recently released The Means […]
Win Big: Brennan & Stonehoney Deadline Tonight
Don’t forget to get your entry in to win signed cds from both Dennis Brennan and Stonehoney, two stand-out artists from 2007. To win, simply leave a comment below. A winner will be selected at random when the contest ends on Thursday, 2/28/08 at midnight EST.** Here’s a bonus gem from Stonehoney: Visit Dennis Brennan […]
Win Big: Dennis Brennan and Stonehoney
Be the envy of all your friends with this impressive bi-coastal prize pack featuring signed cds from Boston’s Dennis Brennan and LA’s Stonehoney. Every Wednesday Brennan delivers a master-class in American music at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge, Massachusetts. One minute it is a rockin’ Brennan original, the next minute a Merle Haggard cover rounded […]
Tift Merritt + More, Releases 2/26/08
TIFT MERRITT, Another Country (Fantasy) Official Site | MySpace | Stream | MP3 While we all sit back and sigh a brief moment of relief to know that Jamie Lynn passed her GED this week. Its good to know that there’s a bunch of new music we can send her as a graduation gift. After […]
Austin Collins: Roses Are Black
In this day and age of artists making a killing on 99 cent downloads and hit singles, the days of that special album that you don’t feel the urge to skip even one song on the entire disc are almost gone. We all have the ones that still reside in our top 3 or 4 […]
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Mayer’s Playlist for January 2008, A Video Companion
I had a tough time finding new clips from several of the artists in this month’s playlist. So I did the next best thing and dug into the archives. Highlights include a long-time fan favorite and a new political statement from the Drive-By Truckers, Jon Dee Graham performing an acoustic “Faithless” on the back steps […]
Alt-Country in One Minute
For your friends who don’t understand that twangy stuff you listen to. Put together by the folks at Spinner.com, this is great: