Somewhere in the dirt and grime of the Big Apple, you’ll find diamond in the rough, Annie Keating. Raised in Boston, now residing in New York, Keating is a city girl with a country heart. Her sound is pure Americana, twang-infused folk storytelling with blissful tooth and grit. She’s been compared to Kathleen Edwards, Gillian […]
Marc Broussard at House of Blues
Last night could not have gone any better if I had planned it. I got to Orlando much earlier than I intended to, and while I was sitting outside the House of Blues store, killing time, Marc came out of the stage door and sat down with myself and two other people. We chatted for ten or fifteen […]
Allison Moorer & More, Tom’s Take
Allison Moorer, Getting Somewhere (Sugar Hill) This is a slight departure from her last album, The Duel. At first I was a little concerned when I heard she was going in a different direction because I really love the tough rock found in that album. It definitely is a little different with more radio friendly […]
The Wreckers & More, At a Glance
Here’s a glance at some new albums I had the chance to listen to this week. The Wreckers, Stand Still, Look Pretty I have to admit, Michelle Branch has always been a guilty pleasure of mine. She’s gone off and started a group with her former backup singer, Jessica Harp. They’ve taken a more Country […]
From the Archives, a SXSW Performance by the Twilight Singers
Here is some found footage of the Twilight Singers performing at this year’s SXSW festival. There is plenty to listen to here but you won’t be thrilled to see much until you spot the back of Twangville’s own Mayer Danzig at the very end of the clip. Can you spot him? (YouTube)
Welcome, Sarah Davis!
It’s my pleasure to welcome Sarah Davis the fourth contributor and first XX chromosome to the Twangville lineup. Sarah also becomes the first of my God given family (sister-in-law) to join us helping to spread the love of music with a touch of twang. She now replaces me as the youngest (by far) of our […]
SXSW 2006: The Quotes
Some of the best moments from SXSW are the comments made by artists and audiences alike… “I nearly saw your show and it was brilliant.†~ Billy Bragg, reflecting on what to say to a band that he meant to see… but didn’t. “This is a very romantic instrument… if you happen to be married […]
Tom’s Pick of the Week, Drive-by Truckers
DBT!… DBT!… DBT!… my favorite rock band since GBV hung the towel over a year ago. The Drive-by Truckers return with their latest release A Blessing and A Curse. While I’m not as emotionally attached to this one as I was 2004’s The Dirty South, I undoubtedly believe this will add yet one more notch […]
Preview The Drive-By Truckers’ “A Blessing and a Curse”
You don’t have to wait until Tuesday to hear the new Drive-By Truckers album. The guitar-slinging masters serve up a fine preview of their forthcoming release: A Blessing and a Curse. A few early test spins show the Trucker’s expanding their sound. Whereas their recent albums have clearly been lyrically and musically inspired by the […]
SXSW 2006: The Bands (Part 2)
Coulda, shoulda, woulda… With over 1,200 bands appearing during the course of the festival it was inevitable that I would miss a few gems. Here are a few artists that may have slipped by me at SXSW but they didn’t escape me completely. Susan Cagle – I missed her in Austin but I made up […]