Twangville

A music blog featuring Alt-Country, Americana, Indie, Rock, Folk & Blues. Est. 2005.

Check Out Jon Nicholson’s “Stereo”

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They say that we all benefit from artists’ pain and sacrifice. Well here’s one tale that proves the point. A few years back, the drummer in Jon Nicholson’s former band broke into the band’s storage locker, stole all the gear and pawned it for cash. Nicholson took the tale and turned into this great track. […]

Check out The Minus 5

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The Minus 5 released their seventh full length album this week. The self-titled album is being referred to as “The Gun Album” due to the handgun pictured on the cover (or is it the gunpowder laden tracks?). Already loaded with talent, guest appearances include Peter Buck, Jeff Tweedy, John Wesley Harding and more. Give the […]

Check out City-State

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Every now and then I run into someone I work with living my own dream, to play in a band. This time around its John Mahlinha drummer of DC act, city-state. The band lists The Cure, Interpol, Joy Division, Radiohead, Versus, British Sea Power and Coldplay as influences on their MySpace page. I can’t help […]

Notable Releases: February 7, 2006

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I second Tom’s recommendation on the Peter Case Tribute disc. The following releases are also hitting your local and online record stores are worth considering: Will Hoge, The Man Who Killed Love At long last, Will Hoge releases a new studio album. Hoge has been previewing a track a week on his mySpace and PureVolume […]

Wilson Pickett, 1941-2006

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We’ve lost another soul legend with the passing of Wilson Pickett. Best known for two of the most memorable rhythm and blues classics, “Mustang Sally” and “In the Midnight Hour”, Pickett was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1991. Pickett The music world lost a legend with the passing of Wilson […]

Check out Annie Keating

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Hailing from Boston, now rockin’ NYC, Annie Keating is one to keep on your radar. [audio:http://www.anniekeating.com/music/finish.mp3] Download “Finish What You Start” (MP3) “Keating is a wise mix of Lucinda Williams songwriting, Gillian Welch guitar and a vocal all her own…one of those singer-songwriters that lets her music do the talking. Her style invokes a cross […]

Check out the Boss Hoss

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I haven’t heard anything this funny since The Gourds remade Snoop Dogg’s “Gin and Juice”. Check out Germany’s Boss Hoss, on their web site you’ll find a few downloads with names like “Hey Ya”, “Hot in Herre”, “Toxic” and “Without Me”. Thanks to Ray Randall for finding this gem. [audio:http://www.thebosshoss.com/adm/songs/10021ba0fd8f766d87c1ff17206522c4.mp3] Download “Hey Ya” (MP3) Source: […]