I first encountered Boy Golden at SXSW earlier this year. Caught them again at the AmericanaFest a few months back. And now eagerly awaiting the chance to see the group again at New York City’s fame Mercury Lounge a week from tonight (13 October). They’ll be joined by friend of Twangville Robert Cody Maxwell and […]
Readers’ Pick: Robert Finley – Black Bayou
You picked Robert Finley – Black Bayou as your favorite new release for the week of October 27, 2023.
Robert Rex Waller, Jr. – See the Big Man Cry
I have to profess, a vocalist’s range is not something where I tend to pay enough attention. But it came up front and center on Robert Rex Waller, Junior’s latest album, See the Big Man Cry. Like hearing Roy Orbison or Raul Malo for the first time, you suddenly realize there’s a whole other axis […]
Robert Finley – Black Bayou
Robert Finley is releasing his fourth album “Black Bayou”, but still there are a lot of people unfamiliar with him and his unusual backstory. In fact, Finley didn’t even take up music full time until he was in his sixties. This on the face of it doesn’t seem like the most opportune time in his […]
Boy Golden on Tour Economics, Day Jobs, and Creating Art
Canadian singer-songwriter Boy Golden talks about why he invested in a nice tour van and recalls his very first gig – playing a strip club in his home town.
Monday Morning Video – Julie Rhodes
New England singer-songwriter Julie Rhodes is a powerhouse performer. Don’t believe me? Check out this performance.
Readers’ Pick: The Rolling Stones – Hackney Diamonds
You picked The Rolling Stones – Hackney Diamonds as your favorite new release for the week of October 20, 2023. Poll Results New Releases Readers’ Tops Fall 2023 EmiSunshine and the Rain – Sideshow (50 votes) The Rolling Stones – Hackney Diamonds (21) Margo Price – Strays II (21) Dylan LeBlanc – Coyote (12) John […]
Save Me From Myself – a Premiere From Jonah Tolchin
Jonah Tolchin is an Americana artist in the truest sense of the word – one who relentlessly explores every musical crevice of the genre. From folk to rock and from country to blues, Tolchin has explored it all over the course of his career. Dockside, his latest album, goes deep into the blues. Tolchin travelled […]
Tom Heyman – 24th Street Blues
It’s fashionable these days to predict the demise of San Francisco. Its problems are vast; no one wants to live there; it’s too expensive. Long-time Philadelphia and San Francisco resident Tom Heyman has been around cities enough to know that’s cyclical, not an end destination. He documents his own love/hate relationship with the City by […]
Charlie Mars on His Tour Van Catching Fire and the Echo in Hotel Bathrooms
Singer-songwriter Charlie Mars recalls a favorite line from the first song that he wrote and shares a tour tip that he wished he knew at the start of his career.