Twangville

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

Milanesi’s Christmas Playlist Volume 1

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Back in 1999, Mike Milanesi, a co-worker and friend put together four discs of Christmas music. In my family, it didn’t take long for these to become our defacto favorite discs to listen to between Thanksgiving and the New Year’s Day. The four discs were separated into four distinct groups Religious, Secular, Instrumental and Bing’s […]

Tom’s Playlist for December 2005

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This is perhaps my favorite playlist this year. I added two bonus tracks for the holidays. Songs with thumbnails indicate albums new to my playlists. Enjoy! Playlist also available on iTunes. These Tears, Reckless Kelly (from the album Wicked Twisted Road) Mustang, Mike McClure (from the album Camelot Falling) Former Great Divide front man rockin’ […]

Notable Releases November 29, 2005

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The Samples Rehearsing for Life release date 11/29/2005 (Apache Records) Recorded during a time of turmoil in America; Hurricanes, War, job loss and general discontent, this CD speaks honestly, but with hope. — Source: The Samples

More Notable Releases November 22, 2005

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John Mayer Trio Try! [LIVE] release date 11/22/2005 (Sony) A refreshing departure from John Mayer’s pop sound. Made up of Mayer, Steve Jordan and Pino Palladino the John Mayer Trio is rockin’ live with jazz and blues influences. Here’s to hoping Mayer sticks with this direction on his next studio album.

Notable Releases: 22 November 2005

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Various Artists, High School Reunion: A Tribute to Those Great Eighties Films! (American Laundromat/Face Down) Gotta love this: Matthew Sweet, Frank Black and others cover 1980’s movie soundtrack “hits”. Lori McKenna, in particular, soars with a cover of “In Your Eyes”. Do you remember what film featured this Peter Gabriel tune? Ray Davies, Thanksgiving Day […]

Mayer’s Playlist for November, Part 2

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Plain and Simple, Scrappy Jud Newcomb (from the album Byzantine) A solid rock and roll song from the Austin guitar slinger that conjures up the country-esque moments of the Stones Sticky Fingers. Something to Look Forward To, Jon Dee Graham (from the album First Bear on the Moon) “Someday the Saturday sun will shine, another […]

More Notable Releases: 15 November 2005

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Townes Van Zandt, A Private Concert (Varese) Says Steve Earle, “TOWNES VAN ZANDT is the best songwriter in the whole world, and I’ll stand on Bob Dylan’s coffee table in my cowboy boots and say that.” Who am I to argue? Bruce Springsteen, Born to Run: 30th Anniversary Edition (Sony) It would have been enough […]

Mayer’s Playlist for November 2005, Part 1

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Stereo, Jon Nicholson (from the album A Lil Sump’m Sump’m) “I used to listen to Al Green and the Faces, Cheap Trick and the Replacements, now I’m sitting in my basement, singing to myself.” Check out the video on Jon’s mySpace page. The Demon of White Sadness, Marah (from the album If You Didn’t Laugh, […]