Pittsburg isn’t a city that comes up often when I think of the contemporary Americana scene today, but then again Boca Chica doesn’t sound like your typical Americana band. Increasingly it seems like we’re seeing more acts like Boca Chica that are blending the elements of Folk stylings with poetic lyrics, emotion-evoking chords, and a […]
And the Winner of the Mark Knopfler Contest Is…
Thanks to the Twangville community for an impressive array of comments on Mark Knopfler’s career. I’ve re-posted the comments below as they are as thoughtful as they are diverse. Congratulations to Chris McDonald of St. Catharines, ON, Canada. Chris will be receiving a copy of Mark Knopfler’s new cd, courtesy of Knopfler and 820 Media. […]
Mary Gauthier – Between Daylight and Dark
When you think of the great storyteller songwriters certain names come to mind. Names like, Guy Clark, Joe Ely, Robert Earl Keen, Townes Van Zandt, Kris Kristofferson, Jerry Jeff Walker and Chris Knight just to name a few. These people have one thing in common. They are all men. I have news for these gentlemen. […]
Oakley Hall & Alberta Cross
There are a couple of recent releases by Indie rock bands that have a significant Americana Alt-country influence. I am referring to Oakley Hall’s I’ll Follow You on Merge records and Alberta Cross’ The Thief and the Heartbreaker a seven song EP on Geffen records. Oakley Hall was formed in 2002 by Pat Sullivan, who […]
Xavier Rudd::White Moth
After the delayed American release of Food In The Belly, White Moth becomes the second American release of 2007 for Xavier Rudd. While Food In The Belly was a great subtle follow-up to Solace, White Moth raises the bar for the great one-man-band, as perhaps his best work yet. Where there may have been some […]
Tommy Womack/There I Said It!
Tommy Womack’s biography from his website starts out like the following: “My name is Tommy Glynn Womack.  Skot Willis once said I was the craziest person he’d ever met who had his life together.  Todd Snider says I’m the only person he’s ever met in Nashville who’s crazier than he is.  So I must be […]
Twangville Recommends: Will Kimbrough
I look to Fortune Magazine for a lot of things, but music has never been one of them. Hence my surprise to be flipping through the magazine several years back and finding a snippet about Will Kimbrough’s debut solo release, This. I’d known about Kimbrough for several years, most notably through his work slinging guitar […]
Raid the Twangville Country Store!
Don’t miss out on your chance to win either the new Sam Mellon and the Skylarks or Mark Knopfler cds. For a chance to get Sam Mellon and the Skylarks self-titled debut, post a comment here. Contest ends Thursday, 9/13/07 at midnight EST. Mark Knopfler fans (or potential fans) who are eyeing Knopfler’s latest Kill […]
Teddy Thompson – Up Front & Down Low
Teddy Thompson’s new album Up Front & Down Low is a self-produced collection of classic country covers released by Verve Records. Thompson is a folk singer by trade and birthright. He is the son of legends Richard and Linda Thompson. Teddy says his parents raised him on country music. He says, “it’s the music that […]
Johnny Cash/The Great Lost Performance
My Johnny Cash collection consists of Live at San Quentin, the box set of Love, God & Murder, the 5 main discs done with Rick Rubin/American Recordings and a couple of old LPs with titles such as Here Comes Cash or The Best of Johnny Cash…you know the drill. Anyway, while I’m a big fan […]