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Win Big – Girls Guns and Glory’s Tribute to Hank Williams

Wednesday, February 18, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

To say that the guys in Girls Guns and Glory are fans of Hank Williams would be an understatement. For the past five years they’ve celebrated the legendary songwriter with a series of annual tribute shows. They intentionally schedule these tributes for New Year’s Eve and Day, paying homage to the show that Williams was […]

Filed Under: Contests, Country, Videos Tagged With: Girls Guns and Glory, Hank Williams

Monday Morning Video – Mike Farris

Monday, February 16, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

A week ago Sunday Mike Farris was walking on stage in sunny Los Angeles to accept a Grammy for Best Roots Gospel Album. Three days later he braved the cold and snow to play a small club in Boston. To say that he wowed the crowd would be an understatement. For more than two hours […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Soul/R&B, Videos Tagged With: Mike Farris

Monday Morning Video – Dietrich Strause Serenades Some Ducks

Monday, February 09, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

Famed groundhog Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow last week, signaling six more weeks of winter. Sure enough, Boston is in the midst of a three day snowstorm. Perhaps Phil would have acted differently if singer-songwriter Dietrich Strause serenaded him instead of these two ducks. The song is called “Sling and Stone” from his 2013 release […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Videos Tagged With: Dietrich Strause

Monday Morning Video: Free Energy Broadcast Hope

Monday, February 02, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

Filed Under: Rock, Videos Tagged With: Free Energy

Monday Morning Video – A Premiere from Sam Morrow

Monday, January 26, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

We’ve got a special treat this week, an exclusive premiere from LA by way of Texas songwriter Sam Morrow. Morrow has been spending time in the studio working on a new album which will be released later this year. He paused long enough to share this special live performance of “14,” a track from last […]

Filed Under: Rock, Videos Tagged With: Sam Morrow

Monday Morning Video – Aimee Mann and Ted Leo

Monday, January 19, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Watch the video to see what I mean.

Filed Under: Rock, Videos Tagged With: Aimee Mann, Ted Leo, the Both

Monday Morning Video – Missing George Jones

Monday, January 12, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

There”s nothing like starting the week with a classic: George Jones singing “She Thinks I Still Care” best online casino (with a brief cameo from Johnny Cash).

Filed Under: Country, Videos Tagged With: George Jones

Monday Morning Video – Joe Cocker

Monday, January 05, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

We lost a legend when Joe Cocker passed away on 22 December. Cocker possessed one of the quintessential voices in rock and roll, a singer who quite literally took ownership of every song he sang. Dave Mason wrote a wonderful piece about Cocker on his Facebook page: When I wrote Feelin’ Alright, it had a […]

Filed Under: In Memoriam, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Dave Mason, Joe Cocker

Celebrate the New Year with Slaid Cleaves and Matthew Grimm

Thursday, January 01, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

Let’s ring in the new year with Slaid Cleaves’ classic “One Good Year,” plus a bonus rocker from Matthew Grimm that highlight’s Woody Guthrie’s list of New Year’s resolutions from 1942.

Filed Under: Acoustic, Rock, Streams, Videos Tagged With: Matthew Grimm, Slaid Cleaves, Woody Guthrie

Monday Morning Video – A Little Big Star

Monday, December 29, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

December boy’s got it bad…

Filed Under: Rock, Videos Tagged With: Big Star

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