I’ve heard many chefs wax poetically about how their success came not from 10,000-hour-developed technique or an encyclopedic knowledge of the world’s cuisines, but rather from the restraint needed to let really good ingredients showcase themselves. I get that same sense of coaxing the beautiful out of the basics from the latest album from Seattle-based […]
Mayer’s Playlist for Fall 2024
Give It To Me One Last Time, Jeremie Albino (from the Easy Eye Sound release Our Time in the Sun) Canada’s Jeremie Albino traveled to Nashville to record an album steeped in Memphis and Muscle Shoals soul. In Nashville, Albino teamed with Dan Auerbach to create an outstanding album that has a retro feel without […]
Eric Bibb – In The Real World
Happy Halloween! All right, now that’s out of the way let me say that there are different kinds of blues musicians. There are blues rockers who make their reputations with searing guitar solos and there are blues bar bands who may be great musicians but whose focus is making sure you have a good time. […]
Garrett Owen – Memoriam
The words “surprising” and “folk music” rarely appear together in the same sentence. There are plenty of good reasons for that. Perhaps the most common is just that people like what’s familiar. Most artists are trying, at some level, to perform music their fans like. So picking up where you left off the last time […]
Long Prairie – By Sunrise
Movies made the transition to color from black-and-white along about the time of The Wizard of Oz, held back only by the economics in the years of the Depression. Photography, on the other hand, maintains a vibrant vein of black-and-white artistry to this day. Monochrome enhances the effect of light and shadow without the distraction […]
Singles Club – A Special Twangville Playlist
I typically stick to writing about albums and EPs – it’s enough to just keep up with all of those. There have been a slew of stand-alone singles over the past several months, however, that caught my attention. Here’s a sampling of them. Optimistic, Fee Doyle I had a conversation earlier this year with a […]
Monday Morning Video – Jeffrey Gaines
When I’m not listening to stuff that I plan to review, I like to listen to music on shuffle. It’s particularly fun when I get reminded of an artist who had slipped from memory. This past week’s surprise was Jeffrey Gaines, whose music and performances pack an emotional punch. Here’s an example, “No, I Don’t […]
Twangville Showcase in New York City – 11 November 2024
Twangville invites you to join us for our next singer-songwriter showcase in New York City! The show takes place on Monday, November 11th at Berlin in the East Village. Our featured artists are the incredible Trapper Schoepp, Hannah Aldridge, and Kellen Asebroek. Scroll down for artist bios and music previews. But before you do… GET […]
The Next Twangville Dallas House Concert (20 October)
Twangville invites you to join us for the next edition of our Sunday Social backyard concert series in Dallas, TX! The show takes place on Sunday, October 20th. Doors open at 3:30pm and the show starts at 4pm. RSVP for the address and full show details. RSVP We’ve got an incredible line-up of artists who […]
Monday Morning Video – Fruition
Here’s a gem from Fruition – an incredible blend of song, performance, and setting. The band just wrapped up an East Coast tour celebrating How to Make Mistakes but don’t worry, there are plenty more tour dates ahead. Their performances are high energy and captivating, spontaneous yet with a road-hardened presence. And with three singer-songwriters […]