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

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The Third Mind – Live and in Studio

Thursday, January 25, 2024 By Shawn Underwood

The email started innocuously: “Hey, hope all’s well.” It was from a record company publicist suggesting there was a show at my local spot I might want to go see. Dave Alvin’s jam band had a new record out, they’d played a successful first live gig at Hardly Strictly, and they were going to take […]

Filed Under: Alternative, Americana, Avant Garde, Reviews Tagged With: The Third Mind

Moontricks – Currents

Thursday, September 22, 2022 By Shawn Underwood

Imagine you’re driving through a winding valley deep in the mountains of British Columbia when you happen upon a barn along the side of the road. You stop, open the door to investigate, and it’s a full-on rave; keyboards, synthesizers, flashing strobes, and a bass line threatening to turn your insides to jelly. Oh, and […]

Filed Under: Avant Garde, Folk, Pop Tagged With: Moontricks

This Lonesome Paradise – Electric Dreams

Sunday, October 31, 2021 By Shawn Underwood

Sugar-loaded Christmas ballads aside, if there was ever a holiday that lends itself to a soundtrack, it’s Halloween. Pacific Northwesterner E. Ray Bechard was thinking a parallel thought, though more of a soundtrack to a movie in his own head. He pulled together some musician friends, now known as This Lonesome Paradise, and they headed […]

Filed Under: Americana, Avant Garde, Roots Tagged With: This Lonesome Paradise

Cashavelly Morrison – Metamorphosis

Thursday, July 29, 2021 By Shawn Underwood

Someone once said, maybe it was Ray Wylie Hubbard, that, “good poets didn’t have good childhoods.” I don’t know about her childhood, but Cashavelly Morrison has had her share of traumatic experiences and the emotional journey of acceptance is reflected in her new album, Metamorphosis. Morrison started her professional career as a dancer, but after […]

Filed Under: Americana, Avant Garde, Folk, Indie Tagged With: Cashavelly Morrison

Lydia Luce – Dark River

Thursday, March 04, 2021 By Shawn Underwood

Let me just start by saying that if you’re in the mood for something twangy, the new record from Nashville’s Lydia Luce is not going to scratch that itch. Luce is an in-demand studio musician around Nashville for her ability on a variety of stringed instruments, so she knows twang. But Dark River draws mostly […]

Filed Under: Avant Garde, Folk, Indie, Reviews Tagged With: Lydia Luce

The Bodarks – Side Effects

Thursday, October 22, 2020 By Shawn Underwood

The English language has some very captivating words. A friend of mine likes “shenanigans”. I’ve always been partial to “gobsmacked”. Then there’s “hootenanny”. If you’re not familiar with the term, it’s sort of like open mic night at the square dance. Think string bands and dancing; raw, fast-paced, and open to anyone. That’s the spirit […]

Filed Under: Americana, Avant Garde, Bluegrass, Reviews Tagged With: The Bodarks

Quick Hits – Small Town Therapy and The Popravinas

Wednesday, May 15, 2019 By Shawn Underwood

LA-based The Popravinas are going to bust out of their self-described confines as one of the best SoCal party bands if they aren’t careful. Guitarist and producer John Adair has added some pretty sweet country licks to lead singer and writer Eddy Sill’s blue collar, roots rock compositions. Almost Sick has a classic, honky tonk […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Avant Garde, Bluegrass, Jazz, Reviews Tagged With: Small Town Therapy, The Popravinas

Brian Carpenter On Avoiding Fast Food and Why He Makes Music On His Own Terms

Tuesday, March 01, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

Multi-instrumentalist and composer Brian Carpenter talks about the benefits of keeping a day job and recalls a memorable meal he and his band enjoyed while touring through Washington, D.C.

Filed Under: Americana, Avant Garde, Why It Matters Tagged With: Brian Carpenter

Friends of Twangville

Polls

What is your favorite new release for week of May 2?

  • Webb Wilder – Hillbilly Speedball (52%, 13 Votes)
  • Esther Rose – Want (36%, 9 Votes)
  • Kassi Valazza – From Newman Street (8%, 2 Votes)
  • Missy Raines & Allegheny – Love & Trouble (4%, 1 Votes)
  • Jedd Hughes – Nightshades (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 25

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