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Mayer’s Picks – Best Albums of 2020, Boston/Dallas Edition

Wednesday, December 23, 2020 By Mayer Danzig

I’m fortunate to be able to explore and enjoy the music scenes of two cities – Boston and Dallas. Artists from both metropolitan areas have released some exceptional music this year. Here are a few favorites. Love it local. DEEP IN THE HEART OF TEXAS Quiet Lives by Garrett Owen Gorgeous and entrancing are the […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Blues, Country, Folk, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Frenchie's Blues Destroyers, Garrett Owen, Isaac Hoskins, Joshua Ray Walker, Mark Erelli, Taylor Young Band, Texicana

Mayer’s Picks – More Favorites from 2020

Thursday, December 17, 2020 By Mayer Danzig

Here, in no particular order, are more favorites from 2020.

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Blues, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter Tagged With: American Aquarium, Andy Frasco, Bonnie Whitmore, Dawes, Drive-By-Truckers, Fruition, Grant-Lee Phillips, Jason Isbell, John Calvin Abney, John Moreland, Lydia Loveless, Meg Toohey, Mickelson, Peter Parcek, Rookie, Ted Russell Kamp, The Dustbowl Revival, The Jaded Hearts Club, The Mastersons, The Northern Belle, Willie Nile

Mayer’s Picks – Best of 2020, the Albums

Wednesday, December 16, 2020 By Mayer Danzig

What a year it has been! Thankfully there’s been some great music to help sustain us. Here are my picks for the best albums of 2020. 11. Consider the Speed by Terra Lightfoot Another rock and roll tour de force from Terra Lightfoot.  Consider the Speed is brimming with fervent guitars and musical bravado, not […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Blues, Folk, Outlaw Country, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter Tagged With: Austin Lucas, Ben de la Cour, Christopher Paul Stelling, Jackson Emmer, Kathleen Edwards, Larkin Poe, Michael McDermott, Robert Vicent, Sam Morrow, Terra Lightfoot, Will Hoge

Nathan Singleton of The Sideshow Tragedy on Peanut Butter and Why Artists Shouldn’t Compromise

Tuesday, December 15, 2020 By Mayer Danzig Leave a Comment

Nathan Singleton

The Sideshow Tragedy’s Nathan Singleton talks about some of his favorite rehearsal spaces and his least favorite thing about being a guitar player.

Filed Under: Blues, Interviews, Rock, Why It Matters Tagged With: the Sideshow Tragedy

Nora Jean Wallace – Blueswoman

Wednesday, December 02, 2020 By Bill Wilcox

From her first utterances on Blueswoman, it is clear that Nora Jean Wallace is in charge. Her big Chicago-style vocals dominate this new release reminiscent of post-war leading ladies like Big Mama Thornton and Koko Taylor. Wallace is no stranger to the blues world, having broken out in 2004 (as Nora Jean Bruso) with the […]

Filed Under: Blues, Reviews, Roots

Dave Alvin on Keeping a Low Overhead and Going Where the Love Is

Tuesday, December 01, 2020 By Mayer Danzig 1 Comment

Dave Alvin talks about working as a fry cook and the most important night of his life.

Filed Under: Americana, Blues, Interviews, Rock, Why It Matters Tagged With: Dave Alvin

Mayer’s Playlist for Fall 2020, Part 4

Thursday, November 19, 2020 By Mayer Danzig

Called Out Your Name, Terra Lightfoot (from the Sonic Unyon Records release Consider the Speed) If you’re anything like me – especially in a year like this one – sometimes you just want a healthy dose of electrifying rock and roll.  Thankfully Terra Lightfoot is back to fulfill that desire and, perhaps, melt a few faces […]

Filed Under: Americana, Blues, Country, Folk, Outlaw Country, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Streams Tagged With: Bob Hillman, Dave Alvin, Drive-By-Truckers, Jerry Joseph, Sam Morrow, Terra Lightfoot, the Sideshow Tragedy

Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters – Rise Up

Wednesday, November 11, 2020 By Bill Wilcox

Ronnie Earl is has long been regarded as being among the best blues guitarists alive today, having won the Blues Music Award for “Guitar Player of the Year” four times. But Earl is also an earnest cheerleader for advancement of the human condition. Rise Up effectively lashes his interests in social justice with great music. […]

Filed Under: Blues, Reviews, Roots Tagged With: Ronnie Earl, Ronnie Earl & the Broadcasters

New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers – Vol. 1

Wednesday, October 21, 2020 By Bill Wilcox

There are jam sessions, and then there are JAM SESSIONs. When you get blues masters Charlie Musselwhite and Alvin Youngblood Hart together with former Squirrel Nut Zipper Jimbo Mathus, North Mississippi Allstars brothers Luther and Cody Dickinson and their father Jim, you’re gonna have a JAM SESSION. That’s what happened in the fall of 2007, […]

Filed Under: Americana, Blues, Reviews, Roots Tagged With: Alvin Youngblood Hart, Charlie Musselwhite, Cody Dickinson, Jim Dickinson, Jimbo Mathus, Luther Dickinson, New Moon Jelly Roll Freedom Rockers, North Mississippi All-Stars, North Mississippi Allstars, South Memphis String Band, Squirrel Nut Zippers

Savoy Brown – Ain’t Done Yet

Thursday, September 10, 2020 By Bill Wilcox

With Ain’t Done Yet, Savoy Brown frontman Kim Simmonds lays down the statement that his blues mastery will be around a while longer. And that’s saying something, since Savoy Brown have been around pretty much since the middle years of the British Invasion. In its original form, the band was comparable to the early Peter Green-led Fleetwood Mac, Cream and […]

Filed Under: Blues, Reviews, Roots Tagged With: Savoy Brown

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