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Mayer’s Playlist for Early 2025

Friday, February 28, 2025 By Mayer Danzig

Easy Love, Part 1, Larkin Poe (from the Tricki-Woo Records release Bloom) Rebecca and Megan Lovell continue to fortify their position as leading lights for modern blues-based rock. Their latest album is another glorious celebration of rock and roll, one led by Rebecca’s electric guitar and Megan’s steel guitar. Opener “Mockingbird” may start with a […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Cajun, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Videos Tagged With: Balto, Ben Nichols, Death By Unga Bunga, Horsebath, Ian Fisher, Larkin Poe, Lilly Hiatt, Lucero, Massy Ferguson, Miss Tess, Tristen Lake Leabu, Wilder Woods

Sean Riley & The Water – Stone Cold Hands

Wednesday, March 13, 2024 By Bill Wilcox

One never gets enough zydeco and country blues. If you’re looking for a fix, I recommend New Orleans-based Sean Riley and his band, The Water. Though Riley is a familiar face in the New Orleans blues scene, Stone Cold Hands is the first full-length release from his promising outfit. Riley shows off his chops as […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Blues, Cajun Tagged With: Sean Riley & The Water

The Twangville Early 2024 Preview

Thursday, January 11, 2024 By Mayer Danzig

Halfsies by Lizzie No (19 Jan) Brooklyn’s Lizzie No showcases the breadth of her talent on her forthcoming album. From folk to rock to pop – there’s a little bit of everything, all with an engaging indie vibe. Letting the Lions In by Dinty Child (19 Jan) Dinty Child is a mainstay of the Boston […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Cajun, Country, Folk, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Brother Dege, Buffalo Tom, Chris J Norwood, Corb Lund, Dinty Child, Hurray for the Riff Raff, James Mastro, Joe Pug, Lizzie No, Mia Dyson, Miss Tess, Phil Hurley, Sarah Shook and the Disarmers, Session Americana, Sophie Gault, The FBR, The HawtThorns, The Northern Belle

Monday Morning Video – Dr. John

Monday, November 27, 2023 By Mayer Danzig

The Last Waltz, the all-star farewell concert by The Band on Thanksgiving night back in 1976 is the stuff of legend. As we wrap up the holiday weekend, here’s one of my favorite performances from that show – “Such a Night” by the late Dr. John.

Filed Under: Americana, Cajun, Soul/R&B, Videos Tagged With: Dr. John, The Band

Willie D & the Hip Pockets – Rock, Rhythm & Jazz

Thursday, March 24, 2022 By Shawn Underwood

For the last decade Willie D, aka William Martin Daniel, Jr., has been injecting his jazz-influenced, soulful saxophone sound into a variety of Austin musical venues and styles. He apparently came by at least some of his artistry via heritage–his dad played sax in several 40’s and 50’s style jazzy dance bands. The culmination of […]

Filed Under: Blues, Cajun, Jazz, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Willie D & the Hip Pockets

Ben Balmer Song Premiere – Girl With the Dirty Hair

Thursday, March 17, 2022 By Shawn Underwood

Last fall I wrote about Ben Balmer’s latest record, Honky-Tonk Macbeth. There were a couple of very good, but dark, numbers including the title track. It has the best summary of the Shakespeare classic that I’ve ever heard, “just words that sound pretty, then there’s mostly death.” Most of the album, however, was more in […]

Filed Under: Cajun, Country Tagged With: Ben Balmer

Monday Morning Video – Neville Brothers

Monday, July 27, 2020 By Mayer Danzig

The world is simply a better place when it’s accompanied by a Neville Brothers soundtrack.

Filed Under: Cajun, Soul/R&B, Videos Tagged With: Neville Brothers

Western Centuries – Call the Captain

Thursday, April 02, 2020 By Shawn Underwood

You could probably write a book about how bands are formed. Some are born as school friends playing in a forgiving parent’s garage. Other have a process-based beginning, with formal recruitment and auditions. I think I’d take a bet that many of the most successful started with a mutual love of something that became foundational […]

Filed Under: Americana, Cajun, Country, Reviews, Roots Tagged With: Western Centuries

Monday Morning Video – Lost Bayou Ramblers

Monday, January 06, 2020 By Mayer Danzig

Want to start the new year off right? How ’bout some of Louisiana’s finest – The Lost Bayou Ramblers – taking over the legendary Preservation Hall in New Orleans to perform the song “Granny Smith”. And in case you missed it, group founders Louis and Andre Michot recently talked with us about Ramblers life past, […]

Filed Under: Cajun, Videos Tagged With: Lost Bayou Ramblers

Lost Bayou Ramblers on a Troublesome Flat Tire and Their Approach to Rehearsals

Tuesday, December 24, 2019 By Mayer Danzig

Andre and Louis Michot of the Lost Bayou Ramblers share their tip for making tours more tolerable and discuss why a musician’s personality, outlook and musicianship matter.

Filed Under: Americana, Cajun, Interviews, Why It Matters Tagged With: Lost Bayou Ramblers

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