If the Ryman is the mother church of country music, North Hollywood’s Palomino was its tent revival/medicine show cousin–a lot more raucous, less bound to tradition, but with no less passion about its spiritual foundation. I had the good fortune last week to attend a private screening of the soon-to-be-released documentary, simply called The Palomino, […]
Charlie Marie on Her Favorite Road Snacks and Why Music Is Her Calling
Rhode Island country singer-songwriter Charlie Marie talks about making this the first year she has earned her entire income from music, the first sync placements of her career with songs set for Dutton Ranch and Ransom Canyon, and why she rehearses alone in front of a mirror.
Trever M. Keith – We Drank From a Poisoned Well
One of the popular plot lines in a number of current TV shows is about someone with a regular life who, it turns out, was trained as an assassin/spy/renegade. Then their memory was wiped so they could live a normal life until some trigger brings back the badass. There’s some parallel to that in musician […]
Monday Morning Video – Charlie Marie, Ward Hayden and Greg Hall
Charlie Marie and Ward Hayden & the Outliers, anchored by Ward Hayden and Greg Hall, are two acts carving their own paths through country music — and both dropped new music this month. Charlie’s new album landed June 5th. Ward and Greg’s duo EP dropped last week. We’re thrilled to celebrate both releases with them […]
David Serby – Broken Heart in a Honky Tonk
I love a good title. Not those rage-triggering, click-bait things you see on social media, but a well-conceived summary of what the article is about. Or the rare occasion when judging a book by its cover is justified. That’s just what you get from LA singer-songwriter David Serby’s latest album, Broken Heart in a Honky […]
John R. Miller – The Great Unknowing
Way back in my youth there was a TV show called The A-Team. In it, the commander of the band of misfits exclaims, “I love it when a plan comes together,” after some hare-brained, seat-of-the-pants scheme turns out for the good. I think John R. Miller must have uttered something similar when he finished recording […]
Nathan Evans Fox – Heirloom
Songwriter icon Harlan Howard came to love country music as a kid listening to the Grand Ole Opry on the radio. When he came up with the phrase, “three chords and the truth”, the truth he was referring to was that life in rural America was hard. World War II was over, but prosperity was […]
Marley’s Ghost – Honky Tonk
If you follow the Americana music genre, in all its facets, it’s not long before you become a fan of one or more regional bands. It’s not that they don’t have fans around the country or internationally, but rather they’ve found a community, their community, that supports them financially and emotionally. Even without new music […]
India Ramey – Villain Era
No Fear. Nashville’s India Ramey must have taken some inspiration from that clothing line’s name. Lots of musicians have songs about finding their true self and coming to terms with who they are. On Villain Era, Ramey takes it a step further with a confidence and frankness that would make Clint Eastwood blush. She doesn’t […]
Twangville Returns to NYC’s Cafe Wha? on June 18th
All of our shows start with a simple premise: invite some of our favorite singer-songwriters to share a stage. On June 18th, that stage is the legendary Café Wha? in New York City. Charlie Marie possesses a voice that draws comparisons to country music’s classic era—the kind of singing that stops a room. Her songs […]