Another great month of music, another fine collection of videos. And speaking of videos, how about Justin Timberlake at the VMAs imploring MTV to play more videos. Rock on, Justin, rock on. Highlights this month include a dynamic duo of live Josh Ritter performance and a double shot and short documentary from new faves Stonehoney. […]
Mark Knopfler + More, Album Previews
Mark Knopfler, ‘Kill To Get Crimson’ (Partial CD) Proving to be anything but dire, Mark Knopfler releases Kill to Get Crimson a solo effort on the heels of 2006’s smash album All The Roadrunning with Emmylou Harris. With his signature acoustic swagger Knopfler is as good as he’s ever been. Be sure and check out […]
Reader’s Pick: Will Kimbrough, “EP”
With 35% of the votes, you chose the Will Kimbrough‘s EP as your favorite new album in a recent Twangville poll. Help us celebrate by enjoying these Will Kimbrough videos. Don’t forget to vote in this week’s poll!
Joe Henry + More, Album Previews
Joe Henry, ‘Civilians’ (Full CD) Joe Henry has produced records for Ani DiFranco, Aimee Mann, Bettye LaVette, Elvis Costello and Allen Toussaint and the forthcoming Mary Gauthier album. His production credits also include a Grammy for producing Solomon Burke’s “Don’t Give Up On Meâ€. Civilians marks his tenth album and second with Anti Records. File […]
Mayer’s Playlist for August 2007
THE ALBUM OF THE MONTH: The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter, by Josh Ritter Josh Ritter bounces back from his label’s bankruptcy in fine fashion. Quickly (and smartly) picked up by Victor/Sony, Ritter releases his second masterpiece in as many years. Historical Conquests may not have the lyrical gravity of last year’s breathtaking Animal Years, […]
Sam Mellon and The Skylarks, Debut Album Giveaway
**NOTE: Contest is now closed. You can still participate but will no longer be eligible for the giveaway.** Something’s been going on in the golden state. Lately, it seems there’s been a handful of Alt-country/Americana bands making a dent in the California music scene. The sound is markedly different than what we hear coming out […]
Patti Scialfa + More, Album Previews
Patti Scialfa, ‘Play It As It Lays’ (Full CD) The truth is that I don’t know much about Patti Scialfa other than the fact that she’s Bruce Springsteens better half as if there can be such a thing. My ignorance aside, Play It As It Lays appears to be worth some attention. Chalk another one […]
Live Shots: Josh Ritter @ The Box
Josh Ritter has always come across as a polished live performer, but his enthusiasm couldn’t be contained within the theater walls at a low profile cd release performance on August 22nd in New York. “It is amazing to be here, awesome, awesome,” he exclaimed a few songs into the show. Much of the set focused […]
Readers’ Pick: Josh Ritter, “The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter”
With 58% of the votes, you chose the Josh Ritter‘s The Historical Conquests of Josh Ritter as your favorite new album in a recent Twangville poll. Help us celebrate by enjoying these Josh Ritter videos. Don’t forget to vote in this week’s poll!
Mayer’s Playlist for July 2007, A Video Companion
“My name is Jason Isbell. This is my fabulous rock and roll band The 400 Unit. And we need more whiskey as soon as anybody can get it up to the stage.” Quite the fitting kick-off to the July video companion… This month’s video companion bears a certain similarity to a full bottle of Jack […]