As reviewers, and volunteer reviewers at that, sometimes we miss things. More than a few times I’ve realized that some music I overlooked was actually pretty good, and I wanted to take a “Mulligan” by reviewing something well after its release. When Mike Zito and Albert Castiglia released their collaboration album, Blood Brothers, early this […]
Barrence Whitfield and Peter Greenberg of Barrence Whitfield & the Savages on Record Stores and Performance Royalties
Barrence Whitfield and Peter Greenberg of Barrence Whitfield & the Savages talk about finding rehearsal spaces and tour meals in Europe, how the band got its start, and the benefit of not having expectations.
Sharif Mekawy of Looms on Jeff Tweedy and Being Grateful
Singer-songwriter Sharif Mekawy of Brooklyn-based Looms talks about investing in the band and the time an intruder tried to get into their rehearsal space.
Monday Morning Video – Paisley Fields
Let’s start the week with a drinking song! Here’s a mighty fine one courtesy of Brooklyn’s Paisley Fields. I could be drinkin’ instead of sitting behind this deskI could be drinkin’ instead of cleaning up someone’s messWhen the boss comes ‘round my wayAsks me how I’m doing today I’ll sayI could be drinkin’
Honey Island Swamp Band – Custom Deluxe
Back in the 60’s Stax Records famously plowed the fertile ground of the overlap between early rock & roll and rhythm & blues. That sound became identified with Memphis, but like the stone thrown in still water, its effects spread across the south from Muscle Shoals all the way to the Atlantic seaboard. Along the […]
Magic Trick – A Premiere from Speedfossil
One of the things that I’ve long appreciated about the Boston music scene is the sense of community that exists there. It is common to see musicians out supporting one another in the clubs, not to mention performing with one another whenever the opportunity allowed. Which makes it all the more painful when a member […]
Arielle Silver on Her Thoreau-Inspired Rehearsal Space and The Importance of Talent
Singer-songwriter Arielle Silver talks about finding community in a day job and shares the story behind her first song.
Barton Davies from Boy Named Banjo on Their Tour Van “Bessie” and Working Odd Jobs
Barton Davies, banjo player from Boy Named Banjo, talks about banjo strings (obviously) and tour meal priorities.
Bonus Monday Video – Ben Kweller
It’s hard to believe that Sha Sha, Ben Kweller’s debut record, is more than 20 years old (even older if you count the original self-released version). It launched Kweller as one of power pop’s shining lights, a place that he still holds today. Kweller is celebrating the anniversary with a handful of shows across the […]
Monday Morning Video – Boy Golden
I first encountered Boy Golden at SXSW earlier this year. Caught them again at the AmericanaFest a few months back. And now eagerly awaiting the chance to see the group again at New York City’s fame Mercury Lounge a week from tonight (13 October). They’ll be joined by friend of Twangville Robert Cody Maxwell and […]