Bassist George Gekas of New Orleans’ The Revivalists recalls the moment that he decided to become a musician and earning a “masters in psychology” while working as a bartender.
Matt Sucich on Tom Petty and What’s Required to Cut Through the Noise
Singer-songwriter Matt Sucich talks about rehearsal space distractions and how he got a first-hand education on the inner workings of the music industry.
Monday Morning Video – Anthony Da Costa
Anthony Da Costa spends much of time as an in-demand side man, performing with everyone from Sunny War to Yola to David Wax Museum. Left to his own devices, however, he is quite the singer-songwriter. Here’s “Everybody Want’s Their Person”, captured live in Nashville last year.
Doghouse – a Premiere from Dev Wulf & the Midnight Howl
It’s one thing to host a song premiere, it’s quite another when that song is a debut single. In that vein, Twangville is thrilled to introduce you to Dev Wulf & the Midnight Howl. The group announce themselves with style – “Doghouse” is a ripping R&B jam, filled with swirling organ and tenacious electric guitar […]
Say What?! Winter/Spring 2023 Edition
One of my favorite things about seeing live shows (well, after the music) are the crazy comments that you hear along the way. Here are a few choice selections from late 2022/early 2023. This is the only song of mine that shows up in books of inspirational songs. Which shows that they don’t understand the […]
Brian Beken – New Geography
You know, something you don’t hear as much about these days is fiddle contests. They’re certainly still around, but it used to be that every county fair and Town Founders Days celebration had a fiddle contest alongside the animals-raised-by-kids judging and best pie battle. That (mostly) friendly musical competition environment and heritage nurtured a young […]
Robbie Fulks / Bluegrass Vacation
What I’ve come to expect from Robbie Fulks is good songs. So when I saw an album advertising all of the guest stars on his latest, Bluegrass Vacation, I started to get a little nervous. A lot of times I’ve found advertising the guest stars means, “I don’t have anything to say, but boy look […]
Wilder Woods on Recording Band Rehearsals and Graduating to a Tour Bus
Bear Rinehart – aka Wilder Woods – talks about working as a jet ski technician, burning incense in his rehearsal space, and why hearing “no” doesn’t mean that you’re wrong.
Robert Ellis on Lesser Known Music Business Expenses and a Typical Tour Day Schedule
Texas singer-songwriter Robert Ellis talks about why the tour van embodies the music business writ large and the importance of “do it now”.
Monday Morning Video – Roanoke
Another of my favorite SXSW discoveries this year was the band Roanoke. “If You’re Gonna Leave” – from 2022’s Wolf Motel is a particular favorite. If you’ve seen it, tell me that this shouldn’t have been the theme song of the Amazon series “Daisy Jones and the Six”.