We lost another legend with the passing of Tina Turner last week. Turner didn’t just sing songs, she owned them. Need proof?
Vance Gilbert – The Mother of Trouble
When I got the press release for Philadelphia native Vance Gilbert’s upcoming album, The Mother of Trouble, it noted the project contained “4 bullies, 4 deaths (3 of them murders), 3 moms, 2 accidents, 2 Black people, 2 dogs, 1 dog ball, and one missed flight due to gas station sushi.” I mean, who’s not […]
Shift – A Premiere from Lauren Calve
Change is inevitable. Sometimes we don’t see it coming, but other times there are early hints that it is occurring. That’s the premise behind the lead single from Lauren Calve’s forthcoming album. “Found a gray hair on my sweater, tectonic plates slip underwater”, she opens the song, “I feel a shift”. The singer-songwriter’s thoughts then […]
Michael Jerome Browne – Gettin’ Together
Canadian bluesman Michael Jerome Browne has been traveling the back roads of the music business for decades. A gifted guitarist, Browne showcases his talents with old time country blues on his excellent Gettin’ Together, the recording of which he describes as “therapeutic” after the isolation of the COVID pandemic. “It’s been a long three years,” […]
George Gekas of The Revivalists On Managing Tour Food Costs and Building the Right Team
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 […]