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A music blog featuring Alt-Country, Americana, Indie, Rock, Folk & Blues. Est. 2005.

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Barrence Whitfield and Peter Greenberg of Barrence Whitfield & the Savages on Record Stores and Performance Royalties

Tuesday, November 14, 2023 By Mayer Danzig

Barrence Whitfield and the Savages

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.

Filed Under: Interviews, Rock, Rockabilly, Soul/R&B, Why It Matters Tagged With: Barrence Whitfield, Barrence Whitfield and the Savages

Blue Moon Marquee – Scream, Holler & Howl

Wednesday, September 07, 2022 By Bill Wilcox

The unique Canadian duo Blue Moon Marquee is at it again with Scream, Holler & Howl, a release that proves that the duo owns the recipe to a fun, fantastic, genre-bending stew of their own design. The duo, which features A.W. Cardinal on vocals and guitar and Jasmine Colette on vocals and upright bass, captures […]

Filed Under: Blues, Jazz, Reviews, Rock, Rockabilly, Roots, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Blue Moon Marquee

Big Sister – a Premiere From the Roughhousers

Friday, June 10, 2022 By Mayer Danzig

The Roughhousers

Children’s music sure has come a long way… and it continues to get better.  The Roughhousers, formed by formed by TV/film voice-over artist and Grammy winner Grey DeLisle and Million Dollar Quartet leader Eddie Clendening, join the party with Princess Mike, their debut release.   Of course, it can’t really be a party unless you […]

Filed Under: Rockabilly, Videos Tagged With: The Roughhousers

Lara Hope on Van Snacks and The Rocking Horse Ranch

Tuesday, June 22, 2021 By Mayer Danzig

Lara Hope and the Ark-Tones (credit Franco Vogt)

Lara Hope (of Lara Hope and the Ark-Tones) talks about the problem that never ends and the line between serious and not so serious

Filed Under: Interviews, Rockabilly, Why It Matters Tagged With: Lara Hope and the Ark-Tones

Pine Hill Haints – The Song Companion of a Lonestar Cowboy

Wednesday, June 02, 2021 By Chip Frazier

When you have been traversing your region of the country as a band of troubadours for over twenty years you can’t be called an overnight success. However, they have been successful none the less. Now finally the band as delivered an album that should be their breakout to a wider audience. On the new album […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Americana, Blues, Country, Gospel, Reviews, Rockabilly, Roots, Videos Tagged With: Alabama Shakes, Pine Hill Haints

The Shootouts – Bullseye

Thursday, April 22, 2021 By Shawn Underwood

Not long after Steve Earle and Dwight Yoakum and their ilk starting reclaiming authentic roots music, a band formed out of a chance meeting in a bar took the idea a step further. BR549 was honky-tonk, rockabilly and Texas swing; and an attitude your mom told you to fear. Needless to say they developed a […]

Filed Under: Country, Rockabilly, Roots Tagged With: The Shootouts

John Paul Keith on Leather Jackets, Telecasters, and Record Stores

Tuesday, March 30, 2021 By Mayer Danzig

John Paul Keith (photo by Geoffrey Brent Shrrewsbury)

Memphis artist John Paul Keith talks about a memorable ordeal in an Arizona desert, and alphabetizing records, and living in a fertile musical city.

Filed Under: Americana, Interviews, Rock, Rockabilly, Soul/R&B, Why It Matters Tagged With: John Paul Keith

John Perrin of NRBQ on Tympani Repairs and Believing That Something Will Happen

Tuesday, November 10, 2020 By Mayer Danzig

Drummer John Perrin of NRBQ talks about getting banned from Enterprise rentals, bothering his parents, and double espressos.

Filed Under: Interviews, Pop, Rockabilly, Why It Matters Tagged With: NRBQ

Thriving Roots 2020 – Mayer’s Highlights

Friday, October 02, 2020 By Mayer Danzig

THE SCENE It’™s a glass half empty, glass half full kind of situation. The Americana Music Association awards and conference is an event that I eagerly await and always enjoy every year (mild understatement). A chance to catch up with friends both old and new, gain some knowledge at the panel discussions, and, of course, […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Americana Music Conference, Country, Folk, Rock, Rockabilly, Roots, Singer/Songwriter Tagged With: Thriving Roots

Remembering Sleepy LaBeef

Monday, December 30, 2019 By Mayer Danzig

One of my fondest musical memories was the time that Sleepy LaBeef got under-aged me and my younger brother into a club to see his show. I had been recently introduced to Sleepy’s music by a cousin, who himself was introduced to Sleepy’s music by music historian Peter Guralnick. I thought it would be fun […]

Filed Under: Blues, In Memoriam, Rock, Rockabilly, Videos Tagged With: Sleepy LaBeef

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Friends of Twangville

Polls

What is your favorite new release for week of May 16?

  • Carolyn Wonderland – Truth Is (31%, 10 Votes)
  • Charlie Musselwhite – Lookout Highway (19%, 6 Votes)
  • Ken Pomeroy – Cruel Joke (9%, 3 Votes)
  • Barenaked Ladies – IN FLIGHT – CARRY ON (6%, 2 Votes)
  • Dan Mangan – Natural Light (6%, 2 Votes)
  • The Talbott Brothers – Borderlands (6%, 2 Votes)
  • Peter Rowan – Tales of The Free Mexican Airforce (6%, 2 Votes)
  • Kat Hasty – The Time of Your Life (6%, 2 Votes)
  • Ben Hackett – Songs for Sleeping Dogs (3%, 1 Votes)
  • The Lowtimers – Cracks (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Suzie Brown – Songs Worth Saving (3%, 1 Votes)
  • BEATrio – BEATrio (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Erin Durant – Firetrail (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Sweet Megg – Never Been Home (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Christian Rutledge – An Inch Of This New York Mile (0%, 0 Votes)
  • The Travelin’ McCourys – One Chord That Rings True (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 32

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