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SXSW 2025: Say What?!

Sunday, March 30, 2025 By Mayer Danzig

One of my favorite things about SXSW (well, after the music) are the crazy comments that you hear along the way. Here are a few choice selections from SXSW 2025. I’m from the Brian Eno school of music. What is out of tune? It’s just choices. St. Vincent If you can’t tell, I have my […]

Filed Under: Spoken Word, SXSW

Americana 2024, Say What?!

Saturday, October 05, 2024 By Mayer Danzig

One of my favorite things about attending music conferences and festivals are the crazy comments that you hear along the way. Here are a few choice selections from this year’s Americana Festival. Do people clap at your job when you mess up? Iron & Wine It was a big hit for me in Texas and […]

Filed Under: Americana Music Conference, Spoken Word

Say What?! 2024 Edition

Thursday, September 19, 2024 By Mayer Danzig

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 2024. I switch guitars a lot because of the weight of the material. Josh Ritter  You think I need luck, I been doing this a […]

Filed Under: Spoken Word

SXSW 2024 – Say What?!

Saturday, March 30, 2024 By Mayer Danzig

One of my favorite things about SXSW (well, after the music) are the crazy comments that you hear along the way. Here are a few choice selections from SXSW 2024. Concert, hit play. Matthew Caws kicking off his set a few minutes early That’s how I do the requests. I just wait for someone to […]

Filed Under: Spoken Word, SXSW

Say What?! Summer/Fall 2023 Edition

Thursday, December 07, 2023 By Mayer Danzig

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 summer and fall 2023. He wanted to start at 8am. We thought that was kind of early so we suggested noon. So we compromised and […]

Filed Under: Spoken Word

Americana 2023, Say What?!

Friday, October 06, 2023 By Mayer Danzig

One of my favorite things about attending music conferences and festivals are the crazy comments that you hear along the way. Here are a few choice selections from this year’s Americana Festival. THE SHOW EXPERIENCE No one told me it was being filmed, wish I wasn’t wearing this shirt right now.  William Prince improvising a […]

Filed Under: Americana Music Conference, Spoken Word

Twangville on Tour in NYC, BOS, & PVD

Wednesday, July 05, 2023 By Mayer Danzig

We’ve done periodic shows in the past but we might have gotten a bit carried away this summer. We’ve got not one, not two, not three, but four shows on the books. Read on for details on the shows and featured artists, as well as videos from all of the performers. Americana the Beautiful – […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Folk, News, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Spoken Word, Videos Tagged With: Garrett Owen, Laura Zarougian, Napat Snidvongs, Phil Hurley, Robert Cody Maxwell, Valarie Walker

Say What?! Winter/Spring 2023 Edition

Thursday, May 18, 2023 By Mayer Danzig

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 […]

Filed Under: Spoken Word

SXSW 2023 – Say What?!

Friday, March 31, 2023 By Mayer Danzig

Near Beer

One of my favorite things about SXSW (well, after the music) are the crazy comments that you hear along the way. Here are a few choice selections from SXSW 2023. THE SXSW EXPERIENCE Feel that joy in the air? I’m about to fuck that up.  Jon Dee Graham How about some water.  That’s not water.  Cian Godfrey of […]

Filed Under: Spoken Word, SXSW

The Return of Say What?! (2022 Edition)

Wednesday, October 26, 2022 By Mayer Danzig

The return of live music also means the return of a fun part of seeing a show – hearing the amusing things that artists (and their audiences) say…  ON THE PANDEMIC It’s great to be back in… Well, let’s face it, it’s great to be anywhere.  Nick Lowe  It’s really nice to be back on […]

Filed Under: Spoken Word

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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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