Hey Everybody, As always, the following is a link to ITunes to download a playlist of some of my favorite songs of the year: BOBBY K’S 2007 PICKS. This playlist contains a song from most of the records I reviewed below, as well as some other great songs from 2007. I took great care in […]
Win Over the Rhine’s “Snow Angels”, CD Giveaway
**NOTE: Contest is now closed. You can still participate but will no longer be eligible for the giveaway.** Tis the season for holiday music and its time to giveaway another great recent release. This time around it comes to us via Cincinnati based Over the Rhine with their new Christmas album Snow Angels. To be […]
Win Mindy Smith’s “My Holiday”, CD Giveaway
**NOTE: Contest is now closed. You can still participate but will no longer be eligible for the giveaway.** You could say that Mindy Smith was born to sing Christmas songs. The adopted daughter of a pastor and his wife who raised her in Long Island, NY. No doubt her Christian upbringing played into her interest […]
Bill Williams, Artist Discovery (and Giveaway!)
**NOTE: Contest is now closed. You can still participate but will no longer be eligible for the giveaway.** DC area artist Bill Williams, whom you may have previously seen in the capitol area with such bands as Last Train Home, Kevin Johnson and the Linemen and The Grandsons, recently released his first solo effort. The […]
And the REM Contest Winner Is…
The new REM live cd/dvd, aptly titled REM Live hit the streets this past Tuesday but one person doesn’t need to buy it. The winner of the Twangville REM contest is Chris McDonald of St. Catharines, ON, Canada. The word on Main Street in Twangville is that the band is planning to release a new […]
Mark Knopfler: A Twangville Contest!
The legendary Mark Knopfler, one of rock and roll’s most distinctive guitarists, is releasing a new album on September 18th. Titled Kill to Get Crimson, it hearkens back to classic songwriting of the early Dire Straits releases. I’ve been particularly taken with “Punish the Monkey,” and its catchy chorus “punish the monkey, let the organ […]
Sam Mellon and The Skylarks, Debut Album Giveaway
**NOTE: Contest is now closed. You can still participate but will no longer be eligible for the giveaway.** Something’s been going on in the golden state. Lately, it seems there’s been a handful of Alt-country/Americana bands making a dent in the California music scene. The sound is markedly different than what we hear coming out […]
Best of Spring 2007, a Playlist
I’m finally getting around to sharing my favorite songs from releases in Spring. As usual, there were a few casualties trying to fit the entire list onto a single disc. Among the fallen were Loudon Wainwright III, Elliot Smith and Mando Daio. All were painful to remove, but in the end I don’t think the […]
Marc Broussard Giveaway Winner
Congratulations to Al Fiala from Orlando, FL who is the winner of our Marc Broussard, S.O.S: Save Our Soul CD + vinyl record giveaway courtesy of Vanguard Records and Sideways Media. Al’s favorite soul song is “Tell it Like It Is” by Aaron Neville. Other entries included: “Memories” by Van Morrison “Trouble” by Ray LaMontagne […]
Win Marc Broussard’s Latest Album (CD + Vinyl)
**NOTE: Contest is now closed. You can still participate but will no longer be eligible for the giveaway.** You know we’re all about the twang here in our little town, but what you might not know is that there’s several of us that are big soul fans. So you can bet there’s a little buzz […]