Rhett Miller talks about the benefits that come with his role teaching undergraduates songwriting, the first song that he wrote, and Old 97s approach to rehearsals.
Monday Morning Video – Adeem the Artist
A favorite song from a few years back, courtesy of Adeem the Artist: “Books and Records” from White Trash Revelry. It’s humble and heartbreaking in equal measure.
Readers’ Pick: Robert Plant – Saving Grace
You picked Robert Plant – Saving Grace as your favorite new release for the week of September 26, 2025.
The Far West – Everything We Thought We Wanted
The great Joe Strummer once said, “rock and roll ain’t about playing all the right notes.” It was a comment on the passion and showmanship that made his, and others, success in the 80’s and 90’s. I’d argue that while the passion is still essential, the showmanship that was once necessary has evolved to become […]
Kashena Sampson – Ghost Of Me
As the novelist Thomas Wolfe famously said, “you can’t go home again.” It was in the context of returning to the physical place you grew up. But what if it’s your musical home we’re talking about? That emotional, sonic world that shaped your cultural ties? Nashvillian Kashena Sampson is exploring just that journey on her […]
Chestnut Vibes on a Saturday Night – A Boston Playlist
Promised Land, Ward Hayden and the Outliers (from the Faster Horses Recordings release Little By Little) On Little By Little, Ward Hayden and the Outliers take on Bruce Springsteen’s songs with both respect and imagination, reshaping them in their distinctive country style. Hayden’s expressive vocals and the band’s warm, rootsy sound give these classics new […]
Celebrate 20 Years of Twangville in Dallas on Oct 17
GET TICKETS You only turn 20 once! So before we raise a glass at our Sunday Social in Dallas on October 19th, we’re blowing the roof off the Double Wide on Friday, October 17th to kick off our anniversary weekend. The only thing that would make it better? Seeing you there! Join us at Double […]
Studio Spotlight/Modern Recording, Chris Stamey
Back in 2007 I reached out to Chris Stamey about mixing my band’s newest album. He’d worked with some of the artists we loved (Mayflies USA, Whiskeytown) and we wanted to see what he could do for us. He arranged to have Al Perkins play pedal steel on a few songs, got the album into […]
Joshua Radin on Being a Person of Ritual and His View on Rehearsals
Singer-songwriter Joshua Radin talks about working as a children’s art teacher for inner city kids in Chicago and why he took himself so seriously early in his career.
Colin Gilmore of West Texas Exiles on Freeze-Dried Skittles and His High School Punk Band
Colin Gilmore of West Texas Exiles talks about who in the band breaks the most strings and a teenage day job getting to jump out of a grain silo dressed as Freddy Kruger.