Paul Knowles and Nicole Storto first came to my attention a decade plus ago as Mars Arizona, a folk music duo. The pair morphed into New American Farmers, a Northern California Americana/roots band. From there they became New Earth Farmers, leaving most of the twang and acoustic arrangements behind. The first NEF album featured a […]
Alex Dezen of The Damnwells on Storage Space Rehearsals and Being Nice
Alex Dezen, lead singer and songwriter for The Damnwells, reveals the band’s tour van names and talks about an early “gig” as a babysitter.
John Calvin Song Premiere – Our Souls Have Broken Chains
Singer-songwriter John Calvin was raised an Army brat, moving every few years. That constant upheaval taught him an appreciation for diversity and a tolerance for letting things play out. He has a new record coming out in January, Greener Fields & Fairer Seas, that reflects those values as well as his belief that dark clouds […]
Monday Morning Video – Abby Hamilton
Abby Hamilton’s #1 Zookeeper (of the San Diego Zoo) was a fave album from 2023. Here’s “Lucky” from the album, captured at legendary music venue Red Rocks in Colorado.
Readers’ Pick: The Wild Feathers – Sirens
You picked The Wild Feathers – Sirens as your favorite new release for the week of October 4, 2024. Poll Results New Releases Readers’ Tops Fall 2024 The Wild Feathers – Sirens (12 votes) Mindy Smith – Quiet Town (8) Kasey Anderson – To the Places We Lived (6) Michelle Malone – Southern Comfort (4) Yasmin […]
Twangville Showcase in New York City – 11 November 2024
Twangville invites you to join us for our next singer-songwriter showcase in New York City! The show takes place on Monday, November 11th at Berlin in the East Village. Our featured artists are the incredible Trapper Schoepp, Hannah Aldridge, and Kellen Asebroek. Scroll down for artist bios and music previews. But before you do… GET […]
An Interview With Kevin Gordon
One of the universal truths about the writers at Twangville is that we always look forward to the next Kevin Gordon album. And no visit to Nashville is really complete without hearing him play. So we hit the daily double this year at AmericanaFest because we had multiple opportunities to see him live, and his […]
India Ramey – Baptized By the Blaze
The best new-to-me act I saw a couple of weeks ago in Nashville at AmericanaFest was East Nashvillian India Ramey. Her music is a throwback combination of Bakersfield twang, New Jersey attitude, and Appalachian harmony. She threw in a little spaghetti-western flair and two-step rhythm on her recently released album, Baptized By the Blaze. The […]
Wayne Graham/Bastion
“We Could’ve Been Friends” (hauntingly similar to the Dandy Warhol’s “We Used to Be Friends”) begins the new release, Bastion, from Kentucky’s Wayne Graham, an album that I’ve listened to no less than 15 times the last couple of weeks. The Dandy influence doesn’t end there, but on the remainder of the album it’s sprinkled […]
ZZ Ward on Tour Bus Appliances and Working at a Candy Store
Singer-songwriter ZZ Ward talks about playing her first gig, at a pizza parlor in Portland, Oregon, and the time that her tour bus got stuck in the snow.