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Andy Frasco on Gas Station Fruit, Destroying Pianos, and Touring Relentlessly

Tuesday, May 12, 2020 By Mayer Danzig

Andy Frasco reveals how many pianos he destroys a year and how many miles he drives each year while touring.

Filed Under: Interviews, Pop, Rock, Why It Matters Tagged With: Andy Frasco

Jesse Daniel on His Litany of Day Jobs and Why Cool Points Don’t Matter

Tuesday, May 12, 2020 By Mayer Danzig

Jesse Daniel talks about his steady upward climb in both life and tour vehicles.

Filed Under: Americana, Country, Interviews, Why It Matters Tagged With: Jesse Daniel

Monday Morning Video – Little Richard

Monday, May 11, 2020 By Mayer Danzig

Another legend gone…

Filed Under: In Memoriam, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Little Richard

Readers’ Pick: Steve Forbert – Early Morning Rain

Friday, May 08, 2020 By Tom Osborne

You picked Steve Forbert – Early Morning Rain as your favorite new release for the week of May 1, 2020. New Releases Did we miss something? If you feel a new release is missing from our current poll, please let us know in the comments. Readers’ Tops Winter & Spring 2020 Robert Vincent – In […]

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: Steve Forbert

Socially Single – A Special Twangville Playlist

Thursday, May 07, 2020 By Mayer Danzig

It is times like these where we most need artists.  And they are rising to the occasion. Many a music fan has watched some of the flood of online streaming shows that have – and continue – to occur. While these events are a crucial source of income to artists in an era where most […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Streams, Videos Tagged With: Drive-By-Truckers, Fountains of Wayne, Grant-Lee Phillips, John Doe, M. Lockwood Porter, Matthew Ryan, Mike Errico, Sam Phillips, Sharon Van Etten

….All Others Pay Cash – a Premiere from Ben de la Cour

Thursday, May 07, 2020 By Mayer Danzig

Nashville-based Ben de la Cour may have ventured north to Canada to record the forthcoming Shadow Land, but the album is steeped in the Southern gothic storytelling tradition. De la Cour’s songs are filled with troubled souls, sometimes the result of their environs and other times the consequence of questionable decisions.  While the lyrics – […]

Filed Under: Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Streams Tagged With: Ben de la Cour

EP Two-For – Kyle LaLone & Dead Winter Carpenters

Wednesday, May 06, 2020 By Shawn Underwood

From Boston to New York City to Los Angeles, Kyle LaLone has played lead guitar and been a sought-after session man for bands probably too numerous to count. Along the way he’s mastered numerous styles and played everything from dive bars to stadiums. All those life experiences have finally pushed LaLone to release an EP […]

Filed Under: Americana, Country, Folk Tagged With: Dead Winter Carpenters, Kyle LaLone

Webb Wilder on Getting Paid in Vinyl and Keeping It Between the Ditches

Tuesday, May 05, 2020 By Mayer Danzig

Webb Wilder talks about his side gig in music and why hotel breakfasts aren’t well timed.

Filed Under: Americana, Interviews, Why It Matters Tagged With: Webb Wilder

Mick Flannery on Burgers and Playing Nirvana Covers

Tuesday, May 05, 2020 By Mayer Danzig

Irish singer-songwriter Mick Flannery talks about working as a stonemason and shares some sage life advice.

Filed Under: Acoustic, Folk, Interviews, Singer/Songwriter, Why It Matters Tagged With: Mick Flannery

Monday Morning Video – A Double Dose of “Jolene”

Monday, May 04, 2020 By Mayer Danzig

One of the other covers that Larkin Poe have included in their series is the Dolly Parton classic “Jolene”. Here’s their version, as well as a wonderful string-laden version by Parton herself.

Filed Under: Americana, Country, Videos Tagged With: Dolly Parton, Larkin Poe

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