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A music blog featuring Alt-Country, Americana, Indie, Rock, Folk & Blues. Est. 2005.

The Wood Brothers – Kingdom in My Mind

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On January 24th the Wood Brothers will be releasing their new album “Kingdom in my Mind”. It is an eclectic, edgy and experimental collection of songs that were put together in an unorthodox manner. It may be their best work to date; which is impressive given their most recent studio release, “One Drop Of Truth”, […]

Monday Morning Video – David Olney

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I wish that I could tell you that I was well-versed in David Olney’s music. I’m certainly familiar with him, both via his songwriting reputation and his relentless touring and festival appearances. Olney passed away this weekend while performing at the 30A Music Festival. The outpouring of memories from the Americana community has been heart-wrenching. […]

Readers’ Pick: Hawktail – Formations

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You picked Hawktail – Formations as your favorite new release for the week of January 10, 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 Hawktail – Formations (5 Votes) Whiskey Treaty […]

Thunder And Rain – Passing In the Night

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I am continually fascinated how some bands hew to the same sound in their music for decades, and yet it somehow still sounds fresh. Other bands wander the musical landscape and manage to make many genres their own. Such is the case with the latest from Colorado’s Thunder And Rain, entitled Passing In the Night. […]

Marcus King – El Dorado

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If you have ever listened to The Marcus King Band, you know that the group’s namesake has some serious Electric Blues chops on the guitar. He also exhibited solid vocal skills and songwriting on the band’s recent release “Carolina Confessions”. However, his power as a vocalist has never been put on display as it is […]

Todd’s Tops of 2019

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I’m a bit late this year with my Best Of submission, but I did get my Twangville vote in and was glad to see Ritter take top honors even though his new album wasn’t really on my radar this year. I always have a hard time ranking albums but give it my best shot by […]

Kevin Daniel “City That Saves” – A Twangville Premiere

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There’s something about city life that shapes and reshapes a person’s perspective.  Sights, sounds, smells – really the totality of a city environment – have an influence, whether instilling a sense of excitement and wonder or causing anxiety and unhappiness. Few cities have a more dramatic effect than New York City.  Just ask singer-songwriter Kevin […]