For the next week, we’ll be taking your nomination to supplement our Readers’ Pick: Best Album of 2019 poll. The rules: You get one nomination — choose wisely. If you mention more than one, we’ll only take your first mention. Nominate by adding a comment to this post. It has to be a full length […]
Peace, Twang, and Turkey Grease: A 2019 Thanksgiving Toast to Jeff McMahon
Here we are again… Thanksgiving 2019, y’all… which means we’re celebrating 14 years of Twangville’s existence. For as long as I can remember, I’ve been writing a Thanksgiving toast each year to thank our contributors, our community, and the artists who give us something to listen to and write about. Without someone to make the […]
Hannah & Falco – Field Notes
I love it when friends turn me on to great new music. Chatting recently with the folks at smallsongs, I got turned on to the German Americana duo, Hannah & Falco. With their latest record, Field Notes, the couple shows you can deliver cutting observations on weighty subjects without the music itself being too heavy. […]
Andrew Combs on Eating Pho and Dealing with Taxes
Nashville-based singer-songwriter Andrew Combs talks about touring in a van called Shamu and the experience of playing his first show.
Terri Hendrix on Lessons Learned Waiting Tables and Being a Protein Junkie
Texas singer-songwriter Terri Hendrix talks about the downside of having a hit record and the song that she wrote for her brother when she was in the 4th grade.
Monday Morning Video – Nathan Hamilton
Here’s another in my series revisiting favorite songs from years gone by. It’s been way too many years since Austin’s Nathan Hamilton put out some music. Thankfully we have songs like this stunner to remind us of his songwriting talent. This is “In All That We Might Find” from 2011’s Beauty, Wit & Speed.
Readers’ Pick: Joe Henry – The Gospel According to Water
You picked Joe Henry – The Gospel According to Water as your favorite new release for the week of November 15, 2019. 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 Summer & Fall 2019 EmiSunshine and […]
Triggers And Slips – The Stranger
Like a 5-year-old watching the parade as the circus comes to town, I just sat there mesmerized as the latest from Triggers And Slips, The Stranger, passed by. Equal parts classic rock and country, front man and leader Morgan Snow has captured a musical style that transports you back in time if you lived through […]
Admiral Radio
I know Monday is video day, but today I’m going to hijack Mayer’s domain and share one from Columbia, South Carolina’s Admiral Radio. They are currently in the studio recording their debut, but in the meantime they dropped this gem earlier this year (audio recorded at their home with one mic) that showcases the duo’s […]
Steve Forbert on Spicy Catfish Fillets and Keeping His Carbon Footprint Small
Steve Forbert reflects on an early day job working as a messenger and the number of strings that he’s broken over his 50 year career (hint: not many)