It’s time to get back in the playlist game. After a not-so-brief hiatus during which I opened the Twangville office in Dallas, I’m ready to get back to the playlists. And, given that the last one appeared in August of last year (!), let’s just say that I’ve got some catching up to do. To […]
Yonder Mountain String Band – Love. Ain’t Love
Lazy, sunny days in a natural amphitheater in the mountains. Â A warm night with the sounds of crickets and cicadas. Â A bluegrass band with its joyful mandolin and happy banjo. Â These are all elements of summer in my experience, and require some of that bluegrass in my playlist. Â One of the best things I heard […]
In the Groove with Susan Cattaneo
Sometimes a project takes on a life of its own. Just ask Boston artist Susan Cattaneo. The Hammer and the Heart, her forthcoming release, started as a single album (to use the old vernacular) with the intent of collaborating with musician friends that she admired. Well, as the project progressed the list of collaborators grew […]
Monday Morning Video – Glen Campbell
It doesn’t feel right to refer to an album as being a “farewell†release but such is the case with Glen Campbell’s Adios. The 81-year old legend was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease six years ago, a devastating illness that robs its victims of memory and so much more. Knowing what the future would hold, Campbell […]
Readers’ Pick: Prayer for Peace by North Mississippi Allstars
You picked Prayer for Peace from Mississippi-based blues-rock band, North Mississippi Allstars, as your favorite new release for the week of June 2, 2017. Poll Results 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 Spring 2017 COLTER […]
Back in the Saddle Again – a Special Twangville Playlist
It’s time to get back in the playlist game. After a not-so-brief hiatus during which I opened the Twangville office in Dallas, I’m ready to get back to the playlists. And, given that the last one appeared in August of last year(!), let’s just say that I’ve got some catching up to do. To that […]
Monday Morning Video – Jameson Elder
I wish I could remember where I stumbled across Jameson Elder. Although the Nashville by way of Atlanta singer-songwriter sings with tremendous confidence there is a vulnerability and melancholy that runs deep in his lyrics. “I swear this house is haunted,” he sings in this gem from Prodigals & Thieves, his most recent release. In […]
Readers’ Pick: Kids In the Street by Justin Townes Earle
You picked Kids In the Street from Nashville-born singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle, as your favorite new release for the week of May 26, 2017. Poll Results 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 Spring 2017 COLTER […]
Justin Townes Earle – Kids in the Street
To see Justin Townes Earle perform, I’m always amazed by his talent. When he played at the inaugural New England Festy last fall he stepped on stage with no one else and his guitar playing the songs. He didn’t need anyone else. His voice and guitar were spot on. It was as though he’d stepped […]
Pokey LaFarge – Manic Revelations
Pokey LaFarge is a musical iconoclast. Â Watch him on stage or listen superficially to his music, in particular his new release, Manic Revelations, and you get a throwback to a musical era when most songs were intended to be happy dance songs. Â Music was an escape, not a medium for a message. Â Listen more closely, […]