You picked Richard Thompson – Ship to Shore as your favorite new release for the week of June 7, 2024.
Jenny Don’t & the Spurs – Broken Hearted Blue
Sound-color synesthesia is when a certain sound causes you to see things in a certain color. I don’t have it, but I experience a related effect when I listen to the latest from Portland, Oregon, based Jenny Don’t & the Spurs. It’s called Broken Hearted Blue and evokes the washed-out, slightly sepia-toned tint of an […]
Glory Days, a Premiere from Ward Hayden and the Outliers
(Note: Ward Hayden and the Outliers will be playing a Twangville showcase in NYC this Thursday. Details here.) There’s something great about a summer song. Bruce Springsteen’s “Glory Days” has long been a quintessential seasonal anthem, the perfect, rousing celebration of nostalgic good times. Bar band rowdiness in all its, well, glory. But there’s another […]
Big Head Todd on Tour Breakfasts and Being a Light to One’s Self
Todd Mohr of Big Head Todd and the Monsters talks about making mods to the band’s Mercedes Sprinter tour van and working as a bicycle mechanic.
VIDEO PREMIERE: Them Dirty Roses – Birmingham Steel (Lyric Video)
We at Twangville are thrilled to be premiering the lyric video for Alabama based Southern Rockers, Them Dirty Roses, latest single “Birmingham Steel”. The video highlights the history of the steel industry in Birmingham and the North Central part of the state where the band grew up. I must admit I share some of their […]
Monday Morning Video – a Premiere from The FBR
Twangville had the pleasure of hosting The FBR twice at our Dallas shows last month. We enjoyed it so much that we invited them to join us in NYC later this week. Will we see you this Thursday at The Bowery Electric? Details here. In celebration of that show, we are honored to premiere a […]
Readers’ Pick: Kim Richey – Every New Beginning
You picked Kim Richey – Every New Beginning as your favorite new release for the week of May 24, 2024.
Father’s Day Bluegrass Festival Preview
Back in the early 70’s there was something in the air in the music industry. Well, besides that. Multi-band shows were evolving away from several bands crammed into a 3 hour schedule in a ballroom or dance hall. In particular, the acoustic music scene was embracing longer sets and extended solos, no doubt influenced by […]
Grant Langston – aLAbama
There’s an axis on the songwriting philosophy spectrum that ranges from serious and important to fun and lighthearted. Country musician Grant Langston, originally from Alabama, but residing in LA for the last couple of decades, has spanned that entire range. His first couple of records leaned toward serious ballads, but his new one, aLAbama is […]
Chris Colbourn of Buffalo Tom on Tour Van History and Reading Marcus Aerelius
Chris Colbourn of Boston rock band Buffalo Tom recalls a teenaged J Mascis, who would produce their first album, showing up at their first gig and talks about the band’s rehearsal space, sandwiched between AC/DC and Billy Joel cover bands.