And yet more favorites from SXSW 2016… Matthew Logan Vasquez It may have been just past noon, but the Delta Spirit front-man came to rock. Vasquez prowled around the stage while he and What Made Milwaukee Famous guitarist Michael Kingcaid traded some snarling guitar solos. His set leaned heavily on songs from Solicitor Returns, his […]
SXSW 2016 – The Sounds, Part 2
SXSW never lacks for great music, so here are more favorites from 2016. Ryan Adams One of the few relatively big budget corporate events this year was Marriott hosting a couple of nights of music at their downtown Austin location. It was an interesting venue as the ballroom setting made the shows feel sort of […]
SXSW 2016 – The Sounds, Part 1
We’re gonna start with the faves – these are the artists who delivered my favorite sets of SXSW 2016. JAVIER ESCOVEDO Escovedo didn’t do much talking but, then again, he didn’t have too. He and his crack band demolished the crowd with a two (sometimes three) guitar onslaught and the best set of straight-up rock […]
SXSW 2016 – The Scene
For me, the true harbinger of spring is the arrival of the SXSW Music and Media Conference in Austin, Texas. Or rather, spring begins for me when I arrive in Austin for SXSW. With upwards of 2,200 bands and more than 20,000 attendees from around the world, SXSW is the world’s premiere music conference. Even […]
The Waco Brothers Explain What the Rock Gods Demand and Why Their Tour Meals are Wild Culinary Orgies of Over Indulgence
Jon Langford and Dean Schlabowske of the Waco Brothers explain why they consider rehearsing to be a form of cheating or cowardice, hearing the first song they wrote used on “Sex in the City” and share some of their sound business decisions.
Monday Morning Video – Townes Van Zandt “If I Needed You”
It’s been awhile since we’ve posted some Townes Van Zandt. Seems about time to do it again, right?
Readers’ Pick: You Can’t Go Back If There Is Nothing To Go Back To by Richmond Fontaine
RICHMOND FONTAINE, You Can’t Go Back If There Is Nothing To Go Back To beats out SOUTHERN FAMILY, Southern Family as your favorite for the week of March 18, 2016. 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 […]
Corin Raymond – Hobo Jungle Fever Dreams
“Words can be like X-rays if you use them properly — they’ll go through anything. You read and you’re pierced.† So said Aldous Huxley in A Brave New World, one of the most vividly descriptive books I’ve read. Words can also elevate a good song into a great one; a song that embeds itself into […]
Photos that ROCK! Jason Isbell at House of Blues Boston
Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit House of Blues Boston February 27, 2016 As a photographer, I know that some shoots go well and some don’t. That still doesn’t ease the disappointment of loading all of the photos on the computer and seeing that they just didn’t come out as you hoped. That was the […]
William Wild – Dreamin’ Video Premiere
We here at Twangville are excited to premiere the new video from William Wild for the track “Dreamin’.” The song features lovely lap steel and slide guitar work with a booming pre-chorus and chorus that kicks in nicely. The excellent new EP entitled Steady Now is available via I-Tunes and other outlets.