Louisiana native Kevin Sekhani reflects on a career that has spanned more than 20 years, surprisingly recalling the lyrics of the first song that he wrote, the time he lost both a band and a van simultaneously and the varied rehearsal spaces that he has occupied.
Monday Morning Video – An Evening with The Clash
Some weeks need to be started with a full-on rock show. This is one of those weeks. Ladies and gentlemen, here is the Clash, live from Passaic, NJ in 1980
Readers’ Pick: Born To Play Guitar by Buddy Guy
BUDDY GUY, Born To Play Guitar beats out DANIEL ROMANO, If I’ve Only One Time Askin’ by 1 vote as your favorite for the week of July 31, 2015. Poll Results Readers’ Tops – Summer 2015 JASON ISBELL, Something More Than Free (34) BUDDY GUY, Born To Play Guitar (14) DANIEL ROMANO, If […]
Trampled By Turtles – Wild Animals
Perhaps as a side effect of a misspent youth where I had friends who leaned toward torn clothing, homemade piercings, and 5 minute rock songs played in under 2, I’ve always kind of liked really fast bluegrass. Â Several years ago I stumbled across Trampled By Turtles, who didn’t just speed up bluegrass songs, they wrote […]
Monday Morning Video – Del Amitri Rain on Some Other Sucker’s Parade
This song is filled with lyrical gems, several of which I’ve shared on our social media #rockwisdom series. Here’s the song in all its glory, performed back in 1997. Follow us on Twitter and Facebook to enjoy a new #rockwisdom lyric each week.
Readers’ Pick: Okra Candy by Shinyribs
SHINYRIBS, Okra Candy beats out WARREN HAYNES AND RAILROAD EARTH, Ashes & Dust by 1 vote as your favorite for the week of July 24, 2015. Poll Results Readers’ Tops – Summer 2015 JASON ISBELL, Something More Than Free (34) SHINYRIBS, Okra Candy (8) WARREN HAYNES AND RAILROAD EARTH, Ashes & Dust (7) […]
Ana Egge – Bright Shadow
In New York, Chicago, San Francisco, you can still find dimly lit, low-ceiling basement clubs, surprisingly full even on a weeknight, where you can get a stiff drink and a soberingly good jazz band.  You can’t smoke in them anymore, but that smoky sound still comes from a singer whose voice seems earned from whisky and cigarettes […]
Tweed River Talk – A Few Words with Jesse Dee
Boston’s Jesse Dee will be closing out the Tweed River Music Festival in fine fashion. The seasoned singer-songwriter has wowed crowds across the US and Europe with his high energy soul revue. On My Mind/In My Heart, his 2013 release, was a Twangville favorite, filled with the kind of soul and R&B that recalls the […]
Tweed River Talk – A Few Words with Smith & Weeden
Emerging Providence-based rockers Smith & Weeden are not only making their Tweed debut, they will be making their first-ever festival appearance. Guitarists Jesse Emmanuel Smith and Seamus Weeden, joined by bassist Ollie Williams and drummer Dylan Sevey, are a bar-band in the best sense of the word. Live and on record, they play straight-up rock […]
Tweed River Talk – A Few Words with Jonas Parmelee of the Silks
Our latest interview is with Jonas Parmelee, bassist with the Providence, RI-based rock trio the Silks. Last American Band, the band’s 2013 debut was produced by Paul Westerberg and recalls the best qualities of 1970’s rock-and-roll — filled with songs as raucous as they are melodic. Parmelee talked with us about the psychedelic side of […]