As we begin to gather our Editors’ Picks for best of the year, we’d love to hear from you first. Throughout the year we host a weekly poll in which you can vote for your favorite new release of the week. From that list we’ve taken the albums that you voted for the most plus […]
Mayer’s Playlist for December 2012
ALBUMS OF THE MONTH Love and Dirt, by Session Americana A cocktail table provides the key to understanding Session Americana. It is so much a part of the band’s experience that they typically travel with it when they tour. The table is a centerpiece, of sorts, around which the musicians gather. Sitting there, they often […]
Monday Morning Video: Punch Brothers
Twangville was in the house when the Punch Brothers played a short set at CMT Studios during the Americana Music Conference this past September. A pretty darned impressive performance.
Elephant Revival – It’s Alive
At some point in just about everyone’s life you meet someone, usually of the opposite sex, who you realize is just so sophisticated and charismatic that you have to readjust your scale for those qualities. Â At that point the cold hard truth hits you that no matter how much you practice and work at your […]
Love Canon 80’s Bluegrass: Greatest Hits Volume 2
Let me start out by saying that I played the crap out of the first Love Canon album, so I was pretty excited when I heard that Volume 2 was coming. It’s the perfect thing to put on in any social situation- everyone knows and loves 80’s songs. Every time I told a friend what […]
Monday Morning Video: Matthew Ryan and Jon Dee Graham
Have you ever wondered what happens when two musicians play “rock, paper, scissors?” Well wonder no more.
The Longwalls – Kowloon
The Longwalls are a regional band from the Boston scene. They mix Power Pop riffs and melodies with Americana influences and instrumentation. The bands new EP, “Kowloon†is releasing on December 4th. With eight songs, â€Kowloon†is closer to an album than an EP. This is a band that deserves more than a regional following. […]
Peace, Twang, and Turkey Grease: A Thanksgiving Toast 2012
Lydia Loveless performs as part of the Twangville Showcase at the New Brookland Tavern in Columbia, SC It’s that time of year where sinners all over America gather to give thanks to all kinds of things – some simple, some complex, and some that defy explanation. It’s no different here at Twangville where this year we’re […]
Mayer’s Playlist for Fall 2012, Part 3
ALBUMS OF THE MONTH In the Dusk of Everything, by Matthew Ryan There are many artists who are ambitious. Some pursue the thrill of live performances, others strive for financial success. While I can’t say that Matthew Ryan doesn’t harbor some of those motivations, he possesses a more powerful quality – ambition for his music. […]
Monday Morning Video: American Aquarium and Chip Robinson
With the release of Steven Spielberg’s new movie “Lincoln,” it seemed only fitting to make this song a Monday Morning Video selection. The song was written by Chip Robinson and originally recorded by his then band, Raleigh, North Carolina’s The Backsliders. Fast forward a few years and American Aquarium, themselves from Raleigh, revived the song […]