I wasn’t kidding when I said that Justin and Rykodisc were generous. Here are the winners of the Twangville Justin Currie give-away: John Mingus of Arlington, Virginia Cindy Francies of Baltimore, Maryland Glen Levy of New York, New York Laura Koenig of Dorchester, Massachusetts Kimberly Cole of Grand Junction, Colorado Brett Tervalon of Melrose, Massachusetts […]
Kathleen Edwards: Cheapest Key Music Video
New. Video. Kathleen. Edwards. Period. This post also appears on The Gobbler’s Knob.
The Country Corner, a New Blog
AOL Music recently released a new country music blog they are calling Country Corner. If other AOL Music blogs like Spinner and PopEater are any indication Country Corner should be a formidable player for coverage of country music benefited by its shiny look and feel. While it covers way more mainstream country than we care […]
Best of Winter 2008, Tom’s Mixtape
Another winter passes without disappointment. There were some expected solid records like those from Tift Merritt, Gary Louris, Kathleen Edwards and the Drive-by Truckers. Some breaking artists like Liam Finn, The Whigs, Mando Saenz and Justin Townes Earle. Some surprises from Counting Crows, The Black Crowes and Seven Mary Three. And some that simply made […]
Jackie Greene + More, Releases 4/1/08
JACKIE GREENE, Giving Up The Ghost (429) Official Site | MySpace | eCard ‘Giving Up The Ghost’, the fourth release from San Francisco based Jackie Greene shows a steady maturation of one of the biggest up and comers in American music. Reminiscent of Dylan, the Stones, and to a lesser extent Springsteen, Greene is keeping […]
Helping a Hacienda Brother
Hacienda Brother Chris Gaffney was diagnosed with liver cancer earlier this year. He is about to begin an extreme course of chemotherapy in hopes of eradicating the disease. Although he has health insurance, it will not cover all the costs associated with his treatment. To help defray the costs, friends and family have created a […]
Mayer’s Playlist for February 2008, A Video Companion
What’s a monthly playlist without a video companion? This month we start and finish with a pair of incredible acoustic performances by the Jones Street Boys. In between we’ve got clips from Tift Merritt, Nada Surf, Butch Walker, Joe Jackson and Greg Trooper, among others. Don’t miss the haunting J. Tillman & Emily Loizeau duet […]
Win Big: Justin Currie Deadline Tonight
Don’t forget to get your entry in for the signed lyric sheet and accompanying cd from Justin Currie. To win, simply leave a comment below. Winners (that’s right, we’ve got several of these to give away) will be selected at random when the contest ends on Friday, 3/28/08 at midnight EST.** Special thanks to Rykodisc […]
Twangville Congratulates…
Cindy Francies of Baltimore, Maryland. Cindy is the winner of our Will Hoge give-away and will be receiving a cd and tour poster, both signed by Mr. Hoge. You can check out Will’s brand-spankin’ new web site here. And don’t miss out on our current Justin Currie give-away.
Rodney Parker / Bleu Edmondson Live Concert Webcast
Well, my buddy Cindy over at The Fine Line and I will be webcasting live from the Rodney Parker (Official/Myspace) & Bleu Edmondson show (Official/Myspace) at the Granada Theater in Dallas on Friday night. It is the night of Parker’s excellent new CD release (The Lonesome Dirge), and we’ll be all over that place so […]