We’re at it again… Join Twangville for our Spring 2023 Sunday Social house concert in Dallas on April 30th. Details and RSVP here. Sure, we’re a bit biased but we are supremely excited about the line-up. First up is Ted Russell Kamp. He’s released eleven solo albums over the course of his career, not to […]
Readers’ Pick: Robbie Fulks – Bluegrass Vacation
You picked Robbie Fulks – Bluegrass Vacation as your favorite new release for the week of April 7, 2023.
Jill Rogers and Crying Time – Many Worlds Theory
I’m not sure the debate over nature versus nurture will ever get resolved, but there’s no doubt you absorb some of the culture of anywhere you live for an extended period of time. My proof point to that is the title track from Oakland’s Jill Rogers and her band Crying Time’s latest album, Many Worlds […]
Eric Bibb – Ridin’
Eric Bibb isn’t trying to impress anyone. As one of the world’s preeminent living bluesmen, he doesn’t have to. But he does want you to know what he thinks, what he values. And he does just that with Ridin’, the powerful follow-up to his open letter to all of us, Dear America, which was released […]
Chickasaw Mudd Puppies on Rehearsal Space Hootenannies and Their Approach to Tour Vehicles
Athens, GA’s Chickasaw Mudd Puppies talk about the first songs that they wrote, harmonica inflation, and how the band got its name.
Eugene Hütz of Gogol Bordello On Guitar String Sculptures and His Approach to Songwriting
Gogol Bordello’s Eugene Hütz talks about the time the band’s tour bus starting sliding backwards off a hill, the Hütz Superfood Roadside Café, and the reviews from his first gig.
Monday Morning Video – Guy Clark’s “Hell Bent on a Heartache”
I was looking for a video of Clark performing his brilliant ode to heartbreak but, alas, I couldn’t find one. Of the covers that I did find, this one by Korby Lenker and Betsy Phillips best captured the longing and loneliness of Clark’s song.
Readers’ Pick: Waco Brothers – The Men That God Forgot
You picked Waco Brothers – The Men That God Forgot as your favorite new release for the week of March 31, 2023.
Austin Gilliam Premiere – A Little Dirt
Growing up in a musically-inclined family in south Texas, Austin Gilliam was probably exposed to every genre and sub-genre of music that falls under the Americana umbrella. It wasn’t until he moved to New Braunfels and fell in with a singer-songwriter crowd that he found his voice and style. That voice is perfect for heartfelt […]
Marc Broussard – S.O.S. 4, Blues for Your Soul
If a tornado came through and took my home and all my possessions, and all that the wind had decided to leave me was the shirt on my back, I’d be alright. That’s the feeling I got from the sounds of Marc Broussard’s S.O.S 4, Blues For Your Soul. This album is a potpourri of […]