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Monday Morning Video – A Dallas House Show Preview

Monday, April 17, 2023 By Mayer Danzig

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 […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B, Videos Tagged With: Adam Carroll, Ted Russell Kamp, The 40 Acre Mule

Mayer’s Picks – More Favorites from 2019

Friday, January 10, 2020 By Mayer Danzig

Here, in no particular order, are more favorites from 2019.

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Country, Folk, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter Tagged With: Adam Carroll, Allison Moorer, Ariana Gillis, Austin Plaine, Coastal Clouds, Dalton Domino, Dan Israel, Eilen Jewell, Eli Paperboy Reed, Fruition, Harrison Whitford, Hayes Carll, Jason James, Jesse Dayton, Jimbo Mathus, John Paul White, Jon Fratelli, Leeroy Stagger, Nate Currin, Steve Poltz, Ted Russell Kamp, Will Kimbrough

Mayer’s Picks – The Best of 2019 (So Far), the Songs

Wednesday, July 03, 2019 By Mayer Danzig

Canyon, Joshua Ray Walker (from the State Fair Records release Wish You Were Here) Talk about making a statement on your debut album.  Walker’s moving acoustic ballad is both a highly personal reflection on his father’s battle with cancer and his own desire to be a better person.  Simply stunning. Full Moon Goodbye, Michael McDermott […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Country, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B, Streams Tagged With: Adam Carroll, Ariana Gillis, Charlie Marie, Dead Flowers, Hayes Carll, Jack Ingram, John Kilzer, Josh Ritter, Joshua Ray Walker, Liz Brasher, Lula Wiles, M. Lockwood Porter, Matthew Ryan, Michael McDermott, Reed Foehl, The Wild Reeds, Todd Thibaud

Mayer’s Playlist for Spring 2019, Part 1

Thursday, June 13, 2019 By Mayer Danzig

Waiting For a Sign, M. Lockwood Porter (from the Black Mesa Records release Communion in the Ashes) M. Lockwood Porter is on a quest, longing to step beyond the anguish and misery he sees around him in hopes of finding a better place, personally and for everyone.  The opening – and title – track freely […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B, Streams Tagged With: Adam Carroll, Eli Paperboy Reed, Jack Ingram, Jimbo Mathus, Lissie, M. Lockwood Porter, Nate Currin, South Austin Moonlighters, The Wild Reeds

Monday Morning Video – Adam Carroll

Monday, November 19, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

There are so many great songwriters criss-crossing the highways of Texas but Adam Carroll is among the elite. With a gentle and reserved style, he tells richly textured stories often filled with colorful characters. The tales are set to simple yet infectious melodies that he picks out on an acoustic guitar. Here are two gems […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Folk, Videos Tagged With: Adam Carroll

Adam Carroll on Avoiding Complacency and His Envy of Darrell Scott’s RV Camper

Wednesday, December 07, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

Texas singer-songwriter Adam Carroll talks about not (yet) being fired as a sideman in his wife’s band and why his tour vehicles are SUVs rather than RVs.

Filed Under: Americana, Country, Folk, Genres, Why It Matters Tagged With: Adam Carroll

Readers’ Pick: Highway Prayer – Tribute to Adam Carroll by Various Artists

Friday, November 04, 2016 By Tom Osborne

Tribute to Adam Carroll - cover art

VARIOUS ARTISTS, Highway Prayer – Tribute to Adam Carroll beats out ALEJANDRO ESCOVEDO, Burn Something Beautiful as your favorite for the week of October 28, 2016. VARIOUS ARTISTS, Highway Prayer – Tribute to Adam Carroll Poll Results New Releases Did we miss something? If you feel a new release is missing from our current poll, […]

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: Adam Carroll, Alejandro Escovedo

Mayer’s Playlist for July 2014, Part 1

Thursday, July 24, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH Resolution Road, by Easton Stagger Phillips I don’t like to draw direct comparisons between artists but it’s hard not to do so with the latest release from Tim Easton, Leeroy Stagger and Evan Phillips. This talented trio of singer-songwriters conjure up the finer moments of Crosby, Stills and Nash. Resolution Road […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Blues, Country, Downloads, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Roots, Streams Tagged With: Adam Carroll, Caleb Caudle, Denver, Dom Flemons, Easton Stagger Phillips, Evan Phillips, Kingsley Flood, Lee Bains III, Leeroy Stagger, Tim Easton

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