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The Twangville 2018 Release Preview, Summer/Fall Edition

Tuesday, July 24, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

We’ve already been treated to a number of great new albums in 2018. Read on for some releases expected in the back half of the year. What albums, whether on this list or not, are you most excited to hear? TILT AND SHINE by KEVIN GORDON(27 July on Crowville Media) Gordon returns with another scruffy […]

Filed Under: Americana, Country, News, Outlaw Country, Pop, Rock Tagged With: Aaron Lee Tasjan, Alejandro Escovedo, Amanda Shires, Austin Lucas, Kevin Gordon, Lucero, Sarah Borges, Shooter Jennings, Will Hoge, Willie Nile

Mayer’s Picks – More Favorites from 2016

Wednesday, December 28, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

Here, in no particular order, are a few more favorites from 2016. Midnight MotelJack Ingram Rangers & ValentinesTrapper Schoepp Teens of DenialCar Seat Headrest Burn Something BeautifulAlejandro Escovedo Kicked Out of EdenJavier Escovedo My Way HomeEli ‘Paperboy’ Reed Cold SnapAnthony D’Amato LakesideEric Ambel Eric BachmannEric Bachmann The RevealerJesse Dayton BlindfallerMandolin Orange RockinghamBJ Barham American BandDrive-By […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alternative, Americana, Best of Year, Bluegrass, Country, Folk, Indie, Pop, Rock, Roots, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Alejandro Escovedo, Anthony D'Amato, BJ Barham, Brett Harris, Brett Newski, Car Seat Headrest, Carsie Blanton, Drive-By-Truckers, Eli Paperboy Reed, Eric Ambel, Eric Bachmann, Foy Vance, J Marco, Jack Ingram, Jameson Elder, Javier Escovedo, Jesse Dayton, Mandolin Orange, National Park Radio, Pinegrove, Sammy Walker, Sara Watkins, The Last Bandoleros, The Westies, Trapper Schoepp, We/Or/Me, Zach Schmidt

Monday Morning Video – Alejandro Escovedo “Sister Lost Soul”

Monday, November 28, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

Alejandro Escovedo (rock band edition) just passed through Boston for a post-Thanksgiving extravaganza. In the midst of an otherwise rocking set that leaned heavily on the just-released Burn Something Beautiful, Escovedo took a solemn moment to reflect on the many musicians that we’ve lost this year. He celebrated their memory with a moving version of […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Videos Tagged With: Alejandro Escovedo

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

Monday Morning Video – Alejandro Escovedo and Jon Dee Graham

Monday, March 23, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

Austin legends Escovedo and Graham revisit their True Believers days with the classic “The Rain Won’t Help You When It’s Over.”

Filed Under: Acoustic, Videos Tagged With: Alejandro Escovedo, Jon Dee Graham, The True Believers

Mayer’s Playlist for Sept 2014, Part 2

Thursday, September 25, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH Swimmin’ Time, by Shovels and Rope Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent — aka Shovels and Rope — just keep getting better and better. Swimmin’ Time takes their customary percussive guitar and drums and expands their musical palette with piano, horns and a host of other instruments. The result is something […]

Filed Under: Americana, Folk, Playlists, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Alejandro Escovedo, American Gun, Jesse Winchester, Pete Donnelly, Sam Morrow, Scruffy the Cat, Shovels and Rope, The Fauntleroys

Monday Morning Video: Alejandro Escovedo and David Hidalgo Take on Neil Young

Monday, January 27, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

How about this one. The Alejandro Escovedo band with special guest David Hidalgo of Los Lobos rocking “Like a Hurricane.”

Filed Under: Rock, Videos Tagged With: Alejandro Escovedo, David Hidalgo, Los Lobos, Neil Young

Mayer’s Playlist for Fall 2013, Part 1

Thursday, November 21, 2013 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE SEASON Joy of Nothing, by Foy Vance Irish singer-songwriter Foy Vance spent his childhood years traveling the American Midwest and South with his preacher father. He soaked in the rich American musical traditions that he encountered during these travels, which later infused his music upon his return to Ireland. This rich musical […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Downloads, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Alejandro Escovedo, Amy Lavere, Band of Heathens, Eddy Arnold, Faithless Town, Foy Vance, John Paul Keith, mark pickerel, Motel Mirrors, Sturgill Simpson, the Smoking Flowers, Tommy Keene

Americana 2013, the Sounds, Part 2

Thursday, October 24, 2013 By Mayer Danzig

Every fall, The Americana Music Association gathers members, artists and music fans together in Nashville for its annual conference. Starting with the annual Americana Music Awards and continuing through four days of showcases and panel discussions, it is a tremendous celebration of Americana music. LUCINDA WILLIAMS The Americana Conference instituted a new tradition this year: […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Americana Music Conference, Blues, Country, Folk, Pop, Reviews, Rock Tagged With: Alejandro Escovedo, Bobby Charles, Cheetah Chrome, Eddy Arnold, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Jim Lauderdale, Lucinda Williams, Shannon McNally

Monday Morning Video: The True Believers

Monday, May 20, 2013 By Mayer Danzig

Here’s a flashback to this year’s SXSW. Austin rockers The True Believers — featuring singer-songwriter-guitarists Alejandro Escovedo, Javier Escovedo and Jon Dee Graham — let their guitars ring out at Mellow Johnny’s Bike Shop in this set recorded for Seattle public radio station KEXP. This band was meant to be played LOUD. The set list […]

Filed Under: Rock, SXSW, Videos Tagged With: Alejandro Escovedo, Javier Escovedo, Jon Dee Graham, The True Believers

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