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Route 128 on a Dark and Lonely Night – A Special Boston Playlist

Wednesday, September 02, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

Here is the latest installment in our periodic series highlighting Boston and New England artists. (View the complete series here.) Jambalaya, Girls Guns and Glory (from the self-released A Tribute to Hank Williams – Live!) Girls Guns and Glory’s annual Hank Williams tribute shows have rapidly become a New Year’s tradition. With the help of […]

Filed Under: Americana, Country, Downloads, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Amy Black, Ballroom Thieves, Boston Playlist, Dylan Sevey, Girls Guns and Glory, Jenee Halstead, Love Love, Sarah Blacker, Tad Overbaugh

Mayer’s Picks – Best Albums of 2014, Boston Edition

Wednesday, December 17, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

This has been a great year for music in and around Boston. I hesitate to break these out into a separate regional list as they would all feature prominently on my overall Best of 2014. That said, taken together they make a great statement on the vibrancy of the Boston music scene. GIRLS GUNS AND […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Country, Folk, Indie, Pop, Reviews, Rock Tagged With: Amy Black, Dan Blakeslee, Girls Guns and Glory, Sarah Borges, Smith and Weeden, Susan Cattaneo, The Curtis Mayflower, Will Dailey

Mass Ave – A Special Boston Playlist

Friday, February 21, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

FEATURED ALBUMS Good Luck, by Girls Guns and Glory Girls Guns and Glory have always been a fun live band, mixing up originals with choice covers ranging from Elvis Presley to Hank Williams. They’ve captured that energy – and then some – on their latest release. The Boston quartet traveled to Brooklyn to record the […]

Filed Under: Americana, Country, Downloads, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Soul/R&B, Streams Tagged With: Amy Black, Boston Playlist, Girls Guns and Glory, Jenny Dee and the Deelinquents, The Curtis Mayflower, The Sacred Shakers, Will Dailey

More Video Fun from Sarah Borges, Amy Black and Girls Guns & Glory

Monday, February 03, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

Earlier today I wrote about Amy Black, Sarah Borges and Girls Guns & Glory, all of whom are about to host shows to celebrate their new releases. In addition to their own songs, all three of these artist’s are known to do some exceptional covers. Here’s the proof.

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Amy Black, Girls Guns and Glory, Sarah Borges

Monday Morning Video: Amy Black, Girls Guns & Glory and Sarah Borges

Monday, February 03, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

Americana fans in Boston are in for a great weekend as three of our own celebrate outstanding new releases. First up is an incredible double bill featuring Sarah Borges and Girls Guns & Glory. They are playing Sinclair in Cambridge this Friday night. (Info and Tickets ) Then we get Amy Black, who is taking […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Amy Black, Girls Guns and Glory, Sarah Borges

The Twangville 2014 Release Preview, Boston Edition

Thursday, January 16, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

This is shaping up to be a great year of music in Boston. All the albums below will be unleashed to the world in January and February. Here’s hoping the following ten months are just as fruitful. RADIO SWEETHEART by SARAH BORGES If there’s such a thing as a rock star quality then Sarah Borges […]

Filed Under: Americana, Country, Indie, Jazz, Reviews, Rock, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Amy Black, Eilen Jewell, Girls Guns and Glory, Lake Street Dive, Sacred Shakers, Sarah Borges, Susan Cattaneo, The Curtis Mayflower

Amy Black — The Muscle Shoals Session

Thursday, October 17, 2013 By Mayer Danzig

Remember a few weeks ago when Amy Black wrote about her experience recording at the legendary FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals? Well, now you can hear the results for yourself. Even better, Black is sharing the ep — for free — via her web site. Black recorded four songs in Muscle Shoals. The tracks span […]

Filed Under: Americana, Reviews, Soul/R&B, Videos Tagged With: Amy Black, Arthur Alexander, Black Keys, Otis Redding, Spooner Oldham, Will Kimbrough, Wilson Pickett

Amy Black at FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals

Tuesday, September 17, 2013 By Mayer Danzig

FAME Studios in Muscle Shoals is where it all began. It is also where the music continues today as artists regularly make the pilgrimage to find inspiration within the studio’s walls. Singer-songwriter Amy Black recently spent a day at FAME, recording several songs for a forthcoming ep release. She was kind enough to share the […]

Filed Under: Americana, Spotlight Tagged With: Amy Black, Aretha Franklin, Spooner Oldham

Monday Morning Video: Amy Black and Ward Hayden

Monday, September 02, 2013 By Mayer Danzig

If one considers this video alongside this video that I posted a few weeks back, one might get the impression that Amy Black and Ward Hayden (of Girls Guns and Glory) like to sit around their houses playing songs.  Come to think of it, that doesn’t sound so bad. Well, apparently they don’t just sit […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Country, Videos Tagged With: Amy Black, Conway Twitty, Loretta Lynn, Ward Hayden

Monday Morning Video: Sittin’ Around the Kitchen Singin’ George Jones

Monday, July 15, 2013 By Mayer Danzig

There’s a cool house concert series in Boston called the Kitchen Sessions. Well, Ward Hayden of Girls Guns & Glory, Amy Black and Sarah Borges stake their claim on that particular room with this killer cover of George Jones’ “Why Baby Why.” The trio, rehearsing for an upcoming set of shows that they are doing […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Country, Videos Tagged With: Amy Black, George Jones, Girls Guns and Glory, Sarah Borges, Ward Hayden

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What is your favorite new release for week of May 23?

  • Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’ – Room On The Porch (50%, 9 Votes)
  • SteelDrivers – Outrun (17%, 3 Votes)
  • Silverado – Texas 42 (11%, 2 Votes)
  • Gordie Tentrees & Jaxon Haldane – Double Takes (6%, 1 Votes)
  • Andy Frasco & The UN – Growing Pains (6%, 1 Votes)
  • Ken Pomeroy – Cruel Joke (6%, 1 Votes)
  • Marc Ribot – Map of a Blue City (6%, 1 Votes)
  • Evan Bartels – To Make You Cry (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Jeffery Broussard & the Nighttime Syndicate – Bayou Moonlight (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Amble – Reverie (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Florry – Sounds Like… (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Jess Kerber – From Way Down Here (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 18

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