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SXSW 2016 – The Sounds, Part 3

Thursday, March 31, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

And yet more favorites from SXSW 2016… Matthew Logan Vasquez It may have been just past noon, but the Delta Spirit front-man came to rock. Vasquez prowled around the stage while he and What Made Milwaukee Famous guitarist Michael Kingcaid traded some snarling guitar solos. His set leaned heavily on songs from Solicitor Returns, his […]

Filed Under: Americana, Country, Pop, Rock, Streams, SXSW Tagged With: Archie Powell and the Exports, Arkells, Audiodamn, Flying Ipis, George Strait, John Doe, Library Voices, Matthew Logan Vasquez

Mayer’s Playlist for Oct 2014, Part 1

Thursday, October 23, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH Boxers, by Matthew Ryan Boxers is an album of discontent. Life, love, work — you name it — the characters that inhabit this collection of songs are dissatisfied. There is rage, resentment and restlessness. Through it all, however, Ryan manages to find a glimmer of hope — sometimes it’s a lyrical […]

Filed Under: Americana, Cajun, Country, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams, Videos Tagged With: Archie Powell and the Exports, Elliott Brood, Joshua Black Wilkins, Luke Winslow King, Marty Stuart, Matthew Ryan, Pine Hill Haints, The Far West

Mayer’s Playlist for May 2014

Friday, May 30, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUM OF THE MONTHS All Or Nothin’, by Nikki Lane Nikki Lane’s sophomore effort caught me by surprise. I’d be lying if I said that I had more than a cursory exposure to her 2011 debut, but the just released All Or Nothin’ has grabbed my attention. Lane’s songs are rooted in country, albeit with […]

Filed Under: Americana, Downloads, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Archie Powell and the Exports, Bow Thayer, Cheap Girls, Gina Villalobos, Glen David Andrews, High On Stress, Nikki Lane, The Soft White Sixties

Mayer’s Picks: Best Albums of 2012

Thursday, December 20, 2012 By Mayer Danzig

Most years there is one record that stands head and shoulders above the rest. Things were different this year as three albums vied for the top of my favorites list. I gave up trying to pick one – I’m declaring it a tie. #1 (tie). BRANDI CARLILE, Bear Creek Carlile recorded her latest release in […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Folk, Indie, Pop, Reviews, Rock Tagged With: Archie Powell and the Exports, Bahamas, Brandi Carlile, Chris Knight, Joe Pug, John Fullbright, Matthew Ryan, Shovels and Rope, the Lumineers, Whitehorse

Mayer’s Picks: The Best of 2012, So Far (The Albums)

Tuesday, July 10, 2012 By Mayer Danzig

You’ve got to love a year where this list is made up of so many young and emerging artists. Here, in no particular order, are some of my favorites from 2012. BARCHORDS, BAHAMAS Canadian singer-songwriter Afie Jurvanen unleashes a pop album that is simply sublime. The production has a textured feel anchored by the nuanced […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Downloads, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Archie Powell and the Exports, Bahamas, Brandi Carlile, Joe Pug, the Lumineers, Tim Gearan

Mayer’s Playlist for Spring 2012, Part 3

Thursday, June 07, 2012 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH The Lumineers, by The Lumineers I discovered the Lumineers thanks to, of all things, an airline who shall remain nameless. When they botched my return to Boston from a day gig work trip to LA, I found myself stranded in Denver. Others might have been upset, but I relished the chance […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Downloads, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Antonio Lulic, Archie Powell and the Exports, Brendan Benson, Filligar, Foy Vance, John Fullbright, Langhorne Slim, Lee Bains III, Marty Stuart, the Lumineers, World Party

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