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Americana 2022: Mayer’s Picks (Part 2)

Thursday, September 29, 2022 By Mayer Danzig

William Prince

The Americana Music Association Conference and Awards made a welcome return from the virtual world this year. The annual event showcased several hundred artists who collectively illustrate the breadth of the Americana umbrella. Here are some of my highlights from Americana 2022. WILLIAM PRINCE A couple of songs at the Yellowstone round wasn’t enough so […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Americana Music Conference, Blues, Country, Folk, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Austin Lucas, Caroline Spence, Chastity Brown, Drivin' N' Cryin', Futurbirds, Garrett Owen, Kevn Kinney, Levon Helm, Sophie and the Broken Things, Taj Mahal, Ted Russell Kamp, The HawtThorns, Will Hoge, William Prince

Mayer’s Picks – Best Songs of 2020, Part 2

Wednesday, December 30, 2020 By Mayer Danzig

I posted my list of favorite from the first half of 2020 back in July (here). Rather than replicate that list for my full year review, consider this a continuation — the best songs from the second half of the year. I Remember Everything, John Prine I Don’t Want This (Job Interview), Jackson Emmer (from […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Blues, Country, Folk, Outlaw Country, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B, Streams, Videos Tagged With: Austin Lucas, Ben de la Cour, Bonnie Whitmore, Dan Israel, Daniel Romano, Garrett Owen, Isaac Hoskins, Jackson Emmer, Jerry Joseph, John Gorka, John Prine, Jon Snodgrass, Kathleen Edwards, Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires, Los Brujos, Matthew Ryan, Mickelson, Peter Parcek, Sam Morrow, Ted Russell Kamp, Terra Lightfoot, Thad Cockrell, The Jaded Hearts Club, The Northern Belle, Willie Nile

Mayer’s Picks – Best of 2020, the Albums

Wednesday, December 16, 2020 By Mayer Danzig

What a year it has been! Thankfully there’s been some great music to help sustain us. Here are my picks for the best albums of 2020. 11. Consider the Speed by Terra Lightfoot Another rock and roll tour de force from Terra Lightfoot.  Consider the Speed is brimming with fervent guitars and musical bravado, not […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Blues, Folk, Outlaw Country, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter Tagged With: Austin Lucas, Ben de la Cour, Christopher Paul Stelling, Jackson Emmer, Kathleen Edwards, Larkin Poe, Michael McDermott, Robert Vicent, Sam Morrow, Terra Lightfoot, Will Hoge

Austin Lucas Reflects on The Times – A Twangville Premiere

Thursday, September 17, 2020 By Mayer Danzig

Austin Lucas has never been one to pull his punches so one shouldn’t expect him to do so now.  Alive in the Hot Zone, his forthcoming album, finds him reflecting on the jarring tumult of 2020 from a unique viewpoint – an American sequestered in Germany.  There, isolated from family and friends at home, he’s […]

Filed Under: Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Austin Lucas

Monday Morning Video – Austin Lucas and Garrett Owen

Monday, August 19, 2019 By Mayer Danzig

As one might imagine (and some actually know), I see a lot of shows.  And by that I mean a lot.  In that realm there are some artists who I get to see a lot.  Then there are others who, unfortunately for various reasons, I don’t get to see often enough.  Austin Lucas fits in […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Austin Lucas, Garrett Owen

SXSW 2019 – The Sounds, Part 1

Thursday, March 28, 2019 By Mayer Danzig

BALTO I was sold on Balto as soon as I heard the blistering slide on “Black Snake, Mojave Blues”, the sample track that they shared on their SXSW profile page. Seeing them live provided an exclamation point – I caught two exceptional raucous and greasy outdoor sets in the afternoon sun. The LA-based quartet were […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Bluegrass, Blues, Country, Folk, Indie, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B, SXSW Tagged With: Asleep at the Wheel, Austin Lucas, Balto, Band of Heathens, Brett Newski, Collective Soul, Ed Roland, J.S. Ondara, Joshua Ray Walker, Mating Ritual, Ray Benson, Robert Randolph, Strand of Oaks, Western Youth, Yola

Mayer’s Picks – More Favorites from 2018

Wednesday, December 26, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

Here, in no particular order, are a few more favorites from 2018. Tenkiller Marie/Lepanto Out From Under

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Country, Folk, Outlaw Country, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Austin Lucas, Beach Slang, Brandi Carlile, Brother Dege, Death By Unga Bunga, Eli Paperboy Reed, Eric Bachmann, Escondido, Fruition, Glen Hansard, J.P. Harris, Jason Isbell, Jeffrey Foucault, John Calvin Abney, John Gorka, John Prine, Johnny Chops, Larkin Poe, Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires, Lucero, Marie/Lepanto, Michael McDermott, Quiet Slang, Shara Shook & the Disarmers, Shooter Jennings, The Bottle Rockets, the Fratellis, the Pollies, Will Hoge

Mayer’s Picks – Best Songs of 2018, Part 2

Wednesday, December 26, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

I posted my list of favorite from the first half of 2018 back in July (here). Rather than replicate that list for my full year review, consider this a continuation — the best songs from the second half of the year. Right On Time, Kevin Gordon (from the Crowville Media release Tilt and Shine) A […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Folk, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Streams Tagged With: Austin Lucas, Cut Throat Finches, David Ramirez, Glorietta, Jaimee Harris, Jeffrey Foucault, John Calvin Abney, John Hiatt, Kevin Gordon, Kirby Brown, Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires, Lucero, Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles, The Bottle Rockets, The Wolff Sisters, Vanessa Peters

Americana 2018: Mayer’s Picks (Part 1)

Wednesday, September 26, 2018 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 several days of showcases and panel discussions, it is a tremendous celebration of Americana music. Here are but a few of my favorite performers and performances […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Americana Music Conference, Country, Folk, Outlaw Country, Pop, Rock, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Amanda Shires, Austin Lucas, Blackfoot Gypsies, Brandi Carlile, Brandy Zdan, Dan Auerbach, Jeffrey Foucault, John Prine, Ruby Boots, Sam Morrow, The Bottle Rockets, Vandoliers

Mayer’s Playlist for Summer 2018, Part 2

Thursday, August 30, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

Immortal Americans, Austin Lucas (from the Cornelius Chapel Records release Immortal Americans) Immortal Americans feels like the album that Austin Lucas was destined to make. The road there certainly wasn’t easy as he overcame a series of challenges, both personal and professional, along the way. It ultimately led him back to his roots in Indiana […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Folk, Outlaw Country, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Austin Lucas, Cody Canada, Dan Israel, Jeffrey Foucault, Shooter Jennings, The March Divide

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