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The Avett Brothers – The Third Gleam

Thursday, August 27, 2020 By Chip Frazier

I have loved the “Gleam” series that the Avetts occasionally put out. It is the band in its most simple form. Let’s face it, the Avett Brothers have become more able than anyone in Americana to write Anthemic ballads. As they have grown, their lineup and live shows have also become bigger. They are in […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Bluegrass, Indie, Reviews, Videos Tagged With: Avett Brothers, the Avett Brothers

Monday Morning Video – Celebrating the Music of Merle Haggard

Monday, April 11, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

I won’t even try to compete with Shawn’s excellent tribute to the late Merle Haggard. Instead, today we’ll honor his legacy with a playlist of videos from artists singing classics from the Haggard cannon. Herein you’ll find performances from the Avett Brothers, Dwight Yoakam, Vince Gill and Lyle Lovett, Willie Nelson (with Kid Rock and […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Videos Tagged With: Avett Brothers, Dwight Yoakam, Grateful Dead, Jamey Johnson, kid rock, Lyle Lovett, The Mavericks, Vince Gill, Willie Nelson

SXSW 2016 – The Scene

Tuesday, March 29, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

For me, the true harbinger of spring is the arrival of the SXSW Music and Media Conference in Austin, Texas. Or rather, spring begins for me when I arrive in Austin for SXSW. With upwards of 2,200 bands and more than 20,000 attendees from around the world, SXSW is the world’s premiere music conference. Even […]

Filed Under: Americana, Bluegrass, Country, Pop, Rock, SXSW Tagged With: Arkells, Avett Brothers, Dion, Elephant Stone, George Clinton, George Strait, Iggy Pop, Jimmy Vaughan, Leon Russell, Library Voices, Loretta Lynn, Ray Benson, Sam Outlaw, Terra Lightfoot, The Trews, The Wet Secrets, Whitney Rose

Who Will Win the Americana Grammy (plus a Paul Kelly give-away!)

Tuesday, January 29, 2013 By Mayer Danzig

With the Grammy Awards scheduled to take place on Sunday 10 February, this seems a good time to see who the Twangville community would like to see win the Americana Award. To sweeten the pot, everyone who comments will be eligible to win a special prize package. So who do you think should win? Post […]

Filed Under: Americana, Contests Tagged With: Avett Brothers, Bonnie Raitt, John Fullbright, Mumford and Sons, Paul Kelly, the Lumineers

Americana 2011: The Awards

Wednesday, October 26, 2011 By Mayer Danzig

The hands-down highlight of the Conference was the annual Americana Music Awards. In this instance, the words for such a magical evening are hard to come by. Set aside any the speeches and performances, the event was held in the legendary Ryman Auditorium. Originally built for religious revivalist meetings, it achieved great fame as the […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Americana Music Conference, News, Reviews Tagged With: Alison Kraus, Alison Krauss, Avett Brothers, Buddy Miller, Candi Station, Cody Dickinson, Don Was, Emmylou Harris, Greg Allman, Greg Leisz, Gregg Allman, Jerry Douglas, John Deaderick, Justin Townes Earle, Justing Townes Earle, Keb Mo, Lucinda Williams, Luther Dickinson, McCrary Sisters, Mumford and Sons, North Mississippi All-Stars, Patty Griffin, Robert Plant

Readers’ Pick: Top 10 Favorite Albums of 2009

Wednesday, December 30, 2009 By Tom Osborne

Your picks are in! There were some surprises and several picks that you’ll see repeated among the Twangville Editors’ Picks of 2009. The votes started diminishing after the Top 10 so we’ve capped it at that. Well, technically 11 due to a tie at number 10. The initial list of candidates was chosen from our […]

Filed Under: Best of Year, Readers' Pick Tagged With: Avett Brothers, Felice Brothers, Gina Villalobos, Ike Reilly, Justin Townes Earle, Lucero, Roadside Graves, roger johnson, Ryan Bingham, Sons of Bill, Wilco

Kelly’s Top 25 for 2009

Wednesday, December 23, 2009 By Kelly Dearmore

In year’s past, I haven’t done much a personal “Best-Of” list at year’s end. I have left that up to others, mainly due to the stress level inherent with such a task. This year, I contributed a list to multiple outlets, so I figure I would share my ballot with you here. What you see […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Alternative, Americana, Best of Year, Country, Folk, Indie, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Roots Tagged With: allen thompson, Avett Brothers, Buddy and Julie Miller, danny balis, Deer Tick, Drive-By-Truckers, Heartless Bastards, Lucero, miranda lambert, Phosphorescent, Ryan Bingham, Sons of Bill, telegraph canyon, The Band Of Heathens, the o's

Best Albums of 2009, Official Twangville Editors’ Picks

Wednesday, December 16, 2009 By Tom Osborne

Another great year in music comes to a close! Over the next several days the editors of Twangville will be releasing their top picks from the year. To kick that off, here’s the aggregated Top 25 Twangville Editors’ Picks of 2009. It was a close match for number one between Lucero and Justin Townes Earle […]

Filed Under: Best of Year Tagged With: Avett Brothers, Band of Heathens, Ben Kweller, Brendan Benson, buddy and judy miller, Dave Alvin, dave rawlings machine, Drive-By-Truckers, Heartless Bastards, Jason Isbell, Justin Townes Earle, Leeroy Stagger, Lucero, M Ward, monsters of folk, Patterson Hood, Roman Candle, Roseanne Cash, Ryan Bingham, Slaid Cleaves, The Damnwells, Todd Snider, Wilco, Will Hoge, Wrinkle Neck Mules

Mayer’s Playlist for Aug/Sept 2008, Video Companion Part 2

Thursday, September 18, 2008 By Mayer Danzig

How do you spell pop music? I spell it “Jim Boggia.” This video companion features a few from the pop maestro. Keep going to find live performances from Willie Nile, Chris Knight, Air Traffic, the Avett Brothers and a classic from Todd Snider. Finally we’ve got a special interview and performance video from Randy Newman.

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Country, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Roots, Videos Tagged With: Air Traffic, Avett Brothers, Chris Knight, Jim Boggia, Kentucky, LA, Nashville, New York, North Carolina, Philadelphia, Randy Newman, Todd Snider, UK, Willie Nile

Mayer’s Playlist for Aug/Sept 2008, Part 2

Monday, September 15, 2008 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH: Misadventures in Stereo, by Jim Boggia Jim Boggia is a pop classicist extraordinaire. He takes simple and sublime melodies and packages them in intricate yet accessible arrangements. It is a skill to admire and a treat to enjoy. Take “To and Fro,” a rollicking ode to complicated relationships in which Boggia […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Bluegrass, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Rock Tagged With: Air Traffic, Allston, Avett Brothers, Boston, Broken River Prophet, Canada, Chris Knight, Jim Boggia, Kentucky, Los Angeles, Nashville, New York, North Carolina, Philadelphia, Randy Newman, The Pursuit of Happiness, Todd Snider, UK, Willie Nile

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