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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 – Best of 2017

Tuesday, December 12, 2017 By Mayer Danzig

Another year is winding down, which means that it is time for the ubiquitous best of year lists. Without further ado, here are my picks for the best albums of 2017. #10. BAND OF HEATHENS, Duende The Heathens plugged in their guitars more so than previous albums without losing any of their Texas Americana allure. […]

Filed Under: Americana, Best of Year, Country, Indie, Pop, Rock Tagged With: Band of Heathens, Bash and Pop, David Ramirez, Hannah Aldridge, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, John Moreland, Matthew Ryan, Mike Errico, Richard Edwards, Tommy Stinson, Will Hoge

Mayer’s Picks – the Best of 2017 (So Far), the Albums

Thursday, July 20, 2017 By Mayer Danzig

It’s been a good year for music so far this year (and the rest of the year is looking quite nice, too). Here, in no particular order, are some of my favorite releases from the first half of 2017. BIG BAD LUV by JOHN MORELAND It’s not too late to get on the Moreland train […]

Filed Under: Americana, Best of Year, Country, Folk, Pop, Reviews, Rock Tagged With: Band of Heathens, Bash and Pop, Jason Isbell, John Moreland, Lisa Bastoni, Matthew Ryan, Mike Errico, Rose Cousins

Back in the Saddle Again – a Special Twangville Playlist

Wednesday, June 07, 2017 By Mayer Danzig

It’s time to get back in the playlist game. After a not-so-brief hiatus during which I opened the Twangville office in Dallas, I’m ready to get back to the playlists. And, given that the last one appeared in August of last year(!), let’s just say that I’ve got some catching up to do. To that […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Band of Heathens, Brigitte DeMeyer, Corey Henry, Dead Man Winter, Elephant Stone, Eric Ambel, Michael Rank, Mount Moriah, Will Kimbrough

Readers’ Pick: Duende by Band of Heathens

Saturday, January 21, 2017 By Tom Osborne

Band of Heathens, Duende - cover art

You picked BAND OF HEATHENS, Duende is your favorite new release for the week of January 13, 2016. Poll Results New Releases Did we miss something? If you feel a new release is missing from our current poll, please let us know in the comments. Readers’ Tops Winter 2017 BAND OF HEATHENS, Duende (9) INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS, […]

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: Band of Heathens

The Twangville 2017 Release Preview

Thursday, January 12, 2017 By Mayer Danzig

If the albums scheduled for release over the next few months are any indication, we’re in for a fine year of music. Here are just a few forthcoming long-players that we’re highly anticipating. MOUNT RENRAW by OTIS GIBBS (13 January on Wanamaker Recording Company) Otis Gibbs is one of the most thoughtful songwriters in Americana, […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Bluegrass, Blues, Country, Folk, Pop, Reviews, Rock Tagged With: Band of Heathens, Bash and Pop, Brigitte DeMeyer, Front Country, Old 97's, Otis Gibbs, Romantica, Ron Gallo, Shinyribs, Tift Merritt, Tommy Stinson, Will Kimbrough

Monday Morning Video (and Audio) – Willin’

Monday, September 12, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

“Willin’,” by the late Lowell George, is one of those songs that many may not know by title but is immediately recognizable when it’s heard. It’s also a song to which many artists have gravitated over the years. Here is a video playlist of wonderful cover performances, starting with Uncle Tupelo and working through Tom […]

Filed Under: Americana, Rock, Streams, Videos Tagged With: Band of Heathens, Blackberry Smoke, Little Feat, Lucius, Shakey Graves, Shovels and Rope, Steve Earle, Tom Petty, Uncle Tupelo, Valerie June

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

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

Possum Jenkins – Collection of Bad Habits

Tuesday, November 17, 2009 By Kelly Dearmore

With several great albums that draw heavily on southern-rock swagger having been released by bands such as Drive By Truckers and Lucero recently, I figured I was fried for a while when it came to these types of sounds. With that said, I was pleasantly surprised when I found myself enjoying the new record by […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Americana, Indie, Reviews, Rock, Roots Tagged With: Band of Heathens, Drive-By-Truckers, Lucero, Possum Jenkins

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