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Mayer’s Picks – Best Songs of 2017, Part 2

Tuesday, December 26, 2017 By Mayer Danzig

I posted my list of favorite from the first half of 2017 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. No Heart Left Behind, Hannah Aldridge (from the Rootsy Music release Gold Rush) I […]

Filed Under: Americana, Best of Year, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Avi Vinocur, Bash and Pop, Ben Kweller, Hannah Aldridge, Katie Ellen, Kris Delmhorst, Leeroy Stagger, Ronnie Fauss, The Rationales, Tommy Stinson, Will Hoge

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, Part 2

Thursday, June 15, 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 […]

Filed Under: Americana, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Bash and Pop, Colin Hay, Eric and Magill, Richard Edwards, The Dreaming Spires, The Whiskey Gentry, The Wild Reeds, Tommy Stinson

SXSW 2017 – The Sounds, Part 1

Thursday, April 06, 2017 By Mayer Danzig

LANGHORNE SLIM This was the best of the best, my favorite musical moment of the week. Langhorne Slim sitting in a chair on the floor, the audience arrayed cross-legged on the floor around him. A campfire festival without the campfire. His late-night performance was a freewheeling gem that included a few impromptu requests, all delivered […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Indie, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Soul/R&B, SXSW, Videos Tagged With: Bash and Pop, Langhorne Slim, Lee Bains III, Mike Barfield, Party Baby, The Lemon Twigs, The New Pornographers, Tommy Stinson

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

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