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The Twangville 2025 Album Preview-Side B

Wednesday, July 09, 2025 By Mayer Danzig

J Isaiah Evans and the Boss Tweed

Here are some albums that we’re looking forward to hearing in the back half of 2025… Americana Radio by J. Isaiah Evans and the Boss Tweed (11 July) Evans and the Boss Tweed make a raucous entrance with their debut album. Evans pairs his booming voice with his fierce guitar for ten tracks of what […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Bluegrass, Blues, Country, Folk, Outlaw Country, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Ashley Monroe, Ben Nichols, BettySoo, Brian Dunne, Christone Ingram, Glen Hansard, Grant-Lee Phillips, Hayes Carll, Ian Moore, J. Isaiah Evans, J. Isaiah Evans & The Boss Tweed, Jade Bird, Jesse Dayton, Johnny Moeller, Josh Ritter, Kathleen Edwards, Kirby Baby, Kirby Brown, KP Hawthorn, Malin Pettersen, Margo Price, Marketa Irglova, Patty Griffin, Pete Droge, Robbie Fulks, Texas Headhunters, The Swell Season, Trapper Schoepp, Tyler Childers, Will Hoge

BettySoo – If You Never Go Away

Wednesday, July 02, 2025 By Shawn Underwood

As far as I can tell, every musician has a bunch of sad songs in their catalog. If songwriting is cathartic, that makes complete sense because it’s the difficult things in life that need to be worked out, not the happy moments. Austinite BettySoo professes to be the queen of sad songs, going so far […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Folk, Reviews, Singer/Songwriter Tagged With: BettySoo

James Hyland – Western

Thursday, April 30, 2020 By Shawn Underwood

There’s something about driving cross country at night that focuses your mind. A big part of it probably is the lack of distraction from the landscape. There’s also a heightened awareness that comes from the lack of visual queues. The result is a very different radio experience. That’s the premise of the new album from […]

Filed Under: Americana, Blues, Country, Reviews, Roots Tagged With: BettySoo, James Hyland, Warren Hood

Nobody’s Girl Discuss The Importance of Hustling, Both Financially and in Pursuit of Career Goals

Tuesday, October 23, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

The members of Austin trio Nobody’s Girl talk about the value of a good cooler while touring and cranking the rehearsal space PA as loud as they can. Member Grace Pettis also shares a song she wrote when she was 10 years old.

Filed Under: Americana, Singer/Songwriter, Why It Matters Tagged With: BettySoo, Grace Pettis, Nobody's Girl, Rebecca Loebe

Friends of Twangville

Polls

What is your favorite new release for week of May 29?

  • Joshua Ray Walker – Ain’t Dead Yet (21%, 9 Votes)
  • Nathan Evans Fox – Heirloom (12%, 5 Votes)
  • Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan – Where the Willow and Dogwood Grow (10%, 4 Votes)
  • Willie Nelson – Dream Chaser (10%, 4 Votes)
  • Paul McCartney – The Boys of Dungeon Lane (10%, 4 Votes)
  • SUSTO – Susto Stringband (Volume 2) (7%, 3 Votes)
  • Kurt Vile – Philadelphia’s been good to me (7%, 3 Votes)
  • Alexis Harte – Thirsty (7%, 3 Votes)
  • David Serby – Broken Heart In A Honky Tonk (5%, 2 Votes)
  • Lone Piñon – Hot Carne Seca (2%, 1 Votes)
  • JP Soars – Gypsy Blue Revue (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Joey Quiñones – Inna Soul Steady Situation (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Clay DuBose – Father Time & Mother Nature (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Leeroy Stagger – Pilgrimage (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Jesse and Noah – The Sunshine Shop (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Benson – Double Dose (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Amani Burhnam – Roots & Wings (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Robin Ganz – Hypnos (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Guided by Voices – Crawlspace Of The Pantheon (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Renée Fleming & Béla Fleck – The Fiddle and the Drum (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Gipsy Kings – Historia (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 42

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