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Shamrock Shakes and Oxycontin – A Special Boston Playlist, Part 1

Thursday, May 05, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

The musical ground in Boston and New England has been especially fertile this year. We’ve already seen some outstanding releases by artists that run the gamut from long-time favorites to incredibly talented newcomers, with plenty more undoubtedly to come. To that end, here is the latest installment in our periodic series highlighting Boston and New […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Blues, Country, Downloads, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Soul/R&B, Streams Tagged With: Boston Playlist, David Champagne, Dietrich Strause, Julie Rhodes, Lula Wiles, Mark Erelli, Nate Leavitt, You Won't

Route 128 on a Dark and Lonely Night – A Special Boston Playlist

Wednesday, September 02, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

Here is the latest installment in our periodic series highlighting Boston and New England artists. (View the complete series here.) Jambalaya, Girls Guns and Glory (from the self-released A Tribute to Hank Williams – Live!) Girls Guns and Glory’s annual Hank Williams tribute shows have rapidly become a New Year’s tradition. With the help of […]

Filed Under: Americana, Country, Downloads, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Amy Black, Ballroom Thieves, Boston Playlist, Dylan Sevey, Girls Guns and Glory, Jenee Halstead, Love Love, Sarah Blacker, Tad Overbaugh

Hazy Shade of Winter — A Special Boston Playlist

Friday, February 13, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

Here is the latest installment in our periodic series highlighting Boston and New England artists. (View the complete series here.) FEATURED ALBUMS Barnstar! (from the Signature Sounds Records release Sit Down! Get Up! Get Out!) I don’t think that it is possible to listen to Barnstar and not crack a smile. Every performance, even the […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Bluegrass, Downloads, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Roots, Streams Tagged With: Barnstar!, Boston Playlist, Brian Carroll, Greg Klyma, INFJ, Kingsley Flood, Love Love, Patrick Coman, Tallahassee, The Suitcase Junket

Dream On — a Special Boston Playlist

Thursday, November 13, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

Here is the latest installment in our periodic series highlighting Boston and New England artists. (View the complete series here.) 1-2-3, Amy Fairchild (from the self-released Amy Fairchild) There’s something to be said for only speaking when you have something to say. Just ask Amy Fairchild who has just released her first album since 2002. […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Downloads, Indie, Outlaw Country, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Amy Fairchild, Boston Playlist, Charlie Rose, Jenny Dee and the Deelinquents, Mary Lou Lord, Matt Charette, Rationales, Ruby Rose Fox, The Gravel Pit, The Grownup Noise, Tigerman Woah, Watts

Just Another Band Out of Boston: A Special Boston Playlist

Wednesday, September 10, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

Here is the latest installment in our periodic series highlighting Boston and New England artists. (View the complete series here.) Mark Erelli (from the Hillbilly Pilgrim Records release Milltowns) Erelli pays loving tribute to his hero and mentor, the late folk musician Bill Morrissey. With the help of some talented friends — including Peter Mulvey, […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Downloads, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Abbie Barrett, Andy Santospago, Boston Playlist, Dan Blakeslee, Josh Buckley, Mark Erelli, Tony Savarino, Township, Watts, Will Dailey

More Than a Feeling: A Special Boston Playlist*

Friday, May 23, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

FEATURED ALBUMS Smith & Weeden, by Smith & Weeden It’s always a treat to stumble across a band that, quite simply, sounds like they are having fun. Such is the case with the Providence-based quartet* Smith and Weeden, whose songs run the gamut from harmony-laced country to guitar-fueled rock. In the country category are ambling […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Downloads, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Aloud, Boston Playlist, Brian Carroll, Jess Tardy, John Powhida, Old Jack, Russell Kaback, Smith and Weeden

Mass Ave – A Special Boston Playlist

Friday, February 21, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

FEATURED ALBUMS Good Luck, by Girls Guns and Glory Girls Guns and Glory have always been a fun live band, mixing up originals with choice covers ranging from Elvis Presley to Hank Williams. They’ve captured that energy – and then some – on their latest release. The Boston quartet traveled to Brooklyn to record the […]

Filed Under: Americana, Country, Downloads, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Soul/R&B, Streams Tagged With: Amy Black, Boston Playlist, Girls Guns and Glory, Jenny Dee and the Deelinquents, The Curtis Mayflower, The Sacred Shakers, Will Dailey

Still Love That Dirty Water: A Boston Playlist

Thursday, December 12, 2013 By Mayer Danzig

FEATURED ALBUM Common Courtesy, by Rusty Belle I don’t often quote artist bios, but this was too good not to share: They were raised on the Beatles and the Band, went to high school with Led Zeppelin and Pink Floyd, dated Miles Davis and Tom Waits in college and keep a Lightnin’ Hopkins, Kinks or […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Downloads, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Roots, Streams Tagged With: Boston Playlist, David Champagne, Greg Klyma, Jess Tardy, Lyle Brewer, Miss Tess, Rusty Belle, The Rationales, The Suitcase Junket

With the Radio On: A Special Boston Playlist

Wednesday, May 08, 2013 By Mayer Danzig

It is only May and it has already been an amazing year for Boston music. Below are some of the highlights from some of the impressive releases making for a mighty fine musical spring in Beantown. FEATURED ALBUMS Waterfall, by Todd Thibaud Thibaud’s latest album is a bit of a paradox. For all it’s upbeat […]

Filed Under: Americana, Downloads, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Autumn Hollow, Bill Janovitz, Boston Playlist, Buffalo Tom, Corin Ashley, Dave Alpert, Jenny Dee, Jimmy Ryan, Laura Cortese, Lori McKenna, Michael Tarbox, Tallahassee, Todd Thibaud

Please Come to Boston: A Special Boston Music Playlist

Thursday, July 26, 2012 By Mayer Danzig

FEATURED ALBUM Riverboat, by Tim Gearan Tim Gearan has long been a mainstay on the Boston roots scene, with 2-3 weekly residencies and a tendency to show up to play at any number of other shows in a given week. His primary Friday night residency is a weekly party – there is no other way […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Downloads, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Roots, Streams Tagged With: Air Traffic Controller, Boston Playlist, Brian Charles, Charlie Chesterman, Dear Leader, Jenee Halstead, Letters to Cleo, Old Jack, Pesky J. Nixon, The Kickbacks, The Sheila Devine, Tim Gearan, Todd Thibaud

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Polls

What is your favorite new release for week of May 16?

  • Carolyn Wonderland – Truth Is (31%, 10 Votes)
  • Charlie Musselwhite – Lookout Highway (19%, 6 Votes)
  • Ken Pomeroy – Cruel Joke (9%, 3 Votes)
  • Barenaked Ladies – IN FLIGHT – CARRY ON (6%, 2 Votes)
  • Dan Mangan – Natural Light (6%, 2 Votes)
  • The Talbott Brothers – Borderlands (6%, 2 Votes)
  • Peter Rowan – Tales of The Free Mexican Airforce (6%, 2 Votes)
  • Kat Hasty – The Time of Your Life (6%, 2 Votes)
  • Ben Hackett – Songs for Sleeping Dogs (3%, 1 Votes)
  • The Lowtimers – Cracks (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Suzie Brown – Songs Worth Saving (3%, 1 Votes)
  • BEATrio – BEATrio (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Erin Durant – Firetrail (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Sweet Megg – Never Been Home (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Christian Rutledge – An Inch Of This New York Mile (0%, 0 Votes)
  • The Travelin’ McCourys – One Chord That Rings True (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 32

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