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Marah, How We’ve Missed You

Tuesday, October 27, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

I’d just about given up hope on these guys. When their last tour fell apart almost as soon as it began, one couldn’t help but fear the worse. Now, many months down the line, the band re-emerges with promises of a new album and extensive tour in 2010. Sign me up! In the meantime, the […]

Filed Under: News, Rock Tagged With: Brooklyn, Marah, Philadelphia

Mayer’s Playlist for August 2009, part 2

Thursday, September 03, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

Showerhead, Rachelle Van Zanten (from the RZV Records release Where Your Garden Grows) Canada’s Van Zanten sure can play a mean guitar. What really caught my ear, however, was the confidence and brawn in this track. Mix the rawness of a Lucinda Williams tune with the slide guitar chops of Bonnie Raitt and a touch […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Blues, Downloads, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Athens, Austin, Brooklyn, Drive-By-Truckers, Ian Hunter, Jason Isbell, Kaiser Cartel, Muscle Shoals, New York, Porterdavis, Rachelle Van Zanten

Mayer’s Playlist from July 2009, a Video Companion

Sunday, August 09, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

So my quest for a Bottle Rockets video from the new release turned up empty. That won’t, however, stop us from watching the boys rock out with David Bowie’s “Suffragette City.” From there we run through a string of great live performances from Daddy (Will Kimbrough & Tommy Womack), Jones Street Station, Those Darlins, Ketch […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Roots, Videos Tagged With: Austin, Brooklyn, Daddy, Festus, J. Tillman, Jones Street Station, Ketch Harbour Wolves, Missouri, Nashville, Seattle, Slaid Cleaves, The Bottle Rockets, Those Darlins, Tommy Womack, Toronto, Will Kimbrough

Mayer’s Playlist from July 2009

Wednesday, August 05, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUM OF THE MONTH: Lean Forward, by The Bottle Rockets Now that summer has finally arrived, it’s a good time to pick out the summer albums. It starts with the latest from the pride of Festus, Missouri, The Bottle Rockets. Lead songwriter Brian Henneman is a pop songwriter masquerading as an alt-country musician. And summer […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Country, Downloads, Features, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Roots, Streams Tagged With: America, Austin, Barrence Whitfield, Boston, Brooklyn, Daddy, Festus, Gina Villalobos, J. Tillman, Jones Street Boys, Ketch Harbour Wolves, LA, Matthew Sweet, Nashville, Ontario, Scott Warren, Seattle, Slaid Cleaves, Susanna Hoffs, The Bottle Rockets, Those Darlins

Twangville Best So Far ’09: The Albums

Tuesday, July 07, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

It’s been a solid year of music so far in 2009. We’ve had the requisite releases from the marquee names like Springsteen and U2, but we’ve also seen stellar releases from the cherished and emerging artists that are the life-blood of Twangville. Below, then, are the 2009 favorites from the Twangville posse. What were yours? […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Best of Year, Reviews, Rock, Roots Tagged With: Brooklyn, Buddy Miller, California, Dave Alvin, Julie Miller, Justin Townes Earle, Nashville, Phosphorescent, The Damnwells, Todd Snider, Willie Nelson

Mayer’s Playlist for March/April 2009, Part 2

Thursday, April 30, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH: Broken, by Todd Thibaud Thibaud is a roots rock everyman, routinely cranking out hearty workingman’s music. His latest continues his streak of satisfying releases. Thibaud is at his best when he takes on the emotional conflicts of people grappling with their everyday lives. His lyrics capture their internal conflict yet keep […]

Filed Under: Americana, Country, Downloads, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Roots, Streams Tagged With: Austin, Boston, Brooklyn, Dead Satellites, Eric Lindell, John Doe, Matthew Ryan, Nakia, Nashville, New Hampshire, New Orleans, New York, Teddy Goldstein, The Hold Steady, the Sadies, Todd Thibaud, Toronto, Wild Light

SXSW 2009: The Sounds (part 3)

Friday, April 17, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

The Damnwells The Damnwells burst right out of the gate with the rocking “55 Pictures” from their exceptional new release. The set was electric as the band veered from brawny rockers to moody ballads. Almost as entertaining was the young girl – I’m guessing 4 years-old – who jumped on stage to join the band. […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Downloads, Folk, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams, SXSW Tagged With: Angry Vs the Bear, Australia, Brooklyn, Chicago, England, Joe Pug, Melbourne, Or the Whale, Parlotones, Portland, Resignators, San Francisco, South Africa, Starfucker, The Damnwells

SXSW 2009: The Sounds (part 2)

Thursday, April 16, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

The Right Ons The quintet from Madrid, Spain is like a party in a box. They’re well-studied students of the classic Detroit garage rock sound, with bits of Jimi Hendrix and Sly and the Family Stone thrown in as well. They paid tribute to Stone with their intense cover of Sly’s “I Want to Take […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Downloads, Folk, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Roots, Streams, SXSW Tagged With: Brooklyn, Frank Turner, KaiserCartel, Laura Critchley, Liverpool, London, M Ward, Madrid, Metallica, Portland, The Felice Brothers, The Hold Steady, The Right Ons

Mayer’s Playlist for February 2009, a Video Companion

Monday, March 09, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

We book-end this month’s video playlist with Dan Auerbach (of the Black Keys), opening with a rocking take on “My Last Mistake” and closing with a special acoustic performance of “Trouble Weighs a Ton.” In between we’ve got live performances from Alex Dezen (The Damnwells), Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Justin Townes Earle, Sam […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Country, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Akron, Alex Dezen, Austin, Ben Kweller, Boston, Brooklyn, Chicago, Chuck Berry, Dan Auerbach, Explorers Club, Girls Guns and Glory, Jason Isbell, Justin Townes Earle, Lions in the Street, Longwave, Muscle Shoals, Nashville, Sam & Ruby, Smoking Popes, South Carolina, The Damnwells, Volunteers

Mayer’s Playlist for February 2009, Part 2

Friday, March 06, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH: Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, by Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit There’s something satisfying about watching a performer mature before your eyes. Though Jason Isbell has long been a Twangville favorite, his latest showcases his tremendous growth as a songwriter and performer. Exhibit A is “Soldiers Get Strange,” the […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alternative, Americana, Country, Downloads, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Brooklyn, Chicago, Jason Isbell, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Justin Townes Earle, Longwave, Nashville, Sam & Ruby, Smoking Popes, Volunteers

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