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The Twangville Early 2024 Preview

Thursday, January 11, 2024 By Mayer Danzig

Halfsies by Lizzie No (19 Jan) Brooklyn’s Lizzie No showcases the breadth of her talent on her forthcoming album. From folk to rock to pop – there’s a little bit of everything, all with an engaging indie vibe. Letting the Lions In by Dinty Child (19 Jan) Dinty Child is a mainstay of the Boston […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Cajun, Country, Folk, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Brother Dege, Buffalo Tom, Chris J Norwood, Corb Lund, Dinty Child, Hurray for the Riff Raff, James Mastro, Joe Pug, Lizzie No, Mia Dyson, Miss Tess, Phil Hurley, Sarah Shook and the Disarmers, Session Americana, Sophie Gault, The FBR, The HawtThorns, The Northern Belle

Monday Morning Video – Brother Dege “Old Angel Midnight”

Monday, June 29, 2020 By Mayer Danzig

Louisiana blues artist Brother Dege celebrates the 10 year anniversary release of his Folk Songs of the American Longhair album with this special limited edition vinyl release. Says Dege of the album: This is an album that gestated over the course of 10 years, while I was broke and living in cheap motels, trailer parks, […]

Filed Under: Americana, Blues, Videos Tagged With: Brother Dege

Mayer’s Picks – More Favorites from 2018

Wednesday, December 26, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

Here, in no particular order, are a few more favorites from 2018. Tenkiller Marie/Lepanto Out From Under

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Country, Folk, Outlaw Country, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Austin Lucas, Beach Slang, Brandi Carlile, Brother Dege, Death By Unga Bunga, Eli Paperboy Reed, Eric Bachmann, Escondido, Fruition, Glen Hansard, J.P. Harris, Jason Isbell, Jeffrey Foucault, John Calvin Abney, John Gorka, John Prine, Johnny Chops, Larkin Poe, Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires, Lucero, Marie/Lepanto, Michael McDermott, Quiet Slang, Shara Shook & the Disarmers, Shooter Jennings, The Bottle Rockets, the Fratellis, the Pollies, Will Hoge

Brother Dege on “Van Quixote” and Rehearsing in Near-Condemned Buildings

Tuesday, October 30, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

New Orleans artist Brother Dege describes his band’s frugal touring strategies, some colorful day jobs and overcoming shaky hands at his first gig.

Filed Under: Americana, Blues, Cajun, Rock, Why It Matters Tagged With: Brother Dege

Mayer’s Playlist for Spring 2018, Part 1

Wednesday, June 13, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

The Fold, Brent Cowles (from the Dine Alone Records release How To Be OK Alone) One doesn’t need to tell Brent Cowles that life is a struggle. The Denver singer-songwriter isn’t afraid to bare his soul, a fact that is evident from the fervent opening moments of “The Fold” to the quiet closing moments of […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Brent Cowles, Brother Dege, Death By Unga Bunga, Goodnight Texas, Johnny Chops, Rod Picott, the Fratellis

Monday Morning Video – Brother Dege

Monday, May 07, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

Late Saturday night at this year’s SXSW, I was making my way back to the hotel after the official showcases had wound down. Or so I thought. Walking by Antone’s I heard the unmistakable sound of a slide guitar. It would have been wrong to not step in and check it out, right? Inside I […]

Filed Under: Americana, Blues, Videos Tagged With: Brother Dege

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