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Mayer’s Playlist for Aug/Sept 2008, Part 2

Monday, September 15, 2008 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH: Misadventures in Stereo, by Jim Boggia Jim Boggia is a pop classicist extraordinaire. He takes simple and sublime melodies and packages them in intricate yet accessible arrangements. It is a skill to admire and a treat to enjoy. Take “To and Fro,” a rollicking ode to complicated relationships in which Boggia […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Bluegrass, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Rock Tagged With: Air Traffic, Allston, Avett Brothers, Boston, Broken River Prophet, Canada, Chris Knight, Jim Boggia, Kentucky, Los Angeles, Nashville, New York, North Carolina, Philadelphia, Randy Newman, The Pursuit of Happiness, Todd Snider, UK, Willie Nile

Moonlighters Extraordinaire: Results Are In

Friday, September 05, 2008 By Mayer Danzig

With all due respect to all the excellent comments of moonlighting band members (see below for the full list), the best of the bunch went unmentioned. To wit I submit Steven Van Zandt. After building a reputation as a member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, Van Zandt unleashed his criminally-overlooked solo debut, Men Without […]

Filed Under: Contests, Indie, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Albert Hammond Jr, Austin, Blue Rodeo, Canada, CSNY, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Jim Bryson, Jim Cuddy, Kathleen Edwards, Little Steven, Neil Young, New York, Old 97's, Rhett Miller, San Francisco, Steve Van Zandt, The Strokes

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