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Romantica – Shadowlands

Wednesday, February 15, 2017 By Chip Frazier

It has been seven years since we heard from Romantica. Of course we have heard from front man Ben Kyle in the meantime. He has done two acclaimed albums. One was a duet with Carrie Rodriguez and the other was a solo project. The wait for new material from Romantica was well worth it. The […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Americana, Country, Folk, Reviews Tagged With: Ben Kyle, Carrie Rodriguez, Romantica

Readers’ Pick: Livin’ On A High Note by Mavis Staples

Friday, February 26, 2016 By Tom Osborne

Mavis Staples - cover art

MAVIS STAPLES, Livin’ On A High Note beats out CARRIE RODRIGUEZ, Lola as your favorite for the week of February 19, 2016. Poll Results New Releases Did we miss something? If you feel a new release is missing from our current poll, please let us know in the comments. Readers’ Tops Winter 2016 THE CACTUS […]

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: Carrie Rodriguez, Mavis Staples

Mayer’s Playlist for January 2013

Thursday, January 31, 2013 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH Battles, by Kingsley Flood Battles is the sound of a band hitting stride. Kingsley Flood have always delivered rock solid songs and performances. Their latest release, however, packages their most potent songwriting to date with some equally powerful arrangements. There’s a real edge to the songs across this release. The title […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Downloads, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Roots, Streams Tagged With: Asa Brebner, Carrie Rodriguez, Elephant Stone, Glossary, Goodnight Texas, Joey Kneiser, Jones Street Station, Kingsley Flood, Nude Beach, Rich Mahan, Ted Russell Kamp, the Shilohs, The Stone Foxes, Wake Owl

Carrie Rodriguez – Give Me All You Got

Wednesday, January 16, 2013 By Shawn Underwood

I’ll get straight to the point here.  Carrie Rodriguez has finally captured the energy, or spirit, or je ne sais quoi, or whatever you want to call it, of seeing her live, on a record.  I’ve enjoyed Carrie’s previous records.  But they tended to be sort of introspective.  Go to a live show, though, and […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Folk, Reviews Tagged With: Carrie Rodriguez

Mayer’s Picks: Best Albums of 2011

Tuesday, December 20, 2011 By Mayer Danzig

#1. JASON ISBELL & THE 400 UNIT, Here We Rest (Lightning Rod) I’d be lying if I said that I wasn’t hoping for a full-on rock assault from Isbell and crew. What I got was something better — a nuanced musical tour of his home state of Alabama. From the back porch acoustic sway of […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Bluegrass, Country, Folk, Indie, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Roots Tagged With: Barnstar!, Ben Kyle, Buffalo Tom, Butch Walker, Carrie Rodriguez, David Wax Museum, Jason Isbell, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Jo Wymer, Kasey Anderson, Lydia Loveless, Nathan Hamilton, The Decemberists, The Duke and the King

Mayer’s Picks: The Best of 2011, So Far (The Albums)

Wednesday, July 13, 2011 By Mayer Danzig

Here, in no particular order, are some of my favorites from 2011. Here’s to more great music in the back half! HERE WE REST, JASON ISBELL & THE 400 UNIT Isbell continues to mature as a songwriter, exploring the more soulful and acoustic side of his Alabama music heritage. Which isn’t to say that he […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Downloads, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Ben Kyle, Big Star, Candi Staton, Carrie Rodriguez, David Wax Museum, English Beat, Jason Isbell, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Jill Sobule, John Doe, Kasey Anderson, Social Distortion, The Damnwells, Townes Van Zandt; John Prine

Mayer’s Playlist from January 2011

Wednesday, February 09, 2011 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH: Heart of a Dog, by Kasey Anderson and the Honkies If last year’s Nowhere Nights stood out for the down-tempo songs, this time it’s all about the rockers. “Kasey Anderson’s Dream” and “Revisionist History Blues” are driven by heavy classic blues rock guitar riffs while “My Baby’s a Wrecking Ball” and […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Downloads, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Ben Kyle, Cake, Carrie Rodriguez, Decemberists, Eddie Spaghetti, Fourkiller Flats, Greg Trooper, Jon Dee Graham, Jones Street Station, Kasey Anderson, Lori McKenna, Nicole Atkins, Romantica, Social Distortion

Carrie Rodriguez and Ben Kyle – We Still Love Our Country

Thursday, February 03, 2011 By Shawn Underwood

Every now and then you get a reminder you can’t judge a book by it’s cover.  I downloaded the Carrie Rodriguez/Ben Kyle collaboration, We Still Love Our Country, with a little trepidation.  I’m thinking, are they going to try to outdo Toby Keith by gushing on an entire album?  Never fear, it should really be […]

Filed Under: Americana, Country, Reviews Tagged With: Ben Kyle, Carrie Rodriguez, John Prine

Readers’ Picks: Best Albums of 2010 (Plus a Giveaway)

Sunday, January 02, 2011 By Tom Osborne

Paul Thorn, Pimps and Preachers

Twangville readers rallied to give Paul Thorn‘s ‘Pimps and Preachers’ an overwhelming victory for album of the year. An interesting fact about the album is that Thorn himself painted the album cover. He painted the preacher to be his father and the pimp to be his uncle. You don’t have to look much further to […]

Filed Under: Best of Year, Readers' Pick, Reviews Tagged With: Alejandro Escovedo, Backyard Tire Fire, Bruce Springsteen, Carrie Rodriguez, crazy heart, Drive-By-Truckers, Gaslight Anthem, Glossary, Grace Potter, JJ Grey, Joe Pug, John Hiatt, John Prine, Josh Ritter, Justin Townes Earle, Matthew Ryan, Old 97's, Patty Griffin, Paul Thorn, Peter Wolf, Raul Malo, Ray Lamontagne, Reckless Kelly, Two Cow Garage

Mayer’s Playlist for Spring 2010, Part 1

Thursday, May 20, 2010 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE SEASON: Midnight Souvenirs, by Peter Wolf Graceful is the first word that jumps to mind upon hearing Peter Wolf’s latest. That and “what the hell took you so long.” It has been eight years since his last solo album, and Wolf makes up for lost time with an impressive song collection. Although […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Alternative, Americana, Blues, Downloads, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Alex Chilton, Athlete, Big Star, Carrie Rodriguez, Death on Two Wheels, Dropkick Murphys, Hacienda, Jason Isbell, John Hiatt, Kay Hanley, Martin Sexton, Palmdale, Peter Wolf

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Friends of Twangville

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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