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Adam Aymor of Cheap Girls On Buying an Auction Lot Van And an Eviction Inducing First Gig

Tuesday, March 03, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

Adam Aymor, guitarist for Cheap Girls, talks about the hazards of buying a van from an auction lot and the virtue of the Johnny Ramone “power stance.” He also shares the surprising and remarkable way that he spends his time when the band isn’t touring.

Filed Under: Indie Rock, Rock, Why It Matters Tagged With: Cheap Girls

Mayer’s Picks – More Favorites from 2014

Thursday, December 11, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

Here, in no particular order, are a few more favorites from 2014. And the War CameShakey Graves The Shipwreck From the ShoreAnthony D’Amato HealStrand of Oaks Parker MillsapParker Millsap All or Nothin’Nikki Lane Common Ground: Dave Alvin & Phil Alvin Play and Sing the Songs of Big Bill BroonzyDave Alvin and Phil Alvin Eli Paperboy […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Bluegrass, Blues, Country, Folk, Indie, Pop, Rock, Rockabilly Tagged With: Anthony D'Amato, Cheap Girls, Dave Alvin, Eli Paperboy Reed, Evan Phillips, Jimbo Mathus, John Hiatt, Leeroy Stagger, Marty Stuart, Nikki Lane, Otis Gibbs, Parker Millsap, Phil Alvin, Rodney Crowell, Shakey Graves, Shovels and Rope, Strand of Oaks, Tim Easton

Mayer’s Playlist for May 2014

Friday, May 30, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUM OF THE MONTHS All Or Nothin’, by Nikki Lane Nikki Lane’s sophomore effort caught me by surprise. I’d be lying if I said that I had more than a cursory exposure to her 2011 debut, but the just released All Or Nothin’ has grabbed my attention. Lane’s songs are rooted in country, albeit with […]

Filed Under: Americana, Downloads, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Archie Powell and the Exports, Bow Thayer, Cheap Girls, Gina Villalobos, Glen David Andrews, High On Stress, Nikki Lane, The Soft White Sixties

SXSW 2011: The Sounds, Part 1

Wednesday, April 06, 2011 By Mayer Danzig

Maxim Ludwig & the Santa Fe Seven If I were to highlight only one band from SXSW, this would be this one. To say that Ludwig is high energy simply doesn’t do him justice. He exudes enthusiasm with a confidence and maturity that belies his age. His songs have a familiar quality to them, a […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Americana, Downloads, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams, SXSW Tagged With: Cheap Girls, Leeroy Stagger, Maxim Ludwig, Maxim Ludwig and the Santa Fe Seven, Small Sins, The Autumn Defense, The Head and the Heart, The Stone Foxes, Wild Flag

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