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Readers’ Pick: Blue & Lonesome by The Rolling Stones

Saturday, December 10, 2016 By Tom Osborne

THE ROLLING STONES, Blue & Lonesome beats out DAMIEN JURADO & RICHARD SWIFT, Other People’s Songs, Vol. 1 as your favorite for the week of December 2, 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. […]

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: Damien Jurado, Richard Swift, the Rolling Stones

Damien Jurado/Brothers and Sisters of the Eternal Son

Thursday, February 20, 2014 By Todd Mathis

I once made my fiancé a mix CD of Damien Jurardo songs that she refused to listen to because of the songs of his I’d played for her before. She liked a lot of them, but stated they were “so sad.” A few months later I was having a discussion with her dad about Jason […]

Filed Under: Pop, Reviews Tagged With: Damien Jurado

SXSW 2011: The Sounds, Part 2

Thursday, April 07, 2011 By Mayer Danzig

Kasey Anderson & the Honkies Music is often about improvisation. In this case, however, it wasn’t the type of improvisation that one would expect. When the bass drum kept slipping across the cement floor, the band grabbed a keg to hold it in place. When that didn’t work, Anderson took a seat on the keg […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Alternative, Americana, Downloads, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Andy Clockwise, Damien Jurado, Janelle Monae, Jon Dee Graham, Kasey Anderson, Mona, Peelander Z, Sharon Van Etten, The Biters

Calexico + More, Releases 9/9

Tuesday, September 09, 2008 By Tom Osborne

From “Carried To Dust” – out on Quarterstick Records (9/09/08). CALEXICO, Carried To Dust (Touch & Go) Official Site | MySpace | Samples (Amazon) One of the best blends of Mexican and Texas/Arizona soundscapes you’ll hear, Calexico is back. This is classic convertible Ford Mustang driving through the desert music. Picture giant cacti zooming by […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Alternative, Folk, News, Videos Tagged With: Calexico, Damien Jurado, Dar Williams, Okkervil River, Steve Wynn

Friends of Twangville

Polls

What is your favorite new release for week of May 23?

  • Taj Mahal & Keb’ Mo’ – Room On The Porch (50%, 9 Votes)
  • SteelDrivers – Outrun (17%, 3 Votes)
  • Silverado – Texas 42 (11%, 2 Votes)
  • Gordie Tentrees & Jaxon Haldane – Double Takes (6%, 1 Votes)
  • Andy Frasco & The UN – Growing Pains (6%, 1 Votes)
  • Ken Pomeroy – Cruel Joke (6%, 1 Votes)
  • Marc Ribot – Map of a Blue City (6%, 1 Votes)
  • Evan Bartels – To Make You Cry (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Jeffery Broussard & the Nighttime Syndicate – Bayou Moonlight (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Amble – Reverie (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Florry – Sounds Like… (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Jess Kerber – From Way Down Here (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 18

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