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Monday Morning Video – Julianna Riolino

Monday, June 24, 2024 By Mayer Danzig

I stumbled across Julianna Riolino at SXSW a few years ago. I went to see Daniel Romano and was greeted with a welcome surprise: Riolino performing a set backed by Romano and company. Great songs, high energy, and a kick you in the ass attitude. Here’s a taste from the release party for Riolino’s 2022 […]

Filed Under: Rock, Videos Tagged With: Daniel Romano, Julianna Riolino

Monday Morning Video – Daniel Romano’s Outfit

Monday, July 10, 2023 By Mayer Danzig

I watched Daniel Romano’s Outfit lay waste to New York City’s Bowery Ballroom this past weekend. All rock, no banter (except when the drummer broke the bass drum – when was the last time you saw THAT happen). The set not only featured songs from Romano’s extensive catalog, but also a few from bandmates Carson […]

Filed Under: Rock, Videos Tagged With: Carson McHone, Daniel Romano, Julianna Riolino

Mayer’s Playlist for Fall 2021

Thursday, October 21, 2021 By Mayer Danzig

What’s the Matter, James McMurtry (from the New West Records release The Horses and the Hounds) Even in the shittiest of years – and the past two years have been beauts – new music from James McMurtry is always a bright spot.  In fact, given the songwriter’s infrequent album releases –  The Horses and the Hounds  is […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Blues, Country, Outlaw Country, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Christone Ingram, Daniel Romano, Gary Louris, James McMurtry, Jeremy Pinnell, Robert Finley, Son Volt, The Jayhawks, The Northern Belle, Tim Easton, Willie Nile

Mayer’s Picks – Best Songs of 2020, Part 2

Wednesday, December 30, 2020 By Mayer Danzig

I posted my list of favorite from the first half of 2020 back in July (here). Rather than replicate that list for my full year review, consider this a continuation — the best songs from the second half of the year. I Remember Everything, John Prine I Don’t Want This (Job Interview), Jackson Emmer (from […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Blues, Country, Folk, Outlaw Country, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B, Streams, Videos Tagged With: Austin Lucas, Ben de la Cour, Bonnie Whitmore, Dan Israel, Daniel Romano, Garrett Owen, Isaac Hoskins, Jackson Emmer, Jerry Joseph, John Gorka, John Prine, Jon Snodgrass, Kathleen Edwards, Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires, Los Brujos, Matthew Ryan, Mickelson, Peter Parcek, Sam Morrow, Ted Russell Kamp, Terra Lightfoot, Thad Cockrell, The Jaded Hearts Club, The Northern Belle, Willie Nile

Mayer’s Playlist for Fall 2020, Part 1

Thursday, September 24, 2020 By Mayer Danzig

Remember It, The Northern Belle (from the Die With Your Boots On Records release We Wither, We Bloom) You’d never know from their music that The Northern Belle hails from Norway.  Their brand of Americana is bathed in Southern California sunshine in more ways than one.  This is music warm and lavish, not to mention […]

Filed Under: Americana, Indie Rock, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B, Streams Tagged With: Daniel Romano, Grant-Lee Phillips, John Prine, Mickelson, Nocona, Paul Grabowsky, Paul Kelly, Swamp Dogg, Thad Cockrell, The Northern Belle

Mayer’s Picks – More Favorites from 2017

Wednesday, December 13, 2017 By Mayer Danzig

Here, in no particular order, are a few more favorites from 2017. New MistakesTerra Lightfoot Letters Never ReadDori Freeman Other Love SongsFront Country Boy Crazy and Single(s)Lydia Loveless Transient LullabyThe Mastersons The World We BuiltThe Wild Reeds Youth DetentionLee Bains III and the Glory Fires Tomorrow ForeverMatthew Sweet Life Is FinePaul Kelly This Is My […]

Filed Under: Americana, Best of Year, Country, Folk, Indie, Outlaw Country, Pop, Rock Tagged With: Austin Hanks, Avi Vinocur, Colin Hay, Daniel Romano, Dead Man Winter, Dori Freeman, Front Country, Josh Ritter, Justin Currie, K Phillips, Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires, Lydia Loveless, Mating Ritual, Matthew Sweet, Paul Kelly, Ron Gallo, Steve Earle, Suzanne Santo, Terra Lightfoot, The Dustbowl Revival, The Mastersons, The Menzingers, The Whiskey Gentry, The Wild Reeds

Mayer’s Playlist for Fall 2017, Part 2

Tuesday, November 28, 2017 By Mayer Danzig

No Heart Left Behind, Hannah Aldridge (from the Rootsy Music release Gold Rush) “I take my heartache with a little bit of ice,” announces Muscle Shoals-raised Hannah Aldridge on “Burning Down Birmingham,” one of several stand-outs from her latest release. Electric guitars lead the charge, sometimes chugging with an insistent stoicism and other times unleashing […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Outlaw Country, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Antonio Lulic, Daniel Romano, David Ramirez, Hannah Aldridge, Hellbound Glory, Roger Clyne, The Yawpers, Whitney Rose, Willie Nile

Readers’ Pick: Modern Pressure by Daniel Romano

Friday, May 26, 2017 By Tom Osborne

Daniel Romano, Modern Pressure - cover art

You picked Modern Pressure from Ontario-based singer-songwriter Daniel Romano, as your favorite new release for the week of May 19, 2017. 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 Spring 2017 COLTER WALL, Colter Wall […]

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: Daniel Romano

Mayer’s Playlist for June 2016

Wednesday, June 15, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH My Way Home by Eli Paperboy Reed They say that what doesn’t kill us just makes us stronger. While not quite that extreme, Brooklyn by way of Boston singer-songwriter Eli Paperboy Reed emerges from the ashes of a major label deal gone bad with a remarkable new album. The slick production […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Soul/R&B, Streams Tagged With: Daniel Romano, Eli Paperboy Reed, Foy Vance, Leland Sundries, Levi Parham, Michael McDermott, Sam Frazier Jr., The Explorers Club

Mea Culpa! A Special Summer Playlist, Part 2

Wednesday, August 19, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

Devil in Me, Anderson East (from the Low Country Sound/Elektra Records release Delilah) There’s something special about that old-school soul sound. It’s all the more impressive when it is created by a young whippersnapper like Anderson East. The Nashville by way of Alabama singer-songwriter serves up an exhilarating debut album that is steeped in Muscle […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Downloads, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Soul/R&B, Streams Tagged With: Alvvays, Anderson East, Banditos, Brent Best, Daniel Romano, Greg Trooper, Low Cut Connie, Uncle Lucius

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