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When It’s Twilight in Boston – a Special Playlist

Thursday, August 01, 2024 By Mayer Danzig

Alisa Amador Multitudes_Cover_Art

Enough, Alisa Amador (from the Thirty Tigers release Multitudes) If I’m honest, I’m really skeptical about music competitions. Call me idealist, but I think the music industry is tough enough already and pitting artists against one another is counterproductive. That said, watching Alisa Amador win the NPR Tiny Desk Contest is somewhat reassuring. It’s wonderful […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Streams, Videos Tagged With: Alisa Amador, Buffalo Tom, Dennis Brennan, Dinty Child, Lisa Bastoni, Speedfossil, The Bluest Sky, Ward Hayden and the Outliers

Monday Morning Video – Dennis Brennan

Monday, December 28, 2020 By Mayer Danzig

I really miss live music. In fact, it’s something of a tradition for me to ring in the new year at a live musical performance. Alas, it ain’t gonna happen this year. But I’m hopeful that sometime in 2021 you’ll be able to find me again at a show. Ideally lots of ’em. In that […]

Filed Under: Rock, Videos Tagged With: Dennis Brennan

My Mind Must Be Back in Boston – A Special Playlist

Friday, May 17, 2019 By Mayer Danzig

Reckless Heart, Todd Thibaud (from the self-released Hill West) Singer-songwriter Todd Thibaud decamped to rural Vermont to craft his latest album. He returned to Boston with a collection of songs somber and introspective, no doubt reflective of the environment in which it was born.  Stark but nuanced arrangements play into the pensive nature of the […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Blues, Country, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Streams Tagged With: Charlie Marie, Dennis Brennan, Greg Klyma, Lula Wiles, Nat Freedberg, Nate Leavitt, The Suitcase Junket, The Upper Crust, The White Owls, Todd Thibaud

Mayer’s Picks – Best Albums of 2016, Boston Edition

Tuesday, December 27, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

This has been an exceptional year for music in and around Boston. I hesitate to break these out into a separate regional list as many of these releases would figure prominently on my overall Best of 2016. That said, taken together they make a great statement on the vibrancy of the Boston music scene. The […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Bluegrass, Country, Folk, Pop, Reviews, Rock Tagged With: Dennis Brennan, Girls Guns and Glory, Ian Fitzgerald, Julie Rhodes, Kingsley Flood, Lula Wiles, Sarah Borges, Session Americana, The Silks, Tyler-James Kelly

Just Like Ringing a Bell – A Special Boston Playlist

Wednesday, November 02, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

Over the past few years there’s been a rush of overdue attention paid to the studio musicians responsible for some of the finest music of the rock and roll era. The Swampers in Muscle Schoals. The Wrecking Crew in LA. The Funk Brothers in Motown. I expect that many places, even today, have a collection […]

Filed Under: Americana, Country, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams, Videos Tagged With: Dennis Brennan, Duke Levine, Girls Guns and Glory, Hayley Reardon

Shamrock Shakes and Oxycontin – A Special Boston Playlist, Part 2

Thursday, May 19, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

The musical ground in Boston and New England has been especially fertile this year. We’ve already seen some outstanding releases by artists that run the gamut from long-time favorites to incredibly talented newcomers. To that end, here is the latest installment in our periodic series highlighting Boston and New England artists. (View the complete series […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Bluegrass, Country, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Cowboy and Lady, Dennis Brennan, Peter Wolf, Tanya Donelly, The Daybreakers, The Suitcase Junket

Who’s Playing Wednesday: A Twangville Give-Away

Thursday, June 19, 2008 By Mayer Danzig

Wednesday is apparently the national night for musical residencies. In KC you’ve got Walkenhorst while in Austin you can regularly catch Jon Dee Graham AND James McMurtry. I’m lucky to live in Boston where most Wednesday’s I can catch Dennis Brennan, usually with special guest former J. Geils Band singer Peter Wolf joining in for […]

Filed Under: Contests, Downloads, Streams Tagged With: Austin, Bob Walkenhorst, Boston, Continental Club, Dennis Brennan, James McMurtry, Jon Dee Graham, Kansas City, Peter Wolf

National Record Store Day on April 19th!

Friday, April 18, 2008 By Mayer Danzig

Mothers and fathers get their own days, so why not independent record stores? Across the country records stores will be celebrating with exclusive releases and live performances. See below for a list of very cool exclusive releases and some select performances taking place at my favorite indie record shops. For a list of participating stores […]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Anna Kramer & the Lost Cause, Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Dennis Brennan, Dresden Dolls, Hollywood, Jello Biafra, Panic at the Disco, Peter Wolf, San Francisco, Staind, The Donnas

Mayer’s Picks from 2007: The Albums

Wednesday, January 02, 2008 By Mayer Danzig

With the passing of one year and the start of another, we at Twangville relish the opportunity to reflect on our favorite music of the past year. Over the next week I’ll be highlighting my favorite albums and songs from 2007, culminating with a preview of some highly anticipated 2008 releases. We start with the […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Best of Year, Folk, Indie, Pop, Rock, Roots, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Apples in Stereo, Bettye LaVette, Dennis Brennan, Drive-By-Truckers, Glen Hansard, Jason Isbell, Jeremy Fisher, John Doe, Josh Ritter, Justin Currie, Marketa Irglova, Swell Season, Will Hoge

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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