Come check out Justin Trawick and friends performing as the Justin Trawick Group this Friday (6/29) at DC’s renowned 9:30 Club. Expect the peformance to consist of around 8 to 10 musicians covering a range of styles from bluegrass to hip-hop. Also on the bill are Future and Basshound. “Kool Kids” (MP3)* [audio:http://www.justintrawick.com/media/Kool_Kids.mp3] I first […]
Last Train Home’s “Last Good Kiss”, Reviewed
The planets have aligned for Last Train Home. Bolstered by the additions of Steve Wedemeyer and Jen Gunderman (The Jayhawks, Dag, Caitlin Cary) and a recent move to Nashville, Last Train Home entered 2007 with the world as their oyster. Marking a decade of making music this year, the band celebrated with a February release […]
The Avett Brothers & More, Album Previews
The Avett Brothers, ‘Emotionalism’ Before you get too excited, the truth is that I haven’t been able to locate a full album stream of The Avett Brothers’ new album Emotionalism. However, if it is anything as good as their recent Four Thieves Gone EP, you’ll want to get your hands on it. All is not […]
Grace Potter, David Serby & The Wells, via Tom’s Mailbox
One of the perks of being involved with Twangville is that some really great artists send me music to sample. The unfortunate thing is that more often than not, much of what is sent to me never sees the light of day. I’ve been burdening myself with the idea that I have to do an […]
Low Stars, On the Radar
Harmony, harmony, harmony. Apparently, its back in style and it sounds great. Witness foursome Low Stars with their debut album. I know what you are thinking… these guys are a CSN ripoff. You’d be right, but they don’t hide from this. In fact, they embrace it. “We wanted to make an authentic-sounding record that was […]
SXSW 2007 Saturday Night Preview
Saturday night, perhaps the biggest night of the week for SXSW due to it being the last night. I’ll be hosting my own personal Fight Club for missing an opportunity to see Peter Case. Also, don’t forget about the AmericanaRoots.com Showcase at the Waterloo Ice House. Here are some artists familiar to me that will […]
SXSW 2007 Friday Night Preview
More great acts to check out on Friday night. Here’s a few that I’m familiar with. Unfortunately, I leave town on Friday night (what an idiot I am). Look for Mayer, the unofficial Sheriff of Twangville, to represent. The Mooney Suzuki – 99% [audio:http://audio.sxsw.com/2007/mp3/The_Mooney_Suzuki-99%25.mp3] The Redwalls – Memories [audio:http://audio.sxsw.com/2007/mp3/The_Redwalls-Memories.mp3] Thomas Dybdahl – A Lovestory [audio:http://audio.sxsw.com/2007/mp3/Thomas_Dybdahl-A_Lovestory.mp3] […]
SXSW 2007 Thursday Night Preview
Here’s a preview of some bands familiar to me playing on Thursday night of this year’s festival. A big thanks to the bands for being kind enough to make the songs available for us all to browse. Give ’em a listen and go check ’em out if you are gonna be in Austin. The Paybacks […]
SXSW 2007 Wednesday Night Preview
Here we go, the SXSW chatter has begun and is gaining momentum. The legendary music and arts conference is only a week away and Austin, TX is certain to be preparing for its largest showing yet. I, of the uninitiated, will be attending for the first time with fellow twanger Mayer Danzig to help show […]
Careless Hearts, On the Radar
Check out San Franscisco Bay Area twangers, Careless Hearts. The foursome lead by the songwriting and vocals of Paul Kimball consists of guitars (Paul Kimball and Derek See), bass (Rob Miller) and drums (Craig Heitkam). Their self-titled debut is full of sad songs influenced by traditional country songbooks juxtaposed with rockin’ twang channeling the likes […]