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Shawn’s Favorite Albums of 2022

Thursday, December 22, 2022 By Shawn Underwood

It was a good year for music, both live and recorded. I heard some things pushing the envelope of an already large package called Americana. I heard some new takes on old songs and some old takes on new songs. I heard a few things that even though I knew what was coming, and looking […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Best of Year, Bluegrass, Country, Folk, Outlaw Country, Reviews, Roots Tagged With: Charley Crockett, Dropkick Murphys, Jamestown Revival, John Fullbright, Molly Tuttle & Golden Highway, Moontricks, Sarah Shook & the Disarmers, The Brothers Comatose, The Whitmore Sisters, Tyler Childers

Americana 2022: Mayer’s Picks (Part 1)

Thursday, September 29, 2022 By Mayer Danzig

Alex Wong

The Americana Music Association Conference and Awards made a welcome return from the virtual world this year. The annual event showcased several hundred artists who collectively illustrate the breadth of the Americana umbrella. Here are some of my highlights from Americana 2022. CHRISTONE “KINGFISH” INGRAM Ingram is now in the category of “when you can […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Americana Music Conference, Bluegrass, Blues, Country, Folk, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Alex Wong, Alisa Amador, Christone Ingram, Dropkick Murphys, Freedy Johnston, Grace Pettis, Hayes Carll, Jacob Groopman, Joe Purdy, Kirby Brown, Kyshona, Melody Walker, Michelle Malone, The Heavy Heavy, William Prince

Matt Kelly of Dropkick Murphys on the Band’s Rehearsal Space and “Woulda’ Coulda’ Shoulda’, but Didn’a”

Tuesday, September 20, 2022 By Mayer Danzig

Dropkick Murphys (credit Dave Stauble)

Drummer Matt Kelly of Dropkick Murphys talks about a favorite day job from when he was a kid and time spent blasting records at the band’s rehearsal space during the pandemic.

Filed Under: Interviews, Rock, Videos, Why It Matters Tagged With: Dropkick Murphys

The Twangville Summer/Fall 2022 Release Preview

Wednesday, July 13, 2022 By Mayer Danzig

All This Life by Parker Twomey (15 July) Parker Twomey’s debut has a freewheeling and airy vibe, not to mention a maturity that belies his age. Lava Lamp by Jonah Tolchin (15 July) Tolchin steps away from his more restrained and often acoustic-based previous work to serve up one heck of a rock album. Nation […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Blues, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Amanda Shires, Andrew Duhon, Dropkick Murphys, Fantastic Cat, GA-20, Joe Pug, John Calvin Abney, John Moreland, Jonah Tolchin, Larkin Poe, Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires, Parker Twomey, Sara Watkins, Sean Watkins, Shemekia Copeland, The Watkins Family Hour, Will Hoge

Bonus Monday Video – A Dropkick Murphys Celebration

Monday, October 29, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

You can take the boy out of Boston but you can’t take Boston out of the boy… Congratulations to the Boston Red Sox for a tremendous season and an epic World Series victory.

Filed Under: Rock, Videos Tagged With: Dropkick Murphys

Readers’ Pick: 11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory by Dropkick Murphys

Friday, January 13, 2017 By Tom Osborne

Dropkick Murphys - 11 Stories - cover art

It wasn’t much of a contest, but it’s early in the year. DROPKICK MURPHYS, 11 Short Stories of Pain & Glory runs unopposed and is your favorite for the week of January 6, 2016. Poll Results New Releases Did we miss something? If you feel a new release is missing from our current poll, please […]

Filed Under: Readers' Pick, Reviews Tagged With: Dropkick Murphys

Mayer’s Playlist for Spring 2010, Part 1

Thursday, May 20, 2010 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE SEASON: Midnight Souvenirs, by Peter Wolf Graceful is the first word that jumps to mind upon hearing Peter Wolf’s latest. That and “what the hell took you so long.” It has been eight years since his last solo album, and Wolf makes up for lost time with an impressive song collection. Although […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Alternative, Americana, Blues, Downloads, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Alex Chilton, Athlete, Big Star, Carrie Rodriguez, Death on Two Wheels, Dropkick Murphys, Hacienda, Jason Isbell, John Hiatt, Kay Hanley, Martin Sexton, Palmdale, Peter Wolf

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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