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Mayer’s Picks – More Favorites from 2015

Wednesday, December 16, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

Here, in no particular order, are a few more favorites from 2015. All A Man Should DoLucero Maudlin DaysOcean Carolina Adventures in Real TimeDylan Gardner The Firewatcher’s DaughterBrandi Carlile Positive Songs For Negative PeopleFrank Turner The Spirit MovesLanghorne Slim and the Law Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night SweatsNathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats High On […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Country, Folk, Pop, Rock, Roots, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Andrew Combs, Brandi Carlile, Dylan Gardner, Frank Turner, Galactic, Ike Reilly, Jason Isbell, JD McPherson, Jeffrey Foucault, Jimbo Mathus, John Moreland, Kevin Gordon, Langhorne Slim, Lucero, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Northcote, Ocean Carolina, Paul Kelly, The Dreaming Spires, the Fratellis, Will Hoge

Mayer’s Picks: The Best of 2015 (So Far), the Songs Part 1

Wednesday, July 15, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

For me, at least, this year has been more about songs than albums. Here are just a few of my favorites from the first half of 2015. If Still It Can’t Be Found, Joe Pug (from the Lightning Rod Records release Windfall) A melancholy ode to perseverance and pursuing one’s dreams. Simply magical. Don’t Let […]

Filed Under: Americana, Best of Year, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Soul/R&B, Streams Tagged With: Allison Moorer, Dylan Gardner, Joe Pug, Lyal Strickland, Paul Kelly, The Sweetback Sisters

Mayer’s Picks – the Best of 2015 (So Far), the Albums

Wednesday, July 08, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

Here, in no particular order, are some of my favorite releases from the first half of 2015. COMPLICATED GAME by JAMES MCMURTRY As he celebrates the release of his first album in six years, there’s a part of me that wishes that McMurtry was more prolific. Then I remember that it takes time to craft […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Folk, Pop, Reviews, Rock Tagged With: Allison Moorer, Brandi Carlile, Dylan Gardner, James McMurtry, Joe Pug

Mayer’s Playlist for March/April 2015, Part 2

Thursday, April 23, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH Down To Believing, by Allison Moorer Real life is often the best inspiration for art, notably when it is created in response to heartache and sorrow. Such is the case for Allison Moorer, who channels her emotions into a collection of songs that is by turns sad, angry, regretful and defiant. […]

Filed Under: Americana, Downloads, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams, Videos Tagged With: Allison Moorer, Dylan Gardner, Lyal Strickland, Michelle Malone, Natalie Prass, PJ Bond, The Damnwells

SXSW 2015 — The Sounds, Part 1

Thursday, April 02, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

TRAPPER SCHOEPP The Milwaukee-based rocker used a raucous early afternoon set to preview songs from a forthcoming album. With Hold Steady guitarist Steve Selvidge in tow, Schoepp and his band the Shades provided an electric jolt to all those in attendance. Count me among those eagerly awaiting Schoepp’s new release — it’s gonna be a […]

Filed Under: Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams, SXSW Tagged With: Amsterdamn, Dylan Gardner, Jon Dee Graham, Lee Bains III, Trapper Schoepp

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