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Monday Morning Video – Frank Turner “The Next Storm”

Monday, January 25, 2021 By Mayer Danzig

How about a double dose of Frank Turner to kick off the week. Here’s Turner – both acoustic and with his band the Sleeping Souls – performing “The Next Storm”. But I don’t want spend the whole of my life indoorsLaying low, and waiting on the next stormI don’t want spend the whole of my […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Frank Turner

An Album Premiere from Brett Newski

Wednesday, September 05, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

Brett Newski is a glorious enigma. His albums are rooted in pop, bursting with hummable melodies and sing-along choruses. Yet a closer listen finds them spiked with anxiety and the struggle to find one’s way in life. It’s a topic that he approaches it head-on, more often than not offering some pearls of wisdom in […]

Filed Under: Indie, Pop, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Brett Newski, Frank Turner

Monday Morning Video – A SXSW Sampler

Monday, April 02, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

Sure, there’s plenty of musical diversity at SXSW. There’s also variety in the venues, not to mention the time of day. This video playlist is a sampler of the performances that happen in hotel ballrooms (Nathaniel Rateliff, SMYL, The Lost Brothers), chapels real (Quiet Slang at St. David’s) and not (Margo Price at Luck Ranch […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Folk, Indie, Pop, Rock, Soul/R&B, SXSW, Videos Tagged With: Beach Slang, Frank Turner, Gang of Youths, Himalayas, Jaimee Harris, Larkin Poe, Margo Price, Nathaniel Rateliff, Quiet Slang, The Lost Brothers

SXSW 2018 – The Sounds, Part 1

Thursday, March 29, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

LEE BAINS III & THE GLORY FIRES If you haven’t seen Bains and company live then you’ve been missing something special. Well, perhaps special isn’t the right word; maybe cathartic? The quartet unleash a fury of rock and roll complete with blaring guitars, roaring vocals and enough energy to power a small town. Bains bounded […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Indie, Pop, Rock, SXSW Tagged With: Beach Slang, Brent Cowles, Frank Turner, Greyhounds, Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires, Quiet Slang, Shinyribs, The Texas Gentlemen

Mayer’s Playlist for March/April 2016, Part 2

Wednesday, April 20, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH Rangers & Valentines by Trapper Schoepp When was the last time that you heard an infectious song about mononucleosis? I can’t recall either but Trapper Schoepp demonstrates that it can be done. The lead-off track to his latest release crackles with energy, driven by an irresistible pop hook and emboldened by […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Country, Playlists, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Eric Ambel, Frank Turner, Robbie Fulks, Rod Melancon, Ted Russell Kamp, Trapper Schoepp, Willie Nile

Mayer’s Picks – Best Songs of 2015

Tuesday, December 22, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

I posted my list of favorite from the first half of 2015 back in July (here and 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. Get Better, Frank Turner (from the Xtra Mile Records release Positive Songs […]

Filed Under: Americana, Best of Year, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Soul/R&B, Streams Tagged With: Anderson East, David Ramirez, Frank Turner, Galactic, Glen Hansard, Kasey Chambers, Macy Gray, The Bottle Rockets, The Dreaming Spires

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

Monday Morning Video – Frank Turner “Get Better”

Monday, September 07, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

For those in denial that summer is coming to a close (at least in the Northern Hemisphere), here’s Frank Turner to the rescue with a late summer anthem. The song, from the just released Positive Songs For Negative People, is both boisterous and inspirational: So try and get better and don’t ever accept less Take […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Frank Turner

Frank Turner Talks About His First Gig, His Last Day Job and Trusting Your Own Judgement

Tuesday, May 19, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

Frank Turner reveals something of which he is proud and something that he has never owned.

Filed Under: Rock, Why It Matters Tagged With: Frank Turner

Twangville’s Shaky Knees 2015 Recap

Thursday, May 14, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

A new location brought a special surprise – no rain. Rain, often torrential, is a Shaky Knees tradition. From year one’s mudfest to last year’s lightning storm, the weather has never been kind to Shaky Knees. Until this year, that is. The sun shone bright (perhaps too much at times, but I’m not complaining), making […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Jazz, News, Pop, Rock, Roots Tagged With: Frank Turner, Mariachi El Bronx, Noel Gallagher, Old 97's, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Ryan Adams, Social Distortion, The Damnwells, Wilco

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