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Mayer’s Playlist for Fall 2021

Thursday, October 21, 2021 By Mayer Danzig

What’s the Matter, James McMurtry (from the New West Records release The Horses and the Hounds) Even in the shittiest of years – and the past two years have been beauts – new music from James McMurtry is always a bright spot.  In fact, given the songwriter’s infrequent album releases –  The Horses and the Hounds  is […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Blues, Country, Outlaw Country, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Christone Ingram, Daniel Romano, Gary Louris, James McMurtry, Jeremy Pinnell, Robert Finley, Son Volt, The Jayhawks, The Northern Belle, Tim Easton, Willie Nile

Readers’ Pick: Gary Louris – Jump for Joy

Friday, June 11, 2021 By Tom Osborne

Gary Louris - Jump for Joy (cover art)

You picked Gary Louris – Jump for Joy as your favorite new release for the week of June 4, 2020. New Releases Did we miss something? If you feel a new release is missing from our current poll, please let us know in the comments. Readers’ Tops Winter & Spring 2021 Rev. Peyton’s Big Damn […]

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: Gary Louris

Americana 2012: The Sounds, Part Two

Friday, October 12, 2012 By Mayer Danzig

Every fall, The Americana Music Association gathers members and artists together in Nashville for its annual conference. Starting with the annual Americana Music Awards and continuing through four days of showcases and panel discussions, it is a tremendous celebration of Americana music. Songs of Big Star As soon as Richard Thompson finished his official showcase, […]

Filed Under: Americana, Americana Music Conference, Reviews Tagged With: Al Anderson, Amanda Shires, Anthony da Costa, Audley Freed, Big Star, Brendan Benson, Chris Stamey, Emmylou Harris, Gary Louris, Jason Isbell, Jody Stephens, John Davis, Kasey Anderson, Kasey Chambers, Mike Mills, Phil Madeira, Shane Nicholson, Shawn Camp, Shawn Mullins, Superdrag, World Famous Headliners

Music With a Purpose: Joey’s Song, Volume 2

Thursday, September 27, 2012 By Mayer Danzig

Musicians have a long tradition of giving. Sure, they give to all of us with the music that they share. Yet they also have a penchant for supporting meaningful causes. Over the next few weeks we will highlight several releases that demonstrate this giving spirit. You’ve got to admire perseverance, especially in pursuit of a […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Downloads, Folk, Pop, Reviews, Streams Tagged With: Freedy Johnston, Gary Louris, Mark Erelli, Mark Olson, Roseanne Cash, Sam Llanas, Star and Micey, The Baseball Project, the Bodeans, The Knack, Trespassers William, Wisely

The Sadies – Darker Circles

Thursday, May 27, 2010 By Kelly Dearmore

For Dark Circles (Yep Roc) the first studio album since 2007, The Sadies once again enlisted the help of Jayhawk co-leader Gary Louris to produce. And, they also employed their signature melange of tight, Bakersfield electrified country, psychedelia, and jamming surf rock. While the Toronto foursome, led by brother Dallas and Travis Good, has racked […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Americana, Country, Features, Reviews, Rockabilly Tagged With: Gary Louris, Jayhawks, the Sadies

5 Picks from Early ’09

Friday, March 27, 2009 By Tom Osborne

Gary Louris and Mark Olson, Ready for the Flood (New West) If we can’t have a Jayhawks reunion the renewed friendship of Gary Louris and Mark Olson currently touring in support of their new album. Its no surprise that the two masters could put together a rock solid effort though much was riding on the […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: AC Newman, Ben Nichols, Eric Brace, Gary Louris, justin trawick, Mark Olson, Peter Cooper

Mayer’s Playlist for January ’09, a Video Companion

Thursday, January 29, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

What’s a playlist without a video companion? We kick things off with Otis Gibbs and Miranda Lee Richards, our featured artists this month. From there we’ve got live clips from the Gourds, Gary Louris & Mark Olson, Joe Ely and A.C. Newman, plus videos from Frank Turner and Bruce Springsteen. We close out this month […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Roots, Videos Tagged With: ABBA, AC Newman, Austin, Brooklyn, Bruce Springsteen, Frank Turner, Gary Louris, Joe Ely, LA, London, Mark Olson, Minneapolis, Miranda Lee Richards, Nashville, New Jersey, Otis Gibbs, the Gourds

Mayer’s Playlist for January ’09, Part 1

Monday, January 26, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUM OF THE MONTH: Grandpa Walked a Picketline, by Otis Gibbs Otis Gibbs is an American original, a gruff musical journeyman who is unafraid to tell it like he see’s it. With a matter of fact lyrical style, he spins tales of the back roads and the folks that wander them. “Caroline,” for example, tells […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Downloads, Features, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Roots, Streams Tagged With: AC Newman, Australia, Ben Lee, Brooklyn, Bruce Springsteen, Gary Louris, Joshua Tree, Mark Olson, Minneapolis, Nashville, New Jersey, New York, Otis Gibbs

Mark Olson & Gary Louris – Ready for the Flood

Thursday, January 22, 2009 By Chip Frazier

Some songwriting teams are made to be together. No doubt Mark Olson and Gary Louris established themselves as such a team with the early Jayhawks albums Hollywood Town Hall and Tomorrow the Green Grass. They established themselves along with Farrar and Tweedy of Uncle Tupelo as leaders in the Alt- Country phenomenon of the 90s. […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Gary Louris, Mark Olson, The Jayhawks

Nine for ’09

Monday, January 05, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

I can’t speak for the economy, but 2009 is shaping up to be a great year for music. Pay particular attention to March. It seems that every year the stars align on a single day and we get an embarrassment of riches. This year that day is March 3rd. Here are some of the incredible […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Bluegrass, Country, Features, Folk, Indie, News, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Roots Tagged With: AC Newman, Alabama, Austin, Boston, Brooklyn, Bruce Springsteen, Buddy Miller, California, Gary Louris, Gourds, Jason Isbell, Joshua Tree, Julie Miller, Justin Townes Earle, Mark Olson, Muscle Shoals, Nashville, Neko Case, New Jersey, New York, Sarah Borges, Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles

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