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Monday Morning Video – Glen Hansard’s Surprise Serenade

Monday, November 30, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

People prepare for Thanksgiving in different ways. Me? I prepared for turkey and stuffing by catching Glen Hansard in Atlanta last week. What better way to ease into the holiday, right? Hansard started the show solo and sans mike, silencing the crowd with “Grace Beneath the Pines,” the opening track from his latest release Didn’t […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Reviews, Videos Tagged With: Glen Hansard

Mayer’s Playlist for October 2015, Part 2

Thursday, October 29, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH Didn’t He Ramble, by Glen Hansard Hansard’s latest album is a journey. Across the album’s ten tracks, Hansard takes the listener on a quest for happiness and contentment. Not surprisingly the journey is a meandering one, filled with hopes both realized and dashed. The album begins with a rather defiant tone […]

Filed Under: Americana, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Soul/R&B, Streams Tagged With: Barrence Whitfield, Glen Hansard, Josh Ritter, Nocona, Northcote, Will Hoge

Americana 2015: The Sounds, Part 1

Wednesday, September 30, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

GLEN HANSARD Hansard delivered what was easily the best set of the week. He brought a full band, including strings and horns, to showcase songs both new and old. Josh Ritter joined for a couple of choice covers, including songs by Jason Molina (Magnolia Electric Company), Bruce Springsteen and Leonard Cohen. THE BOTTLE ROCKETS At […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Americana Music Conference, Pop, Rock Tagged With: Glen Hansard, James McMurtry, Ryan Culwell, The Bottle Rockets, The Dreaming Spires

Readers’ Pick: Play This Intimately (As If Among Friends) by Pugwash

Friday, September 18, 2015 By Tom Osborne

Pugwash - Play This Intimately (cover art)

PUGWASH, Play This Intimately (As If Among Friends) beats out GARY CLARK JR., The Story of Sonny Boy Slim as your favorite for the week of September 11, 2015. Poll Results New Releases Did we miss something? If you feel a new release is missing from our current poll, please let us know in the […]

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: Darlene Love, Dave Alvin, Dave Rawlings Mashine, Gary Clark Jr., Glen Hansard, Keith Richards, Kim Simmonds, Lucero, Phil Alvin, Pugwash, Savoy Brown, Shemekia Copeland, Telekinesis

Monday Morning Video – Couch By Couchwest 2015

Monday, April 06, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

Coinciding with SXSW is the annual Couch By Couchwest Festival. What’s not to like about a festival with the tagline “where the beer is cheaper and the only hipster is you.”? (Far be it for me to quible, but some of the beer at SXSW is free. Just sayin’.) Here’s how it works. Artists — […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Pop, Videos Tagged With: Austin Lucas, Cale Tyson, Eric Ambel, Glen Hansard, Gretchen Peters, Matt Woods, Michael Rank, Shinyribs

Monday Morning Video: Live from the Living Room

Monday, February 25, 2013 By Mayer Danzig

New York City’s The Living Room has long been recognized as a music lover’s paradise. The venue has been a musical home to artists like Norah Jones and a place where artists like the Punch Brothers can comfortably explore new material. As recently as a few weeks ago, the Lumineers talked in the New York […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Bluegrass, Videos Tagged With: Bono, Glen Hansard, Jim Boggia, Matthew Ryan, Norah Jones, The Little Willies, The Punch Brothers

Mayer’s Playlist for June 2012

Thursday, June 28, 2012 By Mayer Danzig

THE PLAYLIST That Wasn’t Me, Brandi Carlile (from the Columbia Records release Bear Creek) Any Carlile discussion begins and ends with her voice, an instrument of power and beauty. While her latest is more relaxed than her earlier efforts, it retains the inspirational tone that is a hallmark of her songwriting. Many of the songs […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Downloads, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Alejandro Escovedo, Beaver Nelson, Brandi Carlile, Dan Baird, Eileen Rose, Glen Hansard, Jon Dee Graham, Parlotones, Reto Burrell, Steve Poltz, The Bluefields, the Silver Threads

Monday Morning Video: Missing Levon

Monday, May 14, 2012 By Mayer Danzig

It was just shy of a month ago that we lost Levon Helm, a true legend of rock and roll. The outpouring from the music community was immediate and immense. Here are but a few of the musical tributes (see below for the playlist details). Levon, you will be missed. Simone Felice performs “Radio Song” […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Folk, In Memoriam, Videos Tagged With: Aoife O'donovan, Bon Iver, Bruce Springsteen, Drive-By-Truckers, Frank Turner, Glen Hansard, Jesca Hoop, John Fogerty, Levon Helm, Lisa Hannigan, Mavis Staples, Megafaun, Simone Felice, The Band, The Black Keys, The Punch Brothers, Warren Haynes Band

SXSW 2012: The Sounds, Part 2

Tuesday, May 08, 2012 By Mayer Danzig

Antonio Lulic A late start at the venue limited me to just a couple of songs from this singer-songwriter from North East London. His songs have a quiet intensity and his voice a weathered timbre, a pairing that combined for an impassioned performance. Audio Download: Antonio Lulic, “Hey, It’s Okay” [audio:http://dl.dropbox.com/u/17612247/Antonio%20Luli%C4%87%20-%20Rough%20-%201%20-%20Hey%2C%20It’s%20Okay.mp3] Glen Hansard The skills […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Downloads, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams, SXSW Tagged With: Antonio Lulic, Barfield, Brendan Benson, Frank Turner, Glen Hansard, Gush, The Dunwells

Monday Morning Video: SXSW 2012

Monday, May 07, 2012 By Mayer Danzig

There are literally thousands of performances that take place across Austin during SXSW. Here is a small sampling for your listening and viewing enjoyment. See below for a detailed list of the performances in this video playlist. Tom Morello, “World Wide Rebel Song” from the New West day party Bahamas, “Caught Me Thinking” The Lumineers, […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Pop, Reviews, Rock, SXSW, Videos Tagged With: Adam Duritz, Alejandro Escovedo, Bahamas, Barfield, Big Star, Bob Mould, Brendan Benson, Bruce Springsteen, Counting Crows, Frank Turner, Garland Jefferies, Glen Hansard, Kasey Anderson, Lucero, Lydia Loveless, Rolling Stones, Stone River Boys, Sugar, The Latebirds, the Lumineers, the Posies, Tom Morello, Wayne Kramer

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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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