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Monday Morning Video: Couch By Couchwest

Sunday, March 24, 2013 By Mayer Danzig

Some travel to see bands, others let the bands come to them. So while SXSW brought thousands to Austin, the annual Couch Couch By Couchwest brought the music to you. The annual online festival invites artists, most of whom are not attending SXSW, to submit videos of themselves performing songs. Artists have fun with it, […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Videos Tagged With: Cary Hudson, Glossary, I Can Lick Any Sonofabitch in the House, Jimbo Mathus, Kevin Russell, Mic Harrison, Scott Miller, Shinyribs

Mayer’s Playlist for January 2013

Thursday, January 31, 2013 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH Battles, by Kingsley Flood Battles is the sound of a band hitting stride. Kingsley Flood have always delivered rock solid songs and performances. Their latest release, however, packages their most potent songwriting to date with some equally powerful arrangements. There’s a real edge to the songs across this release. The title […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Downloads, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Roots, Streams Tagged With: Asa Brebner, Carrie Rodriguez, Elephant Stone, Glossary, Goodnight Texas, Joey Kneiser, Jones Street Station, Kingsley Flood, Nude Beach, Rich Mahan, Ted Russell Kamp, the Shilohs, The Stone Foxes, Wake Owl

Couch By Couchwest, the Alternative to SXSW

Friday, March 30, 2012 By Mayer Danzig

While a couple of thousand bands converged on Austin, Texas for SXSW, a few hundred more took over couches, porches and even bathrooms for Couch By Couchwest. Participating artists produced and submitted live performance videos for all to enjoy. Below are a few favorites from artists like Mic Harrison & the High Score, Doc Dailey, […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Doc Dailey, Glossary, Jo Wymer, Kasey Anderson, Matthew Ryan, Mic Harrison & the High Score

Mayer’s Playlist for Oct/Nov 2011, Part 2

Tuesday, December 06, 2011 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH: Long Live All of Us, by Glossary Glossary have always had a reputation as a scrappy rock band from Murfreesboro, TN. While their latest doesn’t abandon the past, the band has injected a healthy dose of southern soul into the mix. And, man, does it sound good. Opener “Trouble Won’t Always […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Downloads, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Glossary, Hall and Oates, the 65's, the Mooncussers, The Psychedelic Furs, Todd May, Tom Evanchuck, Vance Gilbert, Warren Zanes, Wires in the Walls

Best Albums of 2010, Tom’s Picks

Tuesday, January 04, 2011 By Tom Osborne

Matthew Ryan, Dear Lover (Acoustic Version)

Here are my favorite albums of 2010 of everything I listened to. As usual, my tastes are all over the map as you can clearly see. You’ll see some long time favorites like Eli “Paperboy” Reed, Justin Townes Earle, Hold Steady, and Ray Lamontagne in my top 10 but also pay close attention to some […]

Filed Under: Best of Year, Reviews Tagged With: Caleb Stine, Eli Paperboy Reed, Glossary, Jesse Malin, Joe Pug, Justin Townes Earle, Matthew Ryan, Mumford and Sons, Ray Lamontagne, The Hold Steady, Two Cow Garage

Readers’ Picks: Best Albums of 2010 (Plus a Giveaway)

Sunday, January 02, 2011 By Tom Osborne

Paul Thorn, Pimps and Preachers

Twangville readers rallied to give Paul Thorn‘s ‘Pimps and Preachers’ an overwhelming victory for album of the year. An interesting fact about the album is that Thorn himself painted the album cover. He painted the preacher to be his father and the pimp to be his uncle. You don’t have to look much further to […]

Filed Under: Best of Year, Readers' Pick, Reviews Tagged With: Alejandro Escovedo, Backyard Tire Fire, Bruce Springsteen, Carrie Rodriguez, crazy heart, Drive-By-Truckers, Gaslight Anthem, Glossary, Grace Potter, JJ Grey, Joe Pug, John Hiatt, John Prine, Josh Ritter, Justin Townes Earle, Matthew Ryan, Old 97's, Patty Griffin, Paul Thorn, Peter Wolf, Raul Malo, Ray Lamontagne, Reckless Kelly, Two Cow Garage

Tom’s Picks: Best Songs of 2010, a Playlist and Video Companion

Sunday, December 26, 2010 By Tom Osborne

If I limited selections from my favorite albums of the year to as many as I could fit on a CD it would look something like this. The journey starts with the always energetic Eli “Paperboy” Reed. Somewhere in the middle you hear the genius songwriting by Caleb Stine and Justin Townes Earle. All to […]

Filed Under: Best of Year, Playlists, Reviews, Videos Tagged With: Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore, Caleb Stine, Cary Brothers, Constellations, Eli Paperboy Reed, Glossary, Jenny and Johnny, Jesse Malin and The St. Marks Social, Joe Pug, John Legend & The Roots, Jonathan Tyler and The Northern Lights, Justin Townes Earle, Leeroy Stagger, Matthew Ryan, Mumford & Sons, Taylor Carson, The Hold Steady, The New Pornographers, Two Cow Garage

You Pick It: Springsteen’s “Born to Run”

Friday, September 24, 2010 By Mayer Danzig

Continuing our series of classic songs covered, today we survey a collection of fuel-injected takes on Bruce Springsteen’s legendary “Born to Run.” “This Is American Music” – a music collective featuring Grand Champeen, Two Cow Garage, The Drams, and Glossary – kick us off, followed by Butch Walker, the Smoking Popes, Cowboy Mouth, Melissa Etheridge, […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Alkaline Trio, Billy Joel, Bruce Springsteen, Butch Walker, Cowboy Mouth, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Glossary, Grand Champeen, Jeffrey Gaines, John Monnecka, Melissa Etheridge, Smoking Popes, The Drams, the Fray, Two Cow Garage

SXSW 2010: The Sounds, Part 2

Monday, May 03, 2010 By Mayer Danzig

Jon Dee Graham My SXSW show list is usually built around bands that I’ve never seen. Jon Dee Graham is the rare exception who makes the list every year. His gruff voice fits well with the bit of his lyrics, not to mention his razor-sharp guitar-playing. And his stories and between song banter, rich with […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Soul/R&B, Videos Tagged With: Citizen Cope, Glossary, J Roddy Walston, Jon Dee Graham, Lucero, Origone, Raphael Saadiq, Roman Candle, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Steve Poltz, Visqueen

Mayer’s Playlist from January 2010

Thursday, February 18, 2010 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH: The Day After Everything Changed, by Ellis Paul New England folk musician Ellis Paul headed south to Nashville to record his latest album and returned with a more polished sound. Despite the change of locale, however, the vividness of his songwriting remains the same. Paul’s songs are filled with rich imagery […]

Filed Under: Americana, Downloads, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Allison Moorer, Arc Angels, Butch Walker, Ellis Paul, Elvis Costello, Freedy Johnston, Glossary, Motion City Soundtrack, Swinging Steaks, Tommy Keene

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