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Mayer’s Best of 2009 (the songs), Part 1

Thursday, December 31, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

Give Me Tomorrow, Willie Nile (from the River House Records release House of a Thousand Guitars) Nile’s eternal optimism reigns supreme, most notably on this spirited testament to change and opportunity. “I’ve seen poison in the waters, heard the crying of the sea, I have heard your sons and daughters say what’s to become of […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Alternative, Americana, Best of Year, Blues, Downloads, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Streams, Videos Tagged With: Buddy Miller, Gretel, Jason Isbell, Julie Miller, Porterdavis, Rancid, Roman Candle, Session Americana, Slaid Cleaves, The Damnwells, Willie Nile

Listen Up: Gretel’s “The Dregs”

Wednesday, July 15, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

I suspect that every songwriter dreams of writing a song like “Car Bomb Times.” It’s a triumph of songwriting that matches provocative lyrics with a hypnotic melody. What begins as a quiet folk song built around singer-songwriter Reva Williams banjo and hushed vocals builds into a rich tapestry of harmonies. It is these types of […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Downloads, Folk, Reviews, Streams Tagged With: Boston, Gretel

Mayer’s Playlist for October 2008, A Video Companion

Friday, November 07, 2008 By Mayer Danzig

October’s video companion kicks off with live performances from Joseph Arthur & the Lonely Astronauts and Matt Mays & El Torpedo, two of our featured artists. Then we settle into a nice groove with live performances from Dar Williams, Sometymes Why, Gretel, Dan Baird, Backyard Tire Fire, Brandi Carlile, Jesse Malin, Paul Weller and the […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Country, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Rockabilly, Videos Tagged With: Backyard Tire Fire, Birmingham, Bloomington, Boston, Brandi Carlile, Dan Baird, Dar Williams, Gretel, Jesse Malin, Joseph Arthur, London, Matt Mays, Matt Mays & El Torpedo, Nashville, New York, Nova Scotia, paul weller, Sometymes Why, Velvet Underground, Washington, Waylon Jennings, Wild Sweet Orange

Mayer’s Playlist for October 2008, Part 1

Monday, November 03, 2008 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH: Temporary People, by Joseph Arthur & the Lonely Astronauts Apparently Joseph Arthur still has a few things left to say this year. After releasing four EPs this spring and summer, Arthur serves up a proper full-length release just in time for fall. The album has a loose an energetic feel to […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Backyard Tire Fire, Bloomington, Boston, Brandi Carlile, Dan Baird, Gretel, Jesse Malin, Joseph Arthur, Matt Mays, Matt Mays & El Torpedo, Nashville, New York, Nova Scotia, Washington

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