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Monday Morning Video – Jason Isbell and the Hard Working Americans

Monday, August 08, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

Ah, the dog days of summer. What better time to kick back and enjoy a Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ classic as performed by The Hard Working Americans and special guest Jason Isbell.

Filed Under: Rock, Videos Tagged With: Hard Working Americans, Jason Isbell

Mayer’s Picks – Best Albums of 2014

Wednesday, December 10, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

This has been a great year in music, a feast for the ears but a challenge when it comes to picking my favorite albums for the year. A good problem to have, I suppose. Without further ado…. #1. MATTHEW RYAN, Boxers Ryan has never been one to pull his punches so why should we expect […]

Filed Under: Americana, Best of Year, Country, Folk, Indie, Pop, Reviews, Rock Tagged With: Chris Mills, Chuck Ragan, Drive-By-Truckers, Hard Working Americans, Joe Fletcher, Lydia Loveless, Matthew Ryan, Sturgill Simpson, the Damn Choir

Mayer's Playlist for October 2014, Part 2

Thursday, October 30, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH And the War Came, by Shakey Graves Austin-based Alejandro Rose-Garcia — Shakey Graves — makes a mighty fine racket. His live performances, generally just him on the stage playing guitar and percussion, are captivating. And the War Came is the rare studio album that captures this energy while simultaneously showcasing the […]

Filed Under: Americana, Downloads, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Bahamas, Hard Working Americans, Jeffrey Dean Foster, Little Jackie, Sean Rowe, Shakey Graves, Sons of Bill

Mayer’s Picks: The Best of 2014, So Far (the Songs)

Wednesday, July 16, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

Rubicon, Chris Mills (from the Loud Romantic Records release Alexandria) Mills lulls you in with a lilting melody before unleashing the jaw-dropping emotion of lyrics and voice. The results are heartwrenching. Really Wanna See You, Lydia Loveless (from the Bloodshot Records release Somewhere Else) This is the way rock and roll is supposed to sound: […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Chris Mills, Drive-By-Truckers, Hard Working Americans, Jimbo Mathus, Jonny Two Bags, Lake Street Dive, Lydia Loveless, Rod Picott

Mayer’s Picks – The Best of 2014, So Far (the Albums)

Wednesday, July 09, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

The year is off to a strong start and I expect that it will only get better. Here, in no particular order, are some of my favorite releases from the first half of 2014. SOMEWHERE ELSE by LYDIA LOVELESS “Simply bad-ass” is the phrase that overwhelms my thinking every time I give this album a […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Country, Folk, Pop, Reviews, Rock Tagged With: Chris Mills, Chuck Ragan, Drive-By-Truckers, Girls Guns and Glory, Hard Working Americans, Lydia Loveless, Mike Cooley, Parker Millsap, Patterson Hood, Sarah Borges, Todd Snider

Mayer’s Playlist for January 2014, Part 1

Friday, January 31, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH Hard Working Americans, by Hard Working Americans ‘Ya gotta love this album on principle. A veritable super-group of Americana and jam-band artists* get together for, well a jam-session. They forgo writing their own songs and instead champion some of their (and my) favorite songwriters. Like I said, how can you not […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Bluegrass, Downloads, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Driftwood, Hard Working Americans, Jeremy Fisher, Leeroy Stagger, Michelle Malone, The New Mendicants, Todd Snider

The Twangville 2014 Release Preview

Wednesday, January 08, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

If the releases below are any indication, 2014 is shaping up to be a musical embarrassment of riches. What releases, whether on this list or not, are you most excited to hear? HARD WORKING AMERICANS by HARD WORKING AMERICANS(21 January on Melvin Records/Thirty Tigers Records) What happens when a group of musicians — Todd Snider, […]

Filed Under: Americana, Bluegrass, Country, Folk, Indie, Rock, Soul/R&B Tagged With: archie powell, Drive-By-Truckers, Hard Working Americans, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Jimbo Mathus, Joe Fletcher, John Fullbright, Johnny Cash, Lydia Loveless, Matthew Ryan, Parker Millsap, St Paul and the Broken Bones, Todd Snider, Will Kimbrough

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