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Shawn’s 25 Favs of 2024

Friday, December 27, 2024 By Shawn Underwood

1) Kacey Musgraves – Deeper Well She raised her game to a new level. The insight and emotion in some of the songs on this record really do make me think that cardinal was John Prine. I’m not sure there’s been a better song ever about growing up than the title track. 2) Billy Strings […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Bluegrass, Country, Folk, Outlaw Country, Reviews, Roots, Singer/Songwriter Tagged With: AJ Lee & Blue Summit, Billy Strings, Dwight Yoakam, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Jamey Johnson, Kacey Musgraves, Kaitlin Butts, Karen Jonas, Ruby Joyful, Sierra Ferrell

Readers’ Pick: Hurray for the Riff Raff – The Past Is Still Alive

Friday, March 01, 2024 By Tom Osborne

Hurray for the Riff Raff – The Past Is Still Alive (cover art)

You picked Hurray for the Riff Raff – The Past Is Still Alive as your favorite new release for the week of February 23, 2024.

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: Hurray for the Riff Raff

The Twangville Early 2024 Preview

Thursday, January 11, 2024 By Mayer Danzig

Halfsies by Lizzie No (19 Jan) Brooklyn’s Lizzie No showcases the breadth of her talent on her forthcoming album. From folk to rock to pop – there’s a little bit of everything, all with an engaging indie vibe. Letting the Lions In by Dinty Child (19 Jan) Dinty Child is a mainstay of the Boston […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Cajun, Country, Folk, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Brother Dege, Buffalo Tom, Chris J Norwood, Corb Lund, Dinty Child, Hurray for the Riff Raff, James Mastro, Joe Pug, Lizzie No, Mia Dyson, Miss Tess, Phil Hurley, Sarah Shook and the Disarmers, Session Americana, Sophie Gault, The FBR, The HawtThorns, The Northern Belle

Newport Folk 2022 – the Twangville Recap

Wednesday, August 10, 2022 By Nick Loss-Eaton

Goose (credit Suze Reviews the Blues)

The fog seemed to foreshadow Joni Mitchell as it rolled in, surrounding the peninsula housing the War of 1812-era Fort Adams that makes up the venue of the Newport Folk Festival, after a weekend of intense sun and heat. There had been whispers all weekend about special guests; rumors of Paul Simon, Paul McCartney, Jimmy […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Blues, Folk, Newport Folk Festival, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter Tagged With: Adia Victoria, Anais Mitchell, Arooj Aftab, Blake Mills, Brandi Carlile, Buffalo Nichols, Cassandra Jenkins, Chris Pierce, Craig Finn, Goose, Hurray for the Riff Raff, J.P. Harris, Japanese Breakfast, Joni Mitchell, Joy Oladokun, Julie Williams, Lucy Dacus, Natalie Merchant, S.G. Goodman, Sarah Lee Guthrie, Sylvan Esso, Taj Mahal, The Felice Brothers

Monday Morning Video – Ronnie Spector

Monday, January 17, 2022 By Mayer Danzig

With the passing of Ronnie Spector, another rock and roll legend has been taken from us. Spector leaves behind a tremendous musical legacy, one that led to the Ronettes being inducted into the Hall of Fame (with an induction speech by Keith Richards). Below is that night’s performances of the group’s signature “Be My Baby”. […]

Filed Under: In Memoriam, Pop, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Hurray for the Riff Raff, Joey Ramone, Ronnie Spector, The Ronettes

The Twangville Early 2022 Release Preview

Wednesday, January 12, 2022 By Mayer Danzig

Meet the new year. Same as the old? Not so much on the music front with a great batch of new music on the horizon. Here are some releases eagerly anticipated by the Twangville posse. Hell on Church Street by Punch Brothers (14 January) The virtuoso string quintet remind us yet again why they are […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Bluegrass, Blues, Country, Folk, Indie Rock, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard, Del McCoury, Goodnight Texas, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Jamie McDell, Khruangbin, Leon Bridges, punch brothers, Ryan Culwell, Sarah Borges, Sarah Shook and the Disarmers, Shovels & Rope, Silver Lining, Spoon, Steve Dawson, Susan Cattaneo, The Whitmore Sisters, Tinsley Ellis

SXSW 2017 – The Scene

Tuesday, April 04, 2017 By Mayer Danzig

For me, the true harbinger of spring is the arrival of the SXSW Music and Media Conference in Austin, Texas. Or rather, spring begins for me when I arrive in Austin for SXSW. With upwards of 2,200 bands and more than 20,000 attendees from around the world, SXSW is the world’s premiere music conference. Even […]

Filed Under: SXSW Tagged With: Blackfoot Gypsies, Hanson, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Jimmy Eat World, Lemon Twigs, Ron Gallo, Weezer

Mayer’s Playlist for Feb/Mar 2014, Part 2

Thursday, March 27, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTHS English Oceans, by Drive-By Truckers I suppose that this review could be titled “Cooley Steps Out.” The band co-founder, who has historically contributed only a couple of songs per release, is credited with six songs on English Oceans. Ever better, they are some of his strongest songs in years. The opening […]

Filed Under: Americana, Downloads, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Amelia White, Drive-By-Truckers, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Jimbo Mathus, Jonny Two Bags, Peter Bradley Adams, St Paul and the Broken Bones, the Damn Choir

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

Americana 2013, the Sounds, Part 2

Thursday, October 24, 2013 By Mayer Danzig

Every fall, The Americana Music Association gathers members, artists and music fans 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. LUCINDA WILLIAMS The Americana Conference instituted a new tradition this year: […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Americana Music Conference, Blues, Country, Folk, Pop, Reviews, Rock Tagged With: Alejandro Escovedo, Bobby Charles, Cheetah Chrome, Eddy Arnold, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Jim Lauderdale, Lucinda Williams, Shannon McNally

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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