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Chip’s Best of 2023

Wednesday, January 03, 2024 By Chip Frazier

Jason Isbell - Weathervanes (cover art)

I had the same problem with my year end rankings as always. There were at least 35 albums worthy of the top 25. As you can see that math only works for congressmen and poker hustlers. I focused the top 25 on Americana and Roots music. To have included Indie and Alternative would have been […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Bluegrass, Blues, Country, Outlaw Country, Reviews, Rock, Roots Tagged With: Drayton Farley, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Margo Price, Slaid Cleaves, Turnpike Troubadours

Twangville’s 2023 Favorites are…

Saturday, December 30, 2023 By Tom Osborne

Jason Isbell - Weathervanes (cover art)

The Twangville pick for Best New Album of 2023 is Weathervanes by Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit.

Filed Under: Best of Year Tagged With: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

Mayer’s Picks – More Favorites from 2023

Saturday, December 30, 2023 By Mayer Danzig

Terra Lightfoot

Here, in no particular order, are more favorites from 2023.

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Blues, Country, Outlaw Country, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter Tagged With: Abby Hamilton, Buddy and Julie Miller, Buddy Miller, Carter Sampson, Deer Tick, Erin Viancourt, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Jerry Joseph, Jess Williamson, Jesse Daniel Edwards, Jesse Dayton, JOHN BAUMANN, Joshua Ray Walker, L.A. Edwards, Mark Erelli, Matthew Logan Vasquez, Nathan Mongol Wells, Restos, Samantha Fish, Shadwick Wilde, Terra Lightfoot, The Band Of Heathens, The Hold Steady, Vincent Neil Emerson

Mayer’s Picks – Best Songs of 2023, Part 2

Friday, December 29, 2023 By Mayer Danzig

I posted my list of favorite from the first half of 2023 back in June (here). Rather than replicate that list for my full year review, consider this a continuation — the best songs from the second half of the year. Whatever Helps You Sleep, Abby Hamilton (from the Blue Gown Records release #1 Zookeeper (of the San […]

Filed Under: Americana, Best of Year, Blues, Country, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Videos Tagged With: Abby Hamilton, Allison Russell, Buddy and Julie Miller, Buddy Miller, Diane and the Gentle Men, Diane Gentile, Garrison Starr, Heather Horton, james maddock, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Jeff Plankenhorn, Jeremy Moses Curtis, Jerry Joseph, Jonah Tolchin, Joshua Ray Walker, Lauren Calve, Lydia Loveless, Margo Cilker, My Sister My Brother, Nathan Mongol Wells, Restos, Sean McConnell, Shadwick Wilde, Terra Lightfoot, William Matheny

Newport Folk 2023 – Saturday

Wednesday, August 09, 2023 By Jeff McMahon

In its 64th year, the 2023 Newport Folk Festival boasts the longest and most distinguished history of any currently running music festival dating back to 1959. With all that history, the festival has stayed relevant with its place as one of the most trusted venues for Americana, folk, rock, singer/songwriter, and everything in between. With […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Reviews, Rock Tagged With: Goose, Jason Isbell, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, John Oates, The Hold Steady

Drayton Farley – Twenty on High

Thursday, February 16, 2023 By Chip Frazier

The rapidly growing fanbase of Drayton Farley is about to need to put a double-decker on the bandwagon. Farley will be releasing “Twenty on High” via Hargrove Records/Thirty Tigers on March 3rd. Up until now his records have been one man DIY releases. However, that hasn’t stopped him from amassing millions of streams on Spotify […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Country, Folk, Reviews, Videos Tagged With: Drayton Farley, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Sadler Vaden

Monday Morning Video – David Crosby

Monday, January 23, 2023 By Mayer Danzig

Another great one gone with the passing of David Crosby last week. Let’s celebrate his legacy with a classic performance of his “Almost Cut My Hair” with CSNY back in 1974 and “Wooden Ships” from his appearance with Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit at the 2018 Newport Folk Festival.

Filed Under: In Memoriam, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Crosby Stills Nash & Young, David Crosby, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit

Drayton Farley – Walk Home

Thursday, September 15, 2022 By Chip Frazier

Before I get into his excellent new EP, let me reflect on the near meteoric rise of singer-songwriter Drayton Farley. His is a true DIY story and proof that talent, not publicists, sometimes win the day. He started out recording in his home studio with no publicists or street team and no label. He persists […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Reviews, Streams Tagged With: Drayton Farley, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Sadler Vaden

Twangville’s Official Favorite Album of 2020 Is…

Friday, January 08, 2021 By Tom Osborne

Jason Isbell - Reunions (cover art)

Reunions by Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit The Twangville pick for Best New Album of 2020 is Reunions by Alabama rock outfit, Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit. This list combines best of year picks from our Twangville critics plus the Readers’ Tops which you helped us create. Congrats to all the finalists. Bring […]

Filed Under: Best of Year Tagged With: Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, John Prine

Americana Music Awards – 2018 Edition

Tuesday, September 25, 2018 By Shawn Underwood

As has become tradition in the middle of September, the Americana Music Festival rolled into Nashville earlier this month.  The opening of the festival used to be the Awards show at the fabulous Ryman Auditorium, but over the past couple of years the festival has outgrown its 4 day window and this year you could start […]

Filed Under: Americana, Americana Music Conference, Country, Folk, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Brandi Carlile, Buddy Miller, Fantastic Negrito, Irma Thomas, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Lukas Nelson, Nathaniel Rateliff, Roseanne Cash, The Milk Carton Kids, Tyler Childers

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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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