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The Twangville Early 2021 Release Preview

Thursday, January 14, 2021 By Mayer Danzig

Happily, 2021 is upon us! Here are just a few forthcoming long-players that we are eagerly anticipating in the coming months. J.T. by STEVE EARLE AND THE DUKES (4 Jan) Steve Earle pays tribute to his late son – and raises funds to support the late artist’s wife and 3-year-old daughter – by recording a […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Blues, Country, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter Tagged With: Aaron Lee Tasjan, Barry Gibb, Bee Gees, Charlie Marie, Death By Unga Bunga, Del Amitri, Jenee Halstead, Justin Townes Earle, Lake Street Dive, Langhorne Slim, Lucero, Matthew Sweet, Ottoman Turks, Selwyn Birchwood, Steve Earle, The Hold Steady

Route 128 on a Dark and Lonely Night – A Special Boston Playlist

Wednesday, September 02, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

Here is the latest installment in our periodic series highlighting Boston and New England artists. (View the complete series here.) Jambalaya, Girls Guns and Glory (from the self-released A Tribute to Hank Williams – Live!) Girls Guns and Glory’s annual Hank Williams tribute shows have rapidly become a New Year’s tradition. With the help of […]

Filed Under: Americana, Country, Downloads, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Amy Black, Ballroom Thieves, Boston Playlist, Dylan Sevey, Girls Guns and Glory, Jenee Halstead, Love Love, Sarah Blacker, Tad Overbaugh

Monday Morning Video: Locals Covering Locals ’round Boston

Monday, July 07, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

Our friends at Red Line Roots spearheaded a really cool project this past spring. With support from the Club Passim Iguana Fund, they invited a plethora of local artists to cover one another’s songs. Locals Covering Locals, the resulting collection, is now available for download. Even better, you can get it for free here. I […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Folk, Videos Tagged With: Danielle Miraglia, Jenee Halstead, Sean Staples, The Bean Pickers Union, Tim Gearan

Monday Morning Video: A Tribute to Brown Bird

Monday, January 13, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

While on tour last spring, Dave Lamb of Providence, RI-based duo Brown Bird fell ill and was ultimately diagnosed with leukemia. Although he lacked insurance at the time, he was able to get treatment and is on the path to recovery. Of course, the mounting health costs combined with the lack of income — Brown […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Folk, Videos Tagged With: Allysen Callery, Audrey Ryan, Brian Carroll, Brown Bird, Coyote Kolb, Dan Blakeslee, Eric Michael Lichter, Haunt the House, Ian Fitzgerald, James Maple, Jenee Halstead, Jonah Tolchin, Patrick Coman, The Low Anthem, Vudu Sister

Please Come to Boston: A Special Boston Music Playlist

Thursday, July 26, 2012 By Mayer Danzig

FEATURED ALBUM Riverboat, by Tim Gearan Tim Gearan has long been a mainstay on the Boston roots scene, with 2-3 weekly residencies and a tendency to show up to play at any number of other shows in a given week. His primary Friday night residency is a weekly party – there is no other way […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Downloads, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Roots, Streams Tagged With: Air Traffic Controller, Boston Playlist, Brian Charles, Charlie Chesterman, Dear Leader, Jenee Halstead, Letters to Cleo, Old Jack, Pesky J. Nixon, The Kickbacks, The Sheila Devine, Tim Gearan, Todd Thibaud

Shippin’ Up to Boston: A Special Playlist

Wednesday, June 16, 2010 By Mayer Danzig

I’m fortunate to live in a city that appreciates and supports great music. Here are a few of my current favorites. Banks of the Mississippi, Jenee Hastead (from the self-released Hollow Bones) “Baby, if we could go to the banks of the Mississippi, watch out I’ll float your body out to sea,” sings Halstead in […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Bluegrass, Country, Downloads, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Soul/R&B, Streams Tagged With: Asa Brebner, Boston Playlist, Christian McNeill, Gilded Splinters, Girls Guns and Glory, Jenee Halstead, Jimmy Ryan, John Powhida, Neil Young, Sea Monsters, Tripping Lily

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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