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SXSW 2011: The Scene, Part 2

Thursday, March 31, 2011 By Mayer Danzig

DAY PARTIES EVERYWHERE Unofficial day parties have exploded in the past several years to the point that they now outnumber the official showcases. By my count there were over 120 day parties taking place on Saturday and I know that my list wasn’t complete. With that many shows it takes some creativity to stand out, […]

Filed Under: News, SXSW Tagged With: Alejandro Escovedo, Asylum Street Spankers, Charlie Sexton, Hamell on Trial, Jack White, Jesse Malin, Lucinda Williams, Richard Barone, Willie Nile

SXSW 2011: The Scene, Part 1

Tuesday, March 29, 2011 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 2,000 bands and 13,000 attendees, SXSW is the world’s premiere music conference. Even better, it is one heck of […]

Filed Under: News, Reviews, SXSW Tagged With: 4 Non-Blondes, Andy Clockwise, Autumn Defense, B.O.B., Bliss N Eno, Buck 65, Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr, Dawes, Deer Tick, Doll & the Kicks, Duran Duran, Fences, Hanson, J Roddy Walston and the Business, Janelle Monae, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Jay Z, Jeremy Messersmith, Jesse Malin, Jim Jones Review, Jon Dee Graham, Josh Ritter, Kanye West, Kevin Devine, Kid Canaveral, Linda Perry, Maxim Ludwig & the Santa Fe Seven, Men Without Hats, Middle Brother, Neon Trees, P Diddy, P.O.S., Peelander Z, Peter Buck, R.E.M., Sharon Etten, Sharon Van Etten, Slaid Cleaves, Susanna Hoffs, the Bangles, The Biters, the Civil Wars, The Stone Foxes, Tristen, Wilco, Wild Flag, Yuck

Best Albums of 2010, Tom’s Picks

Tuesday, January 04, 2011 By Tom Osborne

Matthew Ryan, Dear Lover (Acoustic Version)

Here are my favorite albums of 2010 of everything I listened to. As usual, my tastes are all over the map as you can clearly see. You’ll see some long time favorites like Eli “Paperboy” Reed, Justin Townes Earle, Hold Steady, and Ray Lamontagne in my top 10 but also pay close attention to some […]

Filed Under: Best of Year, Reviews Tagged With: Caleb Stine, Eli Paperboy Reed, Glossary, Jesse Malin, Joe Pug, Justin Townes Earle, Matthew Ryan, Mumford and Sons, Ray Lamontagne, The Hold Steady, Two Cow Garage

Jesse Malin & St. Marks Social – Love It to Life

Thursday, October 14, 2010 By Tom Osborne

Matthew Ryan Dear Lover Acoustic

It seems like everything written about Jesse Malin refers to his punk years in the band D Generation. If not about that, it’s all about the Bruce Springsteen or Ryan Adams comparisons drawing from his solo career. For far too long, I’ve ignored the chit-chat. I wanted to like Malin’s music as much as everyone […]

Filed Under: Alternative, Reviews, Rock Tagged With: Jesse Malin

Mayer’s Playlist From September 2010

Tuesday, October 05, 2010 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH: Blood/Candy, by The Posies “Who’s got into that 80s radio?” ask the Posies at the start of “Licenses to Hide.” It is an appropriate question for a band whose first album dates back to that era. In a triumph of talent and perseverance over the music business vagaries, the Posies are […]

Filed Under: Alternative, Downloads, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Bleu, Eli Paperboy Reed, J Roddy Walston, J Roddy Walston and the Business, Jesse Malin, Los Lobos, Peter Himmelman, Rich Pagano, Steve Wynn, The Lonely Forest, The Parting Gifts, the Posies

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

The Mother Truckers + More, Releases 6/3

Tuesday, June 03, 2008 By Tom Osborne

The Mother Truckers playing Dynamite at Plush in Tucson, Arizona MOTHER TRUCKERS, Let’s All Go To Bed (Funzalo)Official Site | MySpace | Samples What’s not to love about Austin’s Mother Truckers? Find them somewhere comfortable nestled among the Drive-by Truckers, Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles and Southern Culture on the Skids. Its Texas-style countrified […]

Filed Under: Alternative, Country, Downloads, News, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Aimee Mann, Centro-Matic, Ed Harcourt, Jesse Malin, south san gabriel, the Mother Truckers

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