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A music blog featuring Alt-Country, Americana, Indie, Rock, Folk & Blues. Est. 2005.

Mayer’s Picks – More Favorites from 2020

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Here, in no particular order, are more favorites from 2020.

Mayer’s Playlist for Fall 2020, Part 5

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The Contractor, John Calvin Abney (from the Black Mesa Records release Familiar Ground) Familiar Ground, like John Calvin Abney’s previous albums, possesses a beautiful spirituality that is comforting and uplifting. Case in point – he opens this latest release with the heartening “When This Blows Over”, a song that serves as a quiet anthem for the […]

Mayer’s Picks – Best Songs of 2019, Part 2

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I posted my list of favorite from the first half of 2019 back in July (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. Have You Seen My Girl, Todd May (from the self-released Let’s Go Get Lost) […]

Mayer’s Picks – Best of 2019, The Albums

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Another year – heck, another decade – is winding down, which means that it is time for the ubiquitous best of year lists. Without further ado, here are my picks for the best albums of 2019. 10. MATTHEW RYAN, The Future Was Beautiful Matthew Ryan somewhat quietly released a pair of EPs in 2019 before […]

Monday Morning Video – John Calvin Abney “Maybe Happy”

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Singer-songwriter John Calvin Abney recently stopped Breathing Rhythm Studios in Norman, OK to perform “Maybe Happy”, the moving closing song from his recently released Safe Passage. Abney, along with Brent Cowles and The Reverent Few, is appearing at The Twangville Sunday Social in Dallas, TX this coming Sunday (11/3). Come join, won’t you? Details here.

Monday Morning Video – A Dallas House Show Preview

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Twangville continues our Sunday Social concert series in Dallas on November 3rd (details HERE) with three incredible artists:  John Calvin Abney, Brent Cowles and The Reverent Few. As we eagerly await an afternoon of songs and stories, here is a video playlist to whet our appetites.  John Calvin Abney – “Cowboys and Canyon Queens”, the […]

Mayer’s Picks – More Favorites from 2018

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Here, in no particular order, are a few more favorites from 2018. Tenkiller Marie/Lepanto Out From Under

Mayer’s Picks – Best Songs of 2018, Part 2

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I posted my list of favorite from the first half of 2018 back in July (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. Right On Time, Kevin Gordon (from the Crowville Media release Tilt and Shine) A […]