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When It’s Twilight in Boston – a Special Twangville Playlist

Thursday, November 30, 2023 By Mayer Danzig

Bulletproof Man, The Bluest Sky (from the self-released The Bluest Sky) Chuck Melchin first appeared on our radar a number of years ago as the Bean Picker’s Union. Essentially a solo artist surrounding himself with a loose collective of acoustic players, he wrote songs that oozed melancholy and were tied to quiet and captivating melodies. […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B, Streams, Videos Tagged With: Barrence Whitfield and the Savages, Bob Bradshaw, Dan Blakeslee, Hayley Reardon, Jeremy Moses Curtis, John Powhida, Judit Neddermann, Other Brother Darryl, Phil Aiken, The Bluest Sky, The Quahogs, Ward Hayden and the Outliers

Bring Back the Boston Rag – A Special Boston Playlist

Wednesday, October 09, 2019 By Mayer Danzig

Pockets Full of Sighs, Lisa Bastoni (from the self-released How We Want to Live) Some of the best albums take both artist and listener on a journey.  One need look no farther than the title of Lisa Bastoni’s latest release to appreciate that this is her musical intent.  How We Want to Live may speak […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Blues, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B, Streams Tagged With: Freeloader, GA-20, Greg Klyma, John Powhida, John Powhida International Airport, Lisa Bastoni, Nat Freedberg, Session Americana, The Daybreakers, These Wild Plains

More Than a Feeling: A Special Boston Playlist*

Friday, May 23, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

FEATURED ALBUMS Smith & Weeden, by Smith & Weeden It’s always a treat to stumble across a band that, quite simply, sounds like they are having fun. Such is the case with the Providence-based quartet* Smith and Weeden, whose songs run the gamut from harmony-laced country to guitar-fueled rock. In the country category are ambling […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Downloads, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Aloud, Boston Playlist, Brian Carroll, Jess Tardy, John Powhida, Old Jack, Russell Kaback, Smith and Weeden

Mayer’s Playlist from July 2011

Wednesday, August 03, 2011 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH: Not So Loud: An Acoustic Evening, by The Bottle Rockets I don’t know why, but I’ve always hedged when considering the Bottle Rockets as an acoustic outfit. It makes no sense, I know, given that the band is so well travelled on the Americana road. Sure, I love the backporch feel […]

Filed Under: Downloads, Playlists, Reviews, Streams Tagged With: Amy Lavere, Dan Israel, Hotel Lights, Jo Wymer, John Powhida, Kris Delmhorst, Session Americana, The Bottle Rockets, The Cars, The Latebirds

Listen Up: The Q-Dee Rock and Soul Series

Monday, December 06, 2010 By Mayer Danzig

Q Division Studios has long been a mainstay of the Boston music scene, hosting everyone from burgeoning local bands to internationally renowned artists (see the list here). The studio has been known to put out a few releases of their own, as they are doing with the limited edition Q-Dee Rock and Soul Series. Beginning […]

Filed Under: Downloads, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Barrence Whitfield, Eli Paperboy Reed, Jenny Dee, John Powhida, Muck and the Mires, The True Loves

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

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