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SXSW 2019 – The Sounds, Part 2

Thursday, March 28, 2019 By Mayer Danzig

BEN KWELLER After a multi-year hiatus from music and, at least on this night, was in a feisty mood. In power trio format, he unleashed a boisterous pop fury. Welcome back, Ben. DEATH BY UNGA BUNGA This was the band that I saw that I saw the most at SXSW, catching three of their six […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Outlaw Country, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, SXSW Tagged With: Altameda, Ben Kweller, David Wax Museum, Death By Unga Bunga, Jeremy Pinnell, Justin Townes Earle, Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires, Melanie Brulee, The Reed Brothers, The Sick Things, Vandoliers

Readers’ Pick: Kids In the Street by Justin Townes Earle

Sunday, June 04, 2017 By Tom Osborne

Justin Townes Earle, Kids in the Street - cover art

You picked Kids In the Street from Nashville-born singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle, as your favorite new release for the week of May 26, 2017. Poll Results New Releases Did we miss something? If you feel a new release is missing from our current poll, please let us know in the comments. Readers’ Tops Spring 2017 COLTER […]

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: Justin Townes Earle

Boston’s Best Kept Festy – Saturday

Tuesday, October 11, 2016 By Jeff McMahon

I have to admit, I was surprised to see the lineup at such a relatively unknown festival called Festy this year. Where else can you see Americana stalwarts Josh Ritter and Justin Townes Earle on the same day? And when my wife and I waltzed in to the show at a hair past noon, I […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Pop, Reviews, Rock Tagged With: David Wax Museum, Josh Ritter, Justin Townes Earle, The Wood Brothers

Mayer’s Playlist for January 2015

Thursday, January 29, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUM OF THE MONTH Fear and Saturday Night, by Ryan Bingham Bingham sets the tone for his latest album right out of the gate. “I’ve been carrying my troubles in this pack strapped to my shoulder,” he confesses in the opening “Nobody Knows My Trouble.” What follows are twelve songs that are filled with life […]

Filed Under: Americana, Bluegrass, Country, Playlists, Reviews, Rock, Soul/R&B, Streams Tagged With: American Aquarium, Cody Canada, Jim White, Justin Townes Earle, Packway Handle Band, Paul Kelly, Ryan Bingham, The Westies, Thomas Bryan Eaton

Readers’ Pick: Absent Fathers by Justin Townes Earle

Tuesday, January 20, 2015 By Tom Osborne

JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE, Absent Fathers beats out ERIC SARDINAS, Boomerang as your favorite for the week of January 13, 2015. Poll Results Readers’ Top Picks – Winter 2015 JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE, Absent Fathers (17) ERIC SARDINAS, Boomerang (7) JOSHUA RADIN, Onward and Sideways (2) CATFISH AND THE BOTTLEMEN, The Balcony (1) New Poll

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The Twangville 2015 Release Preview

Thursday, January 08, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

There is already an impressive collection of releases on the docket for 2015, with plenty more sure to follow. Here are a handful that the Twangville crew are eagerly anticipating. What albums, whether on this list or not, are you most excited to hear? ABSENT FATHERS by JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE(13 January on Vagrant Records) Earle […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Bluegrass, Folk, News, Pop, Rock, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Brandi Carlile, Eilen Jewell, James McMurtry, Joe Pug, Justin Townes Earle, Paul Kelly, Robert Earl Keen, Ryan Bingham, Steve Earle

Chip’s Best of 2014

Wednesday, January 07, 2015 By Chip Frazier

As usual it was a tough year to pick the top albums. This year was particularly tough; in that there were a number of top notch releases, but no clear standouts. Thus the conundrum, how to separate albums that are all deserving and uniquely their own. Here is an attempt to rank my top ten. […]

Filed Under: Americana, Best of Year, Bluegrass, Country, Folk, Indie, Outlaw Country, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Chattam County Line, Chuck Prophet, Cory Branan, First Aid Kit, Jack White, Justin Townes Earle, Lucinda Williams, Old Crow Medicine Show, Shovels & Rope, St Paul and the Broken Bones, Sturgill Simpson, the Howlin Brothers

Mayer’s Playlist for Sept 2014, Part 1

Wednesday, September 17, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH You’ve Got the Wrong Man, by Joe Fletcher Singer-songwriter Joe Fletcher drew inspiration for You’ve Got the Wrong Man from the field recordings of the early 20th century. The process, most notably used by John Lomax during his musical exploration of the Southern US, places particular emphasis on the raw emotion […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Anthony D'Amato, Bruce Springsteen, J.P. Harris, Joe Fletcher, Joe Pug, Justin Townes Earle, Strand of Oaks

Readers’ Pick: Single Mothers by Justin Townes Earle

Tuesday, September 16, 2014 By Tom Osborne

You picked Single Mothers by Justin Townes Earle as your favorite for the week of September 9, 2014. Readers’ Top Picks (last 4 weeks) Single Mothers by Justin Townes Earle (13) [9/9] Swimmin’ Time by Shovels & Rope (11) [8/26] Too Blessed to Be Stressed by Paul Thorn (11) [8/19] Somewhere Under Wonderland by Counting […]

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: Justin Townes Earle

Twangville Fall Release Preview

Wednesday, September 03, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

Yup, the fall release calendar is shaping up quite nicely, thank you. Here are just a few that we at Twangville are excited to hear. SWIMMIN’ TIME by SHOVELS AND ROPE(25 Aug on Dualtone Records) SINGLE MOTHERS by JUSTIN TOWNES EARLE(9 Sept on Vagrant Records) RYAN ADAMS by RYAN ADAMS(9 Sept on Pax Am/Blue Note […]

Filed Under: Americana, News, Rock Tagged With: Justin Townes Earle, Lucinda Williams, Matthew Ryan, Shakey Graves, Shovels and Rope

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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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