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Monday Morning Video – Kathleen Edwards “The Cheapest Key”

Monday, March 25, 2019 By Mayer Danzig

Kathleen Edwards provides us with an adult version of the A-B-Cs on this classic track from her 2008 gem Asking For Flowers.

Filed Under: Americana, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Kathleen Edwards

More of Tom’s Favorites of 2008, a Video Companion

Thursday, December 18, 2008 By Tom Osborne

Selected favorites from some of my favorite albums of the year. Also, some superlatives: Best Alternative Album: THE HOLD STEADY, Stay Positive (Vagrant) Best Alt-Country Album: OLD 97S, Blame It On Gravity (New West) Best Emerging Artist: GLOSSARY, The Better Angels of Our Nature (Undertow) Best Country Album: RECKLESS KELLY, Bulletproof (Yep Roc) Best R&B/Soul […]

Filed Under: Best of Year Tagged With: donavon frankenreiter, Eli Paperboy Reed, Glossary, Kathleen Edwards, Old 97's, Reckless Kelly, Sean Costello, The Hold Steady

Best Albums of 2008, Tom’s Picks

Wednesday, December 17, 2008 By Tom Osborne

These are my favorite albums of 2008. As always, these only reflect music that I was able to afford or otherwise get my grubby hands on. Regretfully, the lastest from Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, Marc Broussard, Ray Lamontagne, Amos Lee, and Butch Walker among dozens of others kept a distance. #1. THE HOLD STEADY, […]

Filed Under: Best of Year Tagged With: donavan frankenreiter, Eli Paperboy Reed, Glossary, Hayes Carll, James McMurtry, Kathleen Edwards, Old 97's, Reckless Kelly, The Hold Steady, the mother truckers

Reckless Kelly,’s “Bulletproof”, Readers’ Choice Album of the Year

Sunday, December 07, 2008 By Tom Osborne

Its that time of year again where we start to see “the lists” start appearing regarding everyone’s favorite this and that from the course of the year. We here at the Twangville will have some lists of our own starting to appear over the coming days and weeks. We thought we’d kick it off with […]

Filed Under: Best of Year Tagged With: Alejandro Escovedo, austin collins, Drive-By-Truckers, Hayes Carll, James McMurtry, Kasey Chambers, Kathleen Edwards, Old 97's, Old Crow Medicine Show, Reckless Kelly

Moonlighters Extraordinaire: Results Are In

Friday, September 05, 2008 By Mayer Danzig

With all due respect to all the excellent comments of moonlighting band members (see below for the full list), the best of the bunch went unmentioned. To wit I submit Steven Van Zandt. After building a reputation as a member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band, Van Zandt unleashed his criminally-overlooked solo debut, Men Without […]

Filed Under: Contests, Indie, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Albert Hammond Jr, Austin, Blue Rodeo, Canada, CSNY, Grateful Dead, Jerry Garcia, Jim Bryson, Jim Cuddy, Kathleen Edwards, Little Steven, Neil Young, New York, Old 97's, Rhett Miller, San Francisco, Steve Van Zandt, The Strokes

Your Favorites in 2008… So Far

Wednesday, August 06, 2008 By Mayer Danzig

The residents of Twangville have spoken! Here are some of your favorites from the first half of the year. The Band of Heathens, The Band of Heathens Hayes Carll, Trouble In Mind Drive-By Truckers, Brighter Than Creation’s Dark Justin Townes Earle, The Good Life Kathleen Edwards, Asking for Flowers Elbow, Seldom Seen Kid Eleven Hundred […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Alternative, Best of Year, Contests, Country, Folk, Indie, News, Pop, Rock, Roots Tagged With: Abbie Gardner, abigail washburn, Abigail Washburn and the Sparrow Quartet, Alejandro Escovedo, Anthony da Costa, Band of Heathens, Bon Iver, Danny Schmidt, Drive-By-Truckers, Elbow, Eleven Hundred Springs, Emmylou Harris, Fleet Foxes, flogging molly, Hayes Carll, Hold Steady, Justin Townes Earle, Kathleen Edwards, Old 97's, Sonny Landreth, Youngbloods

Mayer’s Playlist for March/April, A Video Companion

Sunday, May 18, 2008 By Mayer Danzig

Here we go again, another video companion chock full of tasty nuggets. We’ll kick things off with songs from Steve Poltz and Missy Higgins, our featured artists for March & April. They we’ll dig into videos and live performances from Kathleen Edwards, Foy Vance, Against Me! and Shurman. We wrap things up this month with […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Against Me!, Foy Vance, Kathleen Edwards, Missy Higgins, Shurman, Steve Poltz

Mayer’s Playlist for March/April, Part 1

Wednesday, May 14, 2008 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH: Traveling and Unraveling, by Steve Poltz Poltz proves himself to be a genuine musical instigator across two concurrent releases, blending a comedic wit and biting lyrics with instantly hummable acoustic melodies. Who else would react to life’s frustrations by asking the semi-serious question “What would Ghandi do in this situation, go […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Rock Tagged With: American Music Club, Josh Ritter, Kathleen Edwards, Paul Kelly, Shurman, Steve Poltz, Tim Rogers, You Am I

Kathleen Edwards: Cheapest Key Music Video

Friday, April 04, 2008 By Kelly Dearmore

New. Video. Kathleen. Edwards. Period. This post also appears on The Gobbler’s Knob.

Filed Under: Americana, Videos Tagged With: Kathleen Edwards

Best of Winter 2008, Tom’s Mixtape

Wednesday, April 02, 2008 By Tom Osborne

Another winter passes without disappointment. There were some expected solid records like those from Tift Merritt, Gary Louris, Kathleen Edwards and the Drive-by Truckers. Some breaking artists like Liam Finn, The Whigs, Mando Saenz and Justin Townes Earle. Some surprises from Counting Crows, The Black Crowes and Seven Mary Three. And some that simply made […]

Filed Under: Playlists, Videos Tagged With: Counting Crows, Drive-By-Truckers, Eric Lindell, Gary Louris, jason collett, Justin Townes Earle, Kathleen Edwards, kelley stoltz, Liam Finn, mando saenz, Marah, Missy Higgins, north mississippi allstars, Richard Julian, Sean Costello, seven mary three, Shawn Mullins, the black crowes, The Whigs, Tift Merritt

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