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SXSW 2025: The Sounds, Part 3

Thursday, March 27, 2025 By Mayer Danzig

ST. VINCENT It’s hard to beat a surprise set by St. Vincent, all the more so when it takes place at a Rivian showroom. The set was short but potent, including a few from her most recent album. And thanks, Rivian, for the limited edition vinyl of said release. WILLI CARLISLE Although he’s been on […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Streams, SXSW Tagged With: Bob Schneider, Casey Lowery, English Teeth, Freedom Rockets, Jeremy Pinnelll, Kelly Willis, Melanie MacLaren, Restos, Riverboat Gamblers, St Vincent, Tommy Stinson, Willi Carlisle

Americana 2024, Mayer’s Picks (Part 2)

Thursday, October 03, 2024 By Mayer Danzig

LYDIA LOVELESS Loveless played two shows to celebrate a new album, Something Else, a reimagined version of her 2014 release Somewhere Else.  The new release is nearly entirely Loveless solo on piano and was the focus of a stunning Thursday appearance at Todd Snider’s Purple Building.  The next afternoon Loveless and John Calvin Abney brought […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Americana Music Conference, Country, Folk, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Dave Alvin, Ella Hooper, J. Isaiah Evans & The Boss Tweed, Jack Ingram, Jaimee Harris, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, John Calvin Abney, Kelly Willis, Lori McKenna, Lydia Loveless, Mary Gauthier, Melody Walker, Paisley Fields, Radney Foster, Remy Reilly, Sophie Gault, Sunny Sweeney, Tyler-James Kelly

Mayer’s Playlist for Spring 2024

Wednesday, June 12, 2024 By Mayer Danzig

Lay By Your Side, Christopher Paul Stelling (from the self-released Forgotten but Not Gone and Few and Far Between) I’ve never been through a divorce but, listening to Christopher Paul Stelling’s new Forgotten but Not Gone and Few and Far Between, I have greater insight into the explosion of emotions that occur. Stelling has long […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Streams, Videos Tagged With: Adeem the Artist, Brennen Leigh, Christopher Paul Stelling, Heather Little, Kelly Willis, Liz Brasher, Lou Reed, Melissa Carper, Molly Stevens, Sam Morrow, The Afghan Whigs, The Coal Men, Wesley Dean, Will Kimbrough, Wonder Women of Country

AmericanaFest 2022 – Shawn’s Favorites

Wednesday, September 28, 2022 By Shawn Underwood

I was once again fortunate enough to attend the fall celebration of all things roots music, AmericanaFest. Taking place across most of a week, the traditional kick-off is the Americana Music Awards on Wednesday night. The official showcases also started Wednesday, and ended Saturday night. And this year the unofficial events started on Tuesday and […]

Filed Under: Americana Music Conference, Reviews Tagged With: Alisa Amador, Brennan Leigh, Brian Wright, Grace Pettis, Jacob Groopman, Jesse Daniel, Joe Purdy, Kelly Willis, McCrary Sisters, Melissa Carper, Melody Walker, Rob Ickes, Side Pony, Steve Poltz, Trey Hensley

Kelly Willis & Bruce Robison On A Duct Taped Tour Van and Starting a Label

Tuesday, July 16, 2019 By Mayer Danzig

Kelly Willis and Bruce Robison explain why to avoid the captain’s chair behind the driver in their tour van and why being a duo is better than being a solo act.

Filed Under: Americana, Country, Interviews, Why It Matters Tagged With: bruce robison, Kelly Willis

SXSW 2018 – The Sounds, Part 3

Tuesday, April 03, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

TERRA LIGHTFOOT If there was one artist on my “do not miss” list this year it was Terra Lightfoot. I first saw her at SXSW a few years back and she just keeps getting better and better. The combination of her voice, songs and guitar playing makes for a potent rock and roll cocktail. JAIMEE […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Blues, Country, Folk, Indie, Pop, Rock, SXSW Tagged With: Cody Canada, Jaimee Harris, James McMurtry, John Doe, Jon Dee Graham, Kelly Willis, Nathaniel Rateliff, Ray Wylie Hubbard, Sam Morrow, Terra Lightfoot, the Sideshow Tragedy, Tyler Childers

Best Albums of 2007, Official Twangville Picks

Saturday, January 26, 2008 By Tom Osborne

For the first time in three years Twangville presents an official top albums list aggregated from several of our editors’ picks. The first number in parenthesis represents the cumulative score and the second number is the number of editors who selected a particular album. 1. Jason Isbell, ‘Sirens of The Ditch’ (26.5/4) 2. Patty Griffin, […]

Filed Under: Best of Year, Videos Tagged With: Bruce Springsteen, Glen Hansard, Grace Potter, Jason Isbell, Josh Ritter, Justin Currie, Kelly Willis, Patty Griffin, Ryan Adams, Wilco

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