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Mayer’s Picks – Best Albums of 2018, Boston/Dallas Edition

Friday, December 21, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

I’m fortunate to be able to explore and enjoy the music scenes of two cities – Boston and Dallas. Artists from both have released some exceptional music this year. Here are a few favorites. Love it local. LOVE THAT DIRTY WATER (BOSTON YOU’RE MY HOME) Sarah Borges, Love’s Middle Name Borges takes no prisoners on […]

Filed Under: Americana, Best of Year, Pop, Reviews, Rock Tagged With: Buffalo Tom, Cut Throat Finches, Josh Buckley, Kingsley Flood, Pedigo's Magic Pilsner, Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles, The Wolff Sisters

Mayer’s Picks – the Best of 2018 (So Far), the Albums

Thursday, July 12, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

It’s been a good year for music so far this year (and the rest of the year is looking quite nice, too). Here, in no particular order, are some of my favorite releases from the first half of 2018. HOW TO BE OK ALONE by BRENT COWLES Cowles shares a debut solo full-length that is […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Country, Folk, Indie, Outlaw Country, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Andrew Duhon, Brent Cowles, Buffalo Tom, Eli Paperboy Reed, Fruition, Grant-Lee Phillips, High and Mighty Brass Band, Josh Buckley, Justin Peter Kinkel-Schuster, Kingsley Flood, Marie/Lepanto, Michael McDermott, Ruby Boots, Sam Morrow, Session Americana, Will Johnson

The Berkshires Seemed Dreamlike – A Special Boston Playlist (Part 2)

Wednesday, May 23, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

Barefoot Sailors, Session Americana (from the self-released Live at the Haybarn) Session Americana in concert is more than a show, it’s an experience. The group takes their musicianship seriously yet are equally focused on delivering a relaxed, freewheeling and entertaining performance. Live at the Haybarn, recorded in Dec 2016, is a perfect snapshot for both […]

Filed Under: Americana, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Juliana Hatfield, Kingsley Flood, Olivia Newton-John, Session Americana, The Sheila Divine, The Shellye Valauskas Experience, Will Dailey

Mayer’s Picks – Best Albums of 2016, Boston Edition

Tuesday, December 27, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

This has been an exceptional year for music in and around Boston. I hesitate to break these out into a separate regional list as many of these releases would figure prominently on my overall Best of 2016. That said, taken together they make a great statement on the vibrancy of the Boston music scene. The […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Bluegrass, Country, Folk, Pop, Reviews, Rock Tagged With: Dennis Brennan, Girls Guns and Glory, Ian Fitzgerald, Julie Rhodes, Kingsley Flood, Lula Wiles, Sarah Borges, Session Americana, The Silks, Tyler-James Kelly

I Will Remember Massachusetts, Part 2 – A Special Boston Playlist

Friday, December 02, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

Good Old Wind, Kingsley Flood (from the self-released Another Other) There’s been a recent trend of artists producing EPs rather than full-length LPs. The economics make sense, certainly for independent artists, in the context of the continuously evolving music industry. I also appreciate the possibility of getting more frequent, albeit shorter, releases from my favorite […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alternative, Americana, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Bill Janovitz, Kay Hanley, Kim Taylor, Kingsley Flood, Letters to Cleo, Needy Sons, Parsonsfield, Todd Thibaud, Velvet Crush, Water and Sand

Americana 2015: The Sounds, Part 3

Thursday, October 01, 2015 By Shawn Underwood

Mayer has given us his thoughts on favorite performances at the AMA conference and festival; time for me to weigh in with mine. The Traveling Minstrel Show – One of my two favorite surprises from the festival was central Wisconsin-based Horseshoes & Hand Grenades. They were the first band I saw outside the awards show […]

Filed Under: Americana Music Conference, Reviews Tagged With: Amy McCarley, Caleb Klauder, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades, Hot Rize, Kevin Gordon, Kingsley Flood, Legendary Shack Shakers, Los Lobos, Patrick Sweany, Red Knuckles & the Trailblazers, Sarah Borges, Session Americana

Hazy Shade of Winter — A Special Boston Playlist

Friday, February 13, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

Here is the latest installment in our periodic series highlighting Boston and New England artists. (View the complete series here.) FEATURED ALBUMS Barnstar! (from the Signature Sounds Records release Sit Down! Get Up! Get Out!) I don’t think that it is possible to listen to Barnstar and not crack a smile. Every performance, even the […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Bluegrass, Downloads, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Roots, Streams Tagged With: Barnstar!, Boston Playlist, Brian Carroll, Greg Klyma, INFJ, Kingsley Flood, Love Love, Patrick Coman, Tallahassee, The Suitcase Junket

The Twangville 2015 Release Preview, Boston Edition

Wednesday, January 14, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

I expect that these releases are just the beginning of another great year of Boston music. MAKE TIME by THE SUITCASE JUNKET(6 January) Singer-songwriter Matt Lorenz knows how to make one heck of a racket. His one-man band sound leans heavy on fuzzy guitar and ragged percussion, augmented by occasional throat-singing that gives the songs […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Bluegrass, Folk, News, Pop, Rock Tagged With: Barnstar!, Kingsley Flood, Session Americana, The Suitcase Junket

Mayer’s Playlist for July 2014, Part 1

Thursday, July 24, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH Resolution Road, by Easton Stagger Phillips I don’t like to draw direct comparisons between artists but it’s hard not to do so with the latest release from Tim Easton, Leeroy Stagger and Evan Phillips. This talented trio of singer-songwriters conjure up the finer moments of Crosby, Stills and Nash. Resolution Road […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Blues, Country, Downloads, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Roots, Streams Tagged With: Adam Carroll, Caleb Caudle, Denver, Dom Flemons, Easton Stagger Phillips, Evan Phillips, Kingsley Flood, Lee Bains III, Leeroy Stagger, Tim Easton

Mayer’s Picks: Best Albums of 2013, Boston Edition

Thursday, December 19, 2013 By Mayer Danzig

This has been a great year for music in and around Boston. I hesitate to break these out into a separate regional list as they would all feature prominently on my overall Best of 2013. That said, taken together they make a great statement on the vibrancy of the Boston music scene. KINGSLEY FLOOD, Battles […]

Filed Under: Best of Year, Pop, Rock, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Barrence Whitfield, Jesse Dee, Kingsley Flood, The Silks, Todd Thibaud

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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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