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Mayer’s Playlist for Summer 2024, Part 2

Wednesday, August 28, 2024 By Mayer Danzig

The Money or the Time, Goodnight Texas (from the 2 Cent Bank Check Records release Signals) Goodnight Texas have built a career around storytelling. Their early albums were thematic period pieces, snapshots of time vividly captured in song. Later albums, including the recently released Signals, may lack an overarching narrative but are no less compelling […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Outlaw Country, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B, Streams, Videos Tagged With: Benny Trokan, Fancy Gap, Goodnight Texas, Greg In Good Company, Helen Rose, L.A. Edwards, Maggie Baring, Marley Hale, Steve Earle, The Damnwells, The Great Dying

Mayer’s Picks – More Favorites from 2023

Saturday, December 30, 2023 By Mayer Danzig

Terra Lightfoot

Here, in no particular order, are more favorites from 2023.

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Blues, Country, Outlaw Country, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter Tagged With: Abby Hamilton, Buddy and Julie Miller, Buddy Miller, Carter Sampson, Deer Tick, Erin Viancourt, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Jerry Joseph, Jess Williamson, Jesse Daniel Edwards, Jesse Dayton, JOHN BAUMANN, Joshua Ray Walker, L.A. Edwards, Mark Erelli, Matthew Logan Vasquez, Nathan Mongol Wells, Restos, Samantha Fish, Shadwick Wilde, Terra Lightfoot, The Band Of Heathens, The Hold Steady, Vincent Neil Emerson

SXSW 2023 – The Sounds, Part 1

Wednesday, March 29, 2023 By Mayer Danzig

SOMEBODY’S CHILD I do a fair amount of research on the artists attending SXSW in the weeks leading up to the event. Before I arrived, Ireland’s Somebody’s Child were at the top of my artists to see; when I left they were the best band that I saw. The group, the brainchild of singer-songwriter Cian […]

Filed Under: Americana, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B, SXSW Tagged With: Boy Golden, Greyhounds, Katie Toupin, L.A. Edwards, Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires, Mando Saenz, Mightmare, Sid Simons, Somebody's Child, Spoon, The Hypochondriacs

Mayer’s Playlist for Jan/Feb 2023

Wednesday, February 22, 2023 By Mayer Danzig

Missing Someone, Jaimee Harris (from the Folk N Roll Records/Thirty Tigers release Boomerang Town) Harris’ eagerly awaited sophomore release has arrived – and it’s a beauty.  What makes it even compelling is that its beauty isn’t easy.  Harris fills her songs with difficult topics and troubled characters, digging into them with a thoughtful perspective.    The […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B, Streams Tagged With: BER, Galactic, Jaimee Harris, JD Clayton, L.A. Edwards, Lucero, Ron Sexsmith, Somebody's Child, Sunny War, The Shootouts, the Vansaders

The Twangville Early 2023 Release Preview

Wednesday, January 04, 2023 By Mayer Danzig

Out of the Heart of Darkness by L.A. Edwards (6 January) L.A. Edwards kick of the year with an often brooding but always engaging song collection. Although the group hails from California, they make a mighty fine heartland rock sound.   I’m Not Crying, You’re Crying by Whitehorse (13 January) The Canadian duo of Melissa McClelland […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Blues, Country, Folk, Indie Rock, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter Tagged With: Ben de la Cour, Billy Conway, Brian Dunne, Carter Sampson, Darling West, Jaimee Harris, L.A. Edwards, Lucero, Mark Erelli, Matt Andersen, Matt Charette, Michelle Malone, Prateek, Ron Sexsmith, Signe Marie Rustad, Somebody's Child, The Hold Steady, Whitehorse, Willie Nelson

Mayer’s Playlist for Winter 2021

Wednesday, December 22, 2021 By Mayer Danzig

One Step Ahead of the Law, Stash (from the self-released Walk the Walk) Stash – the trio of Ted Russell Kamp, Joey Peters, and Rich McCulley – announce themselves with one hell of a rock album.  Well, country rock in all its glory. While I lean towards the rockers like the fiery “Catch Me If You […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Folk, Outlaw Country, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Streams Tagged With: Adam Hattaway, Harrison Whitford, Jesse Dayton, Joe Tullos, Kirby Brown, L.A. Edwards, Matthew Ryan, Stash, The Pines at Night, TK & the Holy Know-Nothings

Mayer’s Playlist for Jan/Feb 2021

Thursday, February 25, 2021 By Mayer Danzig

Far Away In Another Town, Steve Earle & the Dukes (from the New West Records Release J.T.) Chances are you might already be aware of the story behind J.T., Steve Earle’s tribute to his late son Justin Townes Earle.  The younger Earle tragically passed away from a drug overdose in August of 2020, leaving behind […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Folk, Indie Rock, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Streams Tagged With: Aaron Lee Tasjan, Barry Gibb, Justin Townes Earle, L.A. Edwards, Langhorne Slim, Lucero, Mando Saenz, Matthew Sweet, Ole Kirkeng, Steve Earle & The Dukes, The Hold Steady

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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