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Indie Hour: Bleu

Monday, August 24, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

This album is a testament to perseverance. Originally recorded in 2005, Bleu was dropped by his label mere weeks after he finished recording the album. For most, the story – and album – would have ended there. Bleu, however, kept after the label and finally won the rights to release A Watched Pot on his […]

Filed Under: Downloads, Pop, Reviews, Streams Tagged With: Bleu, Jim Boggia, LA, Philadelphia

Mayer’s Playlist from July 2009

Wednesday, August 05, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUM OF THE MONTH: Lean Forward, by The Bottle Rockets Now that summer has finally arrived, it’s a good time to pick out the summer albums. It starts with the latest from the pride of Festus, Missouri, The Bottle Rockets. Lead songwriter Brian Henneman is a pop songwriter masquerading as an alt-country musician. And summer […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Country, Downloads, Features, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Roots, Streams Tagged With: America, Austin, Barrence Whitfield, Boston, Brooklyn, Daddy, Festus, Gina Villalobos, J. Tillman, Jones Street Boys, Ketch Harbour Wolves, LA, Matthew Sweet, Nashville, Ontario, Scott Warren, Seattle, Slaid Cleaves, Susanna Hoffs, The Bottle Rockets, Those Darlins

Mayer’s Playlist for June 2009, a Video Companion

Sunday, July 05, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

We kick the June video companion off with selections from this month’s spotlight artists: Missouri’s Ha Ha Tonka and Athens, Georgia’s Patterson Hood. From there we get a bevy of performances from Rhett Miller, Amy Speace, Crooked Fingers, A Camp, Andrew Ripp, The Roadside Graves, Pete Yorn and Matthew Grimm (covering Billy Bragg). We finish […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Videos Tagged With: A Camp, Amy Speace, Andrew Ripp, Athens, Boston, Cocktail Slippers, Crooked Fingers, Ha Ha Tonka, Iowa City, LA, Matthew Grimm, Movers and Shakers, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Norway, Patterson Hood, Pete Yorn, Rhett Miller, Roadside Graves, Springfield

Mayer’s Playlist for June 2009

Tuesday, June 30, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUM OF THE MONTH: Murdering Oscar (and Other Love Songs), by Patterson Hood Patterson Hood’s last solo release was a somber acoustic affair. This one ain’t. In fact, this collection of songs from Hood’s archives is not dissimilar from a Drive-By Truckers release. Sure, I miss Cooley’s guitar and the Truckers triple guitar interplay. But […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Americana, Downloads, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rockabilly, Roots, Streams Tagged With: A Camp, Amy Speace, Andrew Ripp, Athens, Boston, Cocktail Slippers, Crooked Fingers, Ha Ha Tonka, Iowa City, LA, Matthew Grimm, Movers and Shakers, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Norway, Patterson Hood, Pete Yorn, Rhett Miller, Roadside Graves, Springfield

The Legend of Michael Jackson

Friday, June 26, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

“I Want You Back,” “Billie Jean” and “We Are the World” are all monumental moments in pop history. But I’ll always come back to this song when I think of the talent that Michael Jackson brought to the world. If you wanna make the world a better place, take a look at yourself, and then […]

Filed Under: News, Pop, Videos Tagged With: LA, Michael Jackson

Win Big: Sara Watkins

Friday, May 08, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

“I just say that I grew up in a bluegrass band that became something else,” says Sara Watkins to describe her time spent with Nickel Creek. Watkins stretches out on her self-titled newly released solo outing. Recorded in Nashville and LA with producer John Paul Jones (he of Led Zeppelin fame), the album features tracks […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Bluegrass, Contests, Videos Tagged With: John Paul Jones, LA, Sara Watkins

Mayer’s Playlist for March/April 2009, Part 1

Wednesday, April 29, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH: Debris, by Michelle Malone Pity me, I almost missed this release. Fortunately fate intervened and I’ve now got my lead candidate in the summer album derby. Malone’s blend of Southern rock and blues, with the occasional folk and acoustic rock interlude, are the perfect accompaniment for sunny summer days. And lest […]

Filed Under: Americana, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Atlanta, Bob Mould, Boston, DC, kings of leon, Knoxville, LA, Maria Taylor, Michelle Malone, New York, Pittsburgh, Roger Manning, Sarah Borges, Scott Miller, Takeover UK, Tinted Windows

SXSW 2009: The Sounds (part 1)

Wednesday, April 15, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

Low Anthem The Central Presbyterian Church, one of the more interesting SXSW venues, was the perfect room for the majestic songs of the Low Anthem. The talented trio moved swiftly through a range of instruments during the course of their set. It was completely captivating, albeit a bit ironic to hear songs about Charles Darwin […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams, SXSW Tagged With: Ann Arbor, Austin, Bedouin Soundclash, Daddy, Joshua Tree, LA, Lou Barlow, My Dear Disco, Nakia, Nashville, NYC, Providence, SXSW, The Low Anthem, Tim Easton, Tinted Windows, Tommy Womack, Toronto, Will Kimbrough

Joe Purdy’s Tribute to Danny Federici

Thursday, February 19, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

Longtime E Street Band organist Danny Federici passed in 2008 after a battle with cancer. Before he died, Federici and his family established the Danny Fund to educate people on the dangers of sun exposure and melanoma. The organization is also raising funds to support research in search of a cure. Los Angeles musician Joe […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Downloads, News, Streams Tagged With: Danny Federici, Joe Purdy, LA, New Jersey

Celebrating Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens & the Big Bopper

Monday, February 09, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

The rumors were fast and furious. Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton and the Rolling Stones were mentioned. I even heard Ozzy Osbourne, although that may have been a town local toying with me. The occasion? 50 Winters Later, a special concert honoring the legacy of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper. The […]

Filed Under: Features, News, Reviews, Rock, Rockabilly Tagged With: Big Bopper, Buddy Holly, Dave Mason, Delbert McClinton, Graham Nash, Joe Ely, LA, Los Lobos, los lonely boys, Lubbock, Ritchie Valens, Texas, the Crickets

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