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Mayer's Playlist for October 2014, Part 2

Thursday, October 30, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH And the War Came, by Shakey Graves Austin-based Alejandro Rose-Garcia — Shakey Graves — makes a mighty fine racket. His live performances, generally just him on the stage playing guitar and percussion, are captivating. And the War Came is the rare studio album that captures this energy while simultaneously showcasing the […]

Filed Under: Americana, Downloads, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Bahamas, Hard Working Americans, Jeffrey Dean Foster, Little Jackie, Sean Rowe, Shakey Graves, Sons of Bill

Mayer’s Playlist for August 2011, Part 2

Wednesday, August 31, 2011 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH: The Duke & The King, by The Duke & The King I’ll admit to not knowing much about the Duke and the King. I was aware that Simon Felice had moved on from the Felice Brothers and had formed this new outfit, but little more. Let’s just say that I’ve corrected […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Downloads, Folk, Playlists, Reviews, Rock, Soul/R&B, Streams Tagged With: Ben Harper, Bruce Springsteen, Girls Guns and Glory, Jim Boggia, John Hiatt, Kasey Chambers, Little Jackie, Simon and Garfunkel, Simon Felice, Slaid Cleaves, The Duke and the King, the Nightwatchman, Tom Morello

Best Songs of 2008, Mayer’s Picks

Tuesday, December 30, 2008 By Mayer Danzig

It would be easy to mine my top album list for the best songs of the year. But why take the easy road? Here then are the top songs that aren’t represented on the top album list. The World Should Revolve Around Me, Little Jackie (from the S-Curve release The Stoop) This song is an […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alternative, Americana, Features, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Austin, Australia, Boston, Break and Repair Method, Brooklyn, Chicago, Dirty Truckers, Dublin, Duffy, Ireland, Jabe, James McMurtry, Japan, Javier Escovedo, Joe Pug, Kaiser Cartel, LA, Little Jackie, London, Love Psychedelico, Missy Higgins, Nada Surf, Nashville, New York, Paddy Casey, Randy Newman, Tift Merritt, Todd Herfindal, Willie Nile

Mayer’s Playlist for July 2008, a Video Companion

Saturday, August 02, 2008 By Mayer Danzig

More video goodness this month. We kick things off with two of my favorite songs this summer, Little Jackie’s “The World Should Revolve Around Me” and the Hold Steady’s “Sequestered in Memphis.” Keep on moving and you’ll see a special video from Alex Woodard and live performances from Love Pyschedelico, the Baseball Project, Eric Lindell, […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Alternative, Americana, Country, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Roots, Soul/R&B, Videos Tagged With: Alex Woodard, Buddy Miller, Eric Lindell, Kay Hanley, Little Jackie, Love Pyschedelico, Rusty Truck, The Baseball Project, The Hold Steady, The Pursuit of Happiness, The Trews, The Zutons

SXSW 2008: The Sounds Part 2

Wednesday, April 23, 2008 By Mayer Danzig

Alejandro Escovedo Escovedo’s Sunday night show at the Continental is the traditional unofficial closing of SXSW and this year he served up a special treat. With co-conspirator Chuck Prophet on guitar, Alejandro and company performed the entirety of Real Animal, his forthcoming release. Lyrically it finds Escovedo in a reflective mood but musically ready to […]

Filed Under: Bluegrass, Indie, Pop, Rock, Soul/R&B, SXSW Tagged With: Alejandro Escovedo, Austin, Billy Bragg, Chuck Prophet, Ed Harcourt, Eli Paperboy Reed, Langhorne Slim, Little Jackie, Nakia, Nakia and his Southern Cousins, SXSW

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