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Mayer’s Playlist for May 2009, a Video Companion

Monday, June 08, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

We’re back with another fine video playlist of nearly all live performances. We kick things off with John Paul Keith and the One Four Fives performing at the legendary Ardent Studios in Memphis. Other live showcases include Tim Easton (who rocks a bluesy number on his acoustic), Slaid Cleaves, Tift Merritt, These United States, John […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Annie and the Beekeepers, Austin, Boston, Daddy, Jack Oblivian, John Boutte, John Paul Keith, John Wesley Harding, Joshua Tree, Madrid, Memphis, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Paul Sanchez, Slaid Cleaves, The Right Ons, These United States, Tift Merritt, Tim Easton, Washington DC

Mayer’s Playlist from May 2009, Part 2

Tuesday, June 02, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

THE PLAYLIST: Broke My Heart, Tim Easton (from the New West Records release Porcupine) “Love and destruction seem to go together, when you find one the other’s close behind. A broken heart isn’t the worst thing in the world, when you give it justa little piece of time.” Six Fast Bullets, These United States (from […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Downloads, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Roots, Streams Tagged With: Art Garfunkel, Cowboy Mouth, Daddy, John Boutte, Joshua Tree, Madrid, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Paul Sanchez, Paul Simon, Simon and Garfunkel, The Right Ons, These United States, Tift Merritt, Tim Easton, Tommy Womack, Washington DC, Will Kimbrough

SXSW 2009: The Sounds (part 2)

Thursday, April 16, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

The Right Ons The quintet from Madrid, Spain is like a party in a box. They’re well-studied students of the classic Detroit garage rock sound, with bits of Jimi Hendrix and Sly and the Family Stone thrown in as well. They paid tribute to Stone with their intense cover of Sly’s “I Want to Take […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Downloads, Folk, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Roots, Streams, SXSW Tagged With: Brooklyn, Frank Turner, KaiserCartel, Laura Critchley, Liverpool, London, M Ward, Madrid, Metallica, Portland, The Felice Brothers, The Hold Steady, The Right Ons

Mayer’s Playlist for November 2008, Part 2

Thursday, December 04, 2008 By Mayer Danzig

Duets, Rachel Yamagata featuring Ray Lamontagne (from the Warner Brothers release Elephants’ Teeth Sinking Into Heart) As sparse as it is breathtaking, this acoustic ballad finds two weary lovers quietly trying to reclaim a faded relationship. Yamagata and Lamontagne’s breathy vocals are a magical combination. Do Your Thing, Babe, the Right Ons (from the 2Fer […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Americana, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Roots, Streams Tagged With: Austin, Boston, Jamaica, Jerry Fuentes, Jimmy Cliff, Kickbacks, Madrid, Maine, Nathan Singleton, New York, Rachel Yamagata, Ray Lamontagne, Resentments, Right Ons, Scrappy Jud Newcomb, Sideshow Tragedy, TAB the Band

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