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Americana 2024, Mayer’s Picks (Part 2)

Thursday, October 03, 2024 By Mayer Danzig

LYDIA LOVELESS Loveless played two shows to celebrate a new album, Something Else, a reimagined version of her 2014 release Somewhere Else.  The new release is nearly entirely Loveless solo on piano and was the focus of a stunning Thursday appearance at Todd Snider’s Purple Building.  The next afternoon Loveless and John Calvin Abney brought […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Americana Music Conference, Country, Folk, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Dave Alvin, Ella Hooper, J. Isaiah Evans & The Boss Tweed, Jack Ingram, Jaimee Harris, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, John Calvin Abney, Kelly Willis, Lori McKenna, Lydia Loveless, Mary Gauthier, Melody Walker, Paisley Fields, Radney Foster, Remy Reilly, Sophie Gault, Sunny Sweeney, Tyler-James Kelly

Mayer’s Playlist for Summer 2022

Thursday, August 11, 2022 By Mayer Danzig

Clean Getaway, Caroline Spence (from the Rounder Records release True North) Caroline Spence looks at relationships from a myriad of perspectives on her wonderous new True North.  “Blue Sky Rain” and “Clean Getaway” focus on their failure with a thoughtful clarity.  “You never see it coming, only see it pass,” she sings on “Blue Sky […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Folk, Indie Rock, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B, Streams Tagged With: Andrew Duhon, Brother Brothers, Caroline Spence, Eric Ambel, Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires, Mary Gauthier, Michael McDermott, Nicky Egan, Patty Griffin, Phil Hurley

Mayer’s Playlist for Winter 2018, Part 1

Wednesday, March 07, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

Time Will Be the Healer, Glen Hansard (from the Anti- Records release Between Two Shores) Songwriting is arguably a numbers game. For many artists, the quantity of songs released is a fraction of those that are written. It’s a shame, really, as some quality songs can get left on the shelf gathering dust. For his […]

Filed Under: Americana, Blues, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams, Videos Tagged With: Ben Miller Band, Erica Blinn, Fruition, Glen Hansard, Grant-Lee Phillips, Harvey McLaughlin, Mary Gauthier, The Americans

Readers’ Pick: Rifles and Rosary Beads by Mary Gauthier

Friday, February 02, 2018 By Tom Osborne

Rifles and Rosary Beads, Mary Gauthier - cover art

You picked Rifles and Rosary Beads by Nashville-based folk singer-songwriter, Mary Gauthier, as your favorite new release for the week of January 26, 2018. Poll Results New Releases Did we miss something? If you feel a new release is missing from our current poll, please let us know in the comments. Readers’ Tops Winter & Spring […]

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: Mary Gauthier

Readers’ Pick: MARY GAUTHIER, Trouble & Love

Tuesday, June 17, 2014 By Tom Osborne

You picked MARY GAUTHIER, Trouble & Love  as your favorite for the week of Jun 10, 2014. Readers’ Top Picks (last 4 weeks) JOHN FULLBRIGHT, Songs (15) KELLY WILLIS & BRUCE ROBISON, Our Year (14) DAVE & PHIL ALVIN, Common Ground (12) MARY GAUTHIER, Trouble & Love (11) JACK WHITE, Lazaretto (10) ZOE MUTH, World […]

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: First Aid Kit, Jack White, Mary Gauthier

Mayer’s Playlist for June & July 2010, Part 2

Tuesday, August 03, 2010 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH: Joe Hill’s Ashes, by Otis Gibbs Gibbs is one of the most distinctive voices in Americana, both for the integrity in his songwriting and the authenticity of his voice. While some may find both a bit gruff, it gives his music a realism that can’t be doubted. Most songs are built […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Downloads, Folk, Playlists, Reviews, Rock, Streams, Videos Tagged With: Blackberry Smoke, Chauncey, Cowboy Junkies, Dave Alvin, Derek Trucks, Herbie Hancock, Joe Cocker, John Mellencamp, Ketch Harbour Wolves, Mary Gauthier, Mike Doughty, My Radio, Otis Gibbs, Susan Cowsill, Susan Tedeschi, The Blasters, The Henry Clay People, Tristen

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