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Monday Morning Video – Matthew Sweet

Monday, October 28, 2024 By Mayer Danzig

Matthew Sweet emerged in the era of grunge and broke through by combining the intensity of that genre with the melodic grandeur of power pop. The results were potent. Sweet recently suffered a massive stroke while on tour in Canada. Like many independent musicians, Sweet doesn’t have adequate insurance coverage. He now faces a long […]

Filed Under: Rock, Videos Tagged With: John Hiatt, Matthew Sweet

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

Readers’ Pick: Matthew Sweet – Catspaw

Friday, January 22, 2021 By Tom Osborne

Matthew Sweet – Catspaw (cover art)

You picked Matthew Sweet – Catspaw as your favorite new release for the week of January 15, 2020. 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 2021 Steve Earle & The Dukes – […]

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: Matthew Sweet

The Twangville Early 2021 Release Preview

Thursday, January 14, 2021 By Mayer Danzig

Happily, 2021 is upon us! Here are just a few forthcoming long-players that we are eagerly anticipating in the coming months. J.T. by STEVE EARLE AND THE DUKES (4 Jan) Steve Earle pays tribute to his late son – and raises funds to support the late artist’s wife and 3-year-old daughter – by recording a […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Blues, Country, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter Tagged With: Aaron Lee Tasjan, Barry Gibb, Bee Gees, Charlie Marie, Death By Unga Bunga, Del Amitri, Jenee Halstead, Justin Townes Earle, Lake Street Dive, Langhorne Slim, Lucero, Matthew Sweet, Ottoman Turks, Selwyn Birchwood, Steve Earle, The Hold Steady

Matthew Sweet Talks About Tour Per Diems and Some Favorite Day Jobs

Tuesday, January 05, 2021 By Mayer Danzig

Matthew Sweet enters the vans versus buses debate and recalls his first gig playing bass on “Carry On My Wayward Son” by Kansas in junior high school.

Filed Under: Interviews, Pop, Rock, Why It Matters Tagged With: Matthew Sweet

Mayer’s Picks – More Favorites from 2017

Wednesday, December 13, 2017 By Mayer Danzig

Here, in no particular order, are a few more favorites from 2017. New MistakesTerra Lightfoot Letters Never ReadDori Freeman Other Love SongsFront Country Boy Crazy and Single(s)Lydia Loveless Transient LullabyThe Mastersons The World We BuiltThe Wild Reeds Youth DetentionLee Bains III and the Glory Fires Tomorrow ForeverMatthew Sweet Life Is FinePaul Kelly This Is My […]

Filed Under: Americana, Best of Year, Country, Folk, Indie, Outlaw Country, Pop, Rock Tagged With: Austin Hanks, Avi Vinocur, Colin Hay, Daniel Romano, Dead Man Winter, Dori Freeman, Front Country, Josh Ritter, Justin Currie, K Phillips, Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires, Lydia Loveless, Mating Ritual, Matthew Sweet, Paul Kelly, Ron Gallo, Steve Earle, Suzanne Santo, Terra Lightfoot, The Dustbowl Revival, The Mastersons, The Menzingers, The Whiskey Gentry, The Wild Reeds

Mayer’s Playlist for Fall 2017, Part 1

Friday, November 17, 2017 By Mayer Danzig

Don’t Tell Me to Smile, The Mastersons (from the Red House Records release Transient Lullaby) The husband and wife team of Chris Masterson and Bonnie Whitmore continue to refine their sound on the glorious Transient Lullaby. The duo thoughtfully explore the foibles of contemporary relationships with a studied blend of thoughtfulness and realism. The arrangements […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alternative, Americana, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Avi Vinocur, Flagship Romance, Gregg Stewart, Katie Ellen, Matthew Sweet, Suzanne Santo, The Mastersons

Mayer’s Playlist for September 2011

Wednesday, September 28, 2011 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH: Old Mad Joy, by The Gourds The Gourds latest is a bit deceiving. The band has built a reputation as a bluegrass and backporch country band, but things aren’t always what they seem. The album open as one would expect. “I Want You So Bad” is built around an accordion and […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Bluegrass, Downloads, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Bryan Adams, Butch Walker, Crooked Fingers, Grateful Dead, Guided By Voices, Guns n' Roses, Jack Oblivian, Jerry Garcia, John Doe, John Wesley Harding, Matthew Sweet, Mike Doughty, Robert Pollard, the Gourds, The Replacements, Tommy Stinson

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 Aug/Sept 2008, Part 1 Video Companion

Thursday, September 11, 2008 By Mayer Danzig

Summer ended with a bang thanks to some fine new music. We kick off our August/September video bonanza with some, well, sweet live performances by Matthew Sweet, one of our featured artists. Dig a bit deeper and you’ll get live concert footage from Cory Chisel & the Wandering Sons, British Sea Power, Chris Knight and […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Country, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Roots, Videos Tagged With: Albert Hammond Jr, Boston, British Sea Power, Chris Knight, Cory Chisel & the Wandering Sons, Ezra Furman, Kentucky, LA, Matthew Sweet, Nashville, New York, Phantom Limb, Todd Snider, UK, Wisconsin

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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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