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Mayer’s Picks, More 2024 Favorites

Wednesday, December 18, 2024 By Mayer Danzig

Here, in no particular order, are more favorites from 2024.

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Country, Folk, Outlaw Country, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Adeem the Artist, Dustin Lowman, Fancy Gap, Fruition, Golden Everything, Goodnight Texas, Heather Little, Jeffrey Foucault, Jesse Dayton, John Calvin Abney, John Moreland, Jon Muq, Lydia Loveless, Maggie Rose, Melanie MacLaren, Michelle Malone, Paul Kelly, Sam Morrow, Silverada, The Damnwells, The FBR, The Great Dying, The HawtThorns, Tyler-James Kelly

Mayer’s Playlist for Fall 2024, Part 2

Wednesday, December 04, 2024 By Mayer Danzig

Behind The Eight/Count Your Blessings, Michael McDermott (from the Pauper Sky Records releases East Jesus and Lighthouse on the Shore) For nearly a decade, Michael McDermott has been on a creative tear, releasing more albums in that period than many artists create during their entire careers. And apparently he’s not interested in slowing down; rather, […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Streams, Videos Tagged With: Aloud, Denitia, Golden Everything, Graham Weber, Greg Hall, John Calvin Abney, Kevin Gordon, Malin Pettersen, Matt Sucich, Michael McDermott, Michelle Malone, Sean Barna, Sophie Gault, Tyler-James Kelly, William Matheny, Zach Schmidt

Barbed Wire Kisses – a Premiere from Michelle Malone

Thursday, August 15, 2024 By Mayer Danzig

Filed Under: Rock, Videos Tagged With: Michelle Malone

Monday Morning Video – A Dallas House Show Preview

Monday, October 23, 2023 By Mayer Danzig

We’re back with another installment of the Twangville Sunday Social – our bi-annual house concert in Dallas, Texas. The show will take place on Sunday, October 29th at 4pm in the Lower Greenville neighborhood of Dallas. Details and rsvp HERE. And what a line-up we have! First up is Atlanta’s Michelle Malone. While her Southern […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Videos Tagged With: Fretland, Michelle Malone, Sophie Gault

Mayer’s Playlist for Spring 2023, Part 1

Thursday, May 04, 2023 By Mayer Danzig

Rockaway, Brian Dunne (from the Kill Rock Stars release Loser on the Ropes) Brian Dunne sets a clear tone for his latest album with its title. Loser on the Ropes chronicles life in a troubled world, focused on the personal rather than the geo-political. The characters in his songs are often taking stock of their […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Folk, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B, Streams Tagged With: Brian Dunne, Carter Sampson, Darling West, Ellie Turner, Howard Bomar, Logan Springer, Michelle Malone, Sun Room, The Hackles, West Texas Exiles

The Twangville Early 2023 Release Preview

Wednesday, January 04, 2023 By Mayer Danzig

Out of the Heart of Darkness by L.A. Edwards (6 January) L.A. Edwards kick of the year with an often brooding but always engaging song collection. Although the group hails from California, they make a mighty fine heartland rock sound.   I’m Not Crying, You’re Crying by Whitehorse (13 January) The Canadian duo of Melissa McClelland […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Blues, Country, Folk, Indie Rock, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter Tagged With: Ben de la Cour, Billy Conway, Brian Dunne, Carter Sampson, Darling West, Jaimee Harris, L.A. Edwards, Lucero, Mark Erelli, Matt Andersen, Matt Charette, Michelle Malone, Prateek, Ron Sexsmith, Signe Marie Rustad, Somebody's Child, The Hold Steady, Whitehorse, Willie Nelson

Americana 2022: Mayer’s Picks (Part 1)

Thursday, September 29, 2022 By Mayer Danzig

Alex Wong

The Americana Music Association Conference and Awards made a welcome return from the virtual world this year. The annual event showcased several hundred artists who collectively illustrate the breadth of the Americana umbrella. Here are some of my highlights from Americana 2022. CHRISTONE “KINGFISH” INGRAM Ingram is now in the category of “when you can […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Americana Music Conference, Bluegrass, Blues, Country, Folk, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Alex Wong, Alisa Amador, Christone Ingram, Dropkick Murphys, Freedy Johnston, Grace Pettis, Hayes Carll, Jacob Groopman, Joe Purdy, Kirby Brown, Kyshona, Melody Walker, Michelle Malone, The Heavy Heavy, William Prince

Michelle Malone Shares Ten Tips for Building a Career in Music

Tuesday, November 06, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

Michelle Malone discusses the steady decline in recording music income and recalls playing drums in her first band.

Filed Under: Americana, Rock, Why It Matters Tagged With: Michelle Malone

Michelle Malone’s Just Getting Started – A Twangville Premiere

Tuesday, January 16, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

It seems apropos that Michelle Malone begins her new album with a song entitled “Just Getting Started,” wailing “Well you can’t stop me now, I’m just getting started.” Over the course of her 30 year career, Malone has remained true to her fiery and feisty self. Her music burns with the unbridled passion of her […]

Filed Under: Rock, Streams Tagged With: Michelle Malone

The Twangville 2018 Release Preview

Thursday, January 11, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

If the albums scheduled for release over the next few months are any indication, there’s a great year of music ahead of us. Here are just a few forthcoming long-players that we are eagerly anticipating in 2018. BETWEEN TWO SHORES by GLEN HANSARD (19 January on Anti- Records) Hansard has the unique ability to combine […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Blues, Country, Folk, Indie, News, Outlaw Country, Pop, Rock, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Aoife O'donovan, Bahamas, Ben Miller Band, Brandi Carlile, Buffalo Tom, Caleb Caudle, Chris Smither, Fruition, Glen Hansard, Grant-Lee Phillips, I'm With Her, Janiva Magness, Justin Peter Kinkel-Shuster, Marie/Lepanto, Michael McDermott, Michelle Malone, Nathaniel Rateliff, Ruby Boots, Sam Morrow, Sara Watkins, Sarah Jarosz, The Low Anthem, Will Johnson

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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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