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Monday Morning Video – Play Ball!

Monday, April 03, 2017 By Mayer Danzig

Forget the groundhog, the surest sign of spring is the arrival of a new baseball season. Sure, you may be tempted to say Spring Training is the milestone moment, but the weather will often step in to say otherwise. (Heck, there’s a reason Spring Training takes place in Florida and Arizona.) Many of you will […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Pop, Videos Tagged With: Josh Kantor, Mike June

Mayer’s Picks – Best Albums of 2016

Tuesday, December 20, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

Another year is winding down, leading us to the moment where we look back at all our favorite releases from 2016. Without further ado, here are my choices for the best albums of the year. #10. THE ROOMSOUNDS, Elm St Dallas, TX quartet The Roomsounds hit the mark with a feel good rock record heavy […]

Filed Under: Americana, Best of Year, Country, Pop, Reviews, Rock Tagged With: Austin Lucas, Bob Woodruff, Butch Walker, Escondido, Grant-Lee Phillips, Lydia Loveless, Michael McDermott, Mike June, Terra Lightfoot, The Roomsounds

Mayer’s Picks – The Best of 2016 (So Far), the Songs Part 2

Thursday, July 07, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

This has already been quite a year for songs. Here are just a few of my favorites from the first half of 2016. Shadow in the Window, Michael McDermott (from the Pauper Sky Records release Willow Springs) McDermott reflects on his father’s recent passing, building the song from a tender acoustic opening to an impassioned […]

Filed Under: Americana, Best of Year, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Eli Paperboy Reed, Eric Ambel, Eric Bachmann, Escondido, Matt Andersen, Michael McDermott, Mike June, The Roomsounds

Mayer’s Picks – the Best of 2016 (So Far), the Albums

Tuesday, June 21, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

It’s been a good year for music so far this year (and the rest of the year is shaping up quite nicely, too). Here, in no particular order, are some of my favorite releases from the first half of 2016. WILLOW SPRINGS by MICHAEL MCDERMOTT Michael McDermott channels life’s hardships, both his own and those […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Country, Indie, Rock, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Austin Lucas, Bob Woodruff, Car Seat Headrest, Eli Paperboy Reed, Escondido, Grant-Lee Phillips, Javier Escovedo, Michael McDermott, Mike June, The Roomsounds

Mayer’s Playlist for May 2016, Part 2

Tuesday, May 31, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH Poor Man’s Bible by Mike June Mike June doesn’t pull his punches. At all. His latest release is filled with biting commentary about society, politics and religion. He approaches it with a working-man’s perspective, certainly jaded but with a spirit that flirts between combative and cautiously optimistic. “Big corporations too big […]

Filed Under: Americana, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: 7Horse, Car Seat Headrest, Charlie Faye, Danny Hutchens, Mike June, Those Pretty Wrongs

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