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Monday Morning Video – Kasey Chambers

Monday, February 14, 2022 By Mayer Danzig

Let’s kick off the week with an intense musical performance, courtesy of Kasey Chambers. In 2018 she was inducted into the ARIA (Australia Recording Industry Association) Hall of Fame. Amy Sheppard, Kate Miller-Heidke & Missy Higgins pay tribute with a moving take on Chambers’ “Not Pretty Enough” before Chambers electrifies with the intense emotion of […]

Filed Under: Americana, Videos Tagged With: Amy Sheppard, Kasey Chambers, Kate Miller-Heidke, Missy Higgins

Best Songs of 2008, Mayer’s Picks

Tuesday, December 30, 2008 By Mayer Danzig

It would be easy to mine my top album list for the best songs of the year. But why take the easy road? Here then are the top songs that aren’t represented on the top album list. The World Should Revolve Around Me, Little Jackie (from the S-Curve release The Stoop) This song is an […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alternative, Americana, Features, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Austin, Australia, Boston, Break and Repair Method, Brooklyn, Chicago, Dirty Truckers, Dublin, Duffy, Ireland, Jabe, James McMurtry, Japan, Javier Escovedo, Joe Pug, Kaiser Cartel, LA, Little Jackie, London, Love Psychedelico, Missy Higgins, Nada Surf, Nashville, New York, Paddy Casey, Randy Newman, Tift Merritt, Todd Herfindal, Willie Nile

Mayer’s Playlist for March/April, A Video Companion

Sunday, May 18, 2008 By Mayer Danzig

Here we go again, another video companion chock full of tasty nuggets. We’ll kick things off with songs from Steve Poltz and Missy Higgins, our featured artists for March & April. They we’ll dig into videos and live performances from Kathleen Edwards, Foy Vance, Against Me! and Shurman. We wrap things up this month with […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Against Me!, Foy Vance, Kathleen Edwards, Missy Higgins, Shurman, Steve Poltz

Mayer’s Playlist for March/April, Part 2

Friday, May 16, 2008 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH: On a Clear Night, by Missy Higgins The first thing that you’ll notice about Australia’s Missy Higgins is her stunning voice, a magical blend of confidence and uneasiness. Opening track “Where I Stood” epitomizes this dichotomy. The song captures the moment where a woman realizes that, despite her emotional attachment to […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Blues, Country, Downloads, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Against Me!, Foy Vance, Jason Isbell, Missy Higgins, Peacemakers, Roger Clyne, Ted Lukas, Tina Dico, Vince Gill

Best of Winter 2008, Tom’s Mixtape

Wednesday, April 02, 2008 By Tom Osborne

Another winter passes without disappointment. There were some expected solid records like those from Tift Merritt, Gary Louris, Kathleen Edwards and the Drive-by Truckers. Some breaking artists like Liam Finn, The Whigs, Mando Saenz and Justin Townes Earle. Some surprises from Counting Crows, The Black Crowes and Seven Mary Three. And some that simply made […]

Filed Under: Playlists, Videos Tagged With: Counting Crows, Drive-By-Truckers, Eric Lindell, Gary Louris, jason collett, Justin Townes Earle, Kathleen Edwards, kelley stoltz, Liam Finn, Mando Saenz, Marah, Missy Higgins, North Mississippi Allstars, Richard Julian, Sean Costello, seven mary three, Shawn Mullins, the black crowes, The Whigs, Tift Merritt

Tift Merritt + More, Releases 2/26/08

Tuesday, February 26, 2008 By Tom Osborne

TIFT MERRITT, Another Country (Fantasy) Official Site | MySpace | Stream | MP3 While we all sit back and sigh a brief moment of relief to know that Jamie Lynn passed her GED this week. Its good to know that there’s a bunch of new music we can send her as a graduation gift. After […]

Filed Under: Americana, Downloads, Folk, Streams, Videos Tagged With: Austin Collins, Cowboy Junkies, Dolly Parton, Missy Higgins, punch brothers, Richard Julian, Tift Merritt

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