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Coming Soon: Matthew Ryan

Tuesday, September 29, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

Twangville fave Matthew Ryan is set to release Dear Lover, his latest DIY effort on October 27th. Initially available exclusively via digital channels, a physical version of the album is expected in 2010. We like what we hear but wonder, can we get a bit more reverb with that?

Filed Under: News, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Matthew Ryan, Nashville

Mayer’s Playlist for August 2009, a Video Companion

Thursday, September 10, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

We’ll cut right to the chase with this live performance only edition of the Video Companion. The Drive-By Truckers burst out of the gate with Patterson Hood’s fiesty “The Righteous Path” followed by Austin’s (by way of Somerville) Porterdavis singing “Smack You Back.” We carry on with Ian Hunter, Delbert McClinton, Sam Baker, These United […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Athens, Austin, David Mead, Delbert McClinton, Drive-By-Truckers, Ian Hunter, Nashville, New York, Or the Whale, PJ Pacifico, Porterdavis, Sam Baker, San Fransisco, Stephen Kellogg, These United States

Mayer’s Playlist for August 2009, part 1

Thursday, September 03, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUM OF THE MONTH: Late Music, by Dennis Diken with the Bell Sound Who knew? After nearly 30 years sitting behind the drums with the Smithereens Dennis Diken emerges as a pop maestro. Diken and collaborator Pete DiBella shine with an album that brims with echoes of the Beach Boys and the Who, circa the […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Downloads, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Austin, David Mead, Delbert McClinton, Dennis Diken, Nashville, New Jersey, Northhampton, Or the Whale, PJ Pacifico, Sam Baker, San Fransisco, Stephen Kellogg, These United States, Washington DC

Indie Hour: Brendan Benson

Thursday, August 13, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

With The Raconteurs, his side-project with friend Jack White, on a hiatus, Brendan Benson returns to his solo roots to unleash a power pop bonanza with My Old, Familiar Friend. Opener “A Whole Lot Better” sets the tone with a rash of electric guitars powered by an urgent beat and walking baseline. “I fell in […]

Filed Under: Indie, Pop, Reviews Tagged With: Brendan Benson, Nashville

Mayer’s Playlist from July 2009, a Video Companion

Sunday, August 09, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

So my quest for a Bottle Rockets video from the new release turned up empty. That won’t, however, stop us from watching the boys rock out with David Bowie’s “Suffragette City.” From there we run through a string of great live performances from Daddy (Will Kimbrough & Tommy Womack), Jones Street Station, Those Darlins, Ketch […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Roots, Videos Tagged With: Austin, Brooklyn, Daddy, Festus, J. Tillman, Jones Street Station, Ketch Harbour Wolves, Missouri, Nashville, Seattle, Slaid Cleaves, The Bottle Rockets, Those Darlins, Tommy Womack, Toronto, Will Kimbrough

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

Welcome Back Will Hoge!

Monday, July 20, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

One wouldn’t blame Nashville musician Will Hoge for wanting to pull a Rip Van Winkle this past year. Last August he nearly lost his life when he was struck by a van while riding his scooter home from the studio. After months of surgeries and undoubtedly painful therapy, Hoge is back with a new album […]

Filed Under: News, Rock Tagged With: Nashville, Will Hoge

Twangville Best So Far ’09: The Albums

Tuesday, July 07, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

It’s been a solid year of music so far in 2009. We’ve had the requisite releases from the marquee names like Springsteen and U2, but we’ve also seen stellar releases from the cherished and emerging artists that are the life-blood of Twangville. Below, then, are the 2009 favorites from the Twangville posse. What were yours? […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Best of Year, Reviews, Rock, Roots Tagged With: Brooklyn, Buddy Miller, California, Dave Alvin, Julie Miller, Justin Townes Earle, Nashville, Phosphorescent, The Damnwells, Todd Snider, Willie Nelson

Advice for Father’s Day

Friday, June 12, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

Father’s Day will soon be upon us and with it comes the sophomore release from Nashville’s Daddy. Daddy For a Second Time was reared by Tommy Womack and the mighty Will Kimbrough and is chock full of Southern-tinged acoustic rock, not to mention their trademark wit. Womack’s “Early to Bed, Early to Rise” offers up […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, News, Videos Tagged With: Daddy, Nashville, Tommy Womack, Will Kimbrough

Mayer’s Playlist for May 2009, a Video Companion

Monday, June 08, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

We’re back with another fine video playlist of nearly all live performances. We kick things off with John Paul Keith and the One Four Fives performing at the legendary Ardent Studios in Memphis. Other live showcases include Tim Easton (who rocks a bluesy number on his acoustic), Slaid Cleaves, Tift Merritt, These United States, John […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Annie and the Beekeepers, Austin, Boston, Daddy, Jack Oblivian, John Boutte, John Paul Keith, John Wesley Harding, Joshua Tree, Madrid, Memphis, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Paul Sanchez, Slaid Cleaves, The Right Ons, These United States, Tift Merritt, Tim Easton, Washington DC

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