After Pearl Jam finished performing at the Boston Garden recently, Eddie Vedder joins Boston Red Sox GM Theo Epstein at the small Cambridge, Massachusetts club Toad to jam with Bill Janovitz (Buffalo Tom). Apparently Vedder commented that the club stage was almost as big as Pearl Jam drummer Matt Cameron’s drum riser. And where was […]
Old Dominion Beer Festival, Looking Back
As mentioned previously, aside from beer the main reason I wanted to go to the Old Dominion Beer Festival was to see Last Train Home one of my current favorite bands. I had been watching the weather report for days and things looked as gloomy as they possibly could. On Friday, the weather reporters were […]
Beer, Beer, Last Train Home & More Beer
As a husband and father of two young children, I don’t often make it large festivals like SXSW, Bonnaroo or even Merlefest. So when a festival appears in my backyard, you better bet I’ll be there. This weekend marks the tenth annaul Old Dominion Beer Festival. It features over 50 breweries from around the country […]
Prairie Home and Summer Tours
First things first, as you might well know, the movie “A Prairie Home Companion” is officially out in theaters. Make no excuses on this one, kids, it’s a must-see. The soundtrack is stellar, but I won’t get into it here because it deseves it’s own post. Now for the summer tours.  You’re going to have to […]
18 Nights of Bruce Springsteen, Live Performances from Stops Along Tour
So you don’t have luxury of seeing Bruce Springsteen perform at every stop of his tour promoting the Seeger Sessions? Well now you do. In an unprecedented move for Bruce Springsteen and AOL Music ( http://www.aolmusic.com ), the online music destination will offer an exclusive video performance from every single stop on Springsteen’s just-launched North […]
Neil Young Expresses Free Speech
Neil Young explains why he made his latest record, Living With War, on CNN – 4/18/06 (YouTube)
Merlefest 2006 coverage by HickoryWind.org
It looks like the folks over at HickoryWind.org are poised to have some great coverage from this year’s Merlefest. To Larry, Stacy and whomever else is lucky enough to be there, I wish I could be there with you. Have a blast!
New Orleans Jazz Fest
There’s less than a week until the beginning of a most historic Jazz Fest. Knowing that many people won’t have the chance to go, MSN has been kind enough to set up a live webcast of some of the main acts, such as Jimmy Buffett, Elvis Costello, Dr. John and Dave Matthews Band. You can […]
Welcome, Sarah Davis!
It’s my pleasure to welcome Sarah Davis the fourth contributor and first XX chromosome to the Twangville lineup. Sarah also becomes the first of my God given family (sister-in-law) to join us helping to spread the love of music with a touch of twang. She now replaces me as the youngest (by far) of our […]
SXSW 2006: The Quotes
Some of the best moments from SXSW are the comments made by artists and audiences alike… “I nearly saw your show and it was brilliant.†~ Billy Bragg, reflecting on what to say to a band that he meant to see… but didn’t. “This is a very romantic instrument… if you happen to be married […]