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SXSW 2026: The Sounds, Part 1

Wednesday, April 01, 2026 By Mayer Danzig

JON DEE GRAHAM AND WILLIAM HARRIES GRAHAM News broke last Friday night that Jon Dee Graham had passed away that morning. What was already a SXSW performance highlight suddenly felt like something more. Jon Dee had battled serious health issues for years, making his reflection on the experience and performance of “I Can See Clearly […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, SXSW Tagged With: Jon Dee Graham, Joshua Ray Walker, Lee Bains III, Lydia Loveless, Patton Magee, Red Eye Gamblers, Remy Reilly, Silverada, William Harries Graham

Patton Magee of The Nude Party on How They Got a Sitar and the Best Kept Secret in Music

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 By Mayer Danzig

The Nude Party (credit Adam Powell)

Patton Magee of The Nude Party talks about the benefit of staying busy and recalls what happened when the police showed up at the band’s first gig.

Filed Under: Interviews, Rock, Why It Matters Tagged With: Patton Magee, The Nude Party

Kiss Off – a Special Twangville Playlist, Part 8

Wednesday, December 03, 2025 By Mayer Danzig

A few times over the years I put together a series of special playlists featuring my favorite kiss off songs. Despite what some may think, I’m really not that cynical. Rather, I just appreciate how some songwriters can tackle the topic with humor and bite. It’s kind of like a genre unto itself. There have […]

Filed Under: Americana, Country, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter Tagged With: Butch Walker, Dewayne Bowman, Jade Bird, Jim Croce, Julianna Riolino, Lizzie No, Maggie Rose, Olivia Ellen Lloyd, Patton Magee, Paul Kelly, Tad Overbaugh, Taylor Swift, Whitehorse

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Polls

What is your favorite new release for week of May 29?

  • Joshua Ray Walker – Ain’t Dead Yet (21%, 9 Votes)
  • Nathan Evans Fox – Heirloom (12%, 5 Votes)
  • Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan – Where the Willow and Dogwood Grow (10%, 4 Votes)
  • Willie Nelson – Dream Chaser (10%, 4 Votes)
  • Paul McCartney – The Boys of Dungeon Lane (10%, 4 Votes)
  • SUSTO – Susto Stringband (Volume 2) (7%, 3 Votes)
  • Kurt Vile – Philadelphia’s been good to me (7%, 3 Votes)
  • Alexis Harte – Thirsty (7%, 3 Votes)
  • David Serby – Broken Heart In A Honky Tonk (5%, 2 Votes)
  • Lone Piñon – Hot Carne Seca (2%, 1 Votes)
  • JP Soars – Gypsy Blue Revue (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Joey Quiñones – Inna Soul Steady Situation (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Clay DuBose – Father Time & Mother Nature (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Leeroy Stagger – Pilgrimage (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Jesse and Noah – The Sunshine Shop (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Benson – Double Dose (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Amani Burhnam – Roots & Wings (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Robin Ganz – Hypnos (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Guided by Voices – Crawlspace Of The Pantheon (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Renée Fleming & Béla Fleck – The Fiddle and the Drum (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Gipsy Kings – Historia (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 42

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