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Mayer’s Playlist for Fall 2020, Part 1

Thursday, September 24, 2020 By Mayer Danzig

Remember It, The Northern Belle (from the Die With Your Boots On Records release We Wither, We Bloom) You’d never know from their music that The Northern Belle hails from Norway.  Their brand of Americana is bathed in Southern California sunshine in more ways than one.  This is music warm and lavish, not to mention […]

Filed Under: Americana, Indie Rock, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B, Streams Tagged With: Daniel Romano, Grant-Lee Phillips, John Prine, Mickelson, Nocona, Paul Grabowsky, Paul Kelly, Swamp Dogg, Thad Cockrell, The Northern Belle

Monday Morning Video – Paul Kelly’s Gravy Recipe

Monday, December 23, 2019 By Mayer Danzig

I’ve posted this song before but, hey, it’s a classic. How do you not appreciate a holiday song without a chorus that tells the tale of a man spending the holidays in jail and includes a gravy recipe. The song “How to Make Gravy” appears alongside many other Paul Kelly gems on the upcoming Songs […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Pop, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Luca Brasi, Paul Kelly

Monday Morning Video – A Paul Kelly Mother’s Day Celebration

Monday, May 13, 2019 By Mayer Danzig

Mother’s Day was yesterday but we’re celebrating today with this incredible new track from Australian legend Paul Kelly.  The song, a collaboration with singer-songwriter Dan Sultan, is another instant Kelly classic.  The song was written for the soundtrack for the forthcoming documentary about Australian Football League star and Indigenous Australian leader Adam Goodes.  It reflects […]

Filed Under: Pop, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Dan Sultan, Paul Kelly

Monday Morning Video – A Keen and Kelly Holiday

Monday, December 24, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

Here’s a soundtrack for those final hours of shopping – Paul Kelly’s “How To Make Gravy” and Robert Earl Keen’s “Merry Christmas From the Family”. Two holiday classics.

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Pop, Videos Tagged With: Paul Kelly, Robert Earl Keen

Mayer’s Playlist for Fall 2018, Part 3

Friday, December 14, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

Little Red Hen (With Apologies to Chicken Little) , Kirby Brown (from the self-released Uncommon Prayer) A sense of restlessness permeates Kirby Brown’s Uncommon Prayer. The album documents a quest to find happiness and one’s place in this world, a topic that brown tackles with music that is intoxicating and lyrics that are both creative […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Soul/R&B, Streams Tagged With: 7 Horse, Bob Walkenhorst, Eli Paperboy Reed, Erik Oftedahl, Erik the Viking, Kirby Brown, Paul Kelly, the Pollies, Una Walkenhorst

Monday Morning Video – Christmas From the Drunk Tank

Monday, December 25, 2017 By Mayer Danzig

I always love when holidays fall on Mondays as it gives me license to share holiday-themed videos. On this day how about partaking of two of the best holiday songs ever written. Two songs which happen to share a common theme of spending the holiday in jail. Go figure. Enjoy the Pogues (with Kirsty MacColl) […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Folk, Videos Tagged With: Kirsty MacColl, Paul Kelly, The Pogues

Mayer’s Picks – More Favorites from 2017

Wednesday, December 13, 2017 By Mayer Danzig

Here, in no particular order, are a few more favorites from 2017. New MistakesTerra Lightfoot Letters Never ReadDori Freeman Other Love SongsFront Country Boy Crazy and Single(s)Lydia Loveless Transient LullabyThe Mastersons The World We BuiltThe Wild Reeds Youth DetentionLee Bains III and the Glory Fires Tomorrow ForeverMatthew Sweet Life Is FinePaul Kelly This Is My […]

Filed Under: Americana, Best of Year, Country, Folk, Indie, Outlaw Country, Pop, Rock Tagged With: Austin Hanks, Avi Vinocur, Colin Hay, Daniel Romano, Dead Man Winter, Dori Freeman, Front Country, Josh Ritter, Justin Currie, K Phillips, Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires, Lydia Loveless, Mating Ritual, Matthew Sweet, Paul Kelly, Ron Gallo, Steve Earle, Suzanne Santo, Terra Lightfoot, The Dustbowl Revival, The Mastersons, The Menzingers, The Whiskey Gentry, The Wild Reeds

Monday Morning Video – A Premiere from Paul Kelly

Monday, August 21, 2017 By Mayer Danzig

I’ve written about Paul Kelly on many occasions and with good reason – he is quite simply one of the greatest songwriters of his generation. Given that he has been releasing albums for more than 35 years, that puts him in some rarified air. Over the past several years, he has been on a particularly […]

Filed Under: Pop, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Paul Kelly

Readers’ Pick: Seven Sonnets & A Song by Paul Kelly

Friday, April 29, 2016 By Tom Osborne

Paul Kelly, Seven Sonnets and a Song - cover art

PAUL KELLY, Seven Sonnets & A Song beats out THE STRUMBRELLAS, Hope as your favorite for the week of April 15, 2016. Poll Results New Releases Did we miss something? If you feel a new release is missing from our current poll, please let us know in the comments. Readers’ Tops Spring 2016 WILLIE NILE, World […]

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: Paul Kelly, The Strumbrellas

Mayer’s Playlist for January 2016

Thursday, January 28, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUM OF THE MONTH You’re Dreaming by The Cactus Blossoms There was a time when brotherly harmonies dominated the musical airwaves. From the Everly Brothers in pop to the Louvin Brothers in country, it was a sound that was both soothing and satisfying. Despite the fact that this music was a touchstone for many artists […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Soul/R&B, Streams Tagged With: Berwanger, Dakota Shakedown, Hello Industry, Neil Finn, Pasadena '68, Paul Kelly, Redray Frazier, The Cactus Blossoms, The Wet Secrets, We/Or/Me, Western Star

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