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SXSW 2013: The Scene

Tuesday, March 26, 2013 By Mayer Danzig

For me, the true harbinger of spring is the arrival of the SXSW Music and Media Conference in Austin, Texas. Or rather, spring begins for me when I arrive in Austin for SXSW. With upwards of 2,500 bands and 20,000 attendees from around the world, SXSW is the world’s premiere music conference. Even better, it […]

Filed Under: News, SXSW Tagged With: Adam Duritz, Afghan Whigs, Alejandro Escovedo, Bobby Bare Jr., Bobby Bare Sr., Buddy Miller, Butch Walker, David Garza, Drivin' N' Cryin', Foo Fighters, Green Day, Iggy Pop, Ivan and the Parazol, Jay Z, John Fogerty, Jon Dee Graham, Justin Timberlake, Kevin Gordon, LL Cool J, Mike Barfield, Mike Mills, Patrick Sweany, Patty Griffin, Peter Buck, Prince, R.E.M., Rick Springfield, Robyn Hitchcock, Rosie Flores, Sound City Players, Steve Earle, Ted Russell Kamp, The Beards, The True Believers, Tim Easton, Trapper Schoepp, Usher, Willie Nile, You Won't

Do It Again: Reuniting the Kinks

Friday, September 16, 2011 By Mayer Danzig

Public television in Boston showed an edited version of Do It Again, a movie about the Kinks, last night. The story revolves around Geoff Edgers, a Boston Globe reporter who sets out on a quest to reunite the legendary British band. Along the way, Edgers interviews artists ranging from Sting to Peter Buck to Robyn […]

Filed Under: News, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Peter Buck, Robyn Hitchcock, Sting, The Kinks

SXSW 2011: The Scene, Part 1

Tuesday, March 29, 2011 By Mayer Danzig

For me, the true harbinger of spring is the arrival of the SXSW Music and Media Conference in Austin, Texas. Or rather, spring begins for me when I arrive in Austin for SXSW. With upwards of 2,000 bands and 13,000 attendees, SXSW is the world’s premiere music conference. Even better, it is one heck of […]

Filed Under: News, Reviews, SXSW Tagged With: 4 Non-Blondes, Andy Clockwise, Autumn Defense, B.O.B., Bliss N Eno, Buck 65, Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr, Dawes, Deer Tick, Doll & the Kicks, Duran Duran, Fences, Hanson, J Roddy Walston and the Business, Janelle Monae, Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit, Jay Z, Jeremy Messersmith, Jesse Malin, Jim Jones Review, Jon Dee Graham, Josh Ritter, Kanye West, Kevin Devine, Kid Canaveral, Linda Perry, Maxim Ludwig & the Santa Fe Seven, Men Without Hats, Middle Brother, Neon Trees, P Diddy, P.O.S., Peelander Z, Peter Buck, R.E.M., Sharon Etten, Sharon Van Etten, Slaid Cleaves, Susanna Hoffs, the Bangles, The Biters, the Civil Wars, The Stone Foxes, Tristen, Wilco, Wild Flag, Yuck

Coming Soon: 2011 Release Preview, Part 1

Wednesday, January 05, 2011 By Mayer Danzig

Even though we’ve just barely wrapped 2010, the 2011 release calendar is about to burst from the gate. Here are a few releases we’re eagerly awaiting at the Twangville General Store. And don’t forget our special give-away — tell us your most highly anticipated 2011 release and be eligible for signed cds from Chris Knight […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Indie, Pop, Reviews, Rock Tagged With: Cake, Gillian Welch, Peter Buck, Social Distortion, The Decemberists, Todd Snider

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