Thanks to Glorious Noise for helping to surface these 5 gems from Golden Smog’s latest album Another Fine Day. Life is good. They’re all great in my book, however, I’m particularly fond of the downtempo “Long Time Ago”. “You Make It Easy†[audio:http://www.nytimes.com/audiosrc/arts/20060716_MAYSHARK01.mp3] Download (MP3) “Another Fine Day†[audio:http://www.nytimes.com/audiosrc/arts/20060716_MAYSHARK02.mp3] Download (MP3) “5-22-02†[audio:http://www.nytimes.com/audiosrc/arts/20060716_MAYSHARK03.mp3] Download (MP3) […]
Mayer’s Playlist for May and June
A heavy travel schedule for my day job has kept me from my Twangville musings, not to mention keeping me out of the clubs and record stores. Nonetheless, here’s the long overdue playlist from May and June. Hammer + Nail, Paul Thorn (from the live cd/dvd So Far, So Good: The Best of the Paul […]
The Avett Brothers’ ‘Talk on Inodolence’, a Video
Sometimes it takes seeing a band perform live to realize how good they are. I’ve never had the opportunity to see the Avett Brothers in person but this video seems to capture the best of them and their quirky personality. The video includes some coverage from their Merlefest performance. Posted on YouTube by ramseurrecords.
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 […]
Another Classic Will Hoge Rock Show
So my day job has been interfering with my Twangville activities. I hate it when that happens. I was, however, able to get to the rock show this weekend featuring Twangville fave Will Hoge. Rather than tell you about it, here’s a clip from a recent show. What the clip lacks in sound quality it […]
Roman Candle, Video Footage from the Uptown Bar
Roman Candle playing at the Uptown Bar on May 6, 2006. Footage is nice and close up and the audio quality is pretty good. Video posted on YouTube by goround23. technorati tags:romancandle, video, music
Annie Keating’s “Take the Wheel” Reviewed
Somewhere in the dirt and grime of the Big Apple, you’ll find diamond in the rough, Annie Keating. Raised in Boston, now residing in New York, Keating is a city girl with a country heart. Her sound is pure Americana, twang-infused folk storytelling with blissful tooth and grit. She’s been compared to Kathleen Edwards, Gillian […]
Marc Broussard at House of Blues
Last night could not have gone any better if I had planned it. I got to Orlando much earlier than I intended to, and while I was sitting outside the House of Blues store, killing time, Marc came out of the stage door and sat down with myself and two other people. We chatted for ten or fifteen […]
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, a Boston Music Awards Performance
To borrow a catch phrase from my father, “Dad Gummit!” these guys are good. I’m not kidding. Check out this live performance of “Nothing But the Water” recorded at the Boston Music Awards. Video posted on MySpace by furnarij
“Sweet Somewhere Bound”, a Video by Jackie Greene
Jackie Greene peforms “Sweet Somewhere Bound” off of last year’s re-release album of the same name. A Clip from “Broken Hearts, Dusty Roads” DVD –circa 2004. His latest, American Myth, is already on my short list for Album of the Year. If you haven’t heard it yet, get off yer hind quarters and go to […]