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SXSW 2010: The Sounds, Part 2

Monday, May 03, 2010 By Mayer Danzig

Jon Dee Graham My SXSW show list is usually built around bands that I’ve never seen. Jon Dee Graham is the rare exception who makes the list every year. His gruff voice fits well with the bit of his lyrics, not to mention his razor-sharp guitar-playing. And his stories and between song banter, rich with […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Soul/R&B, Videos Tagged With: Citizen Cope, Glossary, J Roddy Walston, Jon Dee Graham, Lucero, Origone, Raphael Saadiq, Roman Candle, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Steve Poltz, Visqueen

Mayer’s Best of 2009 (the songs), Part 1

Thursday, December 31, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

Give Me Tomorrow, Willie Nile (from the River House Records release House of a Thousand Guitars) Nile’s eternal optimism reigns supreme, most notably on this spirited testament to change and opportunity. “I’ve seen poison in the waters, heard the crying of the sea, I have heard your sons and daughters say what’s to become of […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Alternative, Americana, Best of Year, Blues, Downloads, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Streams, Videos Tagged With: Buddy Miller, Gretel, Jason Isbell, Julie Miller, Porterdavis, Rancid, Roman Candle, Session Americana, Slaid Cleaves, The Damnwells, Willie Nile

Mayer’s Best of 2009

Monday, December 21, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

#1. LUCERO, 1372 Overton Park (Republic/Universal) The former residents of 1372 Overton Park in Memphis let loose a potent blend of classic rock anthems and horn-infused Southern soul. Fueled by singer-songwriter Ben Nichol’s gritty vocals and filled with lyrics about whiskey-filled nights and the mornings after, this one is a barnburner. (Twangville review here and […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Americana, Best of Year, Country, Downloads, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Roots, Streams Tagged With: Bleu, Brendan Benson, Buddy and Julie Miller, Buddy Miller, Glen Hansard, Grant-Lee Phillips, Greg Trooper, Jason Isbell, Justin Townes Earle, Lucero, Matthew Ryan, Michelle Malone, Roman Candle, Swell Season, The Damnwells, The Low Anthem, Will Hoge

Best Albums of 2009, Official Twangville Editors’ Picks

Wednesday, December 16, 2009 By Tom Osborne

Another great year in music comes to a close! Over the next several days the editors of Twangville will be releasing their top picks from the year. To kick that off, here’s the aggregated Top 25 Twangville Editors’ Picks of 2009. It was a close match for number one between Lucero and Justin Townes Earle […]

Filed Under: Best of Year Tagged With: Avett Brothers, Band of Heathens, Ben Kweller, Brendan Benson, buddy and judy miller, Dave Alvin, dave rawlings machine, Drive-By-Truckers, Heartless Bastards, Jason Isbell, Justin Townes Earle, Leeroy Stagger, Lucero, M Ward, monsters of folk, Patterson Hood, Roman Candle, Roseanne Cash, Ryan Bingham, Slaid Cleaves, The Damnwells, Todd Snider, Wilco, Will Hoge, Wrinkle Neck Mules

Listen Up: Roman Candle “in the Ear”

Friday, May 29, 2009 By Mayer Danzig

Roman Candle is one of those bands that confuse me. I guess it is rock, but it could be pop. Sometimes it is roots, except when it is not. Despite the confusion, there’s no denying that Oh Tall Tree in the Ear is a gem. Though the band has only released three proper albums since […]

Filed Under: Downloads, Pop, Reviews, Streams Tagged With: Nashville, Roman Candle

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