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Twangville Shows in DFW This Week

Monday, April 28, 2025 By Mayer Danzig

Will we see you in DFW this week? Hope so – we’ve got two great shows in store for you. Yes, just for you! First, we’ll gather on Thursday (5/1) at The Post in Fort Worth for a special evening with Garrett Owen, Hannah Aldridge, and Melanie MacLaren. (INFO/TIX) Then, on Sunday (5/4), we’ll step […]

Filed Under: Americana, Singer/Songwriter, Videos Tagged With: Garrett Owen, Hannah Aldridge, Melanie MacLaren, Ryan Culwell

Twangville Presents: Two Can’t Miss DFW Shows

Monday, April 07, 2025 By Mayer Danzig

Twangville Sunday Social (4 May)

Hey Dallas-Fort Worth, we’re back! We’re hosting a pair of great shows next month in Dallas-Fort Worth. Come join us! On Sunday, May 4th we’ll gather at 4pm in Lower Greenville for the 12th edition of our Twangville Sunday Social. Joining us for an afternoon of songs and stories are a trio of Twangville favorites: […]

Filed Under: Americana, Country, Folk, Singer/Songwriter, Streams, Videos Tagged With: Garrett Owen, Hannah Aldridge, Melanie MacLaren, Ryan Culwell

Mayer’s Picks – The Best of 2022 (So Far), the Songs

Thursday, July 07, 2022 By Mayer Danzig

Meant to Be, BER & Charlie Oriain (from the self-released And I’m Still Thinking About That) A wonderful discovery at this year’s SXSW… and one of my favorite songs so far this year. But I think you’re the one for someone else And that shit’s hard to say It’s okay, you feel the same and I can […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Bluegrass, Country, Folk, Outlaw Country, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Streams, Videos Tagged With: BER, Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard, Caroline Spence, David Ramirez, Eric Ambel, Fruition, Goodnight Texas, Jesper Lindell, Juni Ata, Matt Andersen, Rural Alberta Advantage, Ryan Culwell, Sarah Shook & the Disarmers, Sophie & the Broken Things, Steve Earle, Steve Earle & The Dukes, The Whitmore Sisters, Wood Willow

Mayer’s Playlist for Feb/Mar 2022, Part 1

Thursday, February 24, 2022 By Mayer Danzig

The Ballad of Sissy & Porter, The Whitmore Sisters (from the Red House Records release Ghost Stories) There’s a throwback quality to the Whitmore Sisters’ Ghost Stories.  Sure, sisters Eleanor and Bonnie have magical familial harmonies that recall The Everly Brothers.  It’s the songs and arrangements, however, that hearken back to a bygone era when […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Streams, Videos Tagged With: Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard, Charlie Sutton, Goodnight Texas, Jesse Adelman, Ryan Culwell, Sarah Shook & the Disarmers, The Whitmore Sisters

The Twangville Early 2022 Release Preview

Wednesday, January 12, 2022 By Mayer Danzig

Meet the new year. Same as the old? Not so much on the music front with a great batch of new music on the horizon. Here are some releases eagerly anticipated by the Twangville posse. Hell on Church Street by Punch Brothers (14 January) The virtuoso string quintet remind us yet again why they are […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Bluegrass, Blues, Country, Folk, Indie Rock, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard, Del McCoury, Goodnight Texas, Hurray for the Riff Raff, Jamie McDell, Khruangbin, Leon Bridges, punch brothers, Ryan Culwell, Sarah Borges, Sarah Shook and the Disarmers, Shovels & Rope, Silver Lining, Spoon, Steve Dawson, Susan Cattaneo, The Whitmore Sisters, Tinsley Ellis

Mayer’s Playlist for Fall 2018, Part 1

Thursday, November 29, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

Snow White Knuckles, Jaimee Harris (from the Ruby White Records release Red Rescue) Music can be a powerful thing. At its best, it not only meant to entertain, it strives to provoke an emotional reaction in the listener. Red Rescue, the debut album from Austin singer-songwriter Jaimee Harris, is a welcome reminder of music’s potency. […]

Filed Under: Americana, Country, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Streams Tagged With: Bird Streets, Brett Dennen, Eric Bachmann, Escondido, Face to Face, Fruition, Jaimee Harris, John Howie Jr., Nobody's Girl, Ryan Culwell

Americana 2015: The Sounds, Part 1

Wednesday, September 30, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

GLEN HANSARD Hansard delivered what was easily the best set of the week. He brought a full band, including strings and horns, to showcase songs both new and old. Josh Ritter joined for a couple of choice covers, including songs by Jason Molina (Magnolia Electric Company), Bruce Springsteen and Leonard Cohen. THE BOTTLE ROCKETS At […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Americana Music Conference, Pop, Rock Tagged With: Glen Hansard, James McMurtry, Ryan Culwell, The Bottle Rockets, The Dreaming Spires

Mayer’s Picks: The Best of 2015 (So Far) the Songs Part 2

Tuesday, July 21, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

Everybody Talkin’ ’bout the All American, JD McPherson (from the Rounder Records release Let The Good Times Roll) Let’s just call this the dance hit of the year. One listen and you’ll know what I mean. You Got To Me, James McMurtry (from the Complicated Game Records release Complicated Game) On a given day I’d […]

Filed Under: Americana, Best of Year, Indie, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Rockabilly, Roots, Streams Tagged With: James McMurtry, JD McPherson, Jimbo Mathus, PJ Bond, Ryan Culwell, Session Americana

Mayer’s Playlist for February 2015

Friday, February 27, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH Complicated Game, by James McMurtry Six years. That’s how long it has been since we last heard new music from McMurtry. While he hasn’t been missing during this time – he could always be found on the touring circuit – many of us were anxiously awaiting some new music. Well, that […]

Filed Under: Americana, Blues, Country, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Roots, Streams Tagged With: American Aquarium, Blackberry Smoke, BP Fallon, Eilen Jewell, James McMurtry, Jeffrey Foucault, Lake Street Dive, Lilly Hiatt, Martin Sexton, Peter Mulvey, Ryan Culwell, Steve Earle, Sweetback Sisters, The Sacred Shakers, Whitehorse

Ryan Culwell On a Memorable First Gig and the Song That Made Him Famous In His Family

Tuesday, January 27, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

Culwell talks about why he prefers a good meal over a plush hotel room, a memorable day job cooking cow bile and the advice that his friend gave him (read more Seth Godin).

Filed Under: Americana, Country, Why It Matters Tagged With: Ryan Culwell

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Friends of Twangville

Polls

What is your favorite new release for week of May 16?

  • Carolyn Wonderland – Truth Is (31%, 10 Votes)
  • Charlie Musselwhite – Lookout Highway (19%, 6 Votes)
  • Ken Pomeroy – Cruel Joke (9%, 3 Votes)
  • Barenaked Ladies – IN FLIGHT – CARRY ON (6%, 2 Votes)
  • Dan Mangan – Natural Light (6%, 2 Votes)
  • The Talbott Brothers – Borderlands (6%, 2 Votes)
  • Peter Rowan – Tales of The Free Mexican Airforce (6%, 2 Votes)
  • Kat Hasty – The Time of Your Life (6%, 2 Votes)
  • Ben Hackett – Songs for Sleeping Dogs (3%, 1 Votes)
  • The Lowtimers – Cracks (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Suzie Brown – Songs Worth Saving (3%, 1 Votes)
  • BEATrio – BEATrio (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Erin Durant – Firetrail (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Sweet Megg – Never Been Home (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Christian Rutledge – An Inch Of This New York Mile (0%, 0 Votes)
  • The Travelin’ McCourys – One Chord That Rings True (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 32

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