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Mayer’s Picks – Best Albums of 2022, Boston/Dallas Edition

Thursday, December 15, 2022 By Mayer Danzig

I’m fortunate to be able to explore and enjoy the music scenes of two cities – Boston and Dallas. Artists from both metropolitan areas have released some exceptional music this year. Here are a few favorites. Love it local. LOVE THAT DIRTY WATER (BOSTON YOU’RE MY HOME) Crackdown by GA-20 Two guitars and a set […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Blues, Country, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B Tagged With: GA-20, Isaac Hoskins, Parker Twomey, Sarah Borges, Susan Cattaneo, The Remittance Men, Vandoliers

A Little Boston in Your Attitude – A Special Boston Playlist

Wednesday, July 20, 2022 By Mayer Danzig

Follow, Susan Cattaneo (from the Jersey Girl Music release All Is Quiet) It shouldn’t come as a surprise to learn that Susan Cattaneo taught songwriting at Berklee School of Music for many years. Her songs are wonderfully crafted, filled with meaning and musical grace. Her latest album may be stripped down in terms of arrangements, […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Blues, Country, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Streams Tagged With: Autumn Hollow, Bleu, Brian Sullivan, Greg Klyma, Honest Mechanik, Matt York, Michael Tarbox, Paul Hansen, Sarah Borges, Susan Cattaneo, Tanya Donelly, The Loyal Seas

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

Thursday, July 07, 2022 By Mayer Danzig

Twilights by Jesper Lindell Sweden’s Lindell makes true Americana that channels the spirit of the Band, a point he emphasizes with a great cover of that group’s “Twilight”.  It’s Lindell’s own compositions and the arrangements that bring the songs to life, however, that make Twilights such a memorable experience.    How Long Will It Take Them […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Bluegrass, Blues, Country, Folk, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter Tagged With: Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard, Caroline Spence, David Ramirez, Goodnight Texas, Grant-Lee Phillips, Jesper Lindell, Juni Ata, Matt Andersen, Michael McDermott, Sarah Borges, The Whitmore Sisters, Wood Willow

Sarah Borges – Together Alone

Wednesday, February 09, 2022 By Shawn Underwood

Sarah Borges – Together Alone (cover art)

The human psyche is programmed to take comfort from things that are familiar. That plays out in the new record from Sarah Borges, Together Alone. She, and long-time collaborator Eric (Roscoe) Ambel, took the chaos of the pandemic, stitched together an impossible-to-repeat remote recording routine, and produced a record that’s just the Sarah Borges music […]

Filed Under: Reviews, Rock, Roots Tagged With: Sarah Borges

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

Sweet Caroline – A Special Boston Playlist

Friday, November 09, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

By Degrees, Mark Erelli & Friends (from the benefit single By Degrees) Several of Mark Erelli’s longtime friends and collaborators join him for a special song written in response to the tragic gun violence in America. While the artists are an impressive group – Rosanne Cash, Sheryl Crow, Lori McKenna, Anais Mitchell, and Josh Ritter […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Streams Tagged With: Abbie Barrett, Anais Mitchell, Andrea Gillis, Bean Pickers Union, Bob Bradshaw, Charlie Marie, Honey Talk, Josh Ritter, Lori McKenna, Mark Erelli, Roseanne Cash, Sarah Borges, Sheryl Crow, Tad Overbaugh, The Wolff Sisters

Steve Poltz Wins AMERICANAFEST 2018

Thursday, September 27, 2018 By Todd Mathis

As a newbie to AMERICANAFEST I have to say that looking at the schedule beforehand I was a bit overwhelmed. Throw in the fact that it had been about 10 years since I’d been to Nashville and that made it even more so.  But once I got there and settled into the pace and learned […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Americana Music Conference, Country, Folk, Outlaw Country, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Ana Egge, Brian Whelan, Eric Ambel, Irma Thomas, Kevin Gordon, Linda Gayle Lewis, Lula Wiles, Redd Volkaert, Robbie Fulks, Ruby Boots, Sam Morrow, Sarah Borges, Steve Poltz, The Bottle Rockets, Tommy Emmanuel, Tyler Childers, Vandoliers

Americana 2018: Shawn’s Picks

Wednesday, September 26, 2018 By Shawn Underwood

Every fall, The Americana Music Association gathers members, artists and music fans together in Nashville for its annual conference. Starting with the annual Americana Music Awards and continuing through several days of showcases and panel discussions, it is a tremendous celebration of Americana music. Here are but a few of my favorite performers and performances […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Americana, Americana Music Conference, Country, Outlaw Country, Reviews, Rock Tagged With: Ana Egge, Kevin Gordon, Lindsay Lou, Lula Wiles, Redd Volkaert, Robbie Fulks, Ruby Boots, Sarah Borges, Steve Poltz, The Bottle Rockets, Vandoliers

Americana 2018: Mayer’s Picks (Part 2)

Wednesday, September 26, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

Every fall, The Americana Music Association gathers members, artists and music fans together in Nashville for its annual conference. Starting with the annual Americana Music Awards and continuing through several days of showcases and panel discussions, it is a tremendous celebration of Americana music. Here are but a few of my favorite performers and performances […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Americana Music Conference, Country, Folk, Pop, Rock Tagged With: Aaron Lee Tasjan, Blackfoot Gypsies, Brent Smith, Chuck Mead, Drivin' N' Cryin', Eric Ambel, Jaimee Harris, Joe Purdy, JP Harris, Kevin Gordon, Matthew Ryan, Mike Farris, Sarah Borges, Shinedown, Steve Poltz, The Watson Twins, Will Hoge

The Twangville 2018 Release Preview, Summer/Fall Edition

Tuesday, July 24, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

We’ve already been treated to a number of great new albums in 2018. Read on for some releases expected in the back half of the year. What albums, whether on this list or not, are you most excited to hear? TILT AND SHINE by KEVIN GORDON(27 July on Crowville Media) Gordon returns with another scruffy […]

Filed Under: Americana, Country, News, Outlaw Country, Pop, Rock Tagged With: Aaron Lee Tasjan, Alejandro Escovedo, Amanda Shires, Austin Lucas, Kevin Gordon, Lucero, Sarah Borges, Shooter Jennings, Will Hoge, Willie Nile

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