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Socially Single – A Special Twangville Playlist

Thursday, May 07, 2020 By Mayer Danzig

It is times like these where we most need artists.  And they are rising to the occasion. Many a music fan has watched some of the flood of online streaming shows that have – and continue – to occur. While these events are a crucial source of income to artists in an era where most […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Streams, Videos Tagged With: Drive-By-Truckers, Fountains of Wayne, Grant-Lee Phillips, John Doe, M. Lockwood Porter, Matthew Ryan, Mike Errico, Sam Phillips, Sharon Van Etten

Mayer’s Playlist for Spring 2012, Part 2

Thursday, May 31, 2012 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH The Great Despiser, by Joe Pug If you listen closely to The Great Despiser, Joe Pug’s latest release, you’ll hear a theme carrying through the songs. The songs map a journey in which the protagonist seeks to find his path, generally with clear intent yet often daunted by societal expectations and […]

Filed Under: Downloads, Playlists, Reviews, Streams Tagged With: Apples in Stereo, Cory Branan, Joe Pug, Justin Townes Earle, Library Voices, Paul Thorn, Red Jacket Mine, Sharon Van Etten, The District Attorneys, White Jacket

SXSW 2011: The Video Companion

Monday, April 11, 2011 By Mayer Danzig

I got a bit carried away with the videos, compiling 26 great videos captured live at SXSW. Not surprisingly, we kick things off with the performance that introduced me to Maxim Ludwig & the Santa Fe Seven. From there, a three-fer from Alejandro Escovedo’s special Sunday night gig at the legendary Continental Club. We’ve got […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Alt-Country, Alternative, Americana, Country, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Roots, SXSW, Videos Tagged With: Admiral Fallow, Alejandro Escovedo, Charlie Sexton, Dale Earnhardt Jr Jr, Dave Alvin, Fitz and the Tantrums, J Roddy Walston, J Roddy Walston and the Business, Jack White, Jesse Malin, Jim Jones Review, Jon Dee Graham, Josh Ritter, Kasey Anderson, Liam Finn, Maxim Ludwig, Maxim Ludwig & the Santa Fe Seven, Men Without Hats, Mona, Old 97's, Prima Donna, Sharon Van Etten, The Head and the Heart, the Hobarts, The Stone Foxes, Wild Flag, Willie Nile, Yuck

SXSW 2011: The Sounds, Part 2

Thursday, April 07, 2011 By Mayer Danzig

Kasey Anderson & the Honkies Music is often about improvisation. In this case, however, it wasn’t the type of improvisation that one would expect. When the bass drum kept slipping across the cement floor, the band grabbed a keg to hold it in place. When that didn’t work, Anderson took a seat on the keg […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Alternative, Americana, Downloads, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Andy Clockwise, Damien Jurado, Janelle Monae, Jon Dee Graham, Kasey Anderson, Mona, Peelander Z, Sharon Van Etten, The Biters

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

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