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Mayer’s Picks: The Best of 2013, So Far (the Albums)

Wednesday, July 24, 2013 By Mayer Danzig

This has been a great musical year and we’ve still got several months — and some highly anticipated releases — to go before it ends. Here, in no particular order, are some of my favorite releases from the first half of 2013. You’ll see that I’ve listed my favorite Boston releases as a group. Each […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Country, Folk, Reviews, Rock Tagged With: Jason Isbell, Josh Ritter, Patty Griffin, Shooter Jennings, Steve Earle, Todd May

Shooter Jennings on the Fourth of July

Thursday, July 04, 2013 By Mayer Danzig

Shooter Jennings passed through Boston last night and played one heck of a show. Pretty cool to usher in the Independence Day holiday with this one…

Filed Under: Country, Videos Tagged With: Shooter Jennings

Mayer’s Playlist for March/April 2013, Part 2

Wednesday, April 17, 2013 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH The Other Life, by Shooter Jennings I’ll admit that I haven’t spent much time with Shooter’s previous releases. No real explanation, his music just never made it into my rotation. My bad. His latest is one of the most refreshing country records that I’ve heard in quite some time. Shooter and […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Downloads, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams, Videos Tagged With: Billy Bragg, Bobby Sutliff, Kevin Russell, Matt Mays, Michael Carpenter, New American Farmers, Pickwick, Shinyribs, Shooter Jennings, the Howlin Brothers, The Riverbreaks

Shooter Jennings – The Other Life

Saturday, March 23, 2013 By Chip Frazier

The new Shooter Jennings album ”The Other Life” is a conversation starter. Specifically it is a catalyst for two related reflections. The first is family. The second is the current state of the Country Music industry. With Nashville as a hub, these two conversations create a coherent theme. With respect to family, we see Jennings […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Americana, Country, Reviews, Videos Tagged With: Outlaw Country, Shooter Jennings, Waylon Jennings

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What is your favorite new release for week of February 27?

  • Rose’s Pawn Shop – American Seams (22%, 8 Votes)
  • Iron & Wine – Hen’s Teeth (17%, 6 Votes)
  • Bill Frisell – In My Dreams (11%, 4 Votes)
  • Luke Winslow-King – Coast of Light (11%, 4 Votes)
  • Lil Ed & The Blues Imperial – Slideways (11%, 4 Votes)
  • Pert Near Sandstone – Side by Side (8%, 3 Votes)
  • Julianna Riolino – Echo in the Dust (8%, 3 Votes)
  • Buck Meek – The Mirror (6%, 2 Votes)
  • A Thousand Horses – White Flag Down (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Clayton Chaney – Too Far (3%, 1 Votes)
  • Jake Soffer & Brent Carter – Imaginary Rooms (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Catfish John Tisdell – Stayin’ Out All Night (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Adam Weil – A Little Broken (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Lamisi – Let Us Clap (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Ben Sollee – Time On Hold (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 36

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