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Tweed River Talk – A Few Words with Smith & Weeden

Wednesday, July 29, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

Emerging Providence-based rockers Smith & Weeden are not only making their Tweed debut, they will be making their first-ever festival appearance. Guitarists Jesse Emmanuel Smith and Seamus Weeden, joined by bassist Ollie Williams and drummer Dylan Sevey, are a bar-band in the best sense of the word. Live and on record, they play straight-up rock […]

Filed Under: Interviews, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Smith and Weeden

Monday Morning Video – Smith & Weeden’s “Sunshine”

Monday, June 15, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

There’s a certain irony in selecting this song as this week’s Monday Morning Video. The video grabbed my attention with it’s stunning harmonies and Seamus Weeden’s glorious guitar solo. I didn’t recognize the song from their album, though, so went back to check my notes. Sure enough, it’s there but it somehow failed to capture […]

Filed Under: Rock, Videos Tagged With: Smith and Weeden

Mayer’s Picks – Best Albums of 2014, Boston Edition

Wednesday, December 17, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

This has been a great year for music in and around Boston. I hesitate to break these out into a separate regional list as they would all feature prominently on my overall Best of 2014. That said, taken together they make a great statement on the vibrancy of the Boston music scene. GIRLS GUNS AND […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Country, Folk, Indie, Pop, Reviews, Rock Tagged With: Amy Black, Dan Blakeslee, Girls Guns and Glory, Sarah Borges, Smith and Weeden, Susan Cattaneo, The Curtis Mayflower, Will Dailey

More Than a Feeling: A Special Boston Playlist*

Friday, May 23, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

FEATURED ALBUMS Smith & Weeden, by Smith & Weeden It’s always a treat to stumble across a band that, quite simply, sounds like they are having fun. Such is the case with the Providence-based quartet* Smith and Weeden, whose songs run the gamut from harmony-laced country to guitar-fueled rock. In the country category are ambling […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Downloads, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Aloud, Boston Playlist, Brian Carroll, Jess Tardy, John Powhida, Old Jack, Russell Kaback, Smith and Weeden

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