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Monday Morning Video – The Dreaming Spires and Antonio Lulic

Monday, March 10, 2025 By Mayer Danzig

I’m excited to be headed to Austin, Texas tomorrow for the annual SXSW music conference and festival. I take the assignment seriously, doing a fair amount of research before I arrive. That effort has resulted in some really great discoveries. Here are a pair from SXSW’s past. First up is the UK’s The Dreaming Spires […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Pop, Singer/Songwriter, Videos Tagged With: Antonio Lulic, The Dreaming Spires

Monday Morning Video – the Dreaming Spires

Monday, September 23, 2019 By Mayer Danzig

I’ve been continuing to dig into some of my favorites from years gone by. I stumbled across Oxford, UK’s The Dreaming Spires at the Americana Music Association festival in Nashville back in 2015. “Searching for the Supertruth”, the title track from their 2015 release, captures the beauty of their music. As the song demonstrates, the […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Pop, Videos Tagged With: The Dreaming Spires

Back in the Saddle Again – a Special Twangville Playlist, Part 2

Thursday, June 15, 2017 By Mayer Danzig

It’s time to get back in the playlist game. After a not-so-brief hiatus during which I opened the Twangville office in Dallas, I’m ready to get back to the playlists. And, given that the last one appeared in August of last year (!), let’s just say that I’ve got some catching up to do. To […]

Filed Under: Americana, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Bash and Pop, Colin Hay, Eric and Magill, Richard Edwards, The Dreaming Spires, The Whiskey Gentry, The Wild Reeds, Tommy Stinson

Mayer’s Picks – Best Songs of 2015

Tuesday, December 22, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

I posted my list of favorite from the first half of 2015 back in July (here and here). Rather than replicate that list for my full year review, consider this a continuation — the best songs from the second half of the year. Get Better, Frank Turner (from the Xtra Mile Records release Positive Songs […]

Filed Under: Americana, Best of Year, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Soul/R&B, Streams Tagged With: Anderson East, David Ramirez, Frank Turner, Galactic, Glen Hansard, Kasey Chambers, Macy Gray, The Bottle Rockets, The Dreaming Spires

Mayer’s Picks – More Favorites from 2015

Wednesday, December 16, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

Here, in no particular order, are a few more favorites from 2015. All A Man Should DoLucero Maudlin DaysOcean Carolina Adventures in Real TimeDylan Gardner The Firewatcher’s DaughterBrandi Carlile Positive Songs For Negative PeopleFrank Turner The Spirit MovesLanghorne Slim and the Law Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night SweatsNathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats High On […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Country, Folk, Pop, Rock, Roots, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Andrew Combs, Brandi Carlile, Dylan Gardner, Frank Turner, Galactic, Ike Reilly, Jason Isbell, JD McPherson, Jeffrey Foucault, Jimbo Mathus, John Moreland, Kevin Gordon, Langhorne Slim, Lucero, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats, Northcote, Ocean Carolina, Paul Kelly, The Dreaming Spires, the Fratellis, Will Hoge

Mayer’s Playlist for October 2015, Part 1

Wednesday, October 21, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH All a Man Should Do, by Lucero There’s something to be said for aging gracefully, especially when you’ve got a well-earned reputation for raucous and whiskey-fueled rock and roll. Memphis-based Lucero demonstrate how to do it right on the 12th album of their nearly 18 year career. Singer-songwriter Nichols has long […]

Filed Under: Americana, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Brett Newski, Lucero, Sam Morrow, Ted Russell Kamp, The Bottle Rockets, The Dreaming Spires

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

Monday Morning Video – “September Gurls”

Monday, September 28, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

It’s been a few years since we celebrated September with the Big Star classic. We’ll forgo a version featuring any of the Big Star family and instead feature two young bands paying homage to the Memphis legends. First up is NYC-based indie rockers Dum Dum Girls. They are followed by a new favorite band, UK-based […]

Filed Under: Pop, Videos Tagged With: Big Star, Dum Dum Girls, The Dreaming Spires

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