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Mayer’s Picks, More 2024 Favorites

Wednesday, December 18, 2024 By Mayer Danzig

Here, in no particular order, are more favorites from 2024.

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Country, Folk, Outlaw Country, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Adeem the Artist, Dustin Lowman, Fancy Gap, Fruition, Golden Everything, Goodnight Texas, Heather Little, Jeffrey Foucault, Jesse Dayton, John Calvin Abney, John Moreland, Jon Muq, Lydia Loveless, Maggie Rose, Melanie MacLaren, Michelle Malone, Paul Kelly, Sam Morrow, Silverada, The Damnwells, The FBR, The Great Dying, The HawtThorns, Tyler-James Kelly

Mayer’s Picks – The Best of 2024 (So Far), the Songs

Thursday, July 11, 2024 By Mayer Danzig

Better By Now, Heather Little (from the Need to Know Music release By Now) “I’ve wasted a lot of love being wrong, I learn too late and I stay too long,” in this haunting tale of heartbreak, “I oughta be better by now but I got mixed up with you somehow.” So Glad You Made It/Go All […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B, Streams, Videos Tagged With: Adeem the Artist, Christopher Paul Stelling, Fantastic Cat, Heather Little, J. Isaiah Evans & The Boss Tweed, Jon Muq, Kyshona, Lizzie No, Silverada, The Bluest Sky, The Decemberists, The FBR, The HawtThorns, Wesley Dean

Mayer’s Picks – the Best of 2024 (So Far), the Albums

Thursday, July 11, 2024 By Mayer Danzig

Now That’s What I Call Fantastic Cat by Fantastic Cat The sum is greater than the part with this collective of four singer-songwriters. Each of the four brings their own personality and songwriting style to the group, but they compliment one another beautifully. The songs crackle with intelligence and humor, all the better when the […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Folk, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter Tagged With: Fantastic Cat, Heather Little, Lizzie No, Sam Morrow, The FBR

Monday Morning Video – a Premiere from The FBR

Monday, June 03, 2024 By Mayer Danzig

The FBR

Twangville had the pleasure of hosting The FBR twice at our Dallas shows last month. We enjoyed it so much that we invited them to join us in NYC later this week. Will we see you this Thursday at The Bowery Electric? Details here. In celebration of that show, we are honored to premiere a […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Videos Tagged With: The FBR

Monday Morning Video – Twangville in NYC on June 6th

Monday, May 27, 2024 By Mayer Danzig

We may have a show problem. The problem is that we can’t help showcasing great artists, both new and long-time faves, that we’ve encountered on our musical journey. Case in point, we’re taking over New York City’s The Bowery Electric on June 6th for a special showcase featuring Ward Hayden & the Outliers, The FBR, […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Rock, Videos Tagged With: Golden Everything, The FBR, Ward Hayden and the Outliers

Bonus Monday Morning Video – Wait, There’s Another Dallas Show?!

Monday, April 15, 2024 By Mayer Danzig

Twangville at Double Wide

What’s better than one show in Dallas? How about two! Yup, before we gather in the back yard on April 28th, we’re gonna meet up at Double Wide, a Dallas institution, on the 24th for a big ol’ rock show. Tickets and info here. How’s this for a line-up: Here’s a video playlist to get […]

Filed Under: Americana, Pop, Rock, Videos Tagged With: J Isaiah Evans, J Isaiah Evans & The Boss Tweed, Nathan Mongol Wells, The FBR

Monday Morning Video – Preview Our Upcoming Dallas House Show

Monday, April 15, 2024 By Mayer Danzig

Twangville Dallas House Show (April 2024)

Twangville invites you to join us for the next edition of our backyard concert series in Dallas, TX on 28 April. Details and RSVP here. Yeah, we’re biased – but it’s a great one. We’ve got three incredible artists converging on our stage in Dallas to swap songs and stories. It will be something special. […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Videos Tagged With: Austin Plaine, The FBR, William Matheny

Mayer’s Playlist for Early 2024

Thursday, March 14, 2024 By Mayer Danzig

The Heartbreak Store, Lizzie No (from the Thirty Tigers / Miss Freedomland release Halfsies) Lizzie No’s remarkable Halfsies is warmly fulfilling, even as it explores the depth of heartbreak. No sets the tone with the powerful and percussive title track, declaring: Even your love is a one lane roadIt’s honor among thievesDive in head first, […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Streams, Videos Tagged With: Clay Parker and Jodi James, James Mastro, JOHN BAUMANN, Jon Dee Graham, Lizzie No, Phil Hurley, The FBR, The HawtThorns, The Northen Belle

The Twangville Early 2024 Preview

Thursday, January 11, 2024 By Mayer Danzig

Halfsies by Lizzie No (19 Jan) Brooklyn’s Lizzie No showcases the breadth of her talent on her forthcoming album. From folk to rock to pop – there’s a little bit of everything, all with an engaging indie vibe. Letting the Lions In by Dinty Child (19 Jan) Dinty Child is a mainstay of the Boston […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Cajun, Country, Folk, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B Tagged With: Brother Dege, Buffalo Tom, Chris J Norwood, Corb Lund, Dinty Child, Hurray for the Riff Raff, James Mastro, Joe Pug, Lizzie No, Mia Dyson, Miss Tess, Phil Hurley, Sarah Shook and the Disarmers, Session Americana, Sophie Gault, The FBR, The HawtThorns, The Northern Belle

Twangville Showcase at The Bowery Electric (NYC) – 6 June 2024

Thursday, May 06, 2010 By Mayer Danzig

GET TICKETS Ward Hayden & the Outliers (Boston, MA) Boston is one of America’s great music towns. But among the various styles the city is known for that have launched many musical acts to success and stardom, country music wasn’t a truly thriving genre there, that’s until singer, songwriter and guitarist Ward Hayden and his […]

Filed Under: Reviews Tagged With: Golden Everything, The FBR, Ward Hayden and the Outliers, Zach Schmidt

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