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Monday Morning Video: SXSW 2012

Monday, May 07, 2012 By Mayer Danzig

There are literally thousands of performances that take place across Austin during SXSW. Here is a small sampling for your listening and viewing enjoyment. See below for a detailed list of the performances in this video playlist. Tom Morello, “World Wide Rebel Song” from the New West day party Bahamas, “Caught Me Thinking” The Lumineers, […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Pop, Reviews, Rock, SXSW, Videos Tagged With: Adam Duritz, Alejandro Escovedo, Bahamas, Barfield, Big Star, Bob Mould, Brendan Benson, Bruce Springsteen, Counting Crows, Frank Turner, Garland Jefferies, Glen Hansard, Kasey Anderson, Lucero, Lydia Loveless, Rolling Stones, Stone River Boys, Sugar, The Latebirds, the Lumineers, the Posies, Tom Morello, Wayne Kramer

Tom’s Picks: Best of Summer 2011

Tuesday, October 11, 2011 By Tom Osborne

Old 97's, The Grand Theatre Vol. 2

Here are some of my favorites from the Summer. Best of Summer 2011 OLD 97S, The Grand Theatre, Vol. 2 [★★★★/4.308] This is side two of last year’s full length originally conceived of as a double album. The band says that releasing with time in between afforded them time to adjust the songs and add […]

Filed Under: Best of Year, Reviews, Videos Tagged With: Bodeans, Hotel Lights, John Hiatt, Matthew Ryan, Old 97's, Reckless Kelly, The Latebirds, Tommy Keene

Monday Morning Video: The Latebirds

Monday, September 12, 2011 By Mayer Danzig

I caught these guys a few weeks ago and was mightily impressed. This talented group of musicians from Finland know how to bring it live. Wilco fans, in particular, should take note. The band mines similar musical ground and features Wilco guitarist Nels Cline as a guest on their latest release. For more info on […]

Filed Under: Uncategorized Tagged With: The Latebirds, Wilco

Mayer’s Playlist from July 2011

Wednesday, August 03, 2011 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH: Not So Loud: An Acoustic Evening, by The Bottle Rockets I don’t know why, but I’ve always hedged when considering the Bottle Rockets as an acoustic outfit. It makes no sense, I know, given that the band is so well travelled on the Americana road. Sure, I love the backporch feel […]

Filed Under: Downloads, Playlists, Reviews, Streams Tagged With: Amy Lavere, Dan Israel, Hotel Lights, Jo Wymer, John Powhida, Kris Delmhorst, Session Americana, The Bottle Rockets, The Cars, The Latebirds

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