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Patton Magee of The Nude Party on How They Got a Sitar and the Best Kept Secret in Music

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 By Mayer Danzig

The Nude Party (credit Adam Powell)

Patton Magee of The Nude Party talks about the benefit of staying busy and recalls what happened when the police showed up at the band’s first gig.

Filed Under: Interviews, Rock, Why It Matters Tagged With: Patton Magee, The Nude Party

The Twangville Early 2026 Preview

Thursday, January 08, 2026 By Mayer Danzig

The Dreamin’ Kind by Langhorne Slim (16 Jan) Langhorne Slim cranks up the electric guitars on his newest release. Yet while the sound may be different, the songs remain the same – brilliant sing-along anthems that don’t shy away from the darker side of humanity. From start to finish, he wears his heart on his […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Blues, Country, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B Tagged With: BER, Boy Golden, Clay Street Unit, Courtney Marie Andrews, Kashus Culpepper, Langhorne Slim, Lucinda Williams, Mark Erelli, Mel and the Tall Boys, Melissa Carper, Ole Kirkeng, Sophie Gault, Steve Poltz, The Band Of Heathens, The Nude Party, The Waymores, Theo Lawrence

SXSW 2023 – The Sounds, Part 4

Thursday, March 30, 2023 By Mayer Danzig

Sir Woman

SIR WOMAN Sir Woman celebrated their 2023 Austin Music Awards Band of the Year award by, well, playing all over town.  I caught their last set – on Sunday afternoon – where singer-songwriter Kelsey Wilson led the group, including featured vocalists Spice and Roy Jr., through a wonderous and soulful performance.    GOODNIGHT TEXAS Another band […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Folk, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B, SXSW Tagged With: Bilk, Broken Gold, Gabe Lee, Goodnight Texas, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Margo Price, S. Raekwon, Sir Woman, Sunny War, The Nude Party, West Texas Exiles

Readers’ Pick: The Nude Party – Rides On

Friday, March 17, 2023 By Tom Osborne

The Nude Party - Rides On (cover art)

You picked The Nude Party – Rides On as your favorite new release for the week of March 10, 2023.

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: The Nude Party

Americana 2018: Chip’s Picks

Thursday, September 27, 2018 By Chip Frazier

When trying to outline the highlights of the week of AmericanaFest the easy path would have me simply say you had to be there… then go get a beer. However, I will choose a more descriptive path. The venues are disparate and scattered across the Metro Nashville area, which is what is so cool. So […]

Filed Under: Alt-Country, Americana, Americana Music Conference, Bluegrass, Country, Indie, Outlaw Country, Reviews, Roots Tagged With: Buddy Miller, Elise Davis, Jim Lauderdale, Kinky Friedman, Paul Cauthen, Ruby Boots, Sam Morrow, The Nude Party, The War and Treaty

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Polls

What is your favorite new release for week of May 29?

  • Joshua Ray Walker – Ain’t Dead Yet (21%, 9 Votes)
  • Nathan Evans Fox – Heirloom (12%, 5 Votes)
  • Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan – Where the Willow and Dogwood Grow (10%, 4 Votes)
  • Willie Nelson – Dream Chaser (10%, 4 Votes)
  • Paul McCartney – The Boys of Dungeon Lane (10%, 4 Votes)
  • SUSTO – Susto Stringband (Volume 2) (7%, 3 Votes)
  • Kurt Vile – Philadelphia’s been good to me (7%, 3 Votes)
  • Alexis Harte – Thirsty (7%, 3 Votes)
  • David Serby – Broken Heart In A Honky Tonk (5%, 2 Votes)
  • Lone Piñon – Hot Carne Seca (2%, 1 Votes)
  • JP Soars – Gypsy Blue Revue (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Joey Quiñones – Inna Soul Steady Situation (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Clay DuBose – Father Time & Mother Nature (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Leeroy Stagger – Pilgrimage (2%, 1 Votes)
  • Jesse and Noah – The Sunshine Shop (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Benson – Double Dose (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Amani Burhnam – Roots & Wings (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Robin Ganz – Hypnos (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Guided by Voices – Crawlspace Of The Pantheon (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Renée Fleming & Béla Fleck – The Fiddle and the Drum (0%, 0 Votes)
  • Gipsy Kings – Historia (0%, 0 Votes)

Total Voters: 42

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