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Mayer’s Picks: The Best of 2015 (So Far), the Songs Part 1

Wednesday, July 15, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

For me, at least, this year has been more about songs than albums. Here are just a few of my favorites from the first half of 2015. If Still It Can’t Be Found, Joe Pug (from the Lightning Rod Records release Windfall) A melancholy ode to perseverance and pursuing one’s dreams. Simply magical. Don’t Let […]

Filed Under: Americana, Best of Year, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Soul/R&B, Streams Tagged With: Allison Moorer, Dylan Gardner, Joe Pug, Lyal Strickland, Paul Kelly, The Sweetback Sisters

Monday Morning Video – Eilen Jewell Covers the Ronettes

Monday, July 13, 2015 By Mayer Danzig

Singer-songwriter Eilen Jewell has a fine new album out (Sundown Over Ghost Town). Before we get to that, though, we thought we’d share this beautiful rendition of the Ronette’s “Be My Baby.” Jewell and her band, accompanied by the Sweetback Sisters, performed the song late last year to celebrate the 20th anniversary of her label, […]

Filed Under: Americana, Videos Tagged With: Eilen Jewell, The Sweetback Sisters

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