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SXSW 2018 – The Sounds, Part 1

Thursday, March 29, 2018 By Mayer Danzig

LEE BAINS III & THE GLORY FIRES If you haven’t seen Bains and company live then you’ve been missing something special. Well, perhaps special isn’t the right word; maybe cathartic? The quartet unleash a fury of rock and roll complete with blaring guitars, roaring vocals and enough energy to power a small town. Bains bounded […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Indie, Pop, Rock, SXSW Tagged With: Beach Slang, Brent Cowles, Frank Turner, Greyhounds, Lee Bains III and the Glory Fires, Quiet Slang, Shinyribs, The Texas Gentlemen

Who Do I Know In Dallas – A Special Twangville Playlist

Tuesday, October 24, 2017 By Mayer Danzig

Saginaw Paper Mill, Ronnie Fauss (from the New West Records release Last of the True) There are some albums that just radiate fun, even when the music and lyrics veer towards melancholy. Take one listen to “Big Umbrella”, a ramshackle ode to love gone wrong on Ronnie Fauss’s new release, and you’ll see what I […]

Filed Under: Americana, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Chris J Norwood, Ronnie Fauss, Silas Nello, The Roomsounds, The Texas Gentlemen, Vandoliers

Americana 2017: Mayer’s Picks (Part 2)

Wednesday, September 27, 2017 By Mayer Danzig

Every fall, The Americana Music Association gathers members, artists and music fans together in Nashville for its annual conference. Starting with the annual Americana Music Awards and continuing through four days of showcases and panel discussions, it is a tremendous celebration of Americana music. Here are but a few of my favorite performers and performances […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Americana Music Conference, Bluegrass, Country, Folk, Indie, Pop, Rock Tagged With: Brian Wright, David Ramirez, Graham Nash, Jack Ingram, Josh Ritter, Matthew Ryan, Ricky Scaggs, The Milk Carton Kids, The Texas Gentlemen, The Wild Reeds

Readers’ Pick: TX Jelly by The Texas Gentlemen

Friday, September 22, 2017 By Tom Osborne

The Texas Gentlemen - TX Jelly - cover art

You picked TX Jelly by the Dallas-based alt-country band, The Texas Gentlemen, as your favorite new release for the week of September 15, 2017. Poll Results New Releases Did we miss something? If you feel a new release is missing from our current poll, please let us know in the comments. Readers’ Tops Summer 2017 RAY WYLIE […]

Filed Under: Readers' Pick Tagged With: The Texas Gentlemen

Monday Morning Video – The Texas Gentlemen

Monday, July 10, 2017 By Mayer Danzig

Ready to get your jam on? Although they’ve only formally been a band a few years, The Texas Gentlemen have already proven themselves to be musicians of the highest order. Just ask folks like Leon Bridges, Nikki Lane, Paul Cauthen and Kris Kristofferson. They are just a few of the artists who have enlisted the […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Rock, Videos Tagged With: The Texas Gentlemen

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