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Kiss Off – a Special Twangville Playlist, Part 7

Wednesday, June 07, 2023 By Mayer Danzig

A few times over the years I put together a series of special playlists featuring my favorite kiss off songs. Despite what some may think, I’m really not that cynical. Rather, I just appreciate how some songwriters can tackle the topic with humor and bite. It’s kind of like a genre unto itself. There have […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Playlists, Pop, Rock, Singer/Songwriter Tagged With: American Aquarium, Andy Frasco, BER, Cory Branan, Kathleen Edwards, Lucero, Mando Saenz, Patty Griffin, Phil Hurley, PJ Bond, Ruby Boots, The Shootouts, the Vansaders, Tommy Conwell

Mayer’s Playlist for Jan/Feb 2023

Wednesday, February 22, 2023 By Mayer Danzig

Missing Someone, Jaimee Harris (from the Folk N Roll Records/Thirty Tigers release Boomerang Town) Harris’ eagerly awaited sophomore release has arrived – and it’s a beauty.  What makes it even compelling is that its beauty isn’t easy.  Harris fills her songs with difficult topics and troubled characters, digging into them with a thoughtful perspective.    The […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Country, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Singer/Songwriter, Soul/R&B, Streams Tagged With: BER, Galactic, Jaimee Harris, JD Clayton, L.A. Edwards, Lucero, Ron Sexsmith, Somebody's Child, Sunny War, The Shootouts, the Vansaders

Mayer’s Playlist for March/April 2016, Part 1

Thursday, April 14, 2016 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH Walking With a Stranger by Escondido It’s tempting to describe Escondido as cosmic country. Sure, that’s a core part of the duo’s sound. There’s a rock undercurrent and a musical tension, however, that pushes beyond the genre’s typical boundaries. Primary vocalist Jessica Maros has an ethereal voice but a healthy dose […]

Filed Under: Americana, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Brett Harris, Brian Whelan, Chuck Ragan, Escondido, Nada Surf, The Batture Boys, the Vansaders

Mayer’s Picks: Best Songs of 2012

Thursday, December 27, 2012 By Mayer Danzig

I posted a best songs list for the first half of 2012 back in July (here). Rather than replicate that list for my full year review, consider this the continuation — the best songs from the second half of the year. Love Changes Everything, Session Americana (from the self-released Love and Dirt) Session Americana wrap […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Downloads, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Ben Kyle, Brandi Carlile, Christian McNeill, Danielle Miraglia, Joe Pug, Jones Street Station, Kasey Anderson, Matthew Perryman Jones, Matthew Ryan, Redd Kross, Sea Monsters, Session Americana, the Vansaders

Mayer’s Picks: Best EPs of 2012

Friday, December 21, 2012 By Mayer Danzig

Several of my favorite releases from this year were 5-6 song sets rather than 8-10+ song full-length releases. Here, in no particular order, are a few favorite EPs from 2012. THE VANSADERS, The Vansaders If you like your rock-and-roll raucous and whiskey-soaked, you’ll be hard-pressed to find music better than the Vansaders. I’ll take mine […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Reviews, Rock Tagged With: Antonio Lulic, Jones Street Station, the Vansaders

Mayer’s Playlist for August 2012

Thursday, August 23, 2012 By Mayer Danzig

ALBUMS OF THE MONTH Radiant Land, by Leeroy Stagger British Columbia singer-songwriter Stagger is a bit of a dichotomy. One minute he is singing an uplifting ode to love, the next minute a seething indictment of economic injustice. He reminds one of Steve Earle in many ways, possessing a restless fervor channeled through no bullshit […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Downloads, Indie, Playlists, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Corb Lund, Leeroy Stagger, Patterson Hood, Redd Kross, Steve Forbert, The Tallest Man on Earth, the Technicolors, the Vansaders

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