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Monday Morning Video: Locals Covering Locals ’round Boston

Monday, July 07, 2014 By Mayer Danzig

Our friends at Red Line Roots spearheaded a really cool project this past spring. With support from the Club Passim Iguana Fund, they invited a plethora of local artists to cover one another’s songs. Locals Covering Locals, the resulting collection, is now available for download. Even better, you can get it for free here. I […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Folk, Videos Tagged With: Danielle Miraglia, Jenee Halstead, Sean Staples, The Bean Pickers Union, Tim Gearan

Monday Morning Video — Season’s Greetings From Tim Gearan and Jesse Dee

Monday, December 23, 2013 By Mayer Danzig

Tis the season, right? Start your week with this fine soulful take on “Winter Wonderland,” performed by Boston musicians (and Twangville faves) Tim Gearan and Jesse Dee. All of us at Twangville wish all of you a wonderful holiday season.

Filed Under: Acoustic, Holiday, Videos Tagged With: Jesse Dee, Tim Gearan

Mayer’s Picks: Best of Boston 2012

Wednesday, December 26, 2012 By Mayer Danzig

It’s been a great year of music in Boston. I’ve been fortunate to see lots of great local favorites live, from Todd Thibaud to Old Jack to Dennis Brennan to the Rationales. It was also a great year for new Boston music, as evidenced by the fine, fine releases below. SESSION AMERICANA, Love and Dirt […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Roots Tagged With: Christian McNeill, David Wax Museum, Highway Ghosts, Sea Monsters, Session Americana, The Bean Pickers Union, Tim Gearan

Music With a Purpose: Grooving Forward, Vol. 1

Thursday, September 06, 2012 By Mayer Danzig

Musicians have a long tradition of giving. Sure, they give to all of us with the music that they share. Yet they also have a penchant for supporting meaningful causes. Over the next few weeks we will highlight several releases that demonstrate this giving spirit. Grooving Forward, Volume One is the brainchild of Jake Bush […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Downloads, Folk, Pop, Reviews, Streams Tagged With: Christian McNeill, Danielle Miraglia, Jimmy Ryan, Kingsley Flood, Marc Cohn, Pesky J. Nixon, Ryan Fitzsimmons, Tim Gearan

Please Come to Boston: A Special Boston Music Playlist

Thursday, July 26, 2012 By Mayer Danzig

FEATURED ALBUM Riverboat, by Tim Gearan Tim Gearan has long been a mainstay on the Boston roots scene, with 2-3 weekly residencies and a tendency to show up to play at any number of other shows in a given week. His primary Friday night residency is a weekly party – there is no other way […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Downloads, Folk, Indie, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Roots, Streams Tagged With: Air Traffic Controller, Boston Playlist, Brian Charles, Charlie Chesterman, Dear Leader, Jenee Halstead, Letters to Cleo, Old Jack, Pesky J. Nixon, The Kickbacks, The Sheila Devine, Tim Gearan, Todd Thibaud

Mayer’s Picks: The Best of 2012, So Far (The Albums)

Tuesday, July 10, 2012 By Mayer Danzig

You’ve got to love a year where this list is made up of so many young and emerging artists. Here, in no particular order, are some of my favorites from 2012. BARCHORDS, BAHAMAS Canadian singer-songwriter Afie Jurvanen unleashes a pop album that is simply sublime. The production has a textured feel anchored by the nuanced […]

Filed Under: Acoustic, Americana, Best of Year, Downloads, Folk, Playlists, Pop, Reviews, Rock, Streams Tagged With: Archie Powell and the Exports, Bahamas, Brandi Carlile, Joe Pug, the Lumineers, Tim Gearan

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