With 40% of the votes, Twangville readers chose John Doe‘s A Year in the Wilderness as their favorite new album in last week’s poll. Here’s some John Doe videos both new and old. Enjoy!
Last Train Home, Live From IOTA (6/15/07)
If you’ve never been to a live Last Train Home show, here’s a taste of what you’re missing. I recorded these this past Friday night at IOTA in Arlington, VA. IOTA has been a regular venue for Last Train Home for over a decade now. They brought the full band consisting of Eric Brace (vocals, […]
Justin Trawick, On the Radar
This past Friday night I caught Last Train Home performing at IOTA (Arlington, VA) for my fourth time live. I was a little bummed that the opening act The Commons had been moved to Saturday night having heard great things about them. To my surprise and delight, a local cat named Justin Trawick stepped in […]
Reader’s Pick: Paul McCartney and Matt Pond PA
Splitting 50% of the votes, Twangville readers chose Paul McCartney‘s Memory Almost Full and Matt Pond PA‘s If You Want Blood as their favorite new albums in last week’s poll. Here’s some videos from both artists new and old. Enjoy!
Reader’s Pick: Richard Thompson’s, “Sweet Warrior”
With 75% of the votes, Twangville readers chose Richard Thompson‘s Sweet Warrior as their favorite new album in last week’s poll. Here’s some Richard Thompson videos both new and old. Enjoy!
Grace Potter & The Nocturnals @ The State Theatre
I recently took advantage of a chance to see Grace Potter & The Nocturnals on tour in the DC area (5/19/07). I’ve mentioned before that they were one of my favorite shows at SXSW back in March. As expected they put on an amazing show. Here’s some photos I took with my new Nikon digital […]
Reader’s Pick: Loudon Wainwright III’s, “Strange Weirdos”
With 40% of the votes, Twangville readers chose Loudon Wainwright III‘s Strange Weirdos as their favorite new album in last week’s poll. Here’s some Loudon Wainwright videos both new and old. Enjoy!
Wilco’s “Sky Blue Sky”, Readers’ Pick
With 45% of the votes, Twangville readers chose Wilco‘s Sky Blue Sky as their favorite new album in last week’s poll. Here’s a playlist of Wilco videos both old and new to commemorate the honor.
Twangville Recommends: The Zimmers
Imagine gathering a group of old age pensioners to record a classic rock song in the legendary Abbey Road Studios. Meet the Zimmers. With an average age of 78 (with some centenarians in the mix!), the band formed as part of a BBC documentary profiling the treatment of the elderly. Under the direction of U2 […]
The Return of Justin Currie (Del Amitri)
Anybody remember Del Amitri? They released a number of solid pop albums in the 90’s before disappearing from the scene by the turn of the century. Although I was never a fan of the band’s biggest hit “Roll to Me,†their catalog is rich with intelligent pop songs. Singer-songwriter Justin Currie excelled at capturing a […]