On January 25th, Amos Lee is going to release Mission Bell on Blue Note Records. Mark your calendars, this early January release will remain on many best of lists by the end of 2011. Characteristically, Lee’s soulful voice is the focal point of the album. However, the sound of Mission Bell exhibits more texture than his previous […]
Twangville Best So Far ’09: The Albums
It’s been a solid year of music so far in 2009. We’ve had the requisite releases from the marquee names like Springsteen and U2, but we’ve also seen stellar releases from the cherished and emerging artists that are the life-blood of Twangville. Below, then, are the 2009 favorites from the Twangville posse. What were yours? […]
Jackie Greene + More, Releases 4/1/08
JACKIE GREENE, Giving Up The Ghost (429) Official Site | MySpace | eCard ‘Giving Up The Ghost’, the fourth release from San Francisco based Jackie Greene shows a steady maturation of one of the biggest up and comers in American music. Reminiscent of Dylan, the Stones, and to a lesser extent Springsteen, Greene is keeping […]
Willie Nelson – Moment of Forever
I have to admit I didn’t want to like this album. I was not at all happy with the fact that Kenny Chesney was producing the album. Preconceptions are often wrong. That is a lesson I have learned in my life, and this is one example of that lesson. This is definitely one to have […]
Willie Nelson + More, Releases 1/29/08
WILLIE NELSON, Moment Of Forever (Lost Highway) Official Site | MySpace | Stream In a reminiscient of Johnny Cash’s remake of the Nine Inch Nails single “Hurt”, Willie Nelson has taken a crack at singing Dave Matthews’ “Gravedigger”. His latest album ‘Moment of Forever’ shows us that his bio-diesel fueled career in music has no […]