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2 weeks ago | 
twangville.com | Tom Osborne |Chip Frazier
As Allison Krauss tours with Robert Plant in Spring of 2008 members of Union Station are going to be working on various projects. One of these projects is currently under way. Ron Block is working on production of an album by 15 year old Bluegrass Mandolin prodigy Sierra Hull. The album will be released in […]
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3 weeks ago | 
twangville.com | Mayer Danzig |Chip Frazier
Ok I admit it. I am late to this party. However, I would rather be late than never to have partied at all. I have just discovered The Michigan Rattlers and their Jangly Midwest by way of LA Rock and Roll brilliance. There newest release is “That Kind of Lifeâ€, and it is comprised of […]
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3 weeks ago | 
twangville.com | Tom Osborne |Chip Frazier
You picked Circus of Life by country singer/songwriter, Kinky Friedman, as your favorite new release for the week of July 6, 2018. 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 & Fall 2018 […]
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1 month ago | 
twangville.com | Shawn Underwood |Tom Osborne |Chip Frazier
Most people are familiar with Malcolm Gladwell’s axiom that it takes 10,000 hours to be really good at something. You have to have some talent to start, but in the end you still have to put in the hard work. How then to explain Sierra Hull? She got her Rounder Records deal at 13. If […]
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
twangville.com | Mayer Danzig |Tom Osborne |Chip Frazier
Astrovan: The Love Song Vignettes by Humbird (10 Jan) Humbird’s slow trickling of singles over the past couple months has us primed for their newest full length. Landing somewhere musically between Bjork and Neil Young, these short tunes showcase Siri Undlin’s sweet vocals. (Todd Mathis) Bloom by Larkin Poe (24 Jan) Megan and Rebecca Lovell […]Every fall, The Americana Music Association gathers members, artists and music fans together in Nashville for its annual conference.
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Jan 2, 2025 | 
twangville.com | Chip Frazier
2024 was a difficult year to rank albums. There were so many exceptional releases this year that if I tried to re-rank the list it might look a lot different depending on my mood. My top 5 were the albums that really stuck with me, as for the rest it was very difficult to rank because I enjoyed them all. As much as I tend to complain about the state of the music industry, it is undeniable that there is a plethora of artists (veterans, Young Guns and Newcomers) producing great music right now. So….
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Nov 26, 2024 | 
twangville.com | Mayer Danzig |Shawn Underwood |Chip Frazier |Tom Osborne
CJ Lewandowski, mandolinist and bandleader of The Po’ Ramblin’ Boys, talks about the ebb and flow of music economics, getting their start as the house band at a Tennessee moonshine distillery, and the time that they had to use a broom handle as the key to their tour bus. As is always the case, I heard a lot of good music this year. Â And there was a lot more good music I didn’t hear.
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Oct 28, 2024 | 
twangville.com | Mayer Danzig |Tom Osborne |Mayer’s Picks |Chip Frazier
Matthew Sweet emerged in the era of grunge and broke through by combining the intensity of that genre with the melodic grandeur of power pop. The results were potent. Sweet recently suffered a massive stroke while on tour in Canada. Like many independent musicians, Sweet doesn’t have adequate insurance coverage. He now faces a long […]Sharing this performance not because John Hiatt is a masterful songwriter (although he is) but rather for a particular lyrical reference.
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Oct 3, 2024 | 
twangville.com | Mayer Danzig |Shawn Underwood |Bill Wilcox |Chip Frazier
LYDIA LOVELESS Loveless played two shows to celebrate a new album, Something Else, a reimagined version of her 2014 release Somewhere Else. The new release is nearly entirely Loveless solo on piano and was the focus of a stunning Thursday appearance at Todd Snider’s Purple Building. The next afternoon Loveless and John Calvin Abney brought […]What originated as a long weekend, AmericanaFest now has official events beginning on Tuesday.
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Sep 26, 2024 | 
twangville.com | Shawn Underwood |Chip Frazier |Mindy Smith |Tom’s Picks
In what you could only characterize as an auspicious start, Mindy Smith’s first commercial song release was a cover of Jolene, on a tribute album put together by the record label Dolly herself was on. Shortly thereafter Smith released her debut album and started down a path to become an acclaimed Nashville songwriter. She’s about […]As it seems to be the case every year, there was way too much good music produced in 2012.
