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3 weeks ago | 
twangville.com | Shawn Underwood |Mayer Danzig
Thursday, September 30, 2021 By Shawn Underwood They say you can never go home. Clearly that’s more about the time than the location, but I’ve seen both be possible. Tony Kamel, front man for the Grammy-winning Wood & Wire, seems to be one of those exceptions. At the urging of iconic Texas musician and producer, Bruce Robison, Tony has just released his […]
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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 23, 2025 | 
twangville.com | Shawn Underwood
I’m generally a fan of debut albums. Without the pressure to follow up an earlier record, or put something out to satisfy the label, an artist can cull from their life’s best work. Sometimes that can go awry, though, when a musician has worked their way through a variety of styles on their way to crafting their sound and they end up with a collection of singles that’s no greater than its parts.
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Jan 23, 2025 | 
twangville.com | Shawn Underwood |Tom Osborne
I’m generally a fan of debut albums. Without the pressure to follow up an earlier record, or put something out to satisfy the label, an artist can cull from their life’s best work. Sometimes that can go awry, though, when a musician has worked their way through a variety of styles on their way to […]
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
twangville.com | Shawn Underwood
Not a lot of Twangville artists call New Jersey home. They may hail from there, but they make their way to Nashville or Austin or LA. For Dave Murphy though, the life and events that inspire the best country and folk songs had no problem finding him in the Garden State.
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Jan 22, 2025 | 
twangville.com | Shawn Underwood
Not a lot of Twangville artists call New Jersey home. They may hail from there, but they make their way to Nashville or Austin or LA. For Dave Murphy though, the life and events that inspire the best country and folk songs had no problem finding him in the Garden State. Over the last couple […]
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
twangville.com | Shawn Underwood
Something I’ve noticed lately is how many musicians identify now as multi-instrumentalists. The idea isn’t new–every professional musician I’ve ever known plays multiple instruments. What is new perhaps is the willingness to showcase those talents in a more public way, whether to play them in a live show or highlight them on a record. An example of that wide-ranging mastery can be heard on the new album from Austinite Everett Wren, entitled Cascades.
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Jan 16, 2025 | 
twangville.com | Shawn Underwood
Thursday, January 16, 2025 By Shawn Underwood Something I’ve noticed lately is how many musicians identify now as multi-instrumentalists. The idea isn’t new–every professional musician I’ve ever known plays multiple instruments. What is new perhaps is the willingness to showcase those talents in a more public way, whether to play them in a live show or highlight them on a record. An […]
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
twangville.com | Shawn Underwood
You’re no doubt familiar with the idea that two people know each other so well they can finish each other’s sentences. In the case of Nashville couple MaryBeth Zamer and Mike T. Lewis, also known as The Twangtown Paramours, they know each other so well they can finish each other’s songs. As MaryBeth notes, “I […]
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Jan 8, 2025 | 
twangville.com | Shawn Underwood |Paul Thorn |Tom Osborne
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 […]As many before me have observed, there’s a fine line between Saturday night and Sunday morning.
