Twangville

Twangville started out in early 2005 as a simple platform for sharing playlists with friends. Before long, we grew into a site dedicated to covering music releases, writing reviews, sharing downloads, and providing useful links. Our main goal is to promote talented musicians who often go unnoticed. While we explore the world of twang, we focus on a range of genres beyond just mainstream country, including Americana, alt-country, indie, rock, folk, and blues—essentially, any music that features a guitar. We have a particular interest in the alternative aspects of alt-country, which we highlight in our coverage.

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“We Are, We Are” - A Video Premiere from Willie Nile

3 days ago | twangville.com | Mayer Danzig

Fresh off the release of his latest album, Willie Nile keeps the momentum rolling with the premiere of a new video for “We Are, We Are”—a full-throttle rock anthem that channels his signature mix of grit, heart, and unshakeable optimism. The song is classic Nile: a defiant, uplifting anthem built for raised fists and open hearts.
Eric Schenkman of Spin Doctors on Tour Mac & Cheese, Cigarette Smoking, and Not Over-Rehearsing

4 days ago | twangville.com | Mayer Danzig

Photo credit: Jesse Dittmar Our touring vehicle these days is generally a plane — the type is up to the airlines whichever one that happens to be. Thank God we’re using a bus this summer. Hopefully it’s a Prevost. The cheapest way to eat on the road is mac & cheese from the hotel fridge, but it’s not very healthy and there’s a hell of a lot of salt. Yelp really helps. Generally we can find a good restaurant that’s close by.
Spin Doctors

4 days ago | twangville.com | Mayer Danzig

Guitarist Eric Schenkman of Spin Doctors talks about learning how not to break guitar strings, how to rehearse effectively at sound checks, and shares his views on the music industry.
Monday Morning Video - Introducing Kirby Baby

5 days ago | twangville.com | Mayer Danzig

Americana musician Kirby Brown has reinvented his musical self as Kirby Baby.
Kirby Brown

5 days ago | twangville.com | Mayer Danzig |Mayer’s Picks

Americana musician Kirby Brown has reinvented his musical self as Kirby Baby. He comes out swinging with “Hell When You Come Around”, a great indie rocker about a relationship as irresistible as it is destructive: i know it’s going to be scars after loving youi know I’m going to fall hard like I always doit’s […]The Americana Music Association Conference and Awards made a welcome return from the virtual world this year.
Kirby Baby

5 days ago | twangville.com | Mayer Danzig

What is your favorite new release for week of June 20?
Tawny Ellis - Edge of the World

1 week ago | twangville.com | Shawn Underwood

I generally tend toward a less-is-more aesthetic to the music I listen to. I’ll take a live studio take on a song before a 64-track production any day. I like to see songs performed on stage without autotune or a dozen recorded background tracks. But every now and then I get a hankering for some lushness. Los Angeles’ Tawny Ellis has a new record that came along just in time to scratch that itch, called Edge of the World.
Tawny Ellis

1 week ago | twangville.com | Shawn Underwood

Thursday, July 30, 2020 By Shawn Underwood On pretty much any night of the week on network television, you can find a show featuring contestants with incredible vocal talents. What most of them are missing is soul. Not literally like soul music, but spiritually like the non-physical essence of someone. If you don’t know what that sounds like, you can hear it […]
Mayer’s Playlist for Spring 2025, Part 2

1 week ago | twangville.com | Mayer Danzig

True Believer, Jason Isbell (from the Southeastern Records release Foxes in the Snow)Foxes in the Snow finds Jason Isbell in a raw, reflective space, drawing from the emotional wreckage of heartbreak and the cautious hope of starting over. These songs live in the aftermath—where pain lingers, memories echo, and new love emerges slowly, shaped by what came before. Some moments are tender, others bruising, but all are delivered with the lucidity and grace Isbell has made his hallmark.
Willie Nile

1 week ago | twangville.com | Mayer Danzig |Mayer’s Picks |Tom Osborne

True Believer, Jason Isbell (from the Southeastern Records release Foxes in the Snow) Foxes in the Snow finds Jason Isbell in a raw, reflective space, drawing from the emotional wreckage of heartbreak and the cautious hope of starting over. These songs live in the aftermath—where pain lingers, memories echo, and new love emerges slowly, shaped […]I had the pleasure of joining Willie Nile at his 75th birthday show in Asbury Park, NJ over the weekend.