
Twangville
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Twangville is a Music Review blog featuring Alt-Country, Americana, Indie, Rock, Folk & Blues. Emphasizing the Alt side of Alt-country, we cover releases, reviews, downloads, links, and more. Explore Reader's Picks, Artist interviews, and more in our latest posts.
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Jojo Garza of Texas family trio Los Lonely Boys talks about touring in planes, buses, and automobiles, the learning curve on how to be band frontmen, and finding the balance between life and a music career ..read more
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2d ago
Watch Aaron Lee Tasjan, Butch Walker, and Andrew Leahey unleash their guitars on this incendiary live performance of Tom Petty’s “Running Down a Dream”, captured at Nashville’s Basement East last month ..read more
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You picked Joel Timmons – Psychedelic Surf Country as your favorite new release for the week of February 7, 2025 ..read more
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6d ago
It’s not that unusual for roots artists (blues, rock, bluegrass, country) to develop their sound and hone their chops in America before finding a strong audience in Europe. What’s much rarer is for a musician to find their musical calling in Europe before coming to the US to build their career. That’s just what Cristina ..read more
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1w ago
New York singer-songwriter Pete Mancini talks about touring with Jimmy Webb, a love/hate experience at his first gig, and sharing Tom Petty’s definition of success ..read more
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1w ago
Let’s spend Monday morning talking about Saturday night, courtesy of Robbie Fulks. The Fulks catalog covers a broad spectrum, from songs raw and honest to those that are comical and entertaining. At his best, however, he combines the two into songs that are imminently catchy but have a serious undercurrent. “Let’s Kill Saturday Night” is ..read more
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You picked Larkin Poe – Bloom as your favorite new release for the week of January 31, 2025 ..read more
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There’s a famous lyric from Hank Williams, Jr., that asks “why must you live out the songs that you wrote.” In the case of Nashville’s Ron Pope, his signature move is the reverse: to write songs about the life he’s lived. You can argue that’s what many songwriters do, but in Pope’s case he has ..read more
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After taking a hiatus from music, Olivia Ellen Lloyd returned to music a few years ago. And it’s a damn good thing that the she did. The Brooklyn by way of West Virginia singer-songwriter is a special talent. She’s fearless in her songwriting, a refreshing reminder of what country music can be. “Beautiful Mess”, her ..read more
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2w ago
Nashville singer-songwriter Ron Pope talks about rough times at his earliest gigs, working security at an overpriced jeans store, and learning from whom – and from whom not – to accept suggestions ..read more