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Mayer’s Picks: Best Songs of 2012

I posted a best songs list for the first half of 2012 back in July (here). Rather than replicate that list for my full year review, consider this the continuation — the best songs from the second half...

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Twangville Comes to Boston: A Special Live Music Festival

The Twangville Posse – we’ve got writers across the United States – like to get together from time to time to, well, talk music. This year we’re gathering near Boston and you’re invited to the party!...

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Monday Morning Video: Twangville Festival Friday Night Preview

Here’s a collection of videos featuring artists who will be appearing at the Twangville Music Festival on Friday night, June 28th at the Lizard Lounge in Cambridge, MA. Session Americana — performing...

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Bonus Monday Video: Session Americana and Friends

One never knows what will happen when guests drop by to sit in with Session Americana. Here’s a clip from 2011 when none other than Peter Wolf stopped by for a visit. Wolf brought a couple bottles of...

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Twangville Presents… Bill Janovitz

Any discussion of Bill Janovitz will undoubtedly start with his tenure as a member of Boston-based trio Buffalo Tom.  For more than 25 years the group has released an incredible catalog filled with...

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Twangville Music Fest! Night 1

A couple of weekends ago 7 of our 9 contributors from this little site we call Twangville met in Boston for the second showcase we’ve put together boasting the Twangville moniker.  And when I say “we”...

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Monday Morning Video: Boston Music Awards Winners

The Boston Music Awards were held in, um, Boston last night. Congrats to all the deserving winners, a list that included several Twangville faves: Kingsley Flood — Album of the Year Girls, Guns and...

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The Twangville 2015 Release Preview, Boston Edition

I expect that these releases are just the beginning of another great year of Boston music. MAKE TIME by THE SUITCASE JUNKET(6 January) Singer-songwriter Matt Lorenz knows how to make one heck of a...

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Folk Alliance Conference 2015 – The Scene and The Sounds

Twangville made its first trip to the annual Folk Alliance Conference a few weeks ago. The event brought hundreds of musicians to Kansas City for four days of music. And more music. And more music....

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Session Americana “Pack Up the Circus”

Every once in awhile, there is an artist whose album is so anticipated by the Twangville Posse that a number of us pile on for a team review. Put Session Americana’s Pack Up the Circus in that...

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Mayer’s Picks: The Best of 2015, So Far (the Songs), Part 2

Everybody Talkin’ ’bout the All American, JD McPherson (from the Rounder Records release Let The Good Times Roll) Let’s just call this the dance hit of the year. One listen and you’ll know what I mean....

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Americana 2015: The Sounds, Part 3

Mayer has given us his thoughts on favorite performances at the AMA conference and festival; time for me to weigh in with mine. The Traveling Minstrel Show – One of my two favorite surprises from the...

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Mayer’s Picks – Best Albums of 2015, Boston Edition

This has been a great year for music in Boston and throughout New England. Here, in no particular order, are some favorites 2015 releases from area artists. SESSION AMERICANA, Pack Up the Circus What...

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Folk Alliance Conference 2016 – The Scene and the Sounds

Twangville returned to Kansas City two weeks ago for the annual Folk Alliance Conference. As we wrote last year, Folk Alliance is a different than your typical music conference or festival. For...

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Folk Alliance 2016 – The Video Companion

Actual videos of our fave Folk Alliance performances are hard to come by, well at least good quality ones. So we decided to go with the next best thing – videos of these performers captured in other,...

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Shakin’ with Session Americana

Every once in awhile, there is an artist whose album is so anticipated by the Twangville Posse that a couple of us pile on for a team review. Session Americana, who has just released a new album called...

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Readers’ Pick: Great Shakes by Session Americana

SESSION AMERICANA, Great Shakes beats out CHATHAM COUNTY LINE, Autumn as your favorite for the week of September 2, 2016. Poll Results New Releases View More by This Artist Did we miss something? If...

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Monday Morning Video – Celebrating the Boston Music Awards

For nearly 30 years, the Boston Music Awards have celebrated all the great music that emanates from, well, Boston. This year’s event was held last week and a number of Twangville faves walked out as...

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Mayer’s Picks – Best Albums of 2016, Boston Edition

This has been an exceptional year for music in and around Boston. I hesitate to break these out into a separate regional list as many of these releases would figure prominently on my overall Best of...

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Mayer’s Picks – Best Songs of 2016

I posted my list of favorite from the first half of 2016 back in June (here and here). Rather than replicate that list for my full year review, consider this a continuation — the best songs from the...

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