Goldmine by I Draw Slow Directed by Rory Bresnihan. Produced by Max Brady. Produced by Vinnie O Neill. Goldmine is the first track off ‘Redhills’, I Draw Slo…
Goldmine by I Draw Slow Directed by Rory Bresnihan. Produced by Max Brady. Produced by Vinnie O Neill. Goldmine is the first track off ‘Redhills’, I Draw Slo…
Gillian Welch and David Rawlings were greeted by an adoring Bay Area crowd Thursday night with a wide smile and Wekch said “Howdy!” She added “Somebody gave me shit the other day for saying “Howdy.” “Hi” yeah that’s more colorful.” […]
If there is such a thing as a superstar in the Americana genre then Gillian Welch is one. Her debut album, Revival, came out in the height of Nashville stylized indulgence – hitherto known as the Garth years – and […]
I first heard Austin Lucas on a song on a promo compilation compiled by Suburban Home Records (specifically Suburban Home Records Mix Tape Volume 5.) The compilation was a great mix of current and classic performers but the song that […]
My Brother’s Keeper was recorded by Jefferson Fox and filmed by Tim Gill www.timgill.net . The concept for the film was born to Tim Gill and then became a co…
Here is a record that has been on heavy rotation at Casa Twang for the past two weeks. For the past decade or so Music City has fumbled like a mad scientist to piece together sure-fire radio hits from […]
“He’s only gone crazy once. Decided to stay.” – Townes Van Zandt about Blaze Foley For Gurf Morlix to create a tribute album for his Austin running buddy and fellow singer-songwriter, the late, great Blaze Foley, was a tricky endevour. […]
Doing an Americana end of the year for wrap-up piece for Grammy.com. I have a list of my favorites but I wanted to throw it to this learned and passionate community, what were some of the 2010 highlights for you?
I created this blog partly because of my perception of musical classification rigidity and the gatekeepers and sterilized mediocrity of the musical landscape. The country music I had grown up with was no longer represented and the legends, as Johnny […]
The official music video for When the Wolves Go Blind from the album of the same title. Release Date January 18/2011. A Tripwire Media Group Production