Playlist – SEMI-TWANG – September 7-8, 2011
September 23, 2011
Playlist – SEMI-TWANG – September 7-8, 2011
We went from twangy back to twang with many points in-between. Tons of new, really great new releases this week.
Artist – “Track” – RELEASE – Label – Year:
Gillian Welch – Scarlet Town – THE HARROW & THE HARVEST (Acony) – 2011
Robert Earl Keen – Ready for Confetti – READY FOR CONFETTI (Lost Highway) – 2011
BoDeans – Me Again – INDIGO DREAMS (Oar Fin) – 2011
John Hiatt – I Love That Girl – DIRTY JEANS & MUDSLIDE MYMNS (New West) – 2011
Joy Kills Sorry – Jason – THIS UNKNOWN SCIENCE (Signature Sounds) – 2011
Gwendolyn – Plants – BRIGHT LIGHT (Whispersquish) – 2011
The Berrys – Long Way from Home – FAIRMOUNT STATION (www.theberrysmusic.com) – 2011
Copper Box – The Flame Will Never Die – PEOPLE CHANGE (www.copperboxsite.com) – 2011
The Duke & The King – Shaky – THE DUKE & THE KING (So) – 2011
Candye Kane – Down With the Blues – SISTER VAGABOND (Delta Groove) – 2011
Bottle Rockets – Gravity Fails – NOT SO LOUD (Bloodshot) – 2011
Guy Clark – The Cape – SONGS AND STORIES (Dualtone) – 2011
The Lost Pines – Out of the Rain – SWEET HONEY (www.lostpinesband.com) – 2011
Dave Alvin – Black Rose of Texas – ELEVEN ELEVEN (Yep Roc) – 2011
Big Head Blues Club – Ramblin’ on My Mind – 100 YEARS OF ROBERT JOHNSON (Big) – 2011
Sena Ehrhardt Band – My Dad – LEAVE THE LIGHT ON (Blind Pig) – 2011
Ana Popovic – Unconditional – UNCONDITIONAL (Electro Groove) – 2011
Robert Ellis – No Fun – PHOTOGRAPHS (New West) – 2011
Wagons – Life’s Too Short – RUMBLE, SHAKE & TUMBLE (Thirty Tigers) – 2011
Liam Finn – Cold Feet – FOMO (Yep Roc) – 2011
Mason Jennings – Raindrops on the Kitchen Floor – MINNESOTA (Stats & Brackets) – 2011
Ron Sexsmith – Get in Line – LONG PLAYER LATE BLOOMER (Thirty Tigers) – 2011
The Little Stevies – Leave It With Me – ATTENTION SHOPPERS (45) – 2011
Paul Simon – Dazzling Blue – SO BEAUTIFUL OR SO WHAT (Hear) – 2011
Booker T. Jones – The Vamp – THE ROAD FROM MEMPHIS (Anti) – 2011
Semi-Twang – Your Name Was In It – WAGES OF SIN (Faux Real) – 2011
Playlist – SEMI-TWANG – August 18/19, 2011
September 14, 2011
Playlist – SEMI-TWANG – August 18/19, 2011
Dave Alvin is at the Palms in Winters this weekend with Los Straitjackets.
Artist – “Track” – RELEASE – Label – Year:
BoDeans – Right Now – INDIGO DREAMS (Oar Fin) – 2011
The Little Stevies – Because I Have You – ATTENTION SHOPPERS (45) – 2011
Kasey Chambers – Beautiful Mess – LITTLE BIRD (Sugar Hill) – 2011
Wagons – Moon Into the Sun – RUMBLE, SHAKE & TUMBLE (Thirty Tigers) – 2011
Old 97’s – Brown Haired Daughter – THE GRAND THEATRE, Volume 2 (New West) – 2011
Bottle Rockets – Kerosene – NOT SO LOUD (Bloodshot) – 2011
The Band of Heathens – Free Again – TOP HAT CROWN & THE CLAPMASTER’S SON (BOH) – 2011
Guy Clark – Stuff That Works – SONGS AND STORIES (Dualtone) – 2011
Greg Brown – I Don’t Know Anybody in This Town – FREAK FLAG (Yep Roc) – 2011
Semi-Twang – When the Wind Kicks Up – WAGES OF SIN (Faux Real) – 2011
John Hiatt – Train to Birmingham – DIRTY JEANS & MUDSLIDE MYMNS (New West) – 2011
Warren Haynes – A Friend to You – MAN IN MOTION (Stax) – 2011
Dave Alvin – No Worries Mija – ELEVEN ELEVEN (Yep Roc) – 2011 – 2011
Eric Hanke – Been Knocked Down – FACTORY MAN (www.erichanke.com) – 2011
Michael Fracasso – Eloise – SAINT MONDAY (LFR) – 2011
Ray Bonneville – Ray’s Jump – BAD MAN’S BLOOD (Red House) – 2011
Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears – I’m Gonna Leave You – SCANDOLOUS (Lost Highway) – 2011
Catie Curtis – Stretch Limousine on Fire – STRETCH LIMOUSINE ON FIRE (Compass) – 2011
Sondre Lerche – Coliseum Town – SONDRE LERCHE (Mona) – 2011
Mike Doughty – Strike the Motion – YES AND ALSO YES (Snack Bar) – 2011
The Duke & The King – Shaky – THE DUKE & THE KING (So) – 2011
Fiery Blue – Wheels Up – OUR SECRET (Doubloom) – 2011
Ollabelle – Be Your Woman – NEON BLUE BIRD (Thirty Tigers) – 2011
Dawes – The Way You Laugh – NOTHING IS WRONG (ATO) – 2011
Cabin Dogs – Out to the Country – MIDNIGHT TRAIL (Crippled Hound) – 2011
Blind Willies – Don’t Let the Devil Steal Your Joy – NEEDLE, FEATHER AND A ROPE (Diggory) – 2011
The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band – Some Happy Days – PEYTON ON PATTON (SideOneDummy) – 2011
Playlist – SEMI-TWANG – August 11/12, 2011
September 13, 2011
Playlist – SEMI-TWANG – August 11/12, 2011
A bunch of really good shows are through town this week including Old 97’s, Robert Ellis, Eilen Jewell and the Bottle Rockets. Otherwise just a bunch of really great new songs.
Artist – “Track” – RELEASE – Label – Year:
BoDeans – Sad Eyes – INDIGO DREAMS (Oar Fin) – 2011
John Hiatt – Adios to California – DIRTY JEANS & MUDSLIDE MYMNS (New West) – 2011
Dave Alvin – Murrieta’s Head – ELEVEN ELEVEN (Yep Roc) – 2011
Old Californio – Come Tomorrow – SUNDRUNK ANGELS (Californio) – 2011
Patrolled By Radar – Be Happy – BE HAPPY (Knitting Factory) – 2011
Bottle Rockets – Kit Kat Clock – NOT SO LOUD (Bloodshot) – 2011
Candye Kane – Side Dish – SISTER VAGABOND (Delta Groove) – 2011
Booker T. Jones – Down in Memphis – THE ROAD FROM MEMPHIS (Anti) – 2011
Semi-Twang – Your Name Wasn’t In It – WAGES OF SIN (Faux Real) – 2011
North Mississippi Allstars – Jumpercable Blues – KEYS TO THE KINGDOM (Songs of the South) – 2011
Abby Owens – Don’t Want You Around – INDIANTOWN (self) – 2011
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit – Alabama Pines – HERE WE REST (Lightning Rod) – 2011
Drive-By Truckers – Let There Be Rock – UGLY BUILDINGS, WHORES & POLITICIANS (New West) – 2001/2011
Pousette-Dart Band – There’s Been a Mistake – THE BEST OF (Little Big Deal) – 1976/2008
Robert Ellis – Comin’ Home – PHOTGRAPHS (New West) – 2011
Guy Clark – Maybe I Can Paint Over That – SONGS AND STORIES (Dualtone) – 2011
Elizabeth Cook & Tim Carroll – I Wish I Had a Million Friends – I LOVE: TOM T. HALL’S SONGS OF FOX HOLLOW (Red Beet) – 2011
Eilen Jewel – Bang Bang Bang – QUEEN OF THE MINOR KEY (Signature Sounds) – 2011
Mike Doughty – Na Na Nothing – YES AND ALSO YES (Snack Bar) – 2011
Ron Sexsmith – Long Player – LONG PLAYER LATE BLOOMER (Thirty Tigers) – 2011
Old 97’s – A State of Texas – THE GRAND THEATRE, Volume 1 (New West) – 2010
Jonny Corndog – Chevy Beretta – DOWN ON THE BIKINI LINE (Nasty Memories) – 2011
Dead Man Winter – House of Glory – BRIGHT LIGHTS (Banjodad) – 2011
Old 97’s – Perfume – THE GRAND THEATRE, Volume 2 (New West) – 2011
Blackie & The Rodeo Kings with Sara Watkins – Another Free Woman Gets to Walk Away – Got You Covered – KINGS & QUEENS (File Under Music) – 2011
Emmylou Harris – The Road – HARD BARGAIN (Nonesuch) – 2011
Ollabelle – Lovin’ in My Baby’s Eyes – NEON BLUE BIRD (Thirty Tigers) – 2011
Playlist – SEMI-TWANG – August 4/5, 2011
September 1, 2011
Playlist – SEMI-TWANG – August 4/5, 2011
Another night of new music on Semi-Twang.
Artist – “Track” – RELEASE – Label – Year:
Bottle Rockets – Gravity Fails – NOT SO LOUD (Bloodshot) – 2011
Blackie & The Rodeo Kings with Rosanne Cash – Got You Covered – KINGS & QUEENS (File Under Music) – 2011
Jonell Mosser – Nicer to Me – FORTUNES LOST, FORTUNES FOUND (City Hall) – 2011
Rachel Sage – Big Star – NEW ARRIVALS Volume 4: ARTISTS AGAINST YOUTH HOMELESSNESS (MPress) – 2011
Cabin Dogs – Bloom – MIDNIGHT TRAIL (Crippled Hound) – 2011
Buffalo Killers – Mountain Sally – 3 (Alive Records) – 2011
The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band – Some of These Days I’ll Be Gone – PEYTON ON PATTON (SideOneDummy) – 2011
Daniel Orcutt & The Big Blue Cosmic – Play My Guitar – IN THE HOUSE OF BLOOD AND GOLD (self) – 2011
Danny Flanigan – Love is Letting People Be – HOPE IS A WORD… (www.dannyflanigan.com) – 2011
Steven Graves – Mr. Sunshine – OUTSIDE LOOKING IN (www.stevengravesmusic.com) – 2011
Tom Principato – Sweet Angel- A PART OF ME (Powerhouse) – 2011
Reluctant Saints – Song to Remember – LONG DRIVE (INIO) – 2011
Dicky James & The Blue Flames – Hard Rain – HARD RAIN (self) – 2011
Liam Finn – Real Late – FOMO (Yep Roc) – 2011
Boris Garcia – Walking Barefoot – TODAY WE SAIL (Porchwerk) – 2011
Ollabelle – You’re Gonna Miss Me – NEON BLUE BIRD (Thirty Tigers) – 2011
Buxter Hoot’n – Out the Door – BUXTER HOOT’N (www.buxterhootn.com) – 2011
Dead Man Winter – Wasteland – BRIGHT LIGHTS (Banjodad) – 2011
Jonny Corndog – Shaved Like a Razor – DOWN ON THE BIKINI LINE (Nasty Memories) – 2011
Claude “Butch” Morgan – I Care About You – TALK ABOUT (self) – 2011
The Band of Heathens – Gravity – TOP HAT CROWN & THE CLAPMASTER’S SON (BOH) – 2011
Ponderosa – I Don’t Mind – MOONLIGHT REVIVAL (New West) – 2011
Wagons – Downlow – RUMBLE, SHAKE & TUMBLE Lipbone Redding – UNBROKEN (30 Tigers) – 2011
Wheeler Brothers – Mississippi – PORTRAITS (self) – 2011
Johnny Nicholas – (It’s All Over Now) – 2011 Baby Blue – FUTURE BLUES (The Peoples Label) – 2011
The Soul of John Black – My Brother – GOOD THANG (Yellow Dog) – 2011
Semitwang's Blog 