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Hellbound Glory, Shelby Cobra Bender's : Sat., September 18, 10:00pm
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We're just like you. We are just geographically located in the Bay Area.
1 hour ago
Well, I meant the Good Intentions folks! And so Crooked, you're a yank in the UK... well, I guess we are all just running around everywhere!! Lordy lordy! Have fun in the UK, if you want some gig ideas, just ask! Hey, I am originally from the Bay Ar…
2 hours ago
Have fun, Ten!
6 hours ago
Crooked Roads, Been wondering where you've been to...Missed listening to your special brand of Americana in person and can't wait for the new CD. Good Intentions, The 18th has been earmarked for you...
6 hours ago
I'm actually from the Bay Area, just spending about a year in the UK--not playing in Cal. at the moment.
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Wow! How strange is this, two bands from the UK both playing in California at the same time!!! Small world!
6 hours ago
Hey, cool. Two people I know from very far apart talking to each other. Good Intentions, meet TenLayers. Hope you can meet in person! As for me, I'm a good ways towards a new CD and have put some new songs up on Myspace. Hope you'll have a listen.…
7 hours ago
Hi there, we're playing on the 18th I hope -think Rick Shea is down as the credited artist - we'll be the Brits backing him up....playing some numbers together, and some on our own. Really looking forward to it - hope to see some of you there......
7 hours ago
Good Intentions, Which date are you playing at the Riptide? I couldn't see it on their calendar.
yesterday
thanks to all of you who made suggestions about venues....The Good Intentions hit California on the 5th, and we'll be playing the Riptide in San Francisco as well as other gigs around California, with our good friend Rick Shea. Hope to see you on ou…
yesterday
We're just like you. We are just geographically located in the Bay Area.
yesterday
TONIGHT!! Bobby Bare Jr. at Cafe Du Nord San Francisco, CA 9:30 PM PDT (8:30 PM DOORS) $12.00
yesterday
It might seem expensive, but for relationship breakup therapy, it's a bargain.
yesterday
When the first U.S. BOJ dates were announced back in March, there was mention of a fall tour as well. Euro dates have been announced. Hopefully this group will play more on this side of the pond too.
yesterday
@david- true! I stand corrected.
on Tuesday
Odd that so many reviews of this tour mention Buddy Miller's contributions to the Raising Sand album. He wasn't on the album, but was apparently brought in to fill the shoes of Marc Ribot and Greg Leisz for the Robert/Alison tour. A pretty tall orde…
on Tuesday
Oh was also wondering - how do people feel about booking agents / manager type folks for bands. Are there good local people to go through? So far we do it all ourselves - but with all three bands starting to get gigs it's kind of a lot for mostly ju…
on Monday
Good News - just saw that Vagabondage got some excellent coverage in SFGate.com and I'm still figuring out where we're gonna play on our Nov tour. A quick question for y'all though. I got asked to put together a list for a possible upcoming show -…
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Review: Robert Plant and The Band of Joy – Meyerson Symphony Hall, Dallas, TX, 7/23/10

Robert Plant has always been a cultural carpetbagger. He and the rest of Led Zeppelin were part of the second wave of the British invasion, those brazen English lads that stormed America in the 60’s and taught us about our own musical heritage – the blues. But Zeppelin , though, turned it up to 11 and as a result raked in millions, and left a trail of Rock and Roll debauchery that left the original sources – John Lee Hooker, Howlin’ Wolf and of sources Robert Johnson – wondering what hit them.… Continue

Posted on August 24, 2010 at 5:27am — 11 Comments

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Music Review – Mat D’s: Plank Road Drag [self-released]


Country and blues music has always mined the life’s mundane moments and extracted nuggets of domestic mythology shimmering with love, lust, booze, blood, tears, asphalt and diesel fuel. With these elements masters like Hank Williams Sr., Neil Young, Townes Van Zandt and Bob Dylan – and latter day troubadours like Bruce Springsteen, Steve Earle and Chris Knight – transcend whatever genre they are bridled with and… Continue

Posted on July 21, 2010 at 3:45pm — 7 Comments

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Music Review: Somebody's Darling - Self-Titled (Shiner Records)


While attending the Americana Music Conference in Nashville last September I was lucky enough to go to some great shows. John Fogerty , Charlie Robison, Radney Foster, The Bottle Rockets, Angela Easterling....all great. But the show that stuck with me most was my favorite sort, a complete surprise.

Texas has a long, rich legacy of musical contributions as big as the state itse… Continue

Posted on May 23, 2010 at 10:23am —

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Music Review: The Drive-By Truckers – The Big To-Do [ATO Records]



First off; cards on the table, the Drive By Truckers are a one of the reasons I started an Americana/roots blog. They and a handful of other bands crossed my path while living in New york City and coming to grips with my Southwestern roots. The mighty DBTs embraced what Patterson Ho… Continue

Posted on April 6, 2010 at 5:30am — 4 Comments

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Music Review: Kara Suzanne – Parlor Walls [self-released]


One of the great things about the Americana music genre the ability of the musicians to work familiar ground into unfamiliar and surprising places. Kara Suzanne and her excellent backing band, the Gojos – David Cieri – clavinet, hammond B3, mellotron, piano, wurlitzer, Steve Lewis – guitars, harmonica, lap steel, pedal steel Bill Mead – drums, percussion , Jordan Scannella – bass – have mined the genres… Continue

Posted on March 19, 2010 at 3:30pm — 2 Comments

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At 8:50pm on February 12, 2010, Paul Masson said…
Thanks for the add. I've been following Twang Nation for sometime and I always enjoy what I hear. Hope you enjoy the songs.

Best, Paul
At 2:11pm on December 22, 2009, Jefferson Ross said…
THANKS FOR THE GIFT OF FRIENDSHIP, TWANG NATION!
At 6:27pm on December 15, 2009, Dorothy Hamm said…
Has TwangNation moved to the west coast? SF is one of my favorite cities.
At 3:21pm on November 8, 2009, Rob Carey of The Headlocks said…
howdy! nice to be friends... hope you get a chance to listen to the tunes on my page. i think you will like some of em...
At 2:38pm on September 12, 2009, Steven Fedrick said…
I miss the voice AND those flashy porter wagoner western shirts
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At 10:14am on August 5, 2009, 100 Damned Guns said…
Porter Wagoner is just awesome. I miss his old warbly voice.
At 10:02am on March 27, 2009, Dusty said…
Thanks for introducing me to Those Darlins
I'm hooked now!
At 8:59pm on March 13, 2009, Nancy K Dillon said…
Thanks TwangNation.... Lots to check out here ! I'll look forward to it.

Nancy K
At 9:21am on March 10, 2009, Shaun Belcher said…
cheers for glad tidings looking forward to some banter on here :-)
At 10:15am on February 28, 2009, No Depression said…
Hi there and welcome to the new community site! We're so happy to see you here and hope you're finding everything okay. Feel free to add blogs or link out to TwangNation, pull in photos, start discussions, etc. Let us know if you run into any problems or have any suggestions. Cheers!
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