Topic: Townes Van Zandt

Country Picks

From his college days as Lyle Lovett's roommate at Texas A&M, through his solo career, Robert Earl Keen has made music as poetic and penetrating as...
Because any time is a good time to listen to Townes Van Zandt, here's a video of local duo the O's covering "Waiting 'Round To Die" outside of the...
Brooklyn's Virgin Forest is stick-to-your-ribs indie rock courtesy of 80% of Phosphorescent, fueled on Townes Van Zandt and heavy metal thunder...

Folk music standouts

0 View Larger Image . The songs of Passenger & Pilot are soft, intricate and at times fragile. The sextet is a standout in the local folk music...

Americana meets psychedelia

0 . This San Francisco quintet creates Americana rock with spirited violin and banjo and touches of psychedelia and roots rock.. . Brothers Vince...

A Playlist for Flying (But Not Crashing)

To put it mildly, I'm not a good flyer. The kind of not-good flyer who would, for example, spend 13 hours in a train (in coach) to travel for work...

Townes Van Zandt

Born March 7, 1944, Townes Van Zandt was an influential <a href=" During his lifetime, Van Zandt was a close and dear friend to many famous country and western singers and songwriters, including Mr. Nelson, Mr. Haggard, Ms. Harris, Guy Clark, and ...
For anyone who has read my previous comment on the great Townes Van Zandt, or has heard and enjoyed his music, this DVD is a must see. This is the an often heartbreaking, sometimes amusing, always fascinating account of the life and ...

The legacy of Townes Van Zant

If you like country music (or music in general for that matter) and are not familiar with Townes Van Zandt, you will undoubtedly be aware of a number of his songs as he has been covered by diverse artists ranging from Norah ...

Biography: Townes Van Zant

John Townes Van Zandt was born in 1944 and died in 1997. In fact it is only through my husband's love of Townes Van Zandt's music that I ever heard this man perform and similarly fell in love with what ...