E2TG 2/28/2022 - Music City Monday - Closing Jam Mix (Talking Dogs Remix)

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It is Monday and time for another jam packed Music City Monday Shuffle - below the jump....

 

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E2TG 2/25/2022 - Featured Friday - Amazon Mix (Deeper Mix)

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We have a long Featured Friday Playlist.  So please check it out at your leisure.  We highlight the first several songs below the jump. 

 

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E2TG 2/24/2022 - Absolutely Nothing - Hymn Mix (singular-plural Remix)

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There is a lot of bad things in the world.  We should never ignore that fact, but I also believe it is important not to let those bad things define our lives. One can be aware and engaged and still be able to see the beauty in the moment.  For me, music has always been a way to stay grounded in the moment and even to temporarily escape from the sometimes harsh realities of the world. So, while I am trying to stay aware of what is going on right now, and I am sending thoughts of peace out into the universe - I am also grateful for the music that makes my life better.  

Last night, a great non-Americana/country/folk kind of night at The 5 Spot - with alternative/post punk/new wave night with Slark Moan and Palm Ghosts playing the Swill TV show early, and Slump Test, Bad Bad Cats, and Ghost Town Remedy playing punk music at the Decline of Southern Civilization with Shakes opening with a comedy routine and a great DJ spinning punk songs. 

Today's Greetings from Nashville is up on the archive at wxnafm.org.  Here is the direct link. 

6:00am The Profits Speak by Slump Test on Slump Test (2045724 Records DK2)

6:04am Fire Under the Bridge by Cold Equations on Ghost Town (Poor Yorick Records)

6:08am Houston Memory by The Coal Men on Kids with Songs (Funzalo Records)

6:12am Tullahoma by Nellen Dryden on Standstill (Fairfax Records)

6:15am Rome to Paris by India Ramey on Snake Handler (India Ramey Music)

6:19am Wide Awake 5AM by Megan Palmer on Take Good Care – EP (Blue Rose Music)

6:26am Tongue Kiss by Griffin Winton on I’m Not Trying to Flirt with You or Anything (Griffin Winton)

6:29am Mississippi Line by Daniel Seymour & Mark Robinson on Chug It Down and Go (Blind Chihuahua Records)

6:33am Pretty Polly (feat. Kristi Rose) by Fats Kaplin on The Fatman Cometh & World of Wonder (Deluxe Edition) (Pulp Country Records)

6:39am Lord, Take Me from This World (Live) by David Newbould on Live at the Building – EP (MondoTunes)

6:44am Festival Song by Tim Easton on You Don’t Really Know Me (Black Mesa Records)

6:47am The Alabama Waltz by Miss Tess & the Talkbacks on The Love I Have for You (Signature Sounds Recordings)

6:53am Angel of Death by Nashville Symphony Orchestra on George Whitefield Chadwick (Naxos)

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E2TG 2/23/2022 - Mid-Weak - Emptiness Mix (Compass Remix)

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Sitting here in the latter part of  February - in an uncertain world that seems on the brink of something.. I guess what is on my mind is how there are always many stories happening at the same time, and how some of them only occasionally interact. From the macro level - global events to the most subtle nuances of our internal stories. To me what is interesting is how memory sometimes compartmentalizes the various stories.  Like you remember falling in love and those feelings and experiences. You also remember the nation on a brink of war - for example. But unless those stories intersect in some significant way - you may not remember that they happened at the same time.  So, a novel might put the falling in love story in the context of the global upheaval. While, in real life, you may never make the connection that the two events coincided. 

The other part of it - is that the stories that unfold are experienced and remembered through our lens of perception. To that end, I love novels or stories that tell the same story from different points of view - sometimes the stories can be so different. Documented facts don't change, but how much of our lives - how much of our stories is properly documented. So, I remember it happening one way, and you remember it another.  We can choose to fight over the differences or embrace them and learn about one another from how we experienced the story. 

Looking forward tonight at The 5 Spot.  Early - it is SwillTV always a fun night and the one and only Palm Ghosts will be playing.    Later, it is return of Decline of Southern Civilization (the first since March 11, 2020) with E2TG favorites Slump Test and Ghost Town Remedy and more. 

Today's extended shuffle is below the jump

 

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E2TG 2/22/2022 - Twosday - Better Love Mix (Read the Forecast Remix)

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Today's 50th Edition of Ear to the Ground radio is up on the archive at wxnafm.org.

 6:00am Sonny Boy by Owsley on Owsley (Giant)

6:01am Good Times Never Last by Sara Syms on Good Times Never Last – Single (Sara Syms)

6:04am I Can Face the Truth by Dana Cooper on I Can Face the Truth (Dana Cooper)

6:07am Tape by Evan Barber on Tape – Single (Commit Records)

6:10am Truer Than Them All by Chris Robley on Truer Than Them All – Single (Cutthroat Pop Records)

6:13am Window by Eric Bolander on Can’t Get There From Here (Eric Bolander)

6:17am Mother Earth by Rozz on Time (Nub Music)

6:19am Sweet Mary by Mathilda LEIN on SIngle (Mathilda LEIN)

6:21am Keep Multiplying by Livingmore on Keep Multiplying – Single (Livingmore)

6:28am A Girl Like You by Late TV on A Girl Like You – Single (Forcestress)

6:32am Keep Up (feat. Suavee) by Joaquin Garcia on Hearttunes (Legacy)

6:35am Progress (Or the Lack Of) by Klammer on Progress (or the lack of) [Single] (Heavy Metal Records)

6:38am Entertainment by Tangled Up on Silk Embroidered Light – EP (Knife Hits Records)

6:45am Looks Floating by No One from No Place on Single (Independent)

6:49am Parasite by Original Son on Currents (Sell the Heart Records)

6:52am Faceless by Human Issue on Faceless. Nameless. – EP (Rad Girlfriend Records)

6:55am Believing (feat. Grainne McCarthy) [Instrumental] by Danny G & the Major 7ths on The Lookout Instrumentals (Instrumental) (Hipdrop Records)

Today's shuffle is below....

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E2TG 2/18/2022 - Featured Friday - Good Times Mix (Window Remix)

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It is time for another E2TG Featured Friday Playlist.  Time is short so you can listen to the playlist and see the songs included below. 

 

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E2TG 2/17/2022 - Rainy Day Music - Mendocino Mix (Diamonds Remix)

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Today's Membership Drive edition of Greetings from Nashville on WXNA is up on the archive.  You can listen and look into becoming a sustaining member of the stations at wxnafm.org.   HERE is a directly link to the show on the archive. 

6:00am Greetings from Nashville by Jason and The Scorchers on Still Standing (EMI/EMI Records (USA))

6:03am Burdens Down (Live) by Kyshona Armstrong on Live from the Sanctuary (Kyshona Armstrong)

6:08am Thank Me Later by Devon Gilfillian on Black Hole Rainbow (Capitol Records)

6:12am I Wonder (feat. Patrick Dailey, W. Crimm Singers & Caroline Randall Williams) by Louis York on American Griots (Weirdo Workshop, LLC)

6:20am We Shall Be Free by Jason Eskridge on We Shall Be Free – Single (Jason Eskridge)

6:23am Quarantine Funk by Otto Gross on Quarantine Funk – Single (Otto Gross Music)

6:27am Frustrated by R.LUM.R on Afterimage – EP (PRMD)

6:32am Freedom by The New Respects on Before The Sun Goes Down (Credential Recordings (CRE))

6:35am South Gotta Change by Adia Victoria on South Gotta Change – Single (Atlantic Records)

6:39am Black Like Me by Mickey Guyton on Mickey Guyton – EP (Capitol Records Nashville)

6:44am Crazy Things by Lauren McClinton on Dawn (Lauren McClinton)

6:47am Feeling the Pain by The Shindellas on Hits That Stick Like Grits (Weirdo Workshop, LLC)

6:52am Break N’ Lude 1 by Daru Jones & Bobby J From Rockaway on One Mic & Drum Breakstrumentals (Fat Beats Records)

6:56am Sword and Stone by Victor Wooten on Sword and Stone (Vix Records)

Today's shuffle is after the jump!

 

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E2TG 2/16/2022 - Ugh - Counting Up Mix (Madly Remix)

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E2TG 2/15/2022 - 88 Years - Lightning Rods Mix (Dissonance Mix Remix)

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Today's Membership Drive edition of Ear to the Ground radio is up on the archive at WXNA - LINK HERE.

6:00am Sonny Boy by Owsley on Owsley (Giant)

6:02am Bullet or Gun (feat. Sean Quinn and the Tremblers) by The Tasty Brothers on Bullet or Gun (feat. Sean Quinn and the Tremblers) – Single (Palatable Records)

6:07am Come on Back to Bowling Green and Marry Me by Jon Latham on Single (Cafe Rooster Records)

6:11am ARE YOU HAVING a GOOD TIME? (feat. Dani Kobrin & Sally Dolphin) by VOTEFORSAMMO on ARE YOU HAVING a GOOD TIME? (feat. Dani Kobrin & Sally Dolphin) – Single (the sky is violet)

6:17am Heavy Metal by Sophie & The Broken Things on Heavy Metal – Single (Petaluma Records)

6:21am Ooh La La by Afton Wolfe & Cary Hudson on Ooh La La – Single (Grandiflora Records)

6:26am Bluebird (feat. Tom Kimmel) by Dana Cooper on Bluebird (feat. Tom Kimmel) – Single (Dana Cooper)

6:32am All Souls Hill by The Waterboys on All Souls Hill (Pheromone Recordings)

6:35am Talon by Elkyn on Holy Spirit Social Club (Tambourine Machine Records)

6:39am It Is Finished When It’s Destroyed by The Academy Of Sun on It Is Finished When It’s Destroyed – Single (Heaven’s Lathe)

6:42am Happier Things by Studio Electrophonique on Happier Things – Single (Violette Records)

6:46am Blowing off the World by David Heatley on Life Our Own Way (Dream Puppy)

6:50am Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out (Live) by Old Salt on Live in Room 13 – EP (Old Salt)

6:53am Always a Rebel by Georg Nielsen on Always a Rebel – Single (Georg Nielsen)

6:59am Pulse by Jori Larres on Intervals (Jori Larres)

 

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E2TG 2/14/2022 - Music City Monday and More - Tender Land Mix (Hope Alive Remix)

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WXNA-LP Nashville - the home of Greetings from Nashville and Ear to the Ground radio is launching their first ever Membership Drive, with a goal of having 500 New Members who give recurring donations to help the station grow and thrive.  

If you are able to consider giving, visit wxnafm.org.  You can't become a member at this time, please consider sharing this information with others who may be more able to. 

Tune in tomorrow for a new Edition (The 49th) of Ear to the Ground. 

Music City Monday shuffle after the jump!

 

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E2TG 2/11/2022 - Featured Friday - Bullet or Gun Mix (talon remix)

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It is time for another Featured Friday Playlist.  This one features a good mix of new music from old favorites plus some new to E2TG artists with some cool new tunes.  

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E2TG 2/10/2022 - 2 Years - Umbrella Mix (The Show Remix)

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It looks like the archive from this morning's Greetings from Nashville is not yet available, but when it is it can be found HERE. (UPDATE - NOW AVAILABLE)

Here is the playlist:

6:00am Greetings from Nashville by Jason and The Scorchers on Still Standing (EMI/EMI Records (USA))

6:01am Devil Weed and Me by Area Code 615 on Trip in the Country (ODL)

6:07am Watchin’ TV (With the Radio On) by Barefoot Jerry on Watchin’ TV (With the Radio On) (Legacy Recordings)*

6:11am Back Porch Gettin’ Down by Mac Gayden on Come Along (Arena Recordings)

6:16am Everlasting Love by U2 on The Best of 1980-1990 & B-Sides (UMC (Universal Music Catalogue))

6:21am Everlasting Love by Gloria Estefan on The Essential Gloria Estefan (Epic/Legacy)

6:25am Schöne Weihnachtszeit (Instrumental) by Guildo Horn on Weihnachten mit Guildo (Gassenhauer Musikverlag)

6:29am When by Joe Simon on …Better Than Ever (Sound Stage 7)

6:32am Hayride by Gary Lewis & The Playboys on The Liberty Singles Collection (Capitol Records)

6:36am Breakaway by The Valentines on Sensational Soul, Vol 4 (Shami Media Group)

6:36am Rainbow Valley by Love Affair on The Everlasting Love Affair (Columbia)

6:42am I’m Leavin’ It All Up to You by Linda Ronstadt on Silk Purse (Capitol Records)

6:44am Sounds of the City by Dianne Davidson on Perigon: Full Circle (Dianne Davidson)*

6:49am It’s Alright by Bobby Bare on The Essential Bobby Bare (Columbia Nashville Legacy)

*Updates/Disclaimers: Although Mac Gayden played on and wrote several songs on the first Barefoot Jerry album, he is not on the album I played from.  Also, Gayden is associated with Dianne Davidson's Perigon: Full Circle - he did not play on the track I picked.  

I'm still pleased with how the show came out. 

Today's shuffle is below the jump:

 

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E2TG 2/9/2022 - Midweek Hustle - Trad Ghost Mix (Hey Tom Remix)

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Tune in tomorrow morning at 6am on WXNA wxnafm.org or 101.5FM in Nashville to hear a special edition of Greetings from Nashville - as we celebrate Nashville legend Mac Gayden and his work as a songwriter, producer, band member, session musician, and solo artist. 

A long daily shuffle follows - after the jump below. 

 

 

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E2TG 2/8/2022 - Tuesday in Nashville - End of Time Dance Mix (Space Cat Remix)

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Today's Ear to the Ground radio show is up on the archive at WXNA.  Listen HERE:

6:00am Sonny Boy by Owsley on Owsley (Giant)

6:02am 400 Cigarettes by Handsome and the Humbles on 400 Cigarettes – EP (Slapawitz Syndicate)

6:05am Lord Hold My Hand by Dedicated Men of Zion on Lord Hold My Hand – Single (Bible & Tire Recording Co.)

6:09am Eclipse This by Great Lakes on Contenders (HHBTM Records)

6:11am Opus Three by Rodney Cromwell on Memory Box (Happy Robots Records)

6:16am Drift Away by Break Anchor on Drift Away / Kevlar – Single (Rad Girlfriend Records)

6:19am Out of Touch (feat. Mae Seaton) by Sadurday on Out of Touch (feat. Mae Seaton) – Single (Sadurday Music)

6:21am Back 2 TN by Tramp on Back 2 TN – Single (Tramp Camp)

6:28am Sober by Grace Morrison on Sober – Single (Grace Morrison)

6:31am Now Is the Time to Be Alive by Kate MacLeod on Uranium Moon (Kate Macleod)

6:35am Head Spin by Jana Pochop on The Astronaut (Patient Grasshopper Music)

6:39am Pink Moon by Valerie June on The Moon And Stars: Prescriptions For Dreamers (Deluxe Edition) (Fantasy)

6:43am The Road Ahead by Dillon Vanders on The Road Ahead – Single (1297162 Records DK)

6:47am Heaven Library by Abie Toiber on Heaven Library – Single (TOCA75)

6:50am Feeling Immortal by Between Beach and Forest on Between Beach and Forest – EP (Alp Music LLC)

6:56am Cosmic Wave by Gia G on Cosmic Wave – Single (Sliptrick Records)

Today's shuffle is below the jump....

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E2TG 2/7/2022 - Music City Monday - Suicide Weather Mix (Sunday Women Remix)

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Another Monday and another Music City Monday.  Let's go!

 

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E2TG 2/4/2022 - Featured Friday - 400 Cigarettes Mix (The Road Ahead Remix)

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Guess what! I am back after an unexpected day off.  I also took off from Greetings from Nashville yesterday so no archive to post. 

It is time for another Featured Friday Playlist.  The entire list is below - with a few comments - just because I am short on time. 

 

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E2TG 2/2/2022 - Shadow Talk - Up Arrow Mix (Barrel of Beer Remix)

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Tune in tomorrow to Greetings from Nashville on WXNA. We have a special show lined up. 

Today's shuffle can be found after the jump. 

 

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E2TG 2/1/2022 - February - Magma Mix (Unseen Remix)

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Today's Ear to the Ground radio show is up on the WXNA Archive - HERE. 

6:00am Sonny Boy by Owsley on Owsley (Giant)

6:01am I’m Catholic Again by Mr. MPH on Mr. MPH (Mr. MPH)

6:02am Tiny Fires by Jason Erie on Tiny Fires – Single (Wirebird Records / Erie St. Music)

6:06am Big Heart Sick Mind by The Whitmore Sisters on Ghost Stories (Red House Records)

6:08am Low Side by Zach Wilson on Priors (Devil’s Tower Records)

6:13am Never Forget by Lee Oskar on Passages Through Music: Never Forget (Dreams We Share / Lee Oskar Productions)

6:15am Find My Way by Julie Christensen on 11 from Kevin: Songs of Kevin Gordon (Wirebird / JTMMusic)

6:19am Tom Tom by The Long Ryders on Tom Tom – Single (Prima Records Ltd.)

6:26am Oceans by The Sea at Midnight on Oceans – EP (The Sea At Midnight)

6:31am Near Me by 1st Base Runner on Ellis – EP (Souvenir Sound)

6:34am Mr Weak by Matteo Palermo on Mr Weak – Single (Be NEXT Music)

6:38am Bloody Shores by Datura on Arcano Chemical (Sell The Heart)

6:43am I Can Tell By The Way You Dance (You’re Gonna Love Me Tonight) by Rodney Collins on I Can Tell By The Way You Dance (You’re Gonna Love Me Tonight) – Single (Rodney Collins)

6:46am All Rise, The Sneaky Snakes of Kudzu by Lolas on All Rise (1627354 Records DK)

6:50am Ich möchte Dinge bauen by EL/NeUe on Ich Möchte Dinge Bauen – Single (Mingo)

6:56am The Underwater Supermarket by Roman Angelos on Music for Underwater Supermarkets (Happy Robots Records)

Today's shuffle is below the jump. 

 

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