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I am running short on time and I had some technical difficulties - but here goes nothing... 
 

Well, I had written the final recap of this week's Featured Friday Playlist, but then then it disappeared, and I am short on time.. so here are the songs and what I can remember: Songs 28-32

"Divisions" by Charlie Nieland

Well-known NYC producer and artist with his latest.

"New Wave" by Aurang

New single - I don't know much about the artist, but I dig the music. 

"Duality" by RUMBLE (feat. Rhyme Time)

Recent release from the folks at Chinese Man Records - the members of RUMBLE are all veterans of the label. 

"Lust" by All Hallowed (feat. Vinnie Caruana)

The second single we have featured from this dance/punk band from Ohio. 

"Silent Trees" by Pentral 

And we close with a 7+ minute debut from this prog rock band from Brazil. Their album was mixed by the legendary producer Tim Palmer (Tin Machine, U2, The Mission, Tears for Fears and more).

 

    Featured Friday Playlist

Wild Wednesday Morning Shuffle - Lincoln Won the War-Weary World Mix

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Today on my mind is balance. It's something I very strongly believe in, and something I am shitty at practicing.  Work/play, political engagement/creating and cultivating beauty, pride/shame, spending/saving... I tend to live in extremes, and based upon my observations, I do not think I am necessarily unique in that regard.  To those on the front line of the resistance, my wish and hope for you is to find balance. To those consumed with fear and vitriol,   my wish for you is to experience the beauty and wonder that is around us and to find love and compassion within that wonder and beauty. To myself, my wish is to figure all of this out - even if it is just for a moment.
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Whenever I allow myself to think about these things, I wonder if my diverse taste in music is off-putting to some people. I know, in the end, it really doesn't matter, but I do think about it.  Fact is, as much as I love certain styles/genres of music, the thought of limiting myself to a single style/genre is wholly unimaginable.

Wild Wednesday shuffles often showcase the diversity of my musical interests, and today is actually a pretty decent example of that.  The good thing about this format is that it is relatively easy to move past what doesn't interest you. My challenge, though, is to step outside of your comfort zone - even if just for a second and give something radically different a try.  This is something I have been trying to do myself - because in spite of my diverse taste in music, I am aware that I have blind spots and long-held biases around certain artists and genres. But, if I give something a legitimate shot - at worst the nature of my bias will be confirmed, and at best, I may expand my tastes into a whole new arena.

Let's shuffle...

Throwback Thursday Morning Shuffle - Big Brass Bed Mix

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Burning the candle at both ends...  so, last night, I went home after work, and I feel asleep (after having not slept much the night before), and I work up just before 7:00.  I looked at the time and immediately jumped up - still groggy and thinking that I had fallen asleep on the couch and slept through the night, and that I was now way far behind getting ready for work.  After a bit, my head started to clear, and although I had to get ready fairly quickly for Stone Cupid at The High Watt, I was not actually too far behind.  Needless to say, I had to punt on all of the other awesome stuff happening last night.  Stone Cupid (the full band!!!!) were incredible.  Julie Christensen is a force of nature, and man they can all play.

Stone Cupid at The High Watt 5/25/2016 

Photo and effects by: Joe Wolfe-Mazeres

Thankfully, I am now well-rested and ready to take on the last day and a half before a three day weekend!

It is Thursday which is when we throw it back... E2TG style...

Wild Wednesday Morning Shuffle - Without Any Clues Mix

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Reason to love Nashville Part (some really high number so lets say 420):  Last night, I went out to check out some live music. I saw (I think) eight amazing artists/bands - total admission price $2.

The Basement - New Faces Night is a pretty cool local institution.  Although I do not out to it as often as I would like, when I do, I always discover great new music, and last night was not exception. I went out to see Sammy Brue and Levi Parham.  They were both mind-blowingly good.  Sammy Brue writes some really amazing songs.  That he is fourteen years old is merely a chronological fact - not some much relevant to the quality of his music.   Levi Parham is part of that incredible Oklahoma music community.  In between those two, Joel Eckels from California was really good - he was joined by Zack Smith of Smooth Hound Smith for a few songs.  Nashville newcomer, Kristen Ford, played one-man band style with lots of loops and stuff. Really dug her a lot.

I had to go to The 5 Spot to hang some posters for my upcoming 5 Year Anniversary Show.  Do you know about that?  Here's the event - ICYMI.  Anyway, it was $2 Tuesday which is always a great hang.  I checked the lineup and didn't immediately recognize any of the names (except host Derek Hoke) on the bill, and I kind of thought I might just put up my posters, grab a $2 Yazoo pint and head home.  Yeah, about that...  When I got to The 5 Spot, The John Hancock Band was on stage.  This all-female band absolutely killed it! I'm not sure why I have not heard of them before now, but I am glad that oversight has been cleared up. Derek Hoke was up next with his all-star band (Paul Niehaus, Mark Robertson, and Steve Latanation)- they were brilliant as always, next up was Runner of the Woods who played folk, country, plus some Cajun music that warmed this misplaced Cajun boy's heart.  The final act was Jack Kerowax (I have seen the name before and been intrigued). I am happy to report that the band lives up to the great name. 

Hmm... coincidently, our Wild Wednesday shuffle falls of April 20 this year... read into that what you would like...

Monday Morning Music Shuffle - Steady Steady Mix

Okay - Blah... the weekend went too fast, but here we go into the week:


A mixed bag of treats this morning.  A little something for almost everyone? Maybe...


First up with have the first solo hit single by A Tribe Called Quest rapper Q-Tip.. Vivrant Thing was released  in 1999 on the first Violator compilation.

   

We jump ahead to April of 2012, and we have a track off a Mexican Summer sampler.  Do What I Came To Do is by San Francisco Indie band The Fresh and Onlys.  You can grab Stash Rituals: Mexican Summer/Software Spring 2012 sampler for free from Amazon:

 

Shawn Mullins is up next with California - a track off his 2010 album Light You Up. It's a fresh take on the cool, classic California sound. 

 

And finally, a song for those lonely nights that turn into lonelier mornings.  The song was introduced on Frank Sinatra's classic 1955 album, In the Wee Small Hours.  The song was written by David Mann and Bob Hilliard and is called, In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning.

 

and here is John Mayer doing the song:

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Tuesday Morning Music Shuffle - Blitz Attack Mix

November is winding down.  Here at Ear to the Ground, we like reload the MP3 almost every Monday night with the freshest new and new to us cuts. We gather all these new songs into a playlist by month and then every Tuesday, we shuffle through that playlist and present the result.  Here then is a shuffle of songs added during the month of November 2011.


Born A Nightmare by You and Me
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You and Me get bluesy with Born A Nightmare off their self-titled LP.



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Description of a Fool by A Tribe Called Quest
"fool - defined in webster's
open up the book, read it read it
turn the page, see what it says
read it to me will you please"







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Love Has Lost Its Flair - Gabriel from the Untethered LP.   Gabriel is Gabriel Redding of the Redding Brothers. 

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Penobska Oakwalk - Quilt

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