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Okay... a lot on my mind... the situation in Houston and surrounding areas is still weighing heavy on my mind. And I need to focus my mind more on the ways people are pulling together rather than the people who are tearing us apart.
Meanwhile, the storm itself is heading in our direction - tornado warnings are popping up to the west of Nashville, and heavy, heavy rain is expected over the next day or so. Nothing like what Houston got, but a lot of rain nonetheless.
I did make it to The 5 Spot last night and caught Lottie, the always awesome Levi Parham, and Flying Buffaloes. You may recall we premiered their single "Hey ;-) is for Horses" a little while back. This was my first chance to see them live, and they were great. Props to AGD for putting on a great show and getting a young crowd to an early show at The 5 Spot (I probably bumped the average age up by a good decade or so :-) )
It is Thursday, and as is our want, we offer up "Topical Thursday" and the topic of choice is E2TG - the first six years. A retrospective look at some of the bands/artists we have written about over the life of this blog...
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Thursday, August 31, 2017
Monday, January 23, 2017
Music City Monday Morning Shuffle - Late Night Drunk Dialogues Mix
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First of all, let me state for the record... "Alternative facts" is just an Orwell way to say "Outright Lies". That's not political. That's just truth.
Second of all, my despair of recent times was helped along by the news streaming in from all over the world of the women (and men) marching in unity for the rights of all,
I try to keep E2TG a politics-free zone, but I am watching and I will speak-up when necessary. In my opinion, we are experiencing the greatest threat to our democracy I have seen in my lifetime (or at least since I have been aware of such things). I am staunchly what I am, but I am not one that believes that "my side" has a monopoly on the truth or has all the answers. I feel the place we are now goes beyond "Right vs. Left" "Conservative vs. Liberal" "Democrat vs. Republican". History will judge, and I feel that in standing against fascism and hate and fear and xenophobia and racism and sexism and homophobia that I am standing on the right side of history.
Now, back to our normal programming. It is Monday and we have a fine line-up of great Nashville-based music spanning the last 30+ years. Let's go!
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First of all, let me state for the record... "Alternative facts" is just an Orwell way to say "Outright Lies". That's not political. That's just truth.
Second of all, my despair of recent times was helped along by the news streaming in from all over the world of the women (and men) marching in unity for the rights of all,
I try to keep E2TG a politics-free zone, but I am watching and I will speak-up when necessary. In my opinion, we are experiencing the greatest threat to our democracy I have seen in my lifetime (or at least since I have been aware of such things). I am staunchly what I am, but I am not one that believes that "my side" has a monopoly on the truth or has all the answers. I feel the place we are now goes beyond "Right vs. Left" "Conservative vs. Liberal" "Democrat vs. Republican". History will judge, and I feel that in standing against fascism and hate and fear and xenophobia and racism and sexism and homophobia that I am standing on the right side of history.
Now, back to our normal programming. It is Monday and we have a fine line-up of great Nashville-based music spanning the last 30+ years. Let's go!
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
Wild Wednesday Morning Shuffle - Domino Rope Bridge Mix
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Posting late because we had a Holiday Luncheon at work...
Well, my bluetooth worked like a charm this morning and then crashed after that... ug!
EARIE ALERT: Just one "Earie" today and I'm doing it outside of the shuffle.
I'm calling this one the "XXX Award" - not for the reasons you might think...
So, if you have been reading E2TG over the last few years, this award will not be a surprise. If you are new to the site, and you don't know about this award winner... well.... step right up.
In 2012, Big Wilson River was a Featured Artist (when I had such a thing). They broke up shortly after that (not because of that - I don't think)... Band leader Darrin Bradbury went solo and hit the road eventually landing in a Wal-Mart parking lot in Nashville - where he met folks like Tim Carroll, Tim Easton, and even Todd Snider. (Not in the Wal-Mart parking lot, in Nashville - bad sentence sorry)... I got a heads up that he was coming to Nashville, and I started checking out his solo work, and I was fairly well blown away. In 2014, there was about a six week run where there was a Darrin Bradbury song in my shuffle about every year. He released several collections of songs/albums. We finally met in person in May of 2014, and there was a time when I would see Darrin perform his songs at least two or three times every week.
By the end of 2014, it was clear that his star was on the rise, and I named him my Artist of the Year, (The first solo act to win the award which used to be called Band of the Year - and still may be some day). 2015 saw Darrin live up to the promise, I (and others saw) - plus the release of The Story of Bob (with a familiar looking face on the cover). 2016 was a year of big changes. Elmwood Park: A Slightly Melodic Audio Book was one of the best of the year, and Darrin toured quite a bit including some dates opening up for Margo Price. He started the year with an awesome residency at The Basement East. I can't wait to see what 2017 has in store. Today is Darrin's birthday, and I am proud and honored to call him a friend. If by any chance you haven't checked out Darrin Bradbury.... go do it now! The "XXX Award" is being presented today to Mr. Darrin Bradbury.
Only six songs in the shuffle because there was a 10 minute song and a couple of 4+ minute songs. It's all good,,,
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Posting late because we had a Holiday Luncheon at work...
Well, my bluetooth worked like a charm this morning and then crashed after that... ug!
EARIE ALERT: Just one "Earie" today and I'm doing it outside of the shuffle.
I'm calling this one the "XXX Award" - not for the reasons you might think...
So, if you have been reading E2TG over the last few years, this award will not be a surprise. If you are new to the site, and you don't know about this award winner... well.... step right up.
In 2012, Big Wilson River was a Featured Artist (when I had such a thing). They broke up shortly after that (not because of that - I don't think)... Band leader Darrin Bradbury went solo and hit the road eventually landing in a Wal-Mart parking lot in Nashville - where he met folks like Tim Carroll, Tim Easton, and even Todd Snider. (Not in the Wal-Mart parking lot, in Nashville - bad sentence sorry)... I got a heads up that he was coming to Nashville, and I started checking out his solo work, and I was fairly well blown away. In 2014, there was about a six week run where there was a Darrin Bradbury song in my shuffle about every year. He released several collections of songs/albums. We finally met in person in May of 2014, and there was a time when I would see Darrin perform his songs at least two or three times every week.
By the end of 2014, it was clear that his star was on the rise, and I named him my Artist of the Year, (The first solo act to win the award which used to be called Band of the Year - and still may be some day). 2015 saw Darrin live up to the promise, I (and others saw) - plus the release of The Story of Bob (with a familiar looking face on the cover). 2016 was a year of big changes. Elmwood Park: A Slightly Melodic Audio Book was one of the best of the year, and Darrin toured quite a bit including some dates opening up for Margo Price. He started the year with an awesome residency at The Basement East. I can't wait to see what 2017 has in store. Today is Darrin's birthday, and I am proud and honored to call him a friend. If by any chance you haven't checked out Darrin Bradbury.... go do it now! The "XXX Award" is being presented today to Mr. Darrin Bradbury.
Only six songs in the shuffle because there was a 10 minute song and a couple of 4+ minute songs. It's all good,,,
Thursday, December 8, 2016
Wild Thursday Morning Shuffle - Complicated Mix
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I'm befuddled and bewildered... first of all, my bluetooth kept crashing on my phone. I'm hoping the situation resolves itself because I have already restarted my phone, and that is about the extent of my technical knowledge....
Anyway, I powered through today's shuffle - from all the songs on my phone. The shuffle brought up some gems from the depth of my playlist along with some slightly more recent faves.
I'm going to skip the "Earies" today. I need to regroup and get a running list going so I am don't confuse myself.
Anyway - some upcoming events I wanted to clue you into... as always, this is not comprehensive and just off the top of my head -so sorry for any omissions....
Tonight: Fats Kaplin hosts the early show at The 5 Spot. His shows are always amazing. I had to miss last week, but I will be there tonight. After that, the incredible Collins Family will be hosting their second annual Christmas Extravaganza also at The 5 Spot. Some pretty awesome guests plus Smoking Flowers all doing holiday tunes. Benefits for that show are going to Standing Rock.
Friday: As always, Tim Carroll Rock n Roll Happy Hour goes down at The 5 Spot. If you've never been, go! If you've been, well, then I don't need to tell you. A bit later Nathan Dohse of AGD Entertainment will be at The Country for his first live show in a very long time. Closing the night will be one of my faves Patrick Kinsley and A Fistful of Dollars.
Saturday: The 11th Annual Get Behind the Mule - Tom Waits tribute and benefit for Second Harvest Food Bank is at The 5 Spot. Some awesome guests this year. Mary Sack puts on a a great show.
Sunday: Don Gallardo will be opening for SHEL at 3rd and Lindsley for the long running Nashville Sunday Night show and broadcast. A bit of trivia - SHEL was the band that was playing at The 5 Spot right after I met Darrin Bradbury in person for the very first time.
On to the shuffle:
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I'm befuddled and bewildered... first of all, my bluetooth kept crashing on my phone. I'm hoping the situation resolves itself because I have already restarted my phone, and that is about the extent of my technical knowledge....
Anyway, I powered through today's shuffle - from all the songs on my phone. The shuffle brought up some gems from the depth of my playlist along with some slightly more recent faves.
I'm going to skip the "Earies" today. I need to regroup and get a running list going so I am don't confuse myself.
Anyway - some upcoming events I wanted to clue you into... as always, this is not comprehensive and just off the top of my head -so sorry for any omissions....
Tonight: Fats Kaplin hosts the early show at The 5 Spot. His shows are always amazing. I had to miss last week, but I will be there tonight. After that, the incredible Collins Family will be hosting their second annual Christmas Extravaganza also at The 5 Spot. Some pretty awesome guests plus Smoking Flowers all doing holiday tunes. Benefits for that show are going to Standing Rock.
Friday: As always, Tim Carroll Rock n Roll Happy Hour goes down at The 5 Spot. If you've never been, go! If you've been, well, then I don't need to tell you. A bit later Nathan Dohse of AGD Entertainment will be at The Country for his first live show in a very long time. Closing the night will be one of my faves Patrick Kinsley and A Fistful of Dollars.
Saturday: The 11th Annual Get Behind the Mule - Tom Waits tribute and benefit for Second Harvest Food Bank is at The 5 Spot. Some awesome guests this year. Mary Sack puts on a a great show.
Sunday: Don Gallardo will be opening for SHEL at 3rd and Lindsley for the long running Nashville Sunday Night show and broadcast. A bit of trivia - SHEL was the band that was playing at The 5 Spot right after I met Darrin Bradbury in person for the very first time.
On to the shuffle:
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
Tuesday Morning Music Shuffle - Cosmo and Seventeen Mix
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PRESENTING THE 1st Annual E2TG Awards - "The Earies" (The Earies - it sounds kind of strange, but not really).
Well, it is December, and as I promised, we will begin our month long celebration of all things E2TG. Welcome to the first annual E2TG awards. Our red carpet welcome had to be cancelled due to rain in the Nashville area, plus we don't have a red carpet, and someone forgot to book the Ryman. So, this will be an on-line awards show this year...
I thought long and hard about how to begin this award month, but finally it seemed fitting and proper to begin the 2015 awards with the artist who closed out 2014 by being named the Artist of the Year.
Presenting the first award for 2015 is ..... me... Thanks, Joe. The first award to be presented is the Flattery Will Get You Everywhere Award. It recognizes the artist or artists who have realized that the blog host is basically a big ball of insecurities and self-doubt and that a little bit of flattery (even somewhat dubious flattery) goes a long way.
This artist not only routinely dedicates one of his signature songs to me, but he also included my likeness on the album cover of his most recent release. I think "Bob" is a pretty handsome guy, even if I would not say that he is short or tall. The 1st ever "Earie" goes to Darrin Bradbury. Darrin is currently on tour out West, so I will accept the award on his behalf. Also, we don't have actual
statues. Maybe next year.
Stay tuned all month for more awards....
On to the shuffle:
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PRESENTING THE 1st Annual E2TG Awards - "The Earies" (The Earies - it sounds kind of strange, but not really).
Well, it is December, and as I promised, we will begin our month long celebration of all things E2TG. Welcome to the first annual E2TG awards. Our red carpet welcome had to be cancelled due to rain in the Nashville area, plus we don't have a red carpet, and someone forgot to book the Ryman. So, this will be an on-line awards show this year...
I thought long and hard about how to begin this award month, but finally it seemed fitting and proper to begin the 2015 awards with the artist who closed out 2014 by being named the Artist of the Year.
Presenting the first award for 2015 is ..... me... Thanks, Joe. The first award to be presented is the Flattery Will Get You Everywhere Award. It recognizes the artist or artists who have realized that the blog host is basically a big ball of insecurities and self-doubt and that a little bit of flattery (even somewhat dubious flattery) goes a long way.
This artist not only routinely dedicates one of his signature songs to me, but he also included my likeness on the album cover of his most recent release. I think "Bob" is a pretty handsome guy, even if I would not say that he is short or tall. The 1st ever "Earie" goes to Darrin Bradbury. Darrin is currently on tour out West, so I will accept the award on his behalf. Also, we don't have actual
statues. Maybe next year.
Stay tuned all month for more awards....
On to the shuffle:
Tuesday, June 23, 2015
Tuesday Morning Music Shuffle - Sleeping in the Monkey House Mix
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After posting about the heat yesterday, things inexplicably cooled off a bit yesterday evening (don't worry it is hot again today). While it was cooler, I took the opportunity to sit out on my deck and get some writing projects complete.
1. You may have seen The Ghoul Goes West in the shuffle over the past couple of months or so. And, you may have wondered just who is or are The Ghoul Goes West. Well, wonder know more. I did an extensive interview this Chris S. (chief Ghoul) and you can read it on No Depression right now.
2. Any time there is new music from an Ear to the Ground artist of the year, it is cause for much excitement around here. Darrin Bradbury, the reigning Artist of the Year, just released a new EP called The Story of Bob, and I have written a review of that album (hint - you should own it now!)
Tonight, if you in Nashville, I highly recommend heading to the Basement East around 7:00. Two of our country's best songwriters are appearing together and it should be a great night. Kevn Kinney (Drivin' and Cryin') and Peter Case in one night and the same stage. Epic!
We have a short but pretty darn sweet shuffle today - thanks to a quick commute and an eight minute instrumental song in the mix.
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After posting about the heat yesterday, things inexplicably cooled off a bit yesterday evening (don't worry it is hot again today). While it was cooler, I took the opportunity to sit out on my deck and get some writing projects complete.
1. You may have seen The Ghoul Goes West in the shuffle over the past couple of months or so. And, you may have wondered just who is or are The Ghoul Goes West. Well, wonder know more. I did an extensive interview this Chris S. (chief Ghoul) and you can read it on No Depression right now.
2. Any time there is new music from an Ear to the Ground artist of the year, it is cause for much excitement around here. Darrin Bradbury, the reigning Artist of the Year, just released a new EP called The Story of Bob, and I have written a review of that album (hint - you should own it now!)
Tonight, if you in Nashville, I highly recommend heading to the Basement East around 7:00. Two of our country's best songwriters are appearing together and it should be a great night. Kevn Kinney (Drivin' and Cryin') and Peter Case in one night and the same stage. Epic!
We have a short but pretty darn sweet shuffle today - thanks to a quick commute and an eight minute instrumental song in the mix.
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Wednesday Morning Music Shuffle - Why Do You Care? Mix
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I'm back after a day off. Still tons going on. Check out my review of the re-release of the self-titled only album by Haynes Boys.
Also - at press time, my review of Friday night's Matthew Sweet show at City Winery Nashville is on the front page of NoDepression.com.
On to the mid-week shuffle:
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I'm back after a day off. Still tons going on. Check out my review of the re-release of the self-titled only album by Haynes Boys.
Also - at press time, my review of Friday night's Matthew Sweet show at City Winery Nashville is on the front page of NoDepression.com.
On to the mid-week shuffle:
Tuesday, June 2, 2015
Tuesday Morning Music Shuffle - Play it Billy Mix
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Blah... the dreary weather continues, and I am still not feeling 100% wonderful, but here at Ear to the Ground we press on.....
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Blah... the dreary weather continues, and I am still not feeling 100% wonderful, but here at Ear to the Ground we press on.....
Tuesday, May 19, 2015
Tuesday Morning Music Shuffle - Bukowski in my Underwear Mix
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So, I find myself short on time, so I have to speed through this. I hope you find time to dig deeper. I could not find the exact track for all the songs for the Video Playlist, so you my have to do some internet searches. Some great stuff, and well worth the effort.
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So, I find myself short on time, so I have to speed through this. I hope you find time to dig deeper. I could not find the exact track for all the songs for the Video Playlist, so you my have to do some internet searches. Some great stuff, and well worth the effort.
Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Tuesday Morning Music Shuffle - Ain't Too Late to Start Mix
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Off schedule today.... so, an early shuffle and limited commentary. Great tunes, though, so check it out.
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Off schedule today.... so, an early shuffle and limited commentary. Great tunes, though, so check it out.
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Wednesday Morning Music Shuffle - Those Who Do Not Play to Lose Mix
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Made it to mid-week. I am seriously thinking about finally producing Volume 2 of Ear to the Ground Presents... details coming soon...
Shuffle!
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Made it to mid-week. I am seriously thinking about finally producing Volume 2 of Ear to the Ground Presents... details coming soon...
Shuffle!
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Tuesday Morning Music Shuffle - Sunburn at Night Mix
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It is Tuesday. A bit tired today after a night of great music. The Nashville Conundrum was in full effect, but one thing I didn't say yesterday, is that I've learned that it is okay to feel bad for the shows you missed - especially when it means missing the show of a friend, but in the end, when you've made your choice, you should expend more energy appreciating the show you did see than you do regretting the show(s) you missed. Life is kind of like that, too, I think.
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It is Tuesday. A bit tired today after a night of great music. The Nashville Conundrum was in full effect, but one thing I didn't say yesterday, is that I've learned that it is okay to feel bad for the shows you missed - especially when it means missing the show of a friend, but in the end, when you've made your choice, you should expend more energy appreciating the show you did see than you do regretting the show(s) you missed. Life is kind of like that, too, I think.
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