E2TG 4/28/2022 - Winding Down or Wound Up - Jiggle Mix (Body in Stars Remix)

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Tomorrow night is the kick off of the Magnolia Roads American Roots Hoedown VII.  Night 1 will be at Dee's Country Cocktail Lounge.  Night 2 (Saturday) will be at The 5 Spot.  And Night 3 (Sunday) will be a house show in Oak Hill. 

One of the featured performers on Night 1 at Dee's is an E2TG favorite - David Newbould. 

How people choose to navigate through life’s highs and lows reveals a lot about their personal character, not to mention what they’re willing to do in order to get to the other side of the horizon. Chronicling these seemingly endless cycles of daily peaks and valleys forms the backbone of  Newbould's 2019 album, Sin & Redemption. 

Here are the Facebook event links where you can find all the vital information:

FB events:

Night 1: https://www.facebook.com/events/1939400169576291

Night 2: https://www.facebook.com/events/1419133068518217

Night 3: https://www.facebook.com/events/4797318793728832

Today's Greetings From Nashville radio show is up on the archive at wxnafm.org.  HERE is the direct link to the broadcast. 

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

6:02am Tennessee Hi-Way Blues by Gwil Owen on Hell-Bent – Insurgent Country, Vol. 2 (Bloodshot Records)

6:04am Waiting for a Train by Grandpa Jones on Oh Brother, Can You Spare a Dime? – American Songs from the Depression Era (CMH Records)

6:06am Heartbreak Rodeo (feat. Elias Abid) by Cora Jane on Heartbreak Rodeo – Single (Cora Jane)

6:09am Sputnik Monroe by Otis Gibbs on Mount Renraw (Wanamaker Recording Company)

6:14am City in the Sky by Patricio Johnson on You Gotta Be Quick Around Here (1194034 Records DK)

6:18am Two Tickets Texas Chainsaw Massacre by Austin Stambaugh on Fool Talkin’ (Primitive American)

6:20am Saint John the Gambler by Jonell Mosser on Around Townes (Fat Possum)

6:23am Time Machine by Kashena Sampson on Time Machine (New Moon Records)

6:29am Tijuana Go! by Royal Court of China on Geared and Primed (A&M Records)

6:32am The Way Back by The Bluefields on Day in the Sun (Underground Treehouse)

6:36am Blame It On the Brunettes by Lambchop on Hank (Merge Records)

6:45am Mop Top by Sizzle Went the VCR on Mop Top – Single (Times Three Records)

6:48am Don’t Drink the Water by The Danberrys on Give and Receive (The Danberrys)

6:54am Old Dreams by The Shakers on Songs from Beneath the Lake (Carlyle Records)

6:57am Exit Music by Carrus & Kurtz on The Genius of…, Vol. 5: A Pleasant Surprise (Halfway Rock Music)

Today's random shuffle is below the jump.

 

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E2TG 8/17/2021 - Seventeenth - Song in German Mix (Over It Remix)

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Exhaustion... no, no, no... I slept well last night. It's not that kind of exhaustion. It is exhaustion about people who seemingly choose to do the wrong thing every single time.  Now, I know "wrong thing" is a subjective thing.... so I will say - the selfish thing, the hypocritical thing, the unkind thing, the mean thing, the harmful thing, the intolerant thing... every single time - even if it would be easier to do the right thing (eh um, the selfless thing, the consistent thing, the kind thing, the nice thing, the helpful thing, the tolerant thing...

But, it goes on and on at all levels of society and I am exhausted.  And, I think, well, my life is okay, and I have my own problems so I don't want to let these bastards get me down... I'm tired of being outraged, up-in-arms, on high-alert.  And it is a legitimate feeling and one I wrestle with... because I also know that it is a sense of privilege that I can choose which battles to fight and when. 

But, is it also fair to consider what I can accomplish on a global or even national scale or even a state-wide scale vs. what I can accomplish if I set my sights on my community and my friends? 

I ask these questions, and I often don't have answers. But, I do ask and while I am waiting for answer, I try to the next right thing that is front of me, and sometimes I do and sometimes I don't... 

Featured Friday Playlist recap (part 3) (songs 20-26):

20. "The Return" by Ghosts of Torrez

First up today, we have the new single which marks the return of the animal mask-clad folk horror band that formed in 2017 as Bong Torrez. They have a new name and a new song, and I'm excited to have them in my playlist.

21. "Monsters" by Nichole Wagner

Next up, we have the recent single from Austin based singer-songwriter Nichole Wagner. Great tune. 

22. "Peace, Slugz & Rock'N Roll" by SNAILS

SNAILS is a Montreal based bass music producer/DJ, and this is from recent Slimp Time, Pt. 2 release. A rocking electronic track.  

23. "Bridge Over Troubled Water" by Lindsay Solo

Next up, a gorgeous cover of the Simon and Garfunkel classic from the brand new Love Reimagined covers album from L.A. based Lindsay Solo. 

24. "Hazelwood Moon" by Star Goes Nova 

L.A. based electronic project Star Goes Nova are up next with a new single. 

25. "Bottom of the Pile" by Intergalactic Brasstronaunts

Next up, we have a track from Music for the People by this unique band from Yorkshire. The heavy bass sound is created by a sousaphone and a contrabass clarinet. Chances are you've never heard a brass band like this. 

26. "Twight Sleep (feat. Shelley Segal)" by Perla Nalu 

And, we close out this section of music with an emotionally powerful new single - which taps into unimaginable personal tragedy.  An incredible song to close out this part of our Playlist recap. 

 

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