Wild Wednesday Morning Shuffle - Big Bang Boom Mix

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Well, first off, I have to say that night 2 of the Brian Wright and the Sneak-Ups Residency at The 5 Spot somehow manged to top the first week. Guest Audley Freed (The Black Crowes, etc.) sat in for a couple of songs - including a killer version of "Cortez the Killer".  Brian Wright and his incredible band put on a great rock n roll show. From the exaltation of "Glory Hallelujah" to the emotional gut punch that is "Heavy Metal Shed Kids" - it was one of the best live shows I have experienced in a good while.  Brian Wright has been a favorite of mind since I first heard his music.  When he plays solo, it can be amazing. Full-band - it is something else entirely. And this new band (Wade Cofer, Jon Latham, Matty Apples, Jimmy Matt Rowlan, Rob Crowell, Sally Jaye, and Kristen Englenz) is just out of this world.  They still have two weeks to go, and I can wait to see where they take it from here.

Next, more about the Magnolia Roads American Roots Hoedown IV.  As if the music artists we've already mentioned were not enough, the nights will also include a community canvas and more.  The silent auction, which I previously mentioned, and which benefits the Ben Eyestone Fund of the Musicians Health Alliance, is going to have many incredible items. The auction will be done all on-line - so even if you can't make it to the shows, you can still participate. I will be posting the links when they are available.  One of the items comes from Wilco, an autographed poster book and more...signed poster, signed toy, scarf, bar towel, CD and pin.

Now, let's get to today's shuffle.  It is Wednesday, and I think this shuffle lives up to the "Wild" designation. Besides being wild, it is also filled with excellent music (both new and not as new).  Let's go!

Monday Morning Music Shuffle - Like Monkeys Do Mix

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Well, back to reality and back to our daily shuffle.  More recaps of AMA 2015 will be forthcoming. 

Suffice it to say, I had the time of my life - hearing tons of great music, seeing and meeting people, and sharing some once in a lifetime moments.

It is Monday and that means, I am back to work and we have a nifty shuffle to kick off the post-AMA hangover week...

Friday Morning Music Shuffle - Masks That Pass for Faces Mix

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Well... I'm back.  After feeling less than 100% all week, the percentages dropped dramatically Wednesday night into Thursday... but I'm back to feeling less than 100%.  Actually, (knock on wood), I am feeling pretty darn close to 100%. 

So it's time for our weekending shuffle and I think we have a good one...

Friday Morning Music Shuffle - Barefoot on the Dancefloor Mix

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Traversed snow and ice and cold to witness the birth of a new East Nashville musical happening at the Mad Donna's Loft... a super-serious, super-cool songwriting thing (the name is still being bandied about), but who needs a name when you have Joe Fletcher, Brian Wright, and Darrin Bradbury playing their awesome songs to a small but dedicated audience of super-serious music fans (including some other great musicians).  Here's to many more of these happenings and much better weather for them.  Hats off to the awesome Terry Rickards for making this thing happen...

Since I traversed the snow last night, I kind of had to do it this morning... guilty conscience if I said I couldn't make it to work... but I had an awesome sound track for this slippery and frigid journey...

Friday Morning Music Shuffle - Live My Life Mix

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So another week of Ear to the Ground Shuffles comes to a close.  I am a bit short on time so I thought I would try something... a 3 Words post.  I will attempt to comment on each song using just three words. This may be more time consuming than writing a long post, but here goes nothing...

Have a great weekend!

Wednesday Morning Music Shuffle - Turtles, Roses, and Kisses Mix

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I failed to post a shuffle yesterday - I listened to a shuffle and it was a good one, but time didn't allow me to post - so the songs go back into the hopper and will come out in some other interesting combination.

Truth be told - life is unpredictable and pretty darn right amazing when you stop to pay attention to the seemingly random occurrences which are going on around you every day. Truth be told - I would never have placed my self voluntarily in the situation in which I currently find myself, but since I'm here... I have to say.... I'm right in the place that I am supposed to be...

A pretty sweet evening/night of music on both side of the river in Nashville on a Tuesday in October.  Saw a song swap featuring two of my musical heroes from my college days - Bill Lloyd and Webb Wilder along with the always amazing Tim Carroll.

Crossed the river for some Vegetarian Shepherd's Pie and a Pint of fine beer to check out some amazing music including: Drew Kohl, Julie Christensen and her band, and the Dan Montgomery Band.


Let's do this shuffle thing - okay?

Wednesday Morning Music Shuffle - Silly Boys Mix

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We have a bunch of cool songs by some silly boys and one not so silly, but very talented woman.  Let's go!

Wednesday Morning Music Shuffle - Well Trained Badgers Mix

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Busy, busy.... busy as a well trained badger.

Music - after the JUMP

Tuesday Morning Music Shuffle - Chili Isn't Chili Mix

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Ready Set Go... well, I'm going to be out and about the rest of this week.  I MAY sneak in an entry or two.  In the mean time, I will leave you with another fine, fine mix of music...

PRE-SHUFFLE:

1. "Chili" by Dog Without Warning (Did I mention the latest Dog Without Warning record is bad ass? Well, it is.  My shuffle mode has been digging this song and so have I.)
2."Oh Darlin'" by Mystery Twins (Happy to present another song from this Nashville-based musical side project. - two members of The Clutters)
3. "Infatuation" by Dog Without Warning (Did I mention that the latest Dog Without Warning record is really, really bad ass?  Well, it really really is! This song is one of my favorites from the 'Bark' EP.  Oh who am I kidding, all of the songs on 'Bark' are my favorites.)
 4. "The Escape" by SkyBurnsRed (more music from this hot UK band).
 5. "Sorry, But I'm Yours" by Ben Shive (Another awesome track from this unique Nashville Singer/Songwriter)
6. & 7. "Is There Anybody Out There?" and "Nothing Stays the Same" by Human Face (Really digging the Brit-Pop feel of this band)
8. "What's So Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding" by Steve Earle (covering Elvis Costello (doing a Nick Lowe tune)) (A live and loud version of the Nick Lowe classic. Trivia, Earle's son Justin Townes is in the band for this song) 
9. "Bring Me Backwards" by Ellis Paul (Man oh Man, I dig this song.  Came to me via the latest Feel Bad for You mixtape)

and then we transition into the Shuffle with one of the strongest cuts on the excellent new EP by Tipi Valley

SHUFFLE AFTER THE JUMP!

Thursday Morning Music Shuffle - SCOTUS Mix!

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I'm not at work today, so my morning shuffle was not part of my morning walk, but instead, I listened to the shuffle while waiting with my daughter for the bus to take her to ESY and then while feeding the dogs.  Enjoying what will be the only bearable part of the day.  Temperatures here in Nashville are predicted to hit 101 today, and they will only rise from there over the next few days.

My wife is volunteering for an appearance by Michelle Obama at the Opryland Hotel - and it looks like mood should be jubilant over there.

To the shuffle:

First up we have theB-side to a 7" from The Flint Hill Specials which is a side project of Americana band National Grain.  The song we have today is Unknown Folk Singer  and took me to the Last Motel Room (the A-Side of the 7") where the faces of the forgotten and never known pass unseen along the concrete sidewalks and on the metal and concrete staircase.

You can grab the Downloads (plus a couple of covers) over the the Flint Hill Specials site.  You can catch up with National Grain on their site.

(by the way, you may have noticed over the past couple of days, I've been posting the Amazon ad rather than just the album cover image.  That's because the embed code for the image link has been truncated.  I like the way just the album cover looks, and I hope to return to that format as soon as Amazon fixes the code)

Here's The Flint Hill Specials from this years SXSW.

Next up we have another track from The Bluefields' debut album, Pure. This time around Warner, Dan and Joe make a departure in Dub Step territory... just kidding... Seriously thought, ya'll Don't Let Me Fall  is pure Rock 'n' Roll in a slow burner that speaks to the yearning that all good Rock 'n' Roll has at it's core.

Here are The Bluefields from what I believe was their first show back in September 2011 doing a cover of Led Zeppelin's When the Levee Breaks

From there, we move on to a track from Lo-Fi, Indie Pop band TV Girl from their recent release, The Wild, The Innocent and the TV Shuffle, called Loneliness Can Be Demanding. Give a listen below.

Some tunes from TV Girl from last year.

Next up we have Death Cab for Cutie with a track from their last album (2011's Codes and Keys) - The song is called Monday Morning - which is perfect for a Thursday morning.

And finally, we hit up another tune from Justin Townes Earle's Nothing's Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now. Justin takes us Down on the Lower East Side.

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Tuesday Morning Music Shuffle - Respite Mix

A rare cooler day, but alas temperatures will be rising soon enough. We got a stunning potpourri of songs this a.m. so sit back and take it all in....

First up is a song from an unfortunately defunct Indie Pop band from here in Nashville.  Popular Genius played extremely listenable, intelligent music.  Apologize  comes from the band's 2003 album, How to Be Popular.

A while back we presented a song from the Brooklyn Band EndAnd (who should in no way be mistaken for our friends (also from Brooklyn) The End Men.  EndAnd are a hard rocking Alternative band.  They have an album called Adventures of Fi in Space which came out this past December.  The song today is called Labor Force.

We've been hitting up Justin Townes Earle's album Nothing's Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now pretty hard.  It's another excellent record by the Americana giant. Justin Townes Earle will be part of the Mumford and Sons cavalcade (my term) which will hit a few cities this summer (including a stop on the Tennessee/Virginia border).  The song today is called Won't Be the Last Time.

And finally, we got a track from the Pure album by Nashville supergroup, The Bluefields.  Warner, Dan and Joe Lay it on the Line right here!

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Thursday Morning Music Shuffle - Are you Sure? Mix

Greetings from Thursday! The month is almost half over. Look for a Band of the Month poll to roll out within the next day or so.  In the meantime, I know I've been slacking off on the Featured Artist posts - so I hope to have one this afternoon.

This morning, we have an eclectic mix of music. And here we go...

Slowcore band Codeine broke up in 1994 after three releases.  The New York band recently announced a reunion gig at the I'll Be Your Mirror festival in London, and the band's catalog is getting the reissue treatment with some bonus material.  A download of one of those bonus tracks is out. The song, Median is from a Peel Session, and according to the information I've seen, it will appear on the reissue of the band's first EP Barely Real. Stereogum can hook you up with a download of Median.

 

When you are named after the late and great Townes Van Zandt and are the son of the great Steve Earle and decide to get into music, you have some pretty big shoes to fill and some huge expectations to fulfill. Fortunately, Justin Townes Earle rises to the occasion and in the process makes you forget everything but his music. 

Maria is a track on Justin's most recent album, Nothing's Gonna Change the Way You Feel About Me Now.

 

Black on Blues is a forthcoming (July 17) Black Keys tribute album.  The album will feature everyone from Cajun artist Doug Kershaw, Tab Benoit, Albert Lee, and Pat Travers.  First up though and out for your preview is a pretty straight-on cover of the first Single from the Black Key's latest album, El Camino.  Lonely Boy is covered here by head Stooge, Iggy Pop and ex-Cream and Blind Faith drummer Ginger Baker.

 

And next, we have track from the new album by Nashville Rock Supergroup - The Bluefields which is on the band's first album - Pure. Our track today is called Nobody Loves You.

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Monday Morning Music Shuffle - David Hall Rocks Ya'll Mix

The Nashville progressive rock radio world suffered a devastating loss this weekend with news of the passing of David Hall from my favorite radio station Lightning 100.  Today's shuffle is dedicated to him...



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The Monday after the Super Bowl should definitely be a holiday - I mean really... Lots of people are talking about Madonna's half-time performance.  I  come down on the side of good for what it was.   That may sound critical, but it's really not.  I've heard some people making comparisons to Springsteen and Tom Petty, but really I don't think those are fair comparisons.

In summary, I'm still waiting for them to bring back Up with People.



The Shuffle:

First up is Justin Townes Earle from the Buddy Holly tribute compilation - Rave On - doing Maybe Baby.





Next up is a alternate take on Warren Zevon's Poor Poor Pitiful Me.




And then comes, the fabulous Harold Melvin & the Bluenotes (featuring Teddy Pendergrast) with Satisfaction Guaranteed (or Get Your Love Back).





And finally, a song from Volume 3 of the Ten Out of Tenn collective.  It's Andrew Belle with Katie Herzig and the song, Static Waves.




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