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Well, yesterday was a holiday. I was going to try to post something, but I ended up spending a large portion of my day at the eye doctor. Then, I went into work today (and listened to the shuffle below while traversing the snowy roads of Nashville with people who do and do not know how to drive in snowy conditions. Then, around eleven, pretty much everyone decided to go home, so I slipped and slid down the hill to my car and made my way home where I am writing this post.
Anyway, it's extremely cold, and I am sipping on a hot beverage.
I have to give a huge shout out to everyone who made it out Saturday for my birthday bash. Special thanks to those who bought me beer and to those who unexpectedly brought me presents, and extra special thanks to Conrad y Skordalia, Danny Henry, and Nelson, Zimmerman, and Quinn for providing great music.
Onward and upward - as they say... By the way, several songs in this shuffle are brand new and/or not yet released, so I could not find the videos for the exact song in some cases. I have tried to post a video to represent each song, and where possible, I have provided link or embeds for the song featured. In a couple of cases, you will have to wait until release to hear some of the songs. In any case, let's go!
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Tuesday, January 16, 2018
Friday, December 29, 2017
E2TG 2017 Finale: Bands and Artists of the Year
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Well, as promised, I am back from my long break one last time for 2017 to announce the 2017 Artists and Bands of the Year.
A brief history (you can skip this part if your read/heard this before - but there may be some new nugget of information).
E2TG officially started in May 2011. Before that, I had been posting my morning shuffles on Facebook (and sometimes Twitter) for about two years. With encouragement, I decided to turn that into a blog. In the very early days, my shuffles were mostly older songs from my collection along with some more recent "discoveries" - mostly somewhat mainstream indie music. I knew I wanted E2TG to be more that that, but I wasn't sure where to begin. When you start a new music blog - artists and bands typically don't start sending you music right away.
I began to notice that bands that I had never heard of started following me on Twitter. I decided to give some of them a listen, and lo and behold, some of them were good. So, I came up with the idea of posting about a band every week and calling it the Twitter Band of the Week - this eventually was shortened to Band of the Week to reflect the different ways I got music.
When I got to the end of 2011, I realized a had named thirty something "Bands of the Week" (in those early days it seemed to be mostly bands and even when it was a solo artist - I just stuck with the generic name). Anyway, on a lark, I decided to have a Band of the Year Readers Poll (it was half tongue in cheek - because I didn't have a huge readership by that point - a few loyal readers). It turned out to be great fun and did draw a lot of people to the site. In the end, a band from England called The Mobbs attracted a large late turnout and won the crown. Ubiquity Machine came in second (Howard Rabach of UM was probably my first reader that I didn't already know).
The poll was so much fun that I decided to start a Band of the Month Poll. All of the Bands of the Week would compete, The first few months were fun. I think it was January or February of 2012, there was an epic battle between The End Men and MAKAR that was especially fun. At the end of 2012, I had twelve Bands of the Month - I added a few "Wild Card" selections and the second Band of the Year was held in December of 2012. Skeletons in the Piano from Upstate New York won that,
By 2013, the monthly polls stopped being so much fun, and I started realizing that it drew attention away from the music a little. Also, the number of artists I started find grew so that featuring just one per week was not enough. So I moved to Featured Artists of the Month (usually ten per month).
When I reached the end of 2013, I decided to forgo the year end poll, and just name my Band of the Year. Brooklyn's The End Men were the obvious and deserving choice. They were, at the time, the most tagged artist on my blog (they are still second), and I loved and love their music.
In 2014, my life turned upside down, and in the midst of that I met Darrin Bradbury and subsequently began to get more connected to Nashville's music community which was undergoing a major renaissance. I don't think anyone who read E2TG back then was a bit surprised when I named Darrin Artist of the Year. (It didn't make sense to call him a "Band of the Year" - because he was mostly playing solo at that point).
Darrin introduced me to Jon Latham, and by the spring of 2015, I was pretty well set on naming Jon the Artist of the Year (in fact Darrin recommended him for the award), Then, he released his debut album Real Bad News and that sealed the deal.
By 2016, I was fully entrenched in the Nashville music community and was getting a ton more great music from all over the country. I was having a hard time deciding upon a Band or Artist of the Year (so many worthy choices). In the end, I got the idea of having a Band and an Artist of the Year, and furthermore I picked two Artists of the Year - one from Nashville and one not from Nashville. I tried to be clear about the fact that this was not intended to be seen a local vs. national/international distinction. It merely reflected that while Nashville had begun to kind of dominate E2TG - I wasn't nor did I intend to be just a "Nashville Music Blog". I named Valued Customer Band of the Year - I had been following them for years and their Hugecup album was a remarkable achievement. Jason P. Krug was named Artist of the Year - non-Nashville. Following the demise of Grimm Generation - a long-time E2TG fave, he released his masterpiece - a meditation on loss called Zen of Losing. Brian Wright was named Artist of the Year - Nashville. He made great music - both solo and backing ALT - Live, and he co-founded a new record company - Cafe Rooster Records.
Which brings us to 2017. For E2TG - 2017 was a year of growth, and I think that is reflected in the list of close to 100 Earie Awards that I handed out - a list that included some well-known national and international acts which I was able to feature - along with the lesser known but awesome bands and artists who continue to be the primary focus of E2TG.
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You can start reading again if you skipped the history lesson
Without further ado, here are the 2017 E2TG Bands and Artists of the Year!
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Well, as promised, I am back from my long break one last time for 2017 to announce the 2017 Artists and Bands of the Year.
A brief history (you can skip this part if your read/heard this before - but there may be some new nugget of information).
E2TG officially started in May 2011. Before that, I had been posting my morning shuffles on Facebook (and sometimes Twitter) for about two years. With encouragement, I decided to turn that into a blog. In the very early days, my shuffles were mostly older songs from my collection along with some more recent "discoveries" - mostly somewhat mainstream indie music. I knew I wanted E2TG to be more that that, but I wasn't sure where to begin. When you start a new music blog - artists and bands typically don't start sending you music right away.
I began to notice that bands that I had never heard of started following me on Twitter. I decided to give some of them a listen, and lo and behold, some of them were good. So, I came up with the idea of posting about a band every week and calling it the Twitter Band of the Week - this eventually was shortened to Band of the Week to reflect the different ways I got music.
When I got to the end of 2011, I realized a had named thirty something "Bands of the Week" (in those early days it seemed to be mostly bands and even when it was a solo artist - I just stuck with the generic name). Anyway, on a lark, I decided to have a Band of the Year Readers Poll (it was half tongue in cheek - because I didn't have a huge readership by that point - a few loyal readers). It turned out to be great fun and did draw a lot of people to the site. In the end, a band from England called The Mobbs attracted a large late turnout and won the crown. Ubiquity Machine came in second (Howard Rabach of UM was probably my first reader that I didn't already know).
The poll was so much fun that I decided to start a Band of the Month Poll. All of the Bands of the Week would compete, The first few months were fun. I think it was January or February of 2012, there was an epic battle between The End Men and MAKAR that was especially fun. At the end of 2012, I had twelve Bands of the Month - I added a few "Wild Card" selections and the second Band of the Year was held in December of 2012. Skeletons in the Piano from Upstate New York won that,
By 2013, the monthly polls stopped being so much fun, and I started realizing that it drew attention away from the music a little. Also, the number of artists I started find grew so that featuring just one per week was not enough. So I moved to Featured Artists of the Month (usually ten per month).
When I reached the end of 2013, I decided to forgo the year end poll, and just name my Band of the Year. Brooklyn's The End Men were the obvious and deserving choice. They were, at the time, the most tagged artist on my blog (they are still second), and I loved and love their music.
In 2014, my life turned upside down, and in the midst of that I met Darrin Bradbury and subsequently began to get more connected to Nashville's music community which was undergoing a major renaissance. I don't think anyone who read E2TG back then was a bit surprised when I named Darrin Artist of the Year. (It didn't make sense to call him a "Band of the Year" - because he was mostly playing solo at that point).
Darrin introduced me to Jon Latham, and by the spring of 2015, I was pretty well set on naming Jon the Artist of the Year (in fact Darrin recommended him for the award), Then, he released his debut album Real Bad News and that sealed the deal.
By 2016, I was fully entrenched in the Nashville music community and was getting a ton more great music from all over the country. I was having a hard time deciding upon a Band or Artist of the Year (so many worthy choices). In the end, I got the idea of having a Band and an Artist of the Year, and furthermore I picked two Artists of the Year - one from Nashville and one not from Nashville. I tried to be clear about the fact that this was not intended to be seen a local vs. national/international distinction. It merely reflected that while Nashville had begun to kind of dominate E2TG - I wasn't nor did I intend to be just a "Nashville Music Blog". I named Valued Customer Band of the Year - I had been following them for years and their Hugecup album was a remarkable achievement. Jason P. Krug was named Artist of the Year - non-Nashville. Following the demise of Grimm Generation - a long-time E2TG fave, he released his masterpiece - a meditation on loss called Zen of Losing. Brian Wright was named Artist of the Year - Nashville. He made great music - both solo and backing ALT - Live, and he co-founded a new record company - Cafe Rooster Records.
Which brings us to 2017. For E2TG - 2017 was a year of growth, and I think that is reflected in the list of close to 100 Earie Awards that I handed out - a list that included some well-known national and international acts which I was able to feature - along with the lesser known but awesome bands and artists who continue to be the primary focus of E2TG.
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You can start reading again if you skipped the history lesson
Without further ado, here are the 2017 E2TG Bands and Artists of the Year!
Friday, December 8, 2017
Featured Friday Morning Shuffle - Friends Everywhere Mix
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SAVE THE DATE:
January 14, 2018 8:00p.m. The Country (soon to be called The Local) 110 28th Ave N
Nashville, Tennessee 37203 - It'll be my birthday, and we'll have a triple threat of talent with Conrad y Skordalia, Danny Henry, and Sean Quinn and the Tremblers.
Speaking of E2TG Presents shows... keeping a tradition alive since last year, I have a very special Earie award to the bands/artists who played my residency in May: Mark Robinson Band, Kristen Englenz, Nick Nace, Darrin Bradbury, Matt Benjamin, Sean Quinn and the Tremblers, Sergio Webb, David Olney, Cafe Rooster Records (Sally Jaye, Jon Latham, Darrin Bradbury, Brian Wright and their special guest Rorey Carroll), FuzzQueen, and Amelia White. Also Earies to The 5 Spot for having me and for Eric for running the sound. And to everyone who came out to one or more of the shows. The "E2TG Live" award goes to all you and anyone I left out.
Time to start making plans for May 2018... who would you like to see play the E2TG 7th Anniversary Residency?
Congratulations to Rayvon Pettis on the release of Dying Light and for an awesome CD release show. Rayvon backed by The Big Dumb were wonderful. Rocky Bottom was great, and Darrin Bradbury - played a bunch of new songs that were top notch.
Tomorrow night is the 12th Annual Get Behind the Mule: Tom Waits tribute and benefit for Second Harvest Food Bank. If you aren't there, head to The Country - early it's Kristen Englenz, Drew Kohl, and Cntry and late it's Zach Schmidt with Haley Thompson King. If only I could be two places at once.
On to the shuffle:
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SAVE THE DATE:
January 14, 2018 8:00p.m. The Country (soon to be called The Local) 110 28th Ave N
Nashville, Tennessee 37203 - It'll be my birthday, and we'll have a triple threat of talent with Conrad y Skordalia, Danny Henry, and Sean Quinn and the Tremblers.
Speaking of E2TG Presents shows... keeping a tradition alive since last year, I have a very special Earie award to the bands/artists who played my residency in May: Mark Robinson Band, Kristen Englenz, Nick Nace, Darrin Bradbury, Matt Benjamin, Sean Quinn and the Tremblers, Sergio Webb, David Olney, Cafe Rooster Records (Sally Jaye, Jon Latham, Darrin Bradbury, Brian Wright and their special guest Rorey Carroll), FuzzQueen, and Amelia White. Also Earies to The 5 Spot for having me and for Eric for running the sound. And to everyone who came out to one or more of the shows. The "E2TG Live" award goes to all you and anyone I left out.
Time to start making plans for May 2018... who would you like to see play the E2TG 7th Anniversary Residency?
Congratulations to Rayvon Pettis on the release of Dying Light and for an awesome CD release show. Rayvon backed by The Big Dumb were wonderful. Rocky Bottom was great, and Darrin Bradbury - played a bunch of new songs that were top notch.
Tomorrow night is the 12th Annual Get Behind the Mule: Tom Waits tribute and benefit for Second Harvest Food Bank. If you aren't there, head to The Country - early it's Kristen Englenz, Drew Kohl, and Cntry and late it's Zach Schmidt with Haley Thompson King. If only I could be two places at once.
On to the shuffle:
Tuesday, November 21, 2017
Trending Tuesday Morning Shuffle - Time is Money or Time is Honey Mix
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I just wrote and erased a really long, convoluted rant about something that I really couldn't articulate well. Suffice it to say, human beings are complicated creatures and interactions between humans can be even more complicated.
That and this: the best music is that music that moves you and inspires you and energizes you and motivates you and brings some semblance of joy to your life. I know what music does that for me, and if another kind of music does that for someone else, than who am I to criticize that. Granted, I have been known to dog certain artists or styles of music, but I think I was wrong. I may actively hate a certain artist or style of music. I may sound fake or boring or meaningless to me, and that is fine. But if that music means something to someone, if it moves them, inspires them....
Anyway, it is Tuesday (second to the last day of my work week). Time to see what is "Trending" on E2TG
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I just wrote and erased a really long, convoluted rant about something that I really couldn't articulate well. Suffice it to say, human beings are complicated creatures and interactions between humans can be even more complicated.
That and this: the best music is that music that moves you and inspires you and energizes you and motivates you and brings some semblance of joy to your life. I know what music does that for me, and if another kind of music does that for someone else, than who am I to criticize that. Granted, I have been known to dog certain artists or styles of music, but I think I was wrong. I may actively hate a certain artist or style of music. I may sound fake or boring or meaningless to me, and that is fine. But if that music means something to someone, if it moves them, inspires them....
Anyway, it is Tuesday (second to the last day of my work week). Time to see what is "Trending" on E2TG
Monday, November 13, 2017
Mondo Monday Morning Shuffle - Terrified Humming Mix
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Hey! It is Fall Pledge Drive time at WXNA. As you may know, this is the non-profit, listener-supported community radio station that hosts the weekly show I co-host called Double Shot with Joe and Sue. Beyond that, the station has had a tremendous positive impact on the Nashville community (as evidenced by Nashville Scene readers recently naming us Best Radio Station in Nashville). If you're a WXNA listener, please consider donating during this drive. wxnafm.org or 615-933-9962 #LoveWXNA
Another week is here and we have some songs to feature from the New Music playlist which I am still tweaking from my recent switch over to a new music player.
Let's shuffle:
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Hey! It is Fall Pledge Drive time at WXNA. As you may know, this is the non-profit, listener-supported community radio station that hosts the weekly show I co-host called Double Shot with Joe and Sue. Beyond that, the station has had a tremendous positive impact on the Nashville community (as evidenced by Nashville Scene readers recently naming us Best Radio Station in Nashville). If you're a WXNA listener, please consider donating during this drive. wxnafm.org or 615-933-9962 #LoveWXNA
Another week is here and we have some songs to feature from the New Music playlist which I am still tweaking from my recent switch over to a new music player.
Let's shuffle:
Thursday, November 2, 2017
Trending Thursday Morning Shuffle - Bruised Orange Mix
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Kind of a gloomy day in Nashville, and Daylight Savings Time is approaching which means it will get darker earlier.
The world is pretty dark, too, to be honest, but music is my light, and we have some good stuff today to fight the darkness.
Here's today's shuffle of our "new music" playlist. "new" as defined by me to fit my intention for this playlist.
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Kind of a gloomy day in Nashville, and Daylight Savings Time is approaching which means it will get darker earlier.
The world is pretty dark, too, to be honest, but music is my light, and we have some good stuff today to fight the darkness.
Here's today's shuffle of our "new music" playlist. "new" as defined by me to fit my intention for this playlist.
Friday, October 27, 2017
Featured Friday Morning Shuffle - Want to be a Cube Baby Mix
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On my mind... A couple of white supremacist rallys are schedule tomorrow in Shelbyville and Murfreesboro. Just so I am clear, the only "fine people" are those who oppose these people with out reservation or qualification... This people represent evil and the worst in humanity. No if's, and's or but's. To my friends who are planning to go to oppose them in person - be safe and have a plan.
To those who choose to spend the day celebrating love and diversity - be intentional. (that's my challenge to myself).
To be clear, you are okay to have opinions about other groups (AntiFa or whomever), however, 1. make sure you base your opinion on facts and 2. leave those opinions out of our condemnation of the white supremacists.
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#WXNARocktoberfest is tomorrow! Due to predicted chilly temps, the live music will be happening in The Basement (all-ages) and the WXNA DJ sets will be in Grimey's. Make a day of it in the most musical building in Nashville.
I worked on adding some new music to my phone which means my "New Music" playlist is now over 400 again.... really pleased with today's shuffle... let's jump to it!
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On my mind... A couple of white supremacist rallys are schedule tomorrow in Shelbyville and Murfreesboro. Just so I am clear, the only "fine people" are those who oppose these people with out reservation or qualification... This people represent evil and the worst in humanity. No if's, and's or but's. To my friends who are planning to go to oppose them in person - be safe and have a plan.
To those who choose to spend the day celebrating love and diversity - be intentional. (that's my challenge to myself).
To be clear, you are okay to have opinions about other groups (AntiFa or whomever), however, 1. make sure you base your opinion on facts and 2. leave those opinions out of our condemnation of the white supremacists.
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#WXNARocktoberfest is tomorrow! Due to predicted chilly temps, the live music will be happening in The Basement (all-ages) and the WXNA DJ sets will be in Grimey's. Make a day of it in the most musical building in Nashville.
I worked on adding some new music to my phone which means my "New Music" playlist is now over 400 again.... really pleased with today's shuffle... let's jump to it!
Tuesday, October 24, 2017
Trending Tuesday Morning Shuffle - Emotionally Numb Mix
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On my mind... life seems to be about finding some sense of balance that works for you as an individual. At least this is true for me. Whether it is about staying in vs. going out or about finding the beauty and joy in life vs. recognizing, exposing, and fighting against injustices. I don't think everyone's balance is the same. And to be honest, it's a little bit daunting to think I know what is best for everyone else.
Anyway, I went out last night - after working all day and then recording a Double Shot show (which will air November 4 with special guests Andy and Lee from Eight O'Five Jive). Headed to the High Watt where Allen Thompson opened for Austin Lucas and Brian Singer. I have to say (again) that I could listen to Allen Thompson sing just about every night. Brian Singer and Austin Lucas are wrapping up their The Crooner and The Clown tour. Brian Singer is a comedian. I love the idea of a comedian and a singer-songwriter touring together. I don't see comedians very often - mainly because I end up going to see music. Singer was really funny. Austin Lucas was amazing as he is every time I see him. He sings with such emotional honesty and his stage presence is disarmingly genuine and funny. Jon Latham joined him on a few songs which was cool. I was with Jon the first time I saw Austin Lucas.
It is Tuesday and time to see what is "Trending" on E2TG - as we work our way through the new music playlist - currently just under 400 songs but I have tons of e-mails and messages to go through. It's probably close to time to clear off some songs that have lingering in the playlist for a fair amount of time (especially those from albums that have been featured extensively). Those songs will stay on my phone memory for possible "Wild Wednesday" shuffle feature....
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On my mind... life seems to be about finding some sense of balance that works for you as an individual. At least this is true for me. Whether it is about staying in vs. going out or about finding the beauty and joy in life vs. recognizing, exposing, and fighting against injustices. I don't think everyone's balance is the same. And to be honest, it's a little bit daunting to think I know what is best for everyone else.
Anyway, I went out last night - after working all day and then recording a Double Shot show (which will air November 4 with special guests Andy and Lee from Eight O'Five Jive). Headed to the High Watt where Allen Thompson opened for Austin Lucas and Brian Singer. I have to say (again) that I could listen to Allen Thompson sing just about every night. Brian Singer and Austin Lucas are wrapping up their The Crooner and The Clown tour. Brian Singer is a comedian. I love the idea of a comedian and a singer-songwriter touring together. I don't see comedians very often - mainly because I end up going to see music. Singer was really funny. Austin Lucas was amazing as he is every time I see him. He sings with such emotional honesty and his stage presence is disarmingly genuine and funny. Jon Latham joined him on a few songs which was cool. I was with Jon the first time I saw Austin Lucas.
It is Tuesday and time to see what is "Trending" on E2TG - as we work our way through the new music playlist - currently just under 400 songs but I have tons of e-mails and messages to go through. It's probably close to time to clear off some songs that have lingering in the playlist for a fair amount of time (especially those from albums that have been featured extensively). Those songs will stay on my phone memory for possible "Wild Wednesday" shuffle feature....
Monday, October 23, 2017
Mondo Monday Music Shuffle - Trampoline Mix
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Another week... the last full week of October. A rainy, gloomy day in Nashville with cooler weather in the forecast. I've been running behind all day, but I got a few minutes to write this.
Looks like a busy week for live music in Nashville... including Saturday at Grimey's Rocktoberfest to benefit WXNA. Details to follow.
Here we go with our Monday shuffle - for now, we are shuffling from the "New Music" playlist... trying to get through as many of those songs as we can before the end of the year.
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Another week... the last full week of October. A rainy, gloomy day in Nashville with cooler weather in the forecast. I've been running behind all day, but I got a few minutes to write this.
Looks like a busy week for live music in Nashville... including Saturday at Grimey's Rocktoberfest to benefit WXNA. Details to follow.
Here we go with our Monday shuffle - for now, we are shuffling from the "New Music" playlist... trying to get through as many of those songs as we can before the end of the year.
Thursday, October 19, 2017
Trending Thursday Morning Shuffle - Trippin' Balls Mix
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Man - music sure is good for the soul. After getting into a bit of a funk earlier in the week, I have gone out to hear live music the last two nights and I feel so much better. Last night, I headed out to Dee's in Madison. Allen Thompson has been hosting a semi-weekly residency there for a few weeks - but this was the first time I was able to make it out, and I am glad I did. 2015 E2TG Artist of the Year, Jon Latham played solo and as he tends to do - he kind of sort of ruled hard.
Allen Thompson and his band were up next... I was reminded of how much I love hearing Allen Thompson sing - whether it is a cover or an original, I know of few singers who throw so much of themselves into a song.
The crowd was filled with lots of my favorite people from the Nashville music community and some of them joined Allen and his band - including Todd Snider, Aaron Lee Tasjan, and Rorey Carroll (and Jon Latham).
Anyway, it is Thursday and for now, we are still working our way through the "New Music" playlist. The playlist had been down below 400 songs for a day or so, but I added some new music last night and it is up over 400 again.
Today's shuffle is a good one...
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Man - music sure is good for the soul. After getting into a bit of a funk earlier in the week, I have gone out to hear live music the last two nights and I feel so much better. Last night, I headed out to Dee's in Madison. Allen Thompson has been hosting a semi-weekly residency there for a few weeks - but this was the first time I was able to make it out, and I am glad I did. 2015 E2TG Artist of the Year, Jon Latham played solo and as he tends to do - he kind of sort of ruled hard.
Allen Thompson and his band were up next... I was reminded of how much I love hearing Allen Thompson sing - whether it is a cover or an original, I know of few singers who throw so much of themselves into a song.
The crowd was filled with lots of my favorite people from the Nashville music community and some of them joined Allen and his band - including Todd Snider, Aaron Lee Tasjan, and Rorey Carroll (and Jon Latham).
Anyway, it is Thursday and for now, we are still working our way through the "New Music" playlist. The playlist had been down below 400 songs for a day or so, but I added some new music last night and it is up over 400 again.
Today's shuffle is a good one...
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
Updated: Trending Tuesday Morning Shuffle - Bad Decisions Mix
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Okay, I'm back after an extra long weekend. I finally got my phone situation somewhat resolved. Today's shuffle came from the phone. I'm still learning the ins and outs of the new music player - and there are some things I don't like... somehow, in the rush to make everything bigger and better and shinier, I think simple apps sometimes get screwed up. I just want a music player and to be able to create playlists. But, I'll get used to it and probably won't remember what it was I didn't like or what it was the old player had.
Anyway, I had to recreate the "New Music" playlist. I think I pared it down a little (dropped some much older tracks which had been hanging around). I may have accidentally added some things that didn't belong. (it sounded like something I added recently). ...
Enough - let's get to music. It's the only thing that makes sense anymore...
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Okay, I'm back after an extra long weekend. I finally got my phone situation somewhat resolved. Today's shuffle came from the phone. I'm still learning the ins and outs of the new music player - and there are some things I don't like... somehow, in the rush to make everything bigger and better and shinier, I think simple apps sometimes get screwed up. I just want a music player and to be able to create playlists. But, I'll get used to it and probably won't remember what it was I didn't like or what it was the old player had.
Anyway, I had to recreate the "New Music" playlist. I think I pared it down a little (dropped some much older tracks which had been hanging around). I may have accidentally added some things that didn't belong. (it sounded like something I added recently). ...
Enough - let's get to music. It's the only thing that makes sense anymore...
Wednesday, September 6, 2017
Wild Wednesday Morning Shuffle - Spike Driver Mix
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I'm back after an unintentionally extra long, long weekend. So much going on in the world. And, right now, I don't feel able to even begin to comment effectively. Life is interesting. Life can be hard. Life can be unexpected. Life is a constant lesson being learned. Sometimes grace (for want of a better word) comes from unexpected places and people. It is easy to focus on all of the negatives - whether it is the state of the world or the state of our own lives, whether it is forces beyond our control or our own human fallibility.
It is Wednesday and as per our regular schedule, I have shuffled up all of the songs currently residing on my phone memory card. The results are "wild" which is why I call Wednesday shuffle's "Wild Wednesday". Things start off in a decidedly experimental vein before moving into standard (if awesome) song structures.
Let's shuffle!
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I'm back after an unintentionally extra long, long weekend. So much going on in the world. And, right now, I don't feel able to even begin to comment effectively. Life is interesting. Life can be hard. Life can be unexpected. Life is a constant lesson being learned. Sometimes grace (for want of a better word) comes from unexpected places and people. It is easy to focus on all of the negatives - whether it is the state of the world or the state of our own lives, whether it is forces beyond our control or our own human fallibility.
It is Wednesday and as per our regular schedule, I have shuffled up all of the songs currently residing on my phone memory card. The results are "wild" which is why I call Wednesday shuffle's "Wild Wednesday". Things start off in a decidedly experimental vein before moving into standard (if awesome) song structures.
Let's shuffle!
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