E2TG 5/2/2022 - Music City Monday - Heaven Underground Mix (Howe Remix)

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This is already shaping up to be one of those weeks in Nashville where there is way too many great shows to see and not enough time and/or energy to do them all - especially with doing other things that life requires.  

Anyway, it is another Monday - which means it was time this morning to shuffle up our Music City Monday playlist and see what came up... below the jump are the results. 

Also - if you haven't done so, please check out this week's Featured Friday Playlist - a lot of great music coming up...

 

    Featured Friday Playlist

E2TG 2/14/2022 - Music City Monday and More - Tender Land Mix (Hope Alive Remix)

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Music City Monday shuffle after the jump!

 

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E2TG 11/29/2021 - Music City Monday - Free to Be Mix (Applebees Remix Remix)

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We are back after the long holiday weekend.  

Here is a the LINK and playlist from Thursday's Thanksgiving edition of Greetings from Nashville on WXNA 

6:02am Greetings from Nashville by Jason and The Scorchers on Still Standing (EMI/EMI Records (USA))

6:02am The Day Before Thanksgiving by Darrell Scott on A Crooked Road (Full Light)

6:06am Going Home by Madeleine Besson on Journey Home (Madeleine Besson)

6:08am A Family Thing by Raging Fire on Everything Is Roses (1985 -1989) (Pristine Music)

6:11am To the Harvest Look Ahead (Live) by Kane Welch Kaplin on Live at the Bluebird (Dead Reckoning Records)

6:17am Come & Get It by Year of October on Trouble Comes (Year of October)

6:20am Dinner Plans by Todd Snider on Peace, Love and Anarchy (Rarities, B-Sides and Demos, Vol. 1) (Aimless Records)

6:20am Bake My Beans by Tom House on That Dark Calling (Catamount)

6:24am Little Glass of Wine by Paul Burch on East to West (Glider Ltd.)

6:30am Soybeans, Cotton and Corn by Tim Carroll on All Kinds of Pain (Gulcher)

6:33am Daddy’s Little Pumpkin by John Prine on The Missing Years (Oh Boy Records)

6:35am Sweet Potato by David Olney on One Tough Town (Red Parlor Records)

6:38am Mama, Bake a Pie by Peter Cooper on The Lloyd Green Album (Red Beet Records)

6:43am Plain Apple Pie by Gina Sicilia on Hey Sugar (SwingNation Records)

6:45am Clean Your Own Tables by Johnny Cash on John R. Cash (Columbia Nashville Legacy)

6:49am Rubbermaid by Tommy Womack on Stubborn (Sideburn Records)

6:50am The Pilgrim: Chapter 33 by Kris Kristofferson on The Silver Tongued Devil and I (SMSP)

6:53am For Which We Are Truly Thankful by Lambchop on How I Quit Smoking (Merge Records)

6:58am Turkey In The Straw by Vassar Clements on Grass Routes (Rounder)

Today's Music City Monday Shuffle is below....

 

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E2TG 11/1/2021 - Music City Monday - Hell and Hills Mix (Sea Walls Remix)

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Here at E2TG - every Monday is Music City Monday - where we shuffle up songs from an expansive and ever-growing playlist of music by Nashville artists past and present. My rules for what constitutes a Nashville artist are flexible and malleable. Basically, it is generally music by artists who do or have lived in Nashville. In some cases, that extends to music made before or after the artist lived in Nashville. My philosophy is that every musician/songwriter who comes to town (no matter how long they stay) brings a little something to the fabric of Nashville's music community and they also take a little of Nashville with them.  

Also (hopefully) rarely, something will pop up from someone I thought was from Nashville but who never actually lived here... Oops. 

The Smoking Flowers/Collins Family Halloween bash at The 5 Spot has become my favorite way to celebrate the holiday.  This year Kim and Scott Collins were backed by the fabulous DeeOhGee and joined by guests like Lauren and Jason Morrow and Justin Collins and more.  There were fireeaters and dancers,   Also costumes galore.  I even won a prize although for the sake of full disclosure, I was the only entry in my category, but still - a win is a win. 

Lots of great music from Raygun, Gyasi, The Minks (in coordinate Wizard of Oz costumes), and Lauren and Jason Morrow - doing murder ballads under the name The Bone Morrows. 

Reminder - we unleashed a new Featured Friday Playlist last Friday, please check it out.  

 

    Featured Friday Playlist

E2TG 10/7/2021 - Aftermath - South Dakota Mix (Stars Remix)

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Last night was fun!  Thanks to Bill Bloomer and Stuffy Shmitt and his great band (Chris Tench, Parker Hawkins, J.P. Rinvold, and Dave Colella).  Thanks to The 5 Spot and their great staff - Cody on sound make the show sound fantastic. Thanks to Mark Gerking for the cool poster.  Thanks to everyone who came out. 

Until next time!

Featured Friday Playlist recap (Part 5 - This is the end, my friend) (songs 28-33):

28. "Metamorphosis" by Cashavelly Morrison

We start the final segment of our Playlist with the title track from the recently released new album by West Virginia native and North Carolina based Cashavelly Morrison. 

29. "Rush Hour (Inadvertent Meditation for a Friend" by Speed the Plough

Next up, we have a track from Before & After Silence - the new pandemic recorded album from Toni and John Baumgartner founders of the veteran New Jersey based band Speed the Plough. 

30. "The Sunshine Saves Everyone" by The Junior League

Yesterday, we had Louisiana based The Junior League in our shuffle from their previous album.  Now, we have them in the Playlist with the lead track from their brand new album Bridge and Tunnel. 

31. "Recoil" by Semihelix

Austin dreampop trio Semihelix are up next with the title track from their new album. 

32. "Famous" by Xander Cameron

UK dark pop singer-songwriter Xander Cameron is up next with the lead track from his new South Stage Broadway EP. 

33. "Miss You Sober" by Subtle Mullets

And, we close out the Playlist with a great new single from this 5-piece band based in Sydney. 
 

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E2TG 2/10/2020 - Music City Monday - Pray for Rain Mix (Double Trouble Remix)

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Some random notes for a rainy Monday:

Great to catch Darrin Bradbury last night at 3rd and Lindsley.  Molly Martin opened, and she was fantastic.

Darrin played some new songs - which I dug plus some newer and older favorite.  He played an unplugged set (with a microphone stand he created with the help of Brian Milligram. No wires to the guitars ("because it is bad for the environment" so he said). It was a top-notch Darrin Bradbury set - he was engaged and engaging and as he often does - he had the audience's attention throughout.

I also got to hear some rough mixes of the next album. I can't tell you much, but... oh my, it is gonna be good.

I am preparing for Thursday's debut of Greeting from Nashville. I have the playlist nailed down and ready to go. I am excited because I have managed to have every band that played the first ever Nashville rock show that I attended (nearly 35 years ago) represented in some way on the show. Plus some newer favorites.  If you are up bright and early Thursday (at 6AM Central) you can catch me live on WXNA 101.5FM or wxnafm.org.  If you aren't awake at that time, you can catch it on the archive (also at wxnafm.org).

    Featured Friday Playlist

E2TG 2019 Recap - Part 13 - Kidney Stone Mix (Supermarket Remix)

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Well, we have reached he final post for 2019!  And Part 13 of our 2019 Recap.  Still more recaps to come. Stay tuned.

Happy New Year!

Featured Friday Morning Shuffle - Hammerheads Mix (Piss and Vinegar Remix)

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*Note: The video playlist at the bottom of the post attempts to closely approximate the shuffle I listened to on my way to work this morning. When a video for a song was not available, I substituted another song by the same artist. When I could not find any videos by an artist, I included a related video or did not include a video for that track. This blog may reference unreleased tracks, however, no unreleased music is ever included.


Ready to head into the weekend.  The Residency is over, but still much work to be done.


Today's Featured Friday shuffle is up next!

Music City Monday Morning Shuffle - Rolls off the Tongue Mix

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Just another manic Monday....

I am short on time - so let's get right to our Music City Monday shuffle!

Music City Monday Morning Shuffle - Cadillacin' Mix

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The Drift - A Novel by Joe Wolfe-Mazeres Available at Amazon.com (Kindle edition also available)

I am continuing to work on my Spotify playlists for E2TG.  So far, I have completed nine - January - September 2018.  These are meant to be a cross-section of music I featured during those months - not necessarily music released in those months.   If you are interested, you can check out the playlists (links below)  and follow my personal profile to find out when new playlists are created.

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Today is the last day of the Fall Pledge Drive at WXNA.  For the first time ever, WXNA reached their Pledge goal before the end of the drive. But, you can still give today, and remember every dollar earned goes toward making the station better and to help with our move to the new space early next year.  615-933-9962 or wxnafm.org

After two weeks off for different reasons, Music City Monday is back!  We have a super cool playlist of songs from artists connected to Music City USA. Let's jump!

Music City Monday Morning Shuffle - Bible Tells Me So Mix

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All of this happened a long time ago when the world was a very different place. Of course, none of us knew that at the time.
(From The Drift - A Novel by Joe Wolfe-Mazeres) Available at Amazon.com (Kindle edition also available)

If you have read The Drift, please consider writing a review on Amazon. If you haven't read it, you can get your own copy through Amazon or if you are in Nashville, you can get them from me.

I am continuing to work on my Spotify playlists for E2TG.  So far, I have completed seven - January - July2018.  These are meant to be a cross-section of music I featured during those months - not necessarily music released in those months.   If you are interested, you can check out the playlists (links below)  and follow my personal profile to find out when new playlists are created.

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I will say once again, different beliefs are NOT the problem.  We are a country, which by our nature, has historically been a beacon to people with differing ideas and beliefs.

In my life, I have experienced several Presidents whose policies and agendas have clashed with what I believe is best or right. What all of those Presidents have done is at least give lip service to the idea they are representing all of us. They have spoken to all of us and presented this case and announced their decisions. Sometimes, I have liked or accepted their explanation and something I have hated it. Sometimes both with the same President.  My own political beliefs have developed and changed over time.

What I have witnessed these last two years is something different. Something horrifying. A president who speaks only to his base and considers other citizens to be the enemy. A president who speaks and tweets like a cheap radio talk show host. Who share conspiracy theories and who lies constantly and seemingly with immunity.  A president, in short, who acts like an asshole. And the result is that it has emboldened assholes to behave like assholes even more so than typical. I experienced this - again - this weekend. I knew the man was trouble when he talked in with his confederate flag hat. Sure enough, he acted like an asshole. Throwing insults and taunts, and when he was called on his behavior, he pouted like a little child. Like his president.


I am dismayed and discouraged, but for now, I still believe that light will overcome the darkness, and I still believe that there is more good than evil in this world.  I just hope good will get up off it's ass and do something - and do something soon.


Music is still my balm. And, it's Monday, so we have our usual Music City Monday shuffle to get the week off on the right foot.