Something Thursday Morning Shuffle - Romping Mix

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Tonight:  Brian Ritchey residency kicks off down at The 5 Spot, and then later, Future Band of the Year Buck 'n' Stuff kick off their residency (and live album recording!) down at the American Legion.  Plus, there is a chance of snow... but it's looking remote right now...

Alright, I still haven't created a Throwback Playlist for Throwback Thursday - so this is Something Thursday. The shuffle today comes from the built-in Recently Added playlist which contains the 900 most recently added songs on my phone.

Let's jump to it!

Wednesday Morning Music Shuffle - Set Me Free Mix

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And we are back!  Life happens...  Here is a brief musical recap:

Sunday night. It was Valentine's Day and it was Sunday and it was a messy, cold and rainy night.  A relatively small crowd (relative to the Nashville crowd this show should have brought out) witnessed a text book demonstration of what Rock and Roll guitar music should be.  Brian Wright opened with an amazing band that boasted three powerhouse guitar players (including Wright himself). As I have come to expect from Brian Wright, the songs were excellent and the energy and music were intense. Easily one of the best Brian Wright shows I have seen (and I have seen some good ones).  The headliner was Dan Baird and Homemade Sin. The band fronted by ex-Georgia Satellite Baird and featuring the legendary Warner Hodges on lead guitar - tore through a set of songs that spanned Baird's lengthy catalog.  Backed by fellow former Satellite, Mauro Magellen  on Drums and Micke Nilsson on bass, the band was on point and played as though they were playing a sold out arena show.  The band tours extensively in Europe, but Nashville shows are rare.  I hope next time around, the weather and calendar aligns and Nashville will pack out wherever they play.

A very different evening last night at The Post East coffee house/juice bar/smoothie joint for East Nashville Storytellers #77 which featured renowned poet Bill Brown and Darrin Bradbury (accompanied by Megan Palmer).

Due to circumstances, I missed seeing Jon Latham, Zach Schmidt, Jeremy Pinnell, and Carson McHone on Monday night, but by all accounts it was every bit as awesome as I would expect.

On to the shuffle - since I know you got to be jonesing for one by this point...

Wednesday Morning Music Shuffle - The Trial Mix

Reasoning beyond all reason, to every purpose there is a season

Meaning over meaning, layers upon layers 

Days to weeks, looks turn to stares

Following my muse, following my bliss

Every single dream and vision ends up like this.  

(J. W-M 3/7/2012)

Welcome to my space on the internet.  Music. 'Kay. Walking in - nice day, sunshine and not too cool. To the list:

We featured Kafka a few days ago, but he is back with another track off the fabulously diverse and wonderful Mysterious Skin set.   We got you hooked up at Amazon using the album cover link below.  Check out out the previous post about Kafka to see about getting hooked up with some free Kafka!

 

 

(Run With the Buffalo from the album Mysterious Skin by Kafka)

I continue to be blown away by how great the new Leonard Cohen album, Old Ideas, really is. Today with have Crazy to Love You.  Check out Old Ideas at Amazon below.

 

(Old Ideas by Leonard Cohen at Amazon.com)

Gaz Coombs was the lead singer and vocalist of the British band, Supergrass. He has a debut solo album due out in May.  Today we listened to the song Subdivider .

 

(Pre-order Here Come the Bombs by Gaz Coombes at Amazon)

Frozen treats and sweet beats... Recurring Ear to the Ground artist Hayden Coleman asks and answers the musical question Is It Real?  If "It" refers to the the Mr. Coleman's legit beats, then by all means, the answer is a resounding, "Yes!"

Is It Real? by Hayden Coleman Music via Soundcloud 

Malcolm Holcombe makes rich folk blues delivered in a joyous and lively baritone.  Malcolm Holcombe has had a storied and tumultuous life, and is currently enjoying the peace and serenity that comes with long-term sobriety.  Where I Don't Belong off of last year's To Drink the Rain, is a tender yet deep song of yearning and loss and being found. 

 

(To  Drink the Rain by Malcolm Holcombe - @Amazon.com)

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Supergrass Is 10: The Best of 94-04 [2 Discs] Britpop rockers Supergrass collects 17 of their videos as well as the 80-minute documentary A Home Movie on this DVD from EMI and Parlophone. With hits from the band's first four albums represented on the disc, the videos cover their early rocket-rise to stardom with such cuts as Alright and go all the way through their contagious 2002 hit Grace. The documentary contains interviews with the band and features home movies from various tours and recording sessions dating back even before the band had properly formed. Filled with the kind of off-the-wall humor and style that has surrounded their work for the first ten years, the DVD is a must for Supergrass fans and collectors alike. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, Rovi

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