Featured Friday Morning Shuffle - At the Thanksgiving Hop Mix

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A fun night out.  First up, the EP release show for Megan Palmer and Rayvon Pettis.   Ryan Sobb opened the show with a solo set followed by Mercy Bell performing with Trace Faulkner.

Next up was Rayvon and Megan backed by a killer band: Griffin Winton, Bob Lewis, Jonathan Beam, and Aaron Shafer-Haiss.  They performed the seven songs from the EP - 3 written by Rayvon and 3 written by Megan - plus an R.E.M. cover.  Then they played a couple more songs, Rayvon Pettis' excellent Michigan Mansions and one of my all-time favorite songs, Megan Palmer's Knife Twister. 

After that, I headed to the Inglewood Lounge.  I am not sure why I took me so long to get to this cool spot right on Gallatin Rd.  Last night, it was Luella and Kevin Gordon playing duo style.  It was my second time seeing them in this format, and it was fantastic.

Okay - only six songs in the shuffle today - thanks in part of a relatively pain-free commute and an eight minute song.  Let's get to it!

Featured Friday Morning Shuffle - Dry Clean Mix

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Friday is here!

Last night, I hung out at Dee's in Madison. Saw Chuck Mead - as part of his Honky Tonk tour of Nashville in support of his new album.  His special guest was Carlene Carter.  Interesting to me, Chuck did a version of "Houston" - as song written by Lee Hazelwood and popularized by Dean Martin.  Wednesday night, I saw Rickie Lee Jones do the same song (it is on her latest album).  Interesting because one might not expect crossover between a Rickie Lee Jones show and a Chuck Mead show.  After that, I hung around for Lady Couch - who were fantastic as always.  Saw lots of friends and had a good quality hang with Ryan Sobb - all in all not a bad night.

Now, we have one last shuffle for the week!  Let's get to it!

Trending Tuesday Morning Shuffle - Bayou Lady Mix

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Now that 2018 has been wrapped up tight, let's move back into our Trending music for 2019.  Today's shuffle comes from the new "Trending" playlist - which is new music we added in November 2018 or later.  Not sure how often I will refresh this playlist, but I want to limit the size of it. 

We have a bunch of first listens today, so let's jump right into the shuffle!