E2TG 11/8/2021 - Music City Monday - Mona Lisa Mix (Chi Sei Remix)

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Heading into a short week - with a couple days off work at the end following a weekend filled with music. 

Friday - I checked back in with Tim Carroll's Rock and Roll Happy Hour and caught part of the 8th Anniversary of the Strictly Eighties Dance Party.   Saturday night was the annual Last Waltz tribute show - one of those events where I knew more people on stage than off.  The songs are all classics and the musicians and singers were all incredible. It would have been hard for it to not be great, and it still exceeded expectations.   Sunday, I caught Slowforce (Megan Palmer and Bob Lewis) along with what was billed as a solo set by Stuffy Shmitt but which was actually Stuffy and Tom Mason doing a set of classic blues and folk songs.  A really fun way to wrap up the weekend.

Reminder - please check out the Featured Friday Playlist. 

And finally, today's Music City Monday Shuffle is after the jump. 

 

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E2TG 11/2/2021 - Today is Today - Beware of Dog Mix (Struggle Remix)

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Today's Ear to the Ground Radio Show is up on the WXNA archive. 

6:02am Sonny Boy by Owsley on Owsley (Giant)

6:02am The Painful Truth by Palm Ghosts on The Lost Frequency (Ice Queen Records)

6:06am I Need You Now by Ajay Mathur on I Need You Now – Single (Yakketeeyak Music)

6:10am Lights by Lost Tuesday Society on Bee Skin Rug (Lost Tuesday Society)

6:16am New York by Van Plating on New York – Single (Fallin’ Angel Records)

6:18am Queen of Pittsburgh by Tedi Brunetti on Queen of Pittsburgh (3071289 Records DK2)

6:24am Shadow Hunters by Sara Syms on Shadow Hunters – Single (Sara Syms)

6:29am Tryna Make Sense of It by Lone Wild on Tryna Make Sense of It – Single (Lone Wild)

6:33am For Those I Love by Cameron Carrus on Odd (2079001 Records DK)

6:36am I’ll Row by The Chaw on I’ll Row – Single (747252 Records DK)

6:39am Always Old Friends by Dana Cooper on Always Old Friends – Single (Dana Cooper)

6:44am Shadows That Still Stretch by Andrew Leahey & The Homestead on American Static, Vol. 1 (Mule Kick Records)

6:49am More Than Love by Steve Schultz on Small Batch, Vol. 1 – EP (Steve Schultz)

6:55am Envision Yourself Levitating by Sons Of Kemet on Black To The Future (Impulse!)

Don't forget to check out and "Follow" our E2TG Featured Friday Playlist on Spotify. A lot of great music this week. 

 

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E2TG 7/2/2021 - Featured Friday - Hi, Society Mix (Fly Boy Remix)

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We head into the holiday weekend with a brand new Featured Friday Playlist.  This week's list is considerably shorter than last week (just over half as long) but it is jam packed with great music from old friends and favorites and new favorites (and hopefully some new friends). As always, if you are so inclined, you can follow the Featured Friday Playlist on Spotify.

The usual disclaimers apply:  1. Support the artists you love financially to the extent you are able. 2. Our list should not be considered a ranking of any kind. There is always a combination of intention and randomness in how the songs are ordered on our playlist. 

Also, I'll add a new one - if you discover a "new to you" artist through E2TG and our Featured Friday Playlist- let us know. 

The first 13 songs are recapped below - we will recap the remaining songs next week (we are off on Monday).

 

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E2TG 2/22/2021 - Music City Monday - Indestructible Mix (Summer Remix)

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Featured Friday Playlist (Songs 11-16):

11. "This Life Must Be Long" by Roof Beams

First up today, we have the title track of the new album by D.C. Alt-folk/Americana band Roof Beams - named for a Salinger novella.  It is their first album since 2016.

12. "Terrible Dad" by Slow Coyote

Next up, we have a track from the new album, Family Man, by the New Hampshire based project of singer-songwriter Lucas Perry.  The sound combines grunge, folk, rock, and blues in a most interesting way. 

13. "Come on Over" by Domenic Cicala

Next up, we have the title track off the new album by this Washington D.C. songwriter. The album is a covers/duets album. This track is a cover of a 1975 Barry and Robin Gibb song performed with Rachel Harrington. Other singers on the album include Jaimee Harris and BettySoo.  The songwriters covered include Townes Van Zandt, Fred Eaglesmith, Donnie Frits, and Dave Alvin and Rosie Flores. 

14. "You Can't Fall in Love For the Sake of It" by Boxteles

Next, the latest single from this UK indie band.  Great sound. 

15. "Hands Off" by Rylan Brooks

Next, we have our second featured song from the forthcoming If Wishes Were Horses (March 12) by this Outlaw Country duo.  The album, you may recall, was recorded in Nashville with an impressive lineup of musicians. 

16. "Whiskey" by DL Rossi 

 We close this segment of music with the first single from the forthcoming album, Lonesome Kind (April 23) - the third album from Michigan based singer-songwriter DL Rossi.  This was a great introduction for me to this impressive songwriter. More to come. 

 

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