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I normally steer clear of politics on E2TG, but to me this is no longer political and this is not normal...
When facts are suppressed or denied, when dissent is silenced, when the press is being jailed, when rights that were fought for and died for over a period of decades are decimated overnight... these are not normal times. #resist
We have a "wild" mix of songs for an overcast Wednesday in Nashville...
Showing posts with label Michelle Lewis. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Michelle Lewis. Show all posts
Wednesday, January 25, 2017
Wednesday, February 3, 2016
Wednesday Morning Music Shuffle - Just Fine Mix
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I don't have a whole lot to say today... let's jump into the shuffle...
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I don't have a whole lot to say today... let's jump into the shuffle...
Wednesday, January 27, 2016
Wednesday Morning Music Shuffle - Life's Revolving Door Mix
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Thinking today about those pivot moments in life, when trajectories get changed...
I have been reading a book called Outlaw about Waylon, Willie, and Kris that is a lot about Nashville in the 60s and early 70s... Much about the "establishment" and the creative forces that bucked the system to carve their own path - or to follow a path blazed by Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan. It has me thinking a lot about Nashville in 2016....
Tonight is promising to be another of those nights... first off, it is the final night of Jason Ringenberg's residency at The 5 Spot with tonight's guests Kristi Rose and Fats Kaplin. After that, The Family Wash is hosting a tribute to the late great J.J. Cale that has a cast of performers that is pretty amazing.
Shuffle time....
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Thinking today about those pivot moments in life, when trajectories get changed...
I have been reading a book called Outlaw about Waylon, Willie, and Kris that is a lot about Nashville in the 60s and early 70s... Much about the "establishment" and the creative forces that bucked the system to carve their own path - or to follow a path blazed by Johnny Cash and Bob Dylan. It has me thinking a lot about Nashville in 2016....
Tonight is promising to be another of those nights... first off, it is the final night of Jason Ringenberg's residency at The 5 Spot with tonight's guests Kristi Rose and Fats Kaplin. After that, The Family Wash is hosting a tribute to the late great J.J. Cale that has a cast of performers that is pretty amazing.
Shuffle time....
Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Tuesday Morning Music Shuffle - Baby Out of Jail Mix
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Well, here we are. Another late posting. Tomorrow likely will be, too. Let's jump to it. Plus by stupid bluetooth earphones have bitten the dust. Replacements are on their way.
We've been doing the "Earies" for about a week now. I hope everyone is enjoying themselves. I am coming up with winners faster than I am coming up with Award names.... but it's all good. I just hope I don't forget anyone, but I probably will...
Today's award is the "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues" Award.
The premise: I have known for some time that Nashville is the home to some amazing blues players and music, but that fact came into sharp focus for me this year. The other thing that came into sharp focus for me is that "The Blues" is not a narrow genre of music and it is very much alive and well in this middle year of the second decade of the new millennium. This award is meant to recognize some of the best of the blues and it so happens both of this years winners come from Nashville, and they both bring their own unique twist to the genre.
The Award goes to Ted Drozdowski's Scissormen and Eight O'Five Jive.
Ted Drozdowski is a journalist and scholar of the Blues and an amazing guitar player. With his trio, he brings Mississippi to Nashville and rolls into a sweet psychedelic coating while telling stories and blowing minds. Love and Life was one of the best albums of the year and one of the best albums Ted Drozdowski has made. An electrifying live act (no stage can contain Ted and no utensils or glassware are safe from being used as a guitar slide.
Eight O'Five Jive play upbeat, swinging jump blues that evokes an earlier era while remaining firmly rooted in the present. Their album, Too Many Men, was smart and sexy and a whole lot of fun. They won a couple of awards at this years Nashville Independent Music Awards including Best Blues Artist, and now they can add an "Earie" to their award cabinet,
On to the shuffle:
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Well, here we are. Another late posting. Tomorrow likely will be, too. Let's jump to it. Plus by stupid bluetooth earphones have bitten the dust. Replacements are on their way.
We've been doing the "Earies" for about a week now. I hope everyone is enjoying themselves. I am coming up with winners faster than I am coming up with Award names.... but it's all good. I just hope I don't forget anyone, but I probably will...
Today's award is the "I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues" Award.
The premise: I have known for some time that Nashville is the home to some amazing blues players and music, but that fact came into sharp focus for me this year. The other thing that came into sharp focus for me is that "The Blues" is not a narrow genre of music and it is very much alive and well in this middle year of the second decade of the new millennium. This award is meant to recognize some of the best of the blues and it so happens both of this years winners come from Nashville, and they both bring their own unique twist to the genre.
The Award goes to Ted Drozdowski's Scissormen and Eight O'Five Jive.
Ted Drozdowski is a journalist and scholar of the Blues and an amazing guitar player. With his trio, he brings Mississippi to Nashville and rolls into a sweet psychedelic coating while telling stories and blowing minds. Love and Life was one of the best albums of the year and one of the best albums Ted Drozdowski has made. An electrifying live act (no stage can contain Ted and no utensils or glassware are safe from being used as a guitar slide.
Eight O'Five Jive play upbeat, swinging jump blues that evokes an earlier era while remaining firmly rooted in the present. Their album, Too Many Men, was smart and sexy and a whole lot of fun. They won a couple of awards at this years Nashville Independent Music Awards including Best Blues Artist, and now they can add an "Earie" to their award cabinet,
On to the shuffle:
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Tuesday Morning Music Shuffle - Muscle and Blood Mix
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The unique and wonderful space known as The Building will be closing soon. Over the years, it has provided a home for many of East Nashville's finest songwriters and creative people. Right now, a series of "farewell" shows are happening there. To judge by last night's Open Road Monday, this is not a wake but a celebration of all that has happened in the years that The Building has been opened.
A large crowd gathered for featured acts Darrin Bradbury (with Megan Palmer) and Daniel Lawrence Walker and his band. I stuck around for the open mic and saw a couple of guys whose names I did not catch, Yosi Mesbah, Dave Pahanish, and Tom Schreck. It was a great night of some of the best of what Nashville does.
The Building will be missed, and I hope other places open up to fill the void that will be left when it closes.
On to the shuffle:
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The unique and wonderful space known as The Building will be closing soon. Over the years, it has provided a home for many of East Nashville's finest songwriters and creative people. Right now, a series of "farewell" shows are happening there. To judge by last night's Open Road Monday, this is not a wake but a celebration of all that has happened in the years that The Building has been opened.
A large crowd gathered for featured acts Darrin Bradbury (with Megan Palmer) and Daniel Lawrence Walker and his band. I stuck around for the open mic and saw a couple of guys whose names I did not catch, Yosi Mesbah, Dave Pahanish, and Tom Schreck. It was a great night of some of the best of what Nashville does.
The Building will be missed, and I hope other places open up to fill the void that will be left when it closes.
On to the shuffle:
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