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Well.... yesterday was pretty much an all-around crappy day. Waking the news from Las Vegas and the finding out about Tom Petty.
There is much I want to say about Tom Petty - some of which I have heard other people say better than I could.
As a writer, music has always inspired me. First writing fiction, a line from a song would trigger a story. I remember once, being stuck on a short story I was writing, and then going to see some songwriters play and getting lost in their music and suddenly the story coming together in my mind - no so much a direct reaction to a song or a line, but just some cosmic inspiration reaching out of the melody and telling me how the story needed to go.
"Free Fallin'" I can't say that it is my favorite Tom Petty song - but I do confess to loving it - but back around the turn of this century, I was in the midst of writing 365 short, short stories based upon secondary (and incidental) characters from my novel, The Drift (I ended up writing 388 stories) and a whole series of these stories was inspired by "Free Fallin'" - "All the vampires walkin' through the valley/ Move west down Ventura Blvd./ And all the bad boys are standing in the shadows/ All the good girls are home with broken hearts"
Music is important to me. And yesterday was a hard day, but music will ultimately heal. I find myself saying this quite often, but it is what I believe to be the truth.
It would have been easy to just stay in last night, but I chose to go out and listen to people make music. It was just what I needed. Thanks to Brian Milligram, John Dennis, Jason Erie, and Josh Gray for being what I needed. There was not much to smile about yesterday but hearing Josh Gray singing The Dead Milkmen's song, "Punk Rock Girl" (for the second time) made me smile.
So, I'm moving on... with some Trending Tuesday music for this third day of October 2017
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Tuesday, October 3, 2017
Friday, August 18, 2017
Featured Friday Morning Shuffle - The Ends or the Means Mix
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Okay.... it's been a pretty intense week. I don't know what the future holds... I am deeply disturbed by the ugly truths that have been exposed this week. And by the mind-blowing chasm that seems to grow wider every day. As I have said before, it is a chasm not only of ideals and values, but of perception of reality.
I don't know.... I do know that there are beautiful people in the world, and I am fortunate that circumstances have brought me into contact with some of those people. I know that I am profoundly fortunate. And, I am profoundly grateful for everyone who reads E2TG.
As you might have heard, there is a rare event happening Monday across the US, and Nashville is one of the largest if not the largest city in the path of totality. My favorite radio station, WXNA, has not failed to notice this event, and on Monday from 11-3pm WEclipseNA hosted by DJ Nekos will provide the soundtrack to the Eclipse.
If you need some Eclipse pre-gaming, tune in Saturday to Double Shot with me and Sue - we will be one for an extra hour 11-2pm with the theme (believe it or not coincidentally) of Night and Day. You might here some Eclipse songs, too.
It is Friday, and we shuffle up the "New Music" playlist for our Featured Friday shuffle.... join me in 3...2...1....
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Okay.... it's been a pretty intense week. I don't know what the future holds... I am deeply disturbed by the ugly truths that have been exposed this week. And by the mind-blowing chasm that seems to grow wider every day. As I have said before, it is a chasm not only of ideals and values, but of perception of reality.
I don't know.... I do know that there are beautiful people in the world, and I am fortunate that circumstances have brought me into contact with some of those people. I know that I am profoundly fortunate. And, I am profoundly grateful for everyone who reads E2TG.
As you might have heard, there is a rare event happening Monday across the US, and Nashville is one of the largest if not the largest city in the path of totality. My favorite radio station, WXNA, has not failed to notice this event, and on Monday from 11-3pm WEclipseNA hosted by DJ Nekos will provide the soundtrack to the Eclipse.
If you need some Eclipse pre-gaming, tune in Saturday to Double Shot with me and Sue - we will be one for an extra hour 11-2pm with the theme (believe it or not coincidentally) of Night and Day. You might here some Eclipse songs, too.
It is Friday, and we shuffle up the "New Music" playlist for our Featured Friday shuffle.... join me in 3...2...1....
Friday, April 21, 2017
Featured Friday Morning Shuffle - Walt and Manute Mix
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Well, E2TG doesn't have Kid Rock, Ted Nugent, or Sarah Palin, but we do have a hell of an impressive line-up for our May Residency at The 5 Spot in East Nashville. May will mark the 6 Year Anniversary of the beginning of Ear to the Ground. That fact blows my mind. The decision to start writing the blog was something that evolved over time - from posting my morning shuffle on social media and as a result beginning to connect with people through the power of music. The actual decision to start the blog was (as I recall) pretty spur the moment, and to be honest, the name just popped into my head. There are, as I have alluded to, other music sites and blogs that use the Ear to the Ground name - it is a good name. I think I came first, but whatever. Over the last couple of years, I have been really pushing the #E2TG brand.
Anyway, the first four events have been created on Facebook. The event for the fifth and final show is coming soon. I excited to announce it. If you've been to The 5 Spot since Wednesday or if you go this weekend, you can get a sneak peek at the Week 5 line-up.
All of the shows will be fantastic, plus as an added bonus (sarcasm only slightly intended), I am going to start each show by reading some short selections of my fiction - including my novel The Drift which will be self-published soon.
Here are the announced shows so far. I hope you can make to some or all of these.
Week 1 May 3 - Mark Robinson Band
Week 2 May 10 - Jon Latham (Full Band) with special guests
Week 3 May 17 - David Olney (Band) plus special guest opener Sergio Webb (Band)
Week 4 May 24 - Cafe Rooster Records Night (Sally Jaye, Brian Wright, Darrin Bradbury, and Jon Latham)
Week 5 May 31 - TBA (a long time East Nashville favorite plus a special out of town guest with long time ties to E2TG).
Well, I don't know about you, but for me this has been a long arduous week, and today is FRIDAY! Tomorrow is Record Store Day. I am going to be hanging with my daughter, so I'm not sure what, if anything, I will be able to participate in, but there is a ton going on around Nashville and everywhere else. In Nashville, my favorite radio station will have a presence at several of the venues. I remember when RSD in Nashville was only Grimey's and even then was not that big a deal. It seems to get bigger every year, and the number of record stores in Nashville seems to get growing every month. If you go, remember to pace yourself and stay hydrated.
On to our Featured Friday Shuffle:
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Well, E2TG doesn't have Kid Rock, Ted Nugent, or Sarah Palin, but we do have a hell of an impressive line-up for our May Residency at The 5 Spot in East Nashville. May will mark the 6 Year Anniversary of the beginning of Ear to the Ground. That fact blows my mind. The decision to start writing the blog was something that evolved over time - from posting my morning shuffle on social media and as a result beginning to connect with people through the power of music. The actual decision to start the blog was (as I recall) pretty spur the moment, and to be honest, the name just popped into my head. There are, as I have alluded to, other music sites and blogs that use the Ear to the Ground name - it is a good name. I think I came first, but whatever. Over the last couple of years, I have been really pushing the #E2TG brand.
Anyway, the first four events have been created on Facebook. The event for the fifth and final show is coming soon. I excited to announce it. If you've been to The 5 Spot since Wednesday or if you go this weekend, you can get a sneak peek at the Week 5 line-up.
All of the shows will be fantastic, plus as an added bonus (sarcasm only slightly intended), I am going to start each show by reading some short selections of my fiction - including my novel The Drift which will be self-published soon.
Here are the announced shows so far. I hope you can make to some or all of these.
Week 1 May 3 - Mark Robinson Band
Week 2 May 10 - Jon Latham (Full Band) with special guests
Week 3 May 17 - David Olney (Band) plus special guest opener Sergio Webb (Band)
Week 4 May 24 - Cafe Rooster Records Night (Sally Jaye, Brian Wright, Darrin Bradbury, and Jon Latham)
Week 5 May 31 - TBA (a long time East Nashville favorite plus a special out of town guest with long time ties to E2TG).
Well, I don't know about you, but for me this has been a long arduous week, and today is FRIDAY! Tomorrow is Record Store Day. I am going to be hanging with my daughter, so I'm not sure what, if anything, I will be able to participate in, but there is a ton going on around Nashville and everywhere else. In Nashville, my favorite radio station will have a presence at several of the venues. I remember when RSD in Nashville was only Grimey's and even then was not that big a deal. It seems to get bigger every year, and the number of record stores in Nashville seems to get growing every month. If you go, remember to pace yourself and stay hydrated.
On to our Featured Friday Shuffle:
Thursday, April 6, 2017
Topical Thursday Morning Shuffle - La La La Mix
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Been very busy this week on several different fronts, and as I was feeling a little bit stressed out yesterday, it was good reminder to reflect on gratitude.
Found out yesterday that NO ICE, and The Regrets - who are both associated with the Mama Coco's Funky Kitchen collective out of New York - are playing here in Nashville tonight - at Betty's Grill in West Nashville. Looks to be a pretty rocking show. As always there is a ton of live music going on in Nashville, but NO ICE's membership included Sam Braverman of Logan X - who I have been writing about for nearly 4 years, so I feel I must take advantage of this opportunity to meet him and hear this music in person. This will be the second Mama Coco's related band for me to see live in Nashville. I saw Toot Suite a while back at The East Room.
It's Thursday again, and we return to our Topical Thursday shuffle. The songs (or at least the titles or possible interpretations of the titles) fit a predetermined, vaguely defined, and unrevealed topic. As always, do not infer and I am not implying that the writers and performers below - have any association, affiliation, or that they support any particular viewpoint. The shuffle is about me making a statement - as vague and murky as that may be. Let's go!
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Been very busy this week on several different fronts, and as I was feeling a little bit stressed out yesterday, it was good reminder to reflect on gratitude.
Found out yesterday that NO ICE, and The Regrets - who are both associated with the Mama Coco's Funky Kitchen collective out of New York - are playing here in Nashville tonight - at Betty's Grill in West Nashville. Looks to be a pretty rocking show. As always there is a ton of live music going on in Nashville, but NO ICE's membership included Sam Braverman of Logan X - who I have been writing about for nearly 4 years, so I feel I must take advantage of this opportunity to meet him and hear this music in person. This will be the second Mama Coco's related band for me to see live in Nashville. I saw Toot Suite a while back at The East Room.
It's Thursday again, and we return to our Topical Thursday shuffle. The songs (or at least the titles or possible interpretations of the titles) fit a predetermined, vaguely defined, and unrevealed topic. As always, do not infer and I am not implying that the writers and performers below - have any association, affiliation, or that they support any particular viewpoint. The shuffle is about me making a statement - as vague and murky as that may be. Let's go!
Friday, November 14, 2014
Friday Morning Music Shuffle - Hollerin' Mix
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First things first: The Grey A have a brand new video for their timely song "Dumb Fool". It's a fun film noir style video which includes our old friend Howard Rabach pounding on a table. Check it out here:
Second of all, I had a great time seeing Darrin Bradbury and The Fran's Eastside Super-High Band deliver a stellar set at The 5 Spot last night.
Careful readers will recall that back in September yours truly had two reviews featured on the No Depression website. One was for The Grey A's album My Country and the other was for Darrin Bradbury's album Motel Oatmeal.
Now there is another coincidental connection between the two - if you look at picture above, at the extreme right of the picture - kind of in the shadows on the picture is Trombone player Diego Vasquez who joined the Super-High band last night and also played with The Grey A when I saw them at The Stone Fox (and played on The Grey A album I believe).
Finally, I need to announce that there are big, big things in store for #E2TG in the coming new year. (Translation: I am basically punting the last month and a half of 2014 so expect nothing from me until after New Years by which time I hope you will have forgotten that I promised "big, big things")
Seriously, the Shuffles will continue unabated... well mostly unabated.... well just somewhat abated... well at least occasionally unabated...
First things first: The Grey A have a brand new video for their timely song "Dumb Fool". It's a fun film noir style video which includes our old friend Howard Rabach pounding on a table. Check it out here:
Second of all, I had a great time seeing Darrin Bradbury and The Fran's Eastside Super-High Band deliver a stellar set at The 5 Spot last night.
Careful readers will recall that back in September yours truly had two reviews featured on the No Depression website. One was for The Grey A's album My Country and the other was for Darrin Bradbury's album Motel Oatmeal.
Now there is another coincidental connection between the two - if you look at picture above, at the extreme right of the picture - kind of in the shadows on the picture is Trombone player Diego Vasquez who joined the Super-High band last night and also played with The Grey A when I saw them at The Stone Fox (and played on The Grey A album I believe).
Finally, I need to announce that there are big, big things in store for #E2TG in the coming new year. (Translation: I am basically punting the last month and a half of 2014 so expect nothing from me until after New Years by which time I hope you will have forgotten that I promised "big, big things")
Seriously, the Shuffles will continue unabated... well mostly unabated.... well just somewhat abated... well at least occasionally unabated...
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Tuesday Morning Music Shuffle - Whiskey Thunder Mix
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Another day, another cool mix of music.... Today we close out a few albums we've been spinning for some time, we have a track from one of the coolest and most underrated bands of all time, and we close things out with four tracks in a row from some Ear to the Ground favorites.
In case you missed it (shameless self-promotion): Check out an audio rendition of a excerpt from my novel-in-progress...
Shuffle begins right after the jump:
Another day, another cool mix of music.... Today we close out a few albums we've been spinning for some time, we have a track from one of the coolest and most underrated bands of all time, and we close things out with four tracks in a row from some Ear to the Ground favorites.
In case you missed it (shameless self-promotion): Check out an audio rendition of a excerpt from my novel-in-progress...
Shuffle begins right after the jump:
Thursday, August 7, 2014
Thursday Morning Music Shuffle - Daddy Sang Bass Mix
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Took a drive across the river last night, to a little dive bar in East Nashville called Fran's Eastside. Saw E2TG favorite Darrin Bradbury and the amazing Tim Carroll. Fun night with great music, meeting cool people, and even the Music City Roots bus was there... and why not? I have some pictures, but my phone is being stingy and won't release them yet.
By coincidence and because I have a ton of his music loaded right now, Darrin is in the shuffle again today - an older song - one of the first that really caught my attention. He has a new release which I will be sharing more about soon....
To the shuffle:
Took a drive across the river last night, to a little dive bar in East Nashville called Fran's Eastside. Saw E2TG favorite Darrin Bradbury and the amazing Tim Carroll. Fun night with great music, meeting cool people, and even the Music City Roots bus was there... and why not? I have some pictures, but my phone is being stingy and won't release them yet.
By coincidence and because I have a ton of his music loaded right now, Darrin is in the shuffle again today - an older song - one of the first that really caught my attention. He has a new release which I will be sharing more about soon....
To the shuffle:
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Tuesday Morning Music Shuffle - Hide Like a Child Mix
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Old favorites, classic artists, and some first time appearances make this an excellent Tuesday shuffle -
onward....
Old favorites, classic artists, and some first time appearances make this an excellent Tuesday shuffle -
onward....
Monday, January 6, 2014
Monday Morning Music Shuffle - Cold Start Mix
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Well here we are. It's a new year. 2014 is shaping up to be a good one with new music promised from The Foresters, Humming House, The Lucky Jukebox Brigade, and Taco Land just to name a few off the top of my head.
I haven't finished adding new music to our playlist, but we have some sweet music - new and old already queued up so let's jump to it.
Well here we are. It's a new year. 2014 is shaping up to be a good one with new music promised from The Foresters, Humming House, The Lucky Jukebox Brigade, and Taco Land just to name a few off the top of my head.
I haven't finished adding new music to our playlist, but we have some sweet music - new and old already queued up so let's jump to it.
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
Wednesday Morning Music Shuffle - A Few of My Favorite Things 2013 Mix - Part Three
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We continue our 2013 Year in Review via shuffle with another great mix of music. Today, I thought I would focus on the various ways that new music comes to my attention. Why? Because inquiring minds want to know even if they do not know that they want to know.
Shuffle ho!
We continue our 2013 Year in Review via shuffle with another great mix of music. Today, I thought I would focus on the various ways that new music comes to my attention. Why? Because inquiring minds want to know even if they do not know that they want to know.
Shuffle ho!
Tuesday, December 10, 2013
Monday, October 14, 2013
Monday Morning Music Shuffle - Fast Cars and Loud Guitars Mix
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"Fast Cars and Loud Guitars. Local Bars and goin' to far." - Tim Lee 3.
So - I headed out Friday night to a well known East Nashville hot spot to meet and see my favorite Knoxville rockers, Tim Lee 3. I had an awesome night, met some cool folks, and saw some incredible music...
I was so glad to finally get to meet Tim and Susan Bauer Lee in person. First up, the audience was treated to a 20 minute preview of Tom Weber's incredible film (10+ years in the making) called Troubadour Blues. It's about the modern purveyors of the folk tradition of the travelling musicians who get paid to drive from town to town and get rewarded with the chance to perform for an hour or two. The film features the likes of Peter Case, Dave Alvin, Mary Gauthier and many, many more.
The live music began with RB Morris of Knoxville. I was shamefully not familiar with Mr. Morris' music, but that deficiency is in the process of being corrected. He is a top-notch singer songwriter and a poet - gratefully, we treated us to a couple of poems from his latest book.
Next up was Nancy Apple from Memphis. The undisputed Queen of Memphis Country, Folk, Blues what have you. Her song about finding out that Johnny Cash had died struck a chord with me. I got to talk to Nancy and share a couple of my Memphis stories.
Next a couple of locals were invited to join in on the show. The thing is, when you are in Nashville (and East Nashville in particular), the caliber of locals is pretty darn amazing. Julie Christensen was the first local - a fairly recent arrival. If the name doesn't ring a bell, try this: she was a founding member of the legendary Divine Horsemen and an integral part of the L.A. Scene which helped bridge gap between punk rock and what would eventually become Americana music. Oh, and she also spent many years singing with the one and only Leonard Cohen. Beyond that incredible history, she is a breath-taking singer and songwriter. She performed a song by Memphis song writer Dan Montgomery which has me scrambling to find out all I can about him.
Next was the second local, Amelia White - who we first saw perform last year at the Five Spot. She was every bit as amazing as we remembered.
Next up was the Tim Lee 3. Now, regular readers should already be all over Tim Lee 3, but for the uninitiated, they are a tight three piece rock combo from Knoxville featuring Tim Lee (The Windbreakers) and his wife Susan. They rocked the house thoroughly playing a couple of songs from their latest album, Devil's Rope, one from their previous double album Raucous Americanus, and a hand full of new songs which bode well for the next Tim Lee 3 album.
The night ended with RB Morris joining Tim Lee 3 for a few more of RB's songs including one of his which had been recorded by Marianne Faithful and John Hiatt.
What a night!
Today's Shuffle is up next:
"Fast Cars and Loud Guitars. Local Bars and goin' to far." - Tim Lee 3.
So - I headed out Friday night to a well known East Nashville hot spot to meet and see my favorite Knoxville rockers, Tim Lee 3. I had an awesome night, met some cool folks, and saw some incredible music...
I was so glad to finally get to meet Tim and Susan Bauer Lee in person. First up, the audience was treated to a 20 minute preview of Tom Weber's incredible film (10+ years in the making) called Troubadour Blues. It's about the modern purveyors of the folk tradition of the travelling musicians who get paid to drive from town to town and get rewarded with the chance to perform for an hour or two. The film features the likes of Peter Case, Dave Alvin, Mary Gauthier and many, many more.
The live music began with RB Morris of Knoxville. I was shamefully not familiar with Mr. Morris' music, but that deficiency is in the process of being corrected. He is a top-notch singer songwriter and a poet - gratefully, we treated us to a couple of poems from his latest book.
Next up was Nancy Apple from Memphis. The undisputed Queen of Memphis Country, Folk, Blues what have you. Her song about finding out that Johnny Cash had died struck a chord with me. I got to talk to Nancy and share a couple of my Memphis stories.
Next a couple of locals were invited to join in on the show. The thing is, when you are in Nashville (and East Nashville in particular), the caliber of locals is pretty darn amazing. Julie Christensen was the first local - a fairly recent arrival. If the name doesn't ring a bell, try this: she was a founding member of the legendary Divine Horsemen and an integral part of the L.A. Scene which helped bridge gap between punk rock and what would eventually become Americana music. Oh, and she also spent many years singing with the one and only Leonard Cohen. Beyond that incredible history, she is a breath-taking singer and songwriter. She performed a song by Memphis song writer Dan Montgomery which has me scrambling to find out all I can about him.
Next was the second local, Amelia White - who we first saw perform last year at the Five Spot. She was every bit as amazing as we remembered.
Next up was the Tim Lee 3. Now, regular readers should already be all over Tim Lee 3, but for the uninitiated, they are a tight three piece rock combo from Knoxville featuring Tim Lee (The Windbreakers) and his wife Susan. They rocked the house thoroughly playing a couple of songs from their latest album, Devil's Rope, one from their previous double album Raucous Americanus, and a hand full of new songs which bode well for the next Tim Lee 3 album.
The night ended with RB Morris joining Tim Lee 3 for a few more of RB's songs including one of his which had been recorded by Marianne Faithful and John Hiatt.
What a night!
Today's Shuffle is up next:
Thursday, June 27, 2013
Thursday Morning Music Shuffle - Got No Mind to Lose Mix
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End of Pre-Pre-Shuffle
SHUFFLE NEXT
Set list from Royal Court of China Reunion Show 6/21/2013
So a longer than usual morning commute in three parts instead of the usual two, and tons of great music. As usual, the Video Playlist at the end attempts to represent the songs in the mix - actual song when possible, alternate song or video if not possible. Only one artist/song is not in the Playlist but more on that later.
Pre-Pre-Shuffle:
"The Turning Quiet" by Joshua Worden (Soulful Pop)
"Two Weeks on the Ocean" by James the Giant (not represented on playlist 'cause I couldn't find any videos - debut self-titled EP and this song is the first "single" - Album due out next month - a song about his brother who was killed in Afghanistan. This one gave me goosebumps)
"Get Lucky" by Daft Punk feat. Pharell (Yeah!)
"Justice'nt Right" by Wheelchair Sports Camp (Yes! Very yes!)
"Stuck" by Canopy Climbers (from their latest - Miles)
"Forget It" by Royal Court of China (they did this one in the show Saturday night. A favorite from the self-titled record)
"The Ballad of Billy Polk" by The End Men (Hell yeah - The End Men back in the shuffle with a favorite from their latest, Play With Your Toys (ah who am I kidding their all favorites)
"Alex Chilton" by The Replacements (if this was all The Replacements had done, it would be enough to immortalize them... "I never go far, without a little Big Star")
"The Walking Dead" by Bella's Bartok (Um... Oh, yeah!)
End of Pre-Pre-Shuffle
Pre-Shuffle
"Coming On a Black Day" by Stomacher (One of our favorites from the early days of this blog. This song - hell this whole album and their subsequent release are brilliant. This may still be my favorite Stomacher song)
"You've Got Yr. Cherry Bomb" Mr. Kind and Picture Atlantic (collab. featuring our friend Brian Bergeron's band Mr. Kind joining forces with San Jose band Picture Atlantic, to take on a Spoon song)
"Psycho Therapy" by Ramones (First you try Psycho Therapy - from 1983s Subterranean Jungle)End of Pre-Shuffle
SHUFFLE NEXT
Thursday, May 9, 2013
Thursday Morning Music Shuffle - Still Life with Straw Hat Mix
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Busy day... Let's have some music!
Pre-Shuffle:
"Amelia, Have You Lost" by Game Theory (how many days in a row have we had a song by Game Theory in the daily mix?)
"Friends in Bottles" by The Takers (Outlaw Country from Gainesville, Florida)
"Love Letters" by Paper Route (Nashville Ambient Pop)
"GOODBYE" by Valued Customer (the bookend to "WELCOME")
"Metal and Glass Exact" by Game Theory (how many days in a row have we had multiple songs by Game Theory in the mix?)
"Make You Think You Love Me" by Drive He Said (E2TG's first ever Band of the Week was Maxim Ludwig and the Sante Fe Seven. Drive He Said is Maxim's new band. This song is from their debut EP Multitudes which features a lot a cool guest stars included the always awesome Caitlin Rose.
SHUFFLE NEXT - JUMPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
Busy day... Let's have some music!
Pre-Shuffle:
"Amelia, Have You Lost" by Game Theory (how many days in a row have we had a song by Game Theory in the daily mix?)
"Friends in Bottles" by The Takers (Outlaw Country from Gainesville, Florida)
"Love Letters" by Paper Route (Nashville Ambient Pop)
"GOODBYE" by Valued Customer (the bookend to "WELCOME")
"Metal and Glass Exact" by Game Theory (how many days in a row have we had multiple songs by Game Theory in the mix?)
"Make You Think You Love Me" by Drive He Said (E2TG's first ever Band of the Week was Maxim Ludwig and the Sante Fe Seven. Drive He Said is Maxim's new band. This song is from their debut EP Multitudes which features a lot a cool guest stars included the always awesome Caitlin Rose.
SHUFFLE NEXT - JUMPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP
Monday, October 1, 2012
Monday Morning Music Shuffle - Controversial Mix
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Well, here we go. We ended up with a tie for Band of the Month! Our crack legal staff are currently reviewing the results. I went to bed before midnight, and the poll format we are using does not automatically cut-off voting at any particular time. It has to be done manually. So this morning, we had a tie, however, a few votes were received after midnight. We will be reviewing to make sure we were clear enough in setting the deadline. In the meantime, what I can tell you is that And the Giraffe and The Great American Novel have both earned a spot in the Band of the Year Poll which will be kicking off in just a couple of months. Congrats to both of those great bands. We will post an official Band of the Month announcement once we have made a final determination.
Second, I'm pleased to reveal and announce our Featured Artists for October. I think we have a another great and diverse group of bands and artists. Again, we will have an "official" Featured Artist announcement soon, but in the mean time, go HERE to check out the 10 Featured Artists for October.
We are in a brand new month which means tomorrow (if all goes as expected) we will be posting a shuffle of a brand new playlist of songs. Before we do that, though, we created a Highlights Playlist of songs we added to our database in July and August but have not yet had the chance to present to you. So, today's shuffle includes 4 songs from that Playlist.
First up, we have a song from OK, the debut EP from Mr. Kind. Mr. Kind is the new band featuring July Featured Artist Brian Bergeron. The song we present today is a nifty number called, The Artist.
And finally, we have an awesome cover of one of my all-time favorite songs. On October 26, 2010, 50+ Bay Area bands got together and played a live tribute to the seminal album The Velvet Underground and Nico. From that show, we have Meklit Hadero - an acoustic soul singer/songwriter performing I'll Be Your Mirror.
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Well, here we go. We ended up with a tie for Band of the Month! Our crack legal staff are currently reviewing the results. I went to bed before midnight, and the poll format we are using does not automatically cut-off voting at any particular time. It has to be done manually. So this morning, we had a tie, however, a few votes were received after midnight. We will be reviewing to make sure we were clear enough in setting the deadline. In the meantime, what I can tell you is that And the Giraffe and The Great American Novel have both earned a spot in the Band of the Year Poll which will be kicking off in just a couple of months. Congrats to both of those great bands. We will post an official Band of the Month announcement once we have made a final determination.
Second, I'm pleased to reveal and announce our Featured Artists for October. I think we have a another great and diverse group of bands and artists. Again, we will have an "official" Featured Artist announcement soon, but in the mean time, go HERE to check out the 10 Featured Artists for October.
We are in a brand new month which means tomorrow (if all goes as expected) we will be posting a shuffle of a brand new playlist of songs. Before we do that, though, we created a Highlights Playlist of songs we added to our database in July and August but have not yet had the chance to present to you. So, today's shuffle includes 4 songs from that Playlist.
First up, we have a song from OK, the debut EP from Mr. Kind. Mr. Kind is the new band featuring July Featured Artist Brian Bergeron. The song we present today is a nifty number called, The Artist.
Next up, we have Jackson Cage the third song on the first disc of Springsteen's epic classic, The River.
Next, we have a song from June Featured Artist, Shayfer James off of his 2011 Counterfeit Arcade album - L.V.S. (Your Lady Waits). Right here is why we love Shayfer James:
And finally, we have an awesome cover of one of my all-time favorite songs. On October 26, 2010, 50+ Bay Area bands got together and played a live tribute to the seminal album The Velvet Underground and Nico. From that show, we have Meklit Hadero - an acoustic soul singer/songwriter performing I'll Be Your Mirror.
Here's another cover by Meklit Hadero
And here is another cover of I'll Be Your Mirror
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Monday, August 13, 2012
Monday Morning Music Shuffle - Landing Craft/Search Party Mix
Here we go... the Olympics are over, the work week has begun again, and here I am ready to ease your transition with a tasty musical shuffle for a Monday morning.
When July had ended, we had over 80 songs left which we had added to our playlist, but which we had not been able to present to you. So, this morning, we turn the way-back machine to a couple of weeks ago, and shuffle up the remaining songs added in July.
First up, we have some perfectly obnoxiously cool punk rock sounds of Girl Scouts who are a band from the Philadelphia area. We stumbled across them as we were digging around the Bandcamp site. Superbowl Birthday Party is an fun track which you can check out using the Soundcloud widget below:
Next up, we dig deeper into the excellent Pure album from Nashville Rock supergroup, The Bluefields. Done features Dan Baird on vocals.
Here's an early promo video of the band and the album
Next up, we have the classic song, Who's Sorry Now recorded and released by Connie Francis in 1957 and is actually a cover of a 1920s song.
And finally, we have a track from the new project of July Featured Artist, Brian Bergeron. The band is called Mr. Kind, and their debut release is OK. Today, we have Take Care from that record.
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Hey ho! Jeff Buckley's classic album Grace is available for download at Amazon for just $2.99 today:
Wednesday, July 11, 2012
Featured Artists (July) - Did you know?
Did you know....
...that sometimes, I obsess over whether a particular band or artist is "too famous" to be a Featured Artist? (As if! I know, I know Radiohead and Black Keys etc. are dying to be named Featured Artists on Ear to the Ground!)
...that the listed order of the Featured Artists is completely arbitrary!
...that Featured Artists Lawrence Welks and Our Bear to Cross will soon be releasing some music on Moscow, Russia based Singapore Sling Tapes? It's called Binary Execute Now and here's the band's description of what to expect.
...that Featured Artist Brian Bergeron has a new band called Mr. Kind, and that they are in the running for Band of the Month on the SF edition of Deli Magazine? You can vote here for Mr. Kind - the poll is on the right sidebar.
...that Featured Artists Justin and the Salty Dogs are from Chicago? And that Chicago apparently has some connection to the Blues? Who knew?
...that Featured Artists Big Wilson River have a quote from Ear to the Ground favorite Don Ryan on their Facebook page? And that the said quote contains contains the word f**k? Surprising coming from Don Ryan? You bet... ;-)
...that Featured Artists The Raindoggs have a new lead singer. Kassy Key will be joining the band on an upcoming tour. Can you say Nashville please? They also have an awesome podcast that you can download from Itunes.
...that sometimes, I obsess over whether a particular band or artist is "too famous" to be a Featured Artist? (As if! I know, I know Radiohead and Black Keys etc. are dying to be named Featured Artists on Ear to the Ground!)
...that the listed order of the Featured Artists is completely arbitrary!
...that Featured Artists Lawrence Welks and Our Bear to Cross will soon be releasing some music on Moscow, Russia based Singapore Sling Tapes? It's called Binary Execute Now and here's the band's description of what to expect.
Lawrence Welks goes beyond the iron curtain, releasing B.E.N. with comrades in Moscow. How fitting for an album focused on 9/11, computers, nuclear fall-out, the illuminati, the apocalypse, and mostly with palindromes. We're so pumped and here's a picture that shows it!
...that Featured Artist Brian Bergeron has a new band called Mr. Kind, and that they are in the running for Band of the Month on the SF edition of Deli Magazine? You can vote here for Mr. Kind - the poll is on the right sidebar.
...that Featured Artists Justin and the Salty Dogs are from Chicago? And that Chicago apparently has some connection to the Blues? Who knew?
...that Featured Artists Big Wilson River have a quote from Ear to the Ground favorite Don Ryan on their Facebook page? And that the said quote contains contains the word f**k? Surprising coming from Don Ryan? You bet... ;-)
...that Featured Artists The Raindoggs have a new lead singer. Kassy Key will be joining the band on an upcoming tour. Can you say Nashville please? They also have an awesome podcast that you can download from Itunes.
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