Music City Monday Morning Shuffle - Middle School Frown Mix (Greying Out Remix)

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  *Note: The video playlist at the bottom of the post attempts to closely approximate the shuffle I listened to on my way to work this morning. When a video for a song was not available, I substituted another song by the same artist. When I could not find any videos by an artist, I included a related video or did not include a video for that track. This blog may reference unreleased tracks, however, no unreleased music is ever included.


Got to check out The Lilliston Effect for a bit at Dee's yesterday afternoon.  They play the Sunday brunch there on a regular basis - for great Sunday afternoon jazz  - check them out.

Last night was a stellar night of the best songwriters that East Nashville has to offer. It was the Nick Nace CD Release Show for Wrestling With the Mystery - which we are covering here.  Darrin Bradbury opened. Great to see him again. He played mostly new songs and songs from his latest album. The new songs are among the best I have heard from him.

Jon Latham was next. It has been a while since I saw Jon solo, and I was reminded of what he can do with just his voice, his guitar, and his songs.

Next, Jon joined Nick's band for a great set of songs. Nick is an incredible songwriter with an easy, charm. Megan Palmer, Erin Nelson, and Katie Blomarz rounded out the wonderful band.

Ryan Sobb and his band closed the night.  Ryan is one of the best and most unique songwriters around, and his power trio - featuring Chase Ballenger and Preston Cochran just seems to get better and better. They earned an encore last night.


Let's move on to the shuffle! It is Music City Monday!

Music City Monday Morning Shuffle - In the Pink Mix

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A good weekend hanging with friends, listening to friends make music, celebrating the music of my friends, and then having a day to get things done and be creative.

Now, let's dive into the last week of June.  The year is almost half over! 

It is time for another Music City Monday.  Let's shuffle!

Music City Monday Morning Shuffle - Say it With Flowers Mix

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Hey!  I'm back!  I almost forgot how to do one of these shuffles...

We have an exciting week coming up - culminating in a really awesome video premiere on Friday. So stay tuned. 

To kick things off, we have a spectacular Music City Monday - all songs with some connection to Nashville (aka Music City USA).

Let's get right to it!

Music City Monday Morning Shuffle - The Drake Mix

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All of this happened a long time ago when the world was a very different place. Of course, none of us knew that at the time.
(From The Drift - A Novel by Joe Wolfe-Mazeres) Available at Amazon.com (Kindle edition also available)

I am continuing to work on my Spotify playlists for E2TG.  So far, I have completed seven - January - July2018.  These are meant to be a cross-section of music I featured during those months - not necessarily music released in those months.   If you are interested, you can check out the playlists (links below)  and follow my personal profile to find out when new playlists are created.

E2TG January 2018
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E2TG May 2018
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E2TG August 2018 (coming soon!)


Wow!  It's October now!  The month starts on a Monday, which means we have our first Music City Monday of October. Music City Monday is when we explore the rich and varied music made by people who have, do, or will call Nashville home. Okay, not really the "will" part - if I included people who could potentially move to Nashville at some point, I could literally included any living musician... hmm... but no! Just those who do or have called Nashville home. The songs included are new and not so new and cover a wide variety of styles.

Let's shuffle!

Music City Monday Morning Shuffle - Trying Not to Barf Mix

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All of this happened a long time ago when the world was a very different place. Of course, none of us knew that at the time.
(From The Drift - A Novel by Joe Wolfe-Mazeres) Available at Amazon.com (Kindle edition also available)

I am continuing to work on my Spotify playlists for E2TG.  So far, I have completed seven - January - July2018.  These are meant to be a cross-section of music I featured during those months - not necessarily music released in those months.   If you are interested, you can check out the playlists (links below)  and follow my personal profile to find out when new playlists are created.

E2TG January 2018
E2TG February 2018
E2TG March 2018
E2TG April 2018 
E2TG May 2018
E2TG June 2018
E2TG July 2018
E2TG August 2018 (coming soon!)

Well another Americana Fest is in the books.  Once again, it was a wonderful experience (and there are so many ways to experience it). It is overwhelming, but when you accept that you can't do everything and just enjoy what you can do, it all works out.  I am still recovering and have not yet processed everything, but I can say, it was great to meet some out of town friends, see and hear some E2TG favorites - including four past E2TG Artist/Band of the Year winners: Brian Wright, Darrin Bradbury, Jon Latham, and Ladies Gun Club. I also saw some potential 2018 artist/band of the year contenders.

It's time to get into the shuffle. It's Monday, so we dig into our Music City Monday playlist to get a random shuffle of great artists who do or have called Nashville home.  Let's go!

Music City Monday Morning Shuffle - Blame it on Midnight Mix

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All of this happened a long time ago when the world was a very different place. Of course, none of us knew that at the time.
(From The Drift - A Novel by Joe Wolfe-Mazeres) Available at Amazon.com (Kindle edition also available)

I am continuing to work on my Spotify playlists for E2TG.  So far, I have completed seven - January - July2018.  These are meant to be a cross-section of music I featured during those months - not necessarily music released in those months.   If you are interested, you can check out the playlists (links below)  and follow my personal profile to find out when new playlists are created.

E2TG January 2018
E2TG February 2018
E2TG March 2018
E2TG April 2018 
E2TG May 2018
E2TG June 2018
E2TG July 2018
E2TG August 2018 (coming soon!)


Whew!  It feels like the calm before the Americana storm.  This is Americana Fest week in Nashville. I got to bed early last night - for likely the last time this week. I am working on keeping a positive attitude.  The things that don't matter: 1. missing something 2. somebody thinking I'm not going to the "cool" events 3.  Trying to outdo other people or myself with endurance. 

Things that matter:  1.  Seeing as many out of town friends (including those I've never met in person)  2. Discovering "new to me" music.  3.  Supporting friends - when I'm able. 4. Having a good time 5. Not making myself sick (like last year).

Announcement:  I will helping to host an event coming up tomorrow night at The Radio Cafe featuring E2TG favorites Amelia White and Mark Huff - plus a couple of up and coming UK artists. Doors at 7 - music at 7:30 - $5.00 cover.


What better way to start the week in Nashville that is just like any other week in Nashville - except more intense - than with a "Music City Monday" shuffle. Covering music both new and old by a cross-section of the talented folks who have and/or do call Nashville home.

Music City Monday Morning Shuffle - Tip of the Iceberg Mix

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All of this happened a long time ago when the world was a very different place. Of course, none of us knew that at the time.
(From The Drift - A Novel by Joe Wolfe-Mazeres) Available at Amazon.com (Kindle edition also available)

I am continuing to work on my Spotify playlists for E2TG.  So far, I have completed three - January - May 2018.  These are meant to be a cross-section of music I featured during those months - not necessarily music released in those months.   If you are interested, you can check out the playlists (links below)  and follow my personal profile to find out when new playlists are created.

E2TG January 2018
E2TG February 2018
E2TG March 2018
E2TG April 2018 
E2TG May 2018 NEW


Time to dive headlong back into another work week... Although, I generally don't look forward to Mondays, I do look forward to Music City Monday here at E2TG when we features a shuffle from a playlist that covers a broad cross-section of the musical past and present of Nashville (as filtered through my sensibilities).

We have some cool stuff to feature today, so let's dive in....

Music City Monday Morning Shuffle - Dress Like Minnie Pearl Mix

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Best laid plans...  I started this like I do every day. I had a dental appointment at 11:30, and I planned to take the rest of the day off work. I hoped to make it home by like 2 or something, and I was going to finish this post and do a bunch of other things. Well, I just got home around 8:00pm.  But, this was such I good shuffle that I didn't want to let it go without posting it.

So, my written contribution will be minimal but enjoy.

Wednesday Morning Music Shuffle - Bad Voodoo Mix

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Casual readers may not know this, but although I was born in Tennessee, my parents were both born in Louisiana, and I still have some deep roots in that state.  There is quite a bit of Louisiana in today's shuffle by some twist of fortune/juju...

My phone did feel heavier this morning - probably due to the nearly 100 songs I added to the current playlist.  How much does an MP3 file weigh anyway?

Ah- let's jump into it...

Thursday Morning Music Shuffle - Party Dress Mix

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 Great to hear Allison - first thing this morning on the radio - thanks Mary Brace and Lightning 100 for that. Here we go... 


Vulture Kult have recently released their second album which is called, Don't Let Rock n' Roll Ruin Your Life. Vultures from Above is a real treat, a neo-classical sounding hard rock track with strong vocals and real, live screaming guitars.  Vulture Kult, as I mentioned the last time I wrote about them, have a Psychedelic groove to their music that I like a whole lot.

Stream the album here, purchase it here.

Buddy Miller is a significant force in the Americana movement.  A singer, songwriter, producer and collaborator.  Here we have a track from his 1995 HighTone Records debut, Love and Other Lies.  That's How I Got to Memphis is a cover of a song Tom T. Hall wrote for Bobby Bare, Sr.

 

Earlier this year, Rodney Crowell put out an album called KIN: Songs by Mary Karr and Rodney Crowell. Mary Karr is a poet, essayist and memoirist. Karr wrote the lyrics for the songs on the album and Crowell put the lyrics to music.  An All-Star that includes Norah Jones, Emmylou Harris, Rosanne Cash, Vince Gill and Lucinda Williams, performs the songs.  I'm a Mess is done by Crowell himself. 

Seattle-based Hip-Hop duo, THEESatisfaction have put out an EP length mixtape called THEESatisfaction Loves Anita Baker.  Today, we have the track, Black Fact.  Check it out:

 

Here's another THEESatisfaction track

Here's Anita Baker herself....

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Thursday Morning Music Shuffle - Day Late, Many Dollars Short

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Yes, Yes I know it's Friday - Believe me I know, but I listened to a pretty cool shuffle yesterday and then had to hit the road and then some life stuff, and I really didn't want to skip posting - so the Friday Shuffle is coming soon - it's a good one, too, by the way.

 The Thursday Shuffle starts off with a sonic blast from the boys from Florida who call themselves Grounded. Roman Candle is off their latest release Sinlong Plethora.

Grab Sinlong Plethora HERE

Couldn't find a video of the song, so here is a video of 91 Roman Candles going off at the same time (don't try this at home - though I know some of you will, but if you do you didn't get the idea from me - so there)

Next up is the Memphis band Lucero with Sometimes from their album Women and Work which was released in March of this year.

Next we have a song from an EP we streamed for you last week. West Coast band Jemez Mountain Hawkz is a new band made up of veterans of several great Indie bands including The Shins. Listening to their debut, I feel instantly in love with the carefree desert grooves and sweet West Coast melodic sound.  Today we feature the song, CA-2 from the Hey-Mez EP.

Sex and Gasoline is the title track from the 2008 album by the great Rodney Crowell.  After seeing his incredible performance at The Station Inn during the Americana Fest, I've been seeking out anything by him that I can find.  I found this, and it's - as per expectations - a great song.

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Wednesday Morning Music Shuffle - Buzzy Mix

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 Well... some nice Fall temperatures has descended upon Middle Tennessee.  That crispy chill that feels so good. Of course, this is Middle Tennessee, so we likely have some more 90 degree days in store, but I'll take this.  Autumn has always been my favorite season, and although it's still officially a day or so away, this is a nice preview.


We have a nice Morning Shuffle to compliment the sweet weather, and per the new usual, we are pressed for time... so let's do it!



Rodney Crowell's late Saturday set at The Station Inn was a highlight in a weekend full of highlights, and his song, Earthbound from his 2003 album Fate's Right Hand was a highlight of that set.  I will have a full post about the set soon... "My life's been so sweet I just can't stand it, I must admit I've made out like a bandit"

 

Roger Alan Wade is the cousin of Johnny Knoxville and his music has been used in all of the Jackass movies.  Apparently, his songs can be raunchy and funny.  Cars and Guns from his 2008 album Stoned Traveller is neither of those things.  What it is is a damn fine classic sounding country song full of regret and lost opportunities and the inescapable pull that music has on someone who is born to make music. 

"And I never gave a damn about cars and gun Long as they'd shoot and as long as they'd run I guess it's a good thing I never had a son."

 

Next up we have another track from one of our Featured Artists for September. The Great American Novel make great American music. I Believe in Love!   is from the band's album You and I which is available from their bandcamp page:

And finally, we close things out with another song from those Connecticut pre-teens, The Foresters.  The band got their instruments two years ago yesterday when the average age of the Nork brothers was just over eight and their amps only went up to ten.  Take a listen to what two years of practice and sick amount of talent can do... Here is Rubber Band

couldn't locate a video for Rubber Band, so here's another video of the band.

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