E2TG 1/20/2022 - Heading - Big West Mix (This Skin Remix)

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 Once again, I find myself short on time - so minimal.

Today's Greetings from Nashville is up on the archive at WXNA. 

6:00am Greetings from Nashville by Jason & the Scorchers on Still Standing (EMI/EMI Records (USA))

6:01am When It Rains by Tiffany Huggins Grant on Jonquil Child (Mgw Records)

6:06am Wasting My Time by Kiely Connell on Calumet Queen (Kiely Connell)

6:10am Some Things Must Die by Tristen on Aquatic Flowers (Mama Bird Recording Co.)

6:14am Shaking Hands by Hannah Fairlight on Muscle & Skin (FAIRLIGHT, inc.)

6:17am The Slow Down by Amanda Broadway Band on The Slow Down – Single (Electric 3 Records)

6:22am Churches & Bars by Sophie & The Broken Things on Churches & Bars – Single (Fail ghost)

6:28am Killer Without a Heart by Dianne Davidson on Breaking All the Rules (Dianne Davidson)

6:32am Maggie the Superstar by Sally Jaye on Too Many Heartaches, Pt. 1 (Sally Jaye)

6:38am Broke but Not Broken by Amelia White on Black Doves (Funzalo Records)

6:44am Who Said We Were Friends by Mercy Bell on Golden Child (Bell Records)

6:47am Fallen People by Kyshona Armstrong on Listen (Kyshona Armstrong / Tone Tree Music)

6:53am Beth Cohen’s Set (with Francesco Turrisi) by Rhiannon Giddens on There Is No Other (with Francesco Turrisi) [Deluxe Version] (Nonesuch)

Today's shuffle san comments is below...

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E2TG 8/18/2021 - Mid-Weak - Angels Care mix (Sin City Remix)

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Life is a highway or maybe it's like an L.A. Freeway, or a windy country road, or an dank alley, or a series of one-way streets all going the opposite direction that you want to go, or maybe life isn't a highway at all... 

Featured Friday Playlist recap (Part 4) (songs 27-32)

27.  "This Ride" by Mary Jennings

First up today, we have a track from the recent album from this Nashville based singer-songwriter. 

28. "Hold on to Your Heart" by F. Scott and the Nighthawks

Next up, we have the title track from the album by this Toronto based band. 

29. "Dreams Come" by David Long & Shane O'Neill

Next, the title track from the new 3 track single from these Irish music legends. 

30. "Ble Pierre" by Tacsidermi

More music from Wales. We have the latest single from this Welsh band. 

31. "Grand Soiree" by CoCo Zandi

Next up, we have the 2nd single from the solo project of Coco Zandi of Wild Child. 

32. "Corona Corazon" by Tara Vern

And, we close with a single from the forthcoming Tried To Drown My Sorrows But The Bastards Learned To Swim album from this former lawyer from Sydney now based in Lisbon. 

 

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E2TG 2019 Recap - Part 3 - Daylight Mix (Island Remix)

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Beach Notes (explained - sort of)

One thing I want to do with the revamp of E2TG is to write about my experiences in the (East) Nashville music community, and I want to do so while finding a specific "voice" in telling these stories.   Over the last couple of months, I have been teasing the concept of "Beach Notes" on my Facebook page. Basically short - stream of consciousness, observations. Why "Beach Notes"?  Well, I have my reasons.  Basically, it goes back to Darrin Bradbury's song "Exile on Myrtle Beach" which may not entirely be about the South Carolina community.  That's all I will say for now.

Beach Notes 12-3-2019 $2 Tuesday

It promised to be a good one. I mean $2 Tuesday's are all good (or at least I can't remember one that wasn't), but this one - well, I knew (or at least knew of) everyone playing, and I would get to meet Mark Cline Bates whose album King of the Crows was among my favorites of 2019 and hear him perform.  

The night got off to an auspicious start - Jon and Adrienne were already there when I got there. I caught up with Jon and our talk turned to the intersection of punk rock and Americana music. As it does.  It was good to catch up. 

Serious conversations about the challenges of life and aging and ailing parents. A math professor originally from Holland told a joke in Saxon. (Yeah, it was that kind of night).  The 5 Spot is always a good place for people watching.  You see all kinds of people there. As an observer of human behavior, I like to see how people behave. Go figure. 

The music was top-notch - which almost goes without saying.  Mark Cline Bates, Stephie James, Clark Paterson, host Derek Hoke, and Jon Byrd and a particularly potent version of Byrd's Auto Parts (David Conrad, Justin Amaral, Leo Grassl, Diego on Trombone, and Nick Beaudoing (of Runner of the Woods) on accordion.)  With Tim Hibbs holding down the 1s and the 2s spinning $1 finds from a New York trip. We were all singing along at some points, and I had to tell a younger person what "Back on the Chain Gang" by The Pretenders was. 

$2 Tuesday is about the music and the community and the $2 Yazoos, and it is about expecting the unexpected.   Once again, I think how cool it is to live where I do and how cool it is that Derek Hoke started and has continued this weekly tradition for so long. 

Now - let's jump back into our recap of 2019!

 

Wild Wednesday Morning Shuffle - Hey Lawdy Mama Mix (Moose 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.


So, I have created a Spotify Playlist that highlights some of the music featured on E2TG in 2019.  I tried to pick one song for each artist. The playlist is currently over 10 hours long - which means we got to feature a lot of music this year. I will be finalizing the playlist over the long weekend and will use it for my December shuffles - recounting some of my faves of the year.  I think I will also start phasing in some of the new features of E2TG v3.0 which will fully go live in January.  For now, I am going to stay with Blogger but I may move to a new platform later. 

Any way, let's close out this short week with a long Wild Wednesday shuffle that definitely lives up to the name...

Trending Tuesday Morning Shuffle - The Slouch Mix (Little Rabbit 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.


Honestly, just trying to make it through this short work week... I might make it - still up in the air...

Let's get to some fine, fine Trending Tuesday music -

Trending Tuesday Morning Shuffle - Copycat Mix (Hey America! 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.



Stepping further into the week, we have another Trending Tuesday Shuffle for you... hope you enjoy!

John Dennis: Photo: Kelsey Ann Thomas