Wednesday Morning Music Shuffle - You, You Know I'm Right Mix

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I had a good time last night at The Basement East.  I got to see performances from two people I was first introduced to at the Safety Harbor Song Fest way back in late March - Chris Gelbuda and Daphne Willis.  It was the soft EP Release Show for Willis - whose new EP, Get It, will be released on Friday. 

Opening the show was Kyshona Armstrong.  She actually played the first Safety Harbor Song Fest in 2014.  She plays some wonderful acoustic soul music and was backed by an outstanding band.  I really enjoyed her set, and I will be on the lookout for more opportunities to see her again.

Daphne Willis played next back by yet another outstanding band.  I am always hesitant to assign genres when the artist/band does not.  I will say there is a real pop instinct to her music.  The overwhelming impression is energy, enthusiasm, and a very clear understanding and appreciation for the way her music sounds.  Chris Gelbuda, who co-produced her new CD, joined her for a couple of songs, and then was the next on the bill.

I found out after the set that Gelbuda and his band only got the chance for minimum rehearsal time before the show, but I can honestly say, that did not come across. Gelbuda is an accomplished producer (he produced the latest hit single for Meaghan Trainor) and a professional songwriter.  I was very impressed by the caliber of his songs. 

Unfortunately, I had to leave before the last act on the bill was done, but Sonia Leigh - playing with much of the band that accompanied Daphne Willis - sounded great.

On to the mid-week shuffle for your listening pleasure...

Thursday Morning Music Shuffle - Hypnotized and Fascinated Mix

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Friday Morning Music Shuffle - It Ain't Easy Mix

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Wow! I can't believe another month has come and gone. It's November! 

I'm going to start something new on Monday - unless I don't.  In the meantime, I have a nifty ten song Shuffle to send you into your weekend.

"Red Lights" by JWM

Today's Mix begins after the jumpy-thingy

Tuesday Morning Music Shuffle - Skylab is Falling Mix

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The week rolls along.  Today we have a six song mix of songs to brighten and lighten your day...


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Wednesday Morning Music Shuffle - Traffic Jammed Mix

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Well let's get to it. Due to an unplanned change in schedule and some wicked traffic patterns, we had an extended set of music for the day.... complaining? who me?

Pre-Shuffle:  "Magic Missiles" by Ghost and Goblin; "Bombs Away", "Heart U 4 Ever", and "Lackluster Love" by Kyle Andrews; "For Cowboy" by Hotpipes; "Penny, Things Won't", "Turn Me On Dead Man", "Beach State Rocking", "Wyoming", "Kenneth -- What's the Frequency" and "Rayon Drive" by Game Theory; "Merry Go 'Round" by Kacey Musgraves; "A Story (Written in the Sky)" by The Bongos; "The Rosarito Beach Cafe" by Warren Zevon; and "Summer's Dead" by Those Darlins. 

Shuffle now... wait for the Jump

Tuesday Music - Ascenseur pour l'échafaud Mix

Yesterday, I found out what happens when you drop a cell phone into the gap in the doorway of an elevator.  Hint: The phone can be retrieved, but even rugged phone will not escape unscathed. 

Long story short, my phone which doubles as my MP3 player is out of commission at least as a MP3 player and playing hurt as a phone.  Texting is still possible, though. With no way to shuffle music this a.m., I am forced to do something different - I hope you dig it.

Every day, some really awesome people post really awesome music to Facebook. Here is a a sampling from this morning/late last night:

Hello Mary Lou (Goodbye Heart) by Ricky Nelson - posted by Chris Frantz (Talking Heads/Tom Tom Club) 

Click below to purchase and download Ricky Nelson's Greatest Hits:

 We're Gonna Groove by Led Zeppelin posted by Mary Brace (Morning DJ on Nashville's progressive radio station Lightning 100)


Click below to look at, purchase and download Coda by Led Zeppelin.

 Pile Up by Plimsouls from their 1998 reunion album Kool Trash posted by Peter Case (Nerves, Plimsouls)

(click below to purchaase the CD of Kool Trash by the Plimsouls)







When I Hear My Name by White Stripes also posted by Peter Case from The White Stripes self-titled album:

Finally Helden (the German language version of Heroes) by David Bowie.

Posted by Richard Barone (Bongos).

Click to purchase and download the Heroes/Helden EP by David Bowie

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Monday Morning Music Shuffle - Cool Yer Warm Jets Mix

A cold rainy morning with snow* forecast.  Stumbling into a full week after a long, long weekend.  Some toasty warm songs to ease my pain:

"You think you're bad..."
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Song of the Day #1: 4 the People on the Boat by M.I.A. (feat. Diplo)


"I see through everything..."
(click on album cover to purchase and download Numbers with Wings by The Bongos)
Song of the Day #2: Numbers with Wings by The Bongos

"These are the records I buy!"
(click on album cover to purchase and download Slap Dash for No Cash by Art Brut)
Song of the Day #3: Slap Dash for No Cash by Art Brut

"...it's filthy, dirty brown..."
(click on album cover to purchase and download Cumberland River by Dan Baird)
Song of the Day #4: Cumberland River by Dan Baird

*to those in more Northern climates, the predicted snow is Tennessee snow.  Or as you know it, no snow.
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