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Last night was a great night of music...
It began with the opening night of the RB Morris residency at The 5 Spot with Jon Byrd opening. Two super-talented songwriters/singers backed by amazing bands. Next week, RB Morris' guests will be Lowell Levinger aka "Banana" of The Youngbloods and Tim Lee 3! The following week 2/3 of Tim Lee 3 (aka BARK) will be part of the Ear to the Ground Anniversary show!
After the early show, I headed to The Country for Drew Kohl's 1 Year Anniversary show for his record, Sweetheart. You may recall that I reviewed that album last year. The bill also included Kiely Schlesinger and Taylor Alexander. Seeing all those folks and running into Jon Latham, I was reminded of an epic night in the fall of 2014 when I first heard all of those folks for the first time.
Now, it is time for Throwback Thursday. You know, when I started Ear to the Ground, I was struggling to get my hands on new music to feature, and so it was by necessity that I had tons of old songs (classics/rarities/whatever) in my playlist. Today, I could probably keep a pretty decent sized playlist going with just new releases being sent my way.
So, you may ask, why keep loading old songs into your playlist? It is pretty simple really. I believe that all music is connected in some way. By playing both new and old songs, helps me to put new music into context and brings the connections into sharper focus.
