E2TG 1/28/2022 - Featured Friday - Catholic Again Mix (Tiny Fires Remix)

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And, just like that it is time for another Featured Friday Playlist.  This is a short but sweet one.  So, please check it out and follow if you are so inclinded.

It seems like to a good time to post my regular disclaimer.

I like the Playlist feature of Spotify, and I like having access to so much great music - as I have downsized in my life things like that are handy. 

But, and it's a big but, Spotify is abysmal when it comes to fairly compensating artists. So, yes, please check out the Playlist, AND if you hear an artist/album/song you like - go purchase it or go support the artist in some other way - buy, merch, contribute to a fundraiser for an album, see a show (and tip). 

 

 

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E2TG 12/28/2021 - Countdown - Hey Edna Mix (Good Day Sunshine Remix)

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Today's Ear to the Ground radio show is up on the archive.  Today's show is part 2 of our look back at some of our favorite music of 2021.  Check out the Archive <<<HERE>>>

6:00am Sonny Boy by Owsley on Owsley (Giant)

6:02am Call Me a Cab by Ryan Sobb and the Dead Mall on Carnival Shapes – EP (Self-Released)

6:04am Speed of the Sound of Lonliness by Jeff Mix and the Songhearts on Kiss My Ass Goodbye: A John Prine Tribute (Groove Family Records/Devils Tower Records)

6:07am Bluebird, Hollywood… Domino by The Gorstey Lea Street Choir on … From Prince’s Park to Farsley (Volume 1) (500 Broadcast Recordings)

6:13am Boomtown by The Two Man Travelling Medicine Show on Going Nowhere Fast (Musical Bear Records)

6:16am King of the Rat Race by EG Vines on Through the Mirror (Birdtooth Records)

6:20am This Land Is Your Land by Liz Vice on This Land Is Your Land – Single (Self Released)

6:23am October (feat. Jon Latham) by The Tasty Brothers on October (feat. Jon Latham) – Single (Self-Released)

6:30am Cheap Drunk by The Royal Hounds on A Whole Lot of Nothin’ (The Royal Hounds)

6:33am Together by Mike Younger on Bringing The Big Top Down (Nashanoke Music Publishing)

6:37am New York by Van Plating on The Way Down (Fallin’ Angel Records)

6:40am Purple Rose and the Black Balloon by LadyCouch on The Future Looks Fine (Blackbird Record Label)

6:47am Calumet Queen by Kiely Connell on Calumet Queen (Kiely Connell)

6:50am Thank God They Closed the Honky Tonks (feat. Timbo) by Mick Mullin on Mullin’ It Over (Mick Mullin)

6:53am Angola Prison by Nathan Bell on Red, White and American Blues (it couldn’t happen here) (Singular Recordings/Gokuhi Ent.)

6:57am Mixed Signals by Jack Silverman on Now What – Single (yk Records)

After today's show, I still have a ton of favorite music from 2021 that didn't make it onto either of the two shows - including some of my top favorites.  I may do a third edition of the faves next week before diving into brand new music. 

In the meantime, for the rest of this week, I will shuffling up the big favorites playlist so highlight more faves from the year.  

 

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E2TG 9/29/2021 - Something Goes Here -

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Poster by Mark Gerking

If you are going to be in the Nashville area on Wednesday October 6, please come out to The 5 Spot.  I will be hosting my first show in nearly two years, and it is going to be a great one.  Bill Bloomer is an American ex-pat living in France and currently on tour in the US. Bloomer first came to our attention with the release of his 2018 album Jubilee. Boasting a remarkable backstory and the songs to back that up, he quickly became a favorite here at E2TG.  His 2019 release Bounty further solidified that status.  We are thrilled to have him for a rare Nashville appearance. 

Rounding out the bill, we have a full-band set from Nashville's own Stuffy Shmitt  who recently released the Deluxe Edition of his 2020 album Stuff Happens (called More Stuff Happens). When I first met Stuffy - at The 5 Spot - I wasn't sure what to think. A few years later, I am still not sure what to think, but I know he is one of the best songwriters around. His magic is that his offstage (and sometimes onstage) persona will get you totally off your guard and then he will devastate you with his music. Like Bloomer, his songs come directly from his life experience.  Stuffy always puts together a top-notch band made up of some of the best that Nashville has to offer. 

Most of the information is on the poster or at the Facebook Event - here. 

 

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