E2TG 3/31/2022 - Out Like a.... - Lemon Mix (Badminton Remix)

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Today's Greetings from Nashville is up on the archive at wxnafm.org.  HERE is the direct link!

6:02am Greetings from Nashville by Jason and The Scorchers on Still Standing (EMI/EMI Records (USA))

6:05am Talking Nashville Co-Write Blues by Brian Wright on Cafe Rooster Sessions, Vol. 1 (Cafe Rooster Records)

6:08am Disappear by Kiely Connell on Calumet Queen (Kiely Connell)

6:14am Nobody Baby by Robert Gay and the Alarms on How to Make a Memory (Robert Gay Music)

6:17am Up on the Third Floor by Sarah Potenza on Monster (Snax Records)

6:21am Bullseye by Billy Harvey on Bullseye (Gold Records)

6:24am The Lonely Persistence of Time by Mary Bragg on The Lonely Persistence of Time – Single (Tone Tree Music / Mary Bragg)

6:32am Don’t You Know Who I Think I Am? by Kellen of Troy on Vanity Project (Allura Sound)

6:37am My Guitar Has a Long Memory by Donna Frost on Girls Like Us (SPAT! Records)

6:40am Kentucky by Year of October on Golden Days (Year of October)

6:45am D.I.V.O.R.C.E by Tammy Wynette on D-I-V-O-R-C-E (Sony Special Products)

6:48am Highway Patrolman by Johnny Cash on Johnny 99 (Columbia Nashville)

6:53am Pink Noise by Solar Twin on Pink Noise (Solar Twin)

6:58am Blackberry Blossom by David Schnaufer on Dulcimer Sessions (S.F.L. Tapes & Discs)

 

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E2TG 3/9/2022 - Midweek Crisis - Thunder Mountain Mix (Not Your Man Remix)

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E2TG 2/6/2020 - Greetings from Nashville - Rum and Coca Cola Mix (Hangman Remix)

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Well, I can officially announce, that beginning February 13, I am going to have a second show on WXNA. Greetings from Nashville will air every Thursday from 6-7am.  If you can't catch it live, it will be on the WXNA Archives shortly after the show airs.

I expect the show to the a place Where Music City's Past and Present Come Together. It will be an eclectic mix of genres drawing on the wealth of great music that has come from Nashville, Tennessee.

I expect this show to be a learning opportunity for me as much as for anybody else. I hope listeners will let me know what artists I need to include.

Eventually, I hope to have some guests in to talk about Nashville's musical past and present. While I tend to be a forward-looking type of person, I think we ignore our past  at our own peril. There are people in this town who know the real history, and I believe within that history lies lessons that are gravely needed today.


The recent loss of David Olney has lighted a fire under me to hear some of the stories which reside in the minds of long-time residents of this town.

At the same time, the incredible influx of new people as brought some innovative and creative minds to our town, and these newcomers (relative and actual) are making some great music. I believe they would benefit from knowing what it was like 10, 20, 30, and even 40 years ago. Just as I believe that the "old-timers" can benefit from learning what the newcomers see in our city and what they bring to the table.

These may all seem like lofty goals for an hour long radio show that will mostly be music-based, but as I expect Greetings from Nashville to reflect my diverse tastes and interests, I think it will be help for both the listener and myself to keep in mind the method behind my madness.

Greetings From Nashville on WXNA Thursday morning at 6am (beginning February 13) 101.5FM in Nashville and wxnafm.org all around the world. Following the new show on Facebook  or Instagram

    Featured Friday Playlist
 I can't believe it is almost time for a new Featured Friday Playlist.  Where did this week go? Look for a new list tomorrow.

E2TG 1-8-2020: New Face ingénue Decline - Red Dress Mix (Call Me If You Want To Remix)

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I am back!  We have some information to pass along, and a shuffle of new and older music. And more!

Last night, I made it back into town in time to head over to The Basement (OG) where Mike Grimes himself was running New Faces night.  It was a great night with performances by E2TG favorites Josh Gray and Jason Erie and the first ever live performance by Dirt Reynolds - which is the new band led by Chris Watts which features Jason Paradise on guitar, Ryan Dishen on drums, and our old friend Drew Kohl on bass.

Tonight is the premiere edition of a new series at The 5 Spot - featuring punk rock music and other similar types of music.  Slump Test will be heading up a great line-up - including Jibber-Jabber and Stuck Lucky.  Shakes will be emceeing the event and is sure to have some words to say about the last Slump Test show that I saw which found Ben Douglas shedding his shirt.

We finally have the cover art, album name, and the release date to report for Kristen Englenz' new album.  ingénue will be out 2/28/2020.  I can't wait!

Before we go any farther, I wanted to give a shout out and a special Earie Award to the bands who played this year's E2TG Residency.  The residency was late this year (September and October), and it almost didn't happen, but it did, and I am grateful for everyone who came out and supported live music in Nashville.

Thanks and an Earie to Ben Arthur, Conrad y Skordalia, Don Gallardo and How Far West, Ryan Sobb and the Dead Mall, The Truehearts, Jason Erie, Josh Gray, Meghan Hayes, The Big Dumb, and Microwave Mountain.  And course I can't forget The 5 Spot - thanks and an Earie to you, too.

I am still getting organized for 2020. I will have more Earie awards to give out tomorrow and Friday. 

Look forward to a "Featured" spotify playlist, a listing of new and forthcoming albums, upcoming show alerts and more. Coming soon to an E2TG near you.  Today's shuffle is taken from all the songs saved to my phone.   

Wild Wednesday Morning Shuffle - Paranoid, Nervous, and Mellow Mix

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Another day of being short on time!  Let's get to it!  It's Wild Wednesday!

Wild Wednesday Morning Shuffle - Necessary Girl 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!)
E2TG September 2018  (coming soon!)


I have often written about $2 Tuesday hosted by Derek Hoke at The 5 Spot. It is consistently great fun and even you don't know the performers, it is consistently great music. In case you are wondering, I am not getting paid to say this, but they do let me pay just $2 admission to see 4 or 5 quality bands/artists, and pay $2 for Yazoo beers.   Last night, started with Ryan Sobb (I'm going to see saying it), he is one of my favorite "new" songwriters in Nashville. Next was Lauren Anderson (with Taylor Kropp playing guitar) - I had never heard Anderson, but I really dug it.  Next was Derek Hoke himself - as always a solid set of music with the rhythm section of Mark Robertson (Legendary Shack Shakers, Eskimos, and Prayer Flag) and Steve Latanation (Agent Orange, Stone Cupid).  Next was Austin based, south Louisiana born Rod Melancon with great band.  I've been following his music closely and it was great seeing him live and in person.  I was tired and didn't get to see much of the late night band, Truett, but what I heard sounded great.  As always, DJ Tim Hibbs kept the music going between live acts.

It's Wednesday, and I'm a bit tired from last night, but I must push on.  As we do on Wednesdays, we have a shuffle from all of the songs saved to my phone. We call it "Wild Wednesday" - let's shuffle!