Friday Morning Music Shuffle - I Just Might Lose It Mix

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Let's get to the music...

Pre-Shuffle

"Be Your Man" by Ivan and Alyosha

"Can't Stop" by Choirs

"You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" by Waylon Jennings (yes, covering The Beatles)

"Last Goodbye" by Year of October 

Year of October - Douglas Corner - Nashville 6/27/2013

"The Skies Glowed" by Joshua Worden

"Somebody Put Something in My Drink" by Ramones

"Bastards of Young" by The Replacements

"Here Lately" by Year of October

"Always (acoustic)" by Canopy Climbers

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Gabriel's Run....

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One of our very first Bands of the Week - way, way back in mid 2011 was Nashville-based The Redding Brothers.  This is the band that back in the day, wrote, recorded, and released  a song every Saturday Night at Midnight.  More recently, we have posted some tracks from the solo debut by Gabriel Redding which was called Untethered.  Well, Gabriel is in the midst of something pretty remarkable.  Here's the details from his website.

GABRIEL is following up his bicycle ride across America by running across America to benefit those with Alzheimer's and Dementia, and specifically his grandfather, who has developed both. The run will start on June 7th in Santa Monica, CA and end on July 19th in St. Simons, GA, covering 2,413 miles in a world record breaking 43 days. Please support him in any way you can! If you would like to donate supplies such as energy bars, energy drinks, protein shakes, bottled water, or anything else, please contact gabrielredding@gmail.com
If you would like to sponsor the event monetarily, please click on the button below, or send a check made payable to Gabriel Redding to:

Gabriel Redding
Alzheimer's Run
4007 Wisdom Way
Smyrna, TN 37167

Buy a T-Shirt to support the event!

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Donate directly to the Alzheimer's Association via the Bill Redding Tribute fund here: http://act.alz.org/goto/billredding

  Gabriel is half way through his run. If you are able, please show some love for this remarkable feat and the great cause.  Here's video released yesterday...

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Thursday Morning Music Shuffle - Got No Mind to Lose Mix

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Set list from Royal Court of China Reunion Show 6/21/2013

So a longer than usual morning commute in three parts instead of the usual two, and tons of great music.  As usual, the Video Playlist at the end attempts to represent the songs in the mix - actual song when possible, alternate song or video if not possible.  Only one artist/song is not in the Playlist but more on that later.

Pre-Pre-Shuffle:

"The Turning Quiet" by Joshua Worden (Soulful Pop)

 "Two Weeks on the Ocean" by James the Giant  (not represented on playlist 'cause I couldn't find any videos - debut self-titled EP and this song is the first "single" - Album due out next month - a song about his brother who was killed in Afghanistan. This one gave me goosebumps)

"Get Lucky" by Daft Punk feat. Pharell (Yeah!)

"Justice'nt Right" by Wheelchair Sports Camp (Yes! Very yes!)

 "Stuck" by Canopy Climbers (from their latest -  Miles)

"Forget It" by Royal Court of China (they did this one in the show Saturday night. A favorite from the self-titled record)

"The Ballad of Billy Polk" by The End Men (Hell yeah - The End Men back in the shuffle with a favorite from their latest, Play With Your Toys (ah who am I kidding their all favorites)

"Alex Chilton" by The Replacements (if this was all The Replacements had done, it would be enough to immortalize them... "I never go far, without a little Big Star")

"The Walking Dead" by Bella's Bartok (Um... Oh, yeah!)

End of Pre-Pre-Shuffle

Pre-Shuffle

 "Coming On a Black Day" by Stomacher (One of our favorites from the early days of this blog.  This song - hell this whole album and their subsequent release are brilliant.  This may still be my favorite Stomacher song)

"You've Got Yr. Cherry Bomb" Mr. Kind and Picture Atlantic (collab. featuring our friend Brian Bergeron's band Mr. Kind joining forces with San Jose band Picture Atlantic, to take on a Spoon song)

 "Psycho Therapy" by Ramones (First you try Psycho Therapy - from 1983s Subterranean Jungle)

 End of Pre-Shuffle

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Wednesday Morning Music Shuffle - Power of Equality Mix

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 Time is short, and we have some nifty tunes to bring you...




Pre-Shuffle: 

We started with an early morning wake up call from our new friend The Gabriel Construct. Yesterday, we featured the first track on his brand new Interior City album.  Today, we heard "Curing Somatization" the last track on the album.  A blistering, challenging 10 plus minute powerhouse filled with some glorious and amazing noise.  

Next, "I Wanna Live" by the Ramones

"Leave it All Behind" by Nikki Sue and the Bad News

"Don't Wanna Die Anymore" by Ivan and Alyosha

"Are You Hung Up?" by Wheelchair Sports Camp

and "Little Mascara" by The Replacements


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Tuesday Morning Music Shuffle - Take It Mix

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I am very excited and pleased with today's mix of music.  I know, I know, I'm always pleased with the mix of music, but today especially we have a great mix of new and old music that darts across the vast field of genre and styles.

PRE-SHUFFLE:

We begin with another direct from my e-mail inbox to my ear-hole.  Liquid Casing is a four-piece progressive/rock band from Houston, Texas. Their brand new album A Separat|Divide is out today and takes on the subject of borders and illegal immigration. Today, we got our first listen via an instrumental track called "Non-Linear Solution", and I have to say I was very impressed.  Combining elements of hard progressive rock and at times dissonant.  I hope you will check this band out, and I know I can't wait to hear more.

Next up some awesome Americana from William Pilgrim and The All Grows Up with "About a Girl" which is on their debut EP The Great Recession which was released last September.

 How about some music from the legendary jazz artist Charles Mingus.  This live recording of "Mingus Blues" comes from an album called Charles Mingus and Friends in Concert which was released on Columbia in 1972.

 Periodically, I check out Noisetrade and read descriptions of some of the selections to see what catches my fancy. When I read the description of The Weight of Glory by Heath McNease which stated that it was a hip hop remix of the works of C.S. Lewis, I was skeptical but intrigued. They had one track available to preview and I listened and was pleasantly surprised enough to download. Today, the track "Surprised by Joy" came up, and I have to say I really dig it.

We next have another great track from the new album, Miles, by Canopy Climbers. This one is called "Melody".

How about the new one from The Civil Wars.  "The One That Got Away" is our first taste of the band's follow-up to the break-through Barton Hollow. My first impression is that it is a strong song that moves things forward nicely.

 We close out the Pre-Shuffle with another track from Christopher Paul Stelling's Songs of Praise and Scorn. "Solar Flares" is flat out an amazing song.

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Monday Morning Music Shuffle - Boy They Can't Ignore Mix

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 Warner E. Hodges from this past Saturday's Royal Court of China Reunion at Foobar. Nashville.

Had a blast this past Saturday witnessing a reunion show by Nashville Rock legends Royal Court of China with special guest Warner E. Hodges on guitar.  As an added bonus, the band was introduced by the cover model from their self-titled debut album (she was actually Japanese).

Onward and upward, we have another great collection of music this morning, and as usual, the accompanying Playlist includes the songs from the Mix or if the actual song was not available (or locatable) in video form, another song by the same artist.

Pre-Shuffle (songs from my morning drive):

"The Moon Dead in the River" by Wendy James
"Bad Feeling" by The Beat Up (formerly known as The Beatings) 
"Who Are You" by Ivan and Alyosha
" This Time Around" by Royal Court of China
"Vanity" by Monks of Mellonwah (from their excellent new EP Ghost Story)
"Blood of the Saints" by Dave Hogan (who I got to see at the Nashville Songwriter Festival a few weeks ago with a h/t to Jason from Grimm Generation)
"Trip" by Canopy Climbers (from their awesom album Miles)

 Shuffle commences right after the JUMP

Friday Morning Music Shuffle - It's Been So Long... Mix

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 A very special Shuffle just 'cause I am so stoked about the Royal Court of China reunion show tomorrow night at FooBar.  The show is a benefit for RCC bassist Robert Logue's Black Raven Emporium and their efforts to add a patio space. The legendary Nashville band will be assisted by Warner E. Hodges (Jason and the Scorchers, The Bluefields, and Dan Baird's Homemade Sin).

For today's shuffle, I stirred up my Royal Court of China digital library and the results are after the JUMP