Wednesday Morning Music Shuffle - Pants on Fire Mix

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Last night, I hung out at this wonderful weekly East Nashville happening, Derek Hoke's $2 Tuesday at The 5 Spot. It was a great time with some great music. Host Derek Hoke played an awesomely perfect Western Swingish version of Led Zeppelin's Houses of the Holy, and the night ended with a great full-band set by J.R. Wyatt who I have featured on this blog.

If you are in Nashville on Thursday, you have your next non-Fran's chance to see Ear to the Ground 2014 Artist of the Year Darrin Bradbury. The show is also at The 5 Spot beginning around 9:00.  Mention Ear to the Ground and you will get some odd looks, but what the heck, mention us anyway.

Tuesday Morning Music Shuffle - Leather and Chrome Mix

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Back at it after a long weekend.... some days, you just don't feel it, but you press on and music always helps.

Friday Morning Music Shuffle - Talking inYour Sleep Mix

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I had a technical glitch which prevented me from going back to review the songs in this morning's shuffle, so I did the best I could from memory.  I realize that no one would know the difference, but I felt the need to be honest about that.  I think I came pretty close (possible some songs out of order)...

Thursday Morning Music Shuffle - Oh My and a Boo Hoo Mix

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I got those post-birthday hangover blues... hangover in the figurative sense (or is it literal???)

Anyway, some killer tunes in the shuffle - so let's get to it.

Wednesday Morning Music Shuffle - Dream Too Much Mix

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Had a great time last night on my first visit to the (relatively) new City Winery Nashville.  The first ever Nashville Nights featured Darrin Bradbury and Tim Easton with Megan Palmer with special guest Amy Speace.  It's a gorgeous building and the music sounded great.

A bit short on time.  As I do every year on this date, I begin the Video Playlist with a song (not part of the shuffle) by Cracker from their self-titled debut.

Tuesday Morning Music Shuffle - If You Don't Know Mix

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Getting back on schedule...

ICYMI:  Check out my review of Dale Watson and Rosie Flores at Exit/In.

If you are in Nashville this evening, head on over to City Winery Nashville. A great night of music is on tap with #E2TG Artist of the Year Darrin Bradbury kicking things off at 8:00 sharp so don't be late. $5.00 to hear some really great people make really cool music.



Dale Watson and the Lonestars with Rosie Flores – Exit/In Nashville 1/9/2015

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It’s been a particularly interesting week to live in Nashville and be someone who writes about music.  This week, a mashup of six top Country songs went viral.  The songs were virtually identical besides not being very good. It was concrete proof of what many of us know already that mainstream (so called) Country music is in a pitiful state. So, maybe it is fitting that I ended my week at the legendary Exit/In for the opening night of the Baddest of the Bad Tour which included the return of Dale Watson to the same Music City that over 20 years ago told him he was "Too Country for Country."