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Welcome to the working week. This weekend, Nashville celebrated the birth of a brand new community radio station as WXNA-LP went on the air at 101.5FM with a live stream going out via the web at WXNAfm.org and via the Tunein App. All weekend long, the station previewed many of the great original programming, and as of this morning, the shows have begun to air. If you haven't done so, check out the station. It is awesome! A huge shout out to the amazing folks who built the station from scratch. Salute!
The show I am co-hosting with Sue Havlish (Double Shot with Joe and Sue) had our preview yesterday, and it was a blast. We take to the airwaves for our first regular show on Saturday June 11 at 11a,m. in the Central Time Zone. Our first theme will be A Tale of Two Nashvilles (Altman and ABC).
Last night, I took in the Guy Clark tribute at The Basement (original version), and it was a blast. Reckless Johnny Wales, Carl Anderson, Darrin Bradbury plus hosts Todd Henkin and Charlie Treat and so many more did a great job.
It's Monday and that means we spin songs from the Music City Monday playlist... let's see what came up today.
Monday, June 6, 2016
Friday, June 3, 2016
Featured Friday Morning Shuffle - Java Time Mix
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Feeling very grateful and filled up with life right now. The feeling probably won't last, but I'm digging it.
After work yesterday, I had the incredible opportunity to spend some time with Reckless Johnny Wales and get a early listen to his forthcoming album. First of all, the album is fantastic and I can't wait until the world gets to hear it. Second of all, Reckless Johnny is a larger than life figure and also a very wonderful man. He has some amazing stories and a very unique perspective on the "New Nashville". I even got to give him a copy of The Foresters' CD.
Next, I headed to a run-through in preparation for my very first music video appearance which is scheduled to be shot on Sunday. Details to come.
Next, I headed to The Family Wash to catch some of Bill Lloyd's CD Release show. I was able to catch the end of the acoustic set and the beginning of the electric set. It was as awesome as you would expect a Bill Lloyd show to be. He is a power pop songwriter of the highest caliber.
Whew! This weekend is the aforementioned video shoot, and Sue and I will have our 15 Minutes of Fame as we preview Double Shot with Joe and Sue at WXNA. That will air at 2pm Sunday but really stay dialed in to WXNA all weekend (starting at 10:15a.m. Saturday) and then forever after that!
It is Friday, and we play "featured" music on Friday. Enjoy!
Be sure to "Like" Ear to the Ground on Facebook!
Feeling very grateful and filled up with life right now. The feeling probably won't last, but I'm digging it.
After work yesterday, I had the incredible opportunity to spend some time with Reckless Johnny Wales and get a early listen to his forthcoming album. First of all, the album is fantastic and I can't wait until the world gets to hear it. Second of all, Reckless Johnny is a larger than life figure and also a very wonderful man. He has some amazing stories and a very unique perspective on the "New Nashville". I even got to give him a copy of The Foresters' CD.
Next, I headed to a run-through in preparation for my very first music video appearance which is scheduled to be shot on Sunday. Details to come.
Next, I headed to The Family Wash to catch some of Bill Lloyd's CD Release show. I was able to catch the end of the acoustic set and the beginning of the electric set. It was as awesome as you would expect a Bill Lloyd show to be. He is a power pop songwriter of the highest caliber.
Whew! This weekend is the aforementioned video shoot, and Sue and I will have our 15 Minutes of Fame as we preview Double Shot with Joe and Sue at WXNA. That will air at 2pm Sunday but really stay dialed in to WXNA all weekend (starting at 10:15a.m. Saturday) and then forever after that!
It is Friday, and we play "featured" music on Friday. Enjoy!
Thursday, June 2, 2016
Throwback Thursday Morning Shuffle - Early in the Morning Mix
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Last night, Sue and I recorded what will be our fourth Double Shot with Joe and Sue show with the capable help of Mr. Mark Robinson. I managed to the only commit one FCC violation (no I didn't fucking swear!) which can thankfully be edited out. Remember we go LIVE on June 11 at 11a.m. (Central Time)... without a net! Tune in to 101.5 FM or wxnafm.org via the web or via the Tunein app on your favorite phone or tablet device type thing.
Don't forget, the station goes live this weekend and they will be previewing all of the awesome shows. Our preview will be from 2 to 2:15 Sunday afternoon (all times Central).
Read about WXNA-LP in this weeks Nashville Scene. This a very awesome day for Nashville, and I am beyond humbled and thrilled to be playing even a small part.
Can you believe it is Thursday? This the day, we throw it back.
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Last night, Sue and I recorded what will be our fourth Double Shot with Joe and Sue show with the capable help of Mr. Mark Robinson. I managed to the only commit one FCC violation (no I didn't fucking swear!) which can thankfully be edited out. Remember we go LIVE on June 11 at 11a.m. (Central Time)... without a net! Tune in to 101.5 FM or wxnafm.org via the web or via the Tunein app on your favorite phone or tablet device type thing.
Don't forget, the station goes live this weekend and they will be previewing all of the awesome shows. Our preview will be from 2 to 2:15 Sunday afternoon (all times Central).
Read about WXNA-LP in this weeks Nashville Scene. This a very awesome day for Nashville, and I am beyond humbled and thrilled to be playing even a small part.
Can you believe it is Thursday? This the day, we throw it back.
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Wild Wednesday Morning Shuffle - On the Road to Alcohol Mix
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The Heartbreaker Tribute show at The Basement East last night was pretty darn amazing. I had engaged in a philosophical discussion with Jon Latham about what I perceived to be a large number of tribute shows of late. He made some really good points. Hell, maybe I was just jealous because I had missed some good ones. In any case, just remember all those people on-stage killing it covering your favorite classic songs, are all making original music that you need to check out.
Anyway, speaking of Jon Latham - serving as the band leader/emcee/stage manager, he totally owned the moment, and boy he made me proud to have named him my Artist of the Year at the end of 2015. As I told a couple of people last night, and which I will put in writing here, Jon has been getting some amazing opportunities of late, and it seems as if he has been training his whole life to be ready for this moment, and he is making the most of it. Way to go, Jon! Now that I have embarrassed him enough, I will say everyone was amazing. (Joseph Robert Krauss, Emma Swift, Peyton Parker, Taylor Cole, Lauren Farrah, Joshua Wilkins Black, Hugh Masterson (who was backed by The Lone Bellow), Allen Thompson, Josh Farrow, Tim George, Larrisa Maestro, Andrew Leahey, Megan Palmer, and Joseph Robert Aaskov - plus whoever else I missed). Hats off to The Basement East and Terry Rickards for putting on a great show.
Tune in to WXNA-LP Nashville (101.5FM) or streaming at WXNAFM.Org this weekend to hear previews of all of the shows which will begin debuting on Monday June 6. Sue and I will be in the studio at 2:00pm Sunday to preview Double Shot with Joe and Sue.
Now, believe it or not, it is Wednesday already, and that means we get a little wild...
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The Heartbreaker Tribute show at The Basement East last night was pretty darn amazing. I had engaged in a philosophical discussion with Jon Latham about what I perceived to be a large number of tribute shows of late. He made some really good points. Hell, maybe I was just jealous because I had missed some good ones. In any case, just remember all those people on-stage killing it covering your favorite classic songs, are all making original music that you need to check out.
Anyway, speaking of Jon Latham - serving as the band leader/emcee/stage manager, he totally owned the moment, and boy he made me proud to have named him my Artist of the Year at the end of 2015. As I told a couple of people last night, and which I will put in writing here, Jon has been getting some amazing opportunities of late, and it seems as if he has been training his whole life to be ready for this moment, and he is making the most of it. Way to go, Jon! Now that I have embarrassed him enough, I will say everyone was amazing. (Joseph Robert Krauss, Emma Swift, Peyton Parker, Taylor Cole, Lauren Farrah, Joshua Wilkins Black, Hugh Masterson (who was backed by The Lone Bellow), Allen Thompson, Josh Farrow, Tim George, Larrisa Maestro, Andrew Leahey, Megan Palmer, and Joseph Robert Aaskov - plus whoever else I missed). Hats off to The Basement East and Terry Rickards for putting on a great show.
Tune in to WXNA-LP Nashville (101.5FM) or streaming at WXNAFM.Org this weekend to hear previews of all of the shows which will begin debuting on Monday June 6. Sue and I will be in the studio at 2:00pm Sunday to preview Double Shot with Joe and Sue.
Now, believe it or not, it is Wednesday already, and that means we get a little wild...
Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Trending Tuesday Morning Shuffle - Shut up and Give Me a Train Mix
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And we are back after a long holiday weekend! Working hard to prepare for the launch of Double Shot with Joe and Sue on WXNA Nashville which we can now announce will officially begin on Saturday June 11 and every Saturday from 11a.m. - 1p.m. (Central Time). If you are in Nashville, you can tune us in on your radio at 101.5, elsewhere it will stream live at WXNAFM.org, and via the TuneIn App on your favorite device. The Station will go live on Saturday June 4 at 10:15a.m. with previews of all the amazing shows, and the regular schedule kicks off Monday June 6.
Tonight, an all-star Nashville cast will be recreating Ryan Adam's legendary Heartbreaker album in its entirety at The Basement East (a short distance from where the album was recorded). A ton of cool people on in on this. Doors at 7:30, Music at 8. Here is the Event Page. Get your tickets and come out!
We jump into the Trending Tuesday topic with a wide-ranging set of songs that have some kind of mini-themes built into it.
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And we are back after a long holiday weekend! Working hard to prepare for the launch of Double Shot with Joe and Sue on WXNA Nashville which we can now announce will officially begin on Saturday June 11 and every Saturday from 11a.m. - 1p.m. (Central Time). If you are in Nashville, you can tune us in on your radio at 101.5, elsewhere it will stream live at WXNAFM.org, and via the TuneIn App on your favorite device. The Station will go live on Saturday June 4 at 10:15a.m. with previews of all the amazing shows, and the regular schedule kicks off Monday June 6.
Tonight, an all-star Nashville cast will be recreating Ryan Adam's legendary Heartbreaker album in its entirety at The Basement East (a short distance from where the album was recorded). A ton of cool people on in on this. Doors at 7:30, Music at 8. Here is the Event Page. Get your tickets and come out!
We jump into the Trending Tuesday topic with a wide-ranging set of songs that have some kind of mini-themes built into it.
Friday, May 27, 2016
Featured Friday Morning Shuffle - Amp of Epi Mix
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Nashville happenings and other cool stuff... - Check out our friends at Fighting the Nashville Blues for the scoop!
ICYMI - E2TG premiered the brand new video from Charlie Hager for his song "These Days" - you can read my words and watch the video here.
Trying to coast toward the end of the week and into the long holiday weekend...
Last night, having caught up on sleep the night before, I headed out despite threatening weather to catch the last night of Kevin Gordon's residency at The 5 Spot. Gordon opening solo - showing of the intricacies of his songs and the richness of his voice and guitar work. He even threw in a cover of Richard Thompson's "Keep Your Distance".
Then with his band, he flat out rocked the house. Advice, if you get the chance to see Kevin Gordon live, go see him.
After that show ended, I headed to one of my favorite new venues, The Country. I got there in the middle of Sean Rivers set, and I was really impressed. Great songs and a rocking sound. Next up was E2TG favorite Zachariah Red with a six piece band that featured a lot of cool folks - including Taylor Alexander, Drew Kohl, and Tim Ryssemus of Ricca Vita. I have been following Zach since I met him over a year and a half ago, and I have to say he is sounding better than ever. I really fun set that included an Eagles cover and a Marshall Tucker cover along with songs from Zach's last two records.
Last of the bill was Jason Martin who played really heavy but melodic rock. Josh Waters played guitar with both Rivers and Martin.
All in all, a fun night and I enjoyed seeing a bunch awesome people.
Today in the Featured Friday shuffle, we have a pretty diverse mix of music... so enjoy...
Be sure to "Like" Ear to the Ground on Facebook!
Nashville happenings and other cool stuff... - Check out our friends at Fighting the Nashville Blues for the scoop!
ICYMI - E2TG premiered the brand new video from Charlie Hager for his song "These Days" - you can read my words and watch the video here.
Trying to coast toward the end of the week and into the long holiday weekend...
Last night, having caught up on sleep the night before, I headed out despite threatening weather to catch the last night of Kevin Gordon's residency at The 5 Spot. Gordon opening solo - showing of the intricacies of his songs and the richness of his voice and guitar work. He even threw in a cover of Richard Thompson's "Keep Your Distance".
Then with his band, he flat out rocked the house. Advice, if you get the chance to see Kevin Gordon live, go see him.
After that show ended, I headed to one of my favorite new venues, The Country. I got there in the middle of Sean Rivers set, and I was really impressed. Great songs and a rocking sound. Next up was E2TG favorite Zachariah Red with a six piece band that featured a lot of cool folks - including Taylor Alexander, Drew Kohl, and Tim Ryssemus of Ricca Vita. I have been following Zach since I met him over a year and a half ago, and I have to say he is sounding better than ever. I really fun set that included an Eagles cover and a Marshall Tucker cover along with songs from Zach's last two records.
Last of the bill was Jason Martin who played really heavy but melodic rock. Josh Waters played guitar with both Rivers and Martin.
All in all, a fun night and I enjoyed seeing a bunch awesome people.
Today in the Featured Friday shuffle, we have a pretty diverse mix of music... so enjoy...
E2TG Video Premiere: "These Days" by Charlie Hager
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Ear to the Ground has been featuring songs from American Saga, the new album by Charlie Hager for a few weeks. I previously described his music as pure honest songwriting. It is a sad commentary on our times that I almost felt the need to explain that I meant that as a compliment. In some ways, that is what this song and the brand new video, which we are premiering today, is all about.
Be sure to "Like" Ear to the Ground on Facebook!
Ear to the Ground has been featuring songs from American Saga, the new album by Charlie Hager for a few weeks. I previously described his music as pure honest songwriting. It is a sad commentary on our times that I almost felt the need to explain that I meant that as a compliment. In some ways, that is what this song and the brand new video, which we are premiering today, is all about.
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