E2TG 11/10/2021 - Mid-End Week Post - Told Mara Mix (The Swoop Remix)

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So, this will be my last post of the week.  With taking some time off and holidays in the coming weeks, I am probably going to put the Featured Friday Playlist on hold until the first of the year - when I will likely have a pretty big playlist to "catch up".  In the meantime, I will continue posting shuffles whenever I am able, and I will begin working on some Christmas playlists and seeing what sense I can make out of this year for some year-end wrap up posts. 

Stay Tuned. 

In the meantime, give this week's Playlist a spin, and checkout today's Shuffle after the jump. 

 

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E2TG 11/9/2021 - Tuesday is Today - Power from Below Mix (Mad Smiles Remix)

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The archive for today's Ear to the Ground radio show is not yet available, but here is the playlist:

6:02am Sonny Boy by Owsley on Owsley (Giant)

6:02am Thank God They Closed the Honky Tonks (feat. Timbo) by Mick Mullin on Mullin’ It Over (Mick Mullin)

6:05am Room To Breathe by Zach Russell on In Between – EP (Oso Amarillo Records)

6:10am Out of the Ether by Golden and Rust on Golden and Rust (Golden and Rust)

6:15am Blue, Blue, Blue by Noel McKay on Blue Blue Blue (Noel McKay)

6:19am Smoke and Mirrors by Stash on Stash (Walk the Walk) (Ted Russell Kamp / PoMo Records)

6:23am Walk to the River (feat. Hannah Halford) by Jeffrey Halford and The Healers on Walk to the River (feat. Hannah Halford) – Single (Floating Records)

6:30am ROMP Theme by Tramp on ROMP Theme – Single (Tramp Camp)

6:31am Klara Stjärnor by Georg Nielsen on Klara Stjärnor – Single (Georg Nielsen)

6:32am Wash by Calexico on Luz de Vida II: A Compilation to Benefit Homicide Survivors (Fort Lowell Records)

6:35am False Positive by The Acharis on Blue Sky / Grey Heaven (Zum)

6:39am Walk in the Park by Inca Babies on Walk in the Park – Single (Black Lagoon Records)

6:45am Memory Box by Rodney Cromwell on Memory Box – Single (Happy Robots Records)

6:48am Never Less Than Lonely by Lusitanian Ghosts on Never Less Than Lonely – EP (European Phonographic)

6:51am Hammered in an Airport by Spray on AnalogueTrash: Label Sampler, Vol. 5 (AnalogueTrash Records)

6:56am Nagu by Sam Redmore on Nagu – Single (Jalapeno Records)

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Today's shuffle is below the jump. 

 

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E2TG 11/8/2021 - Music City Monday - Mona Lisa Mix (Chi Sei Remix)

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Heading into a short week - with a couple days off work at the end following a weekend filled with music. 

Friday - I checked back in with Tim Carroll's Rock and Roll Happy Hour and caught part of the 8th Anniversary of the Strictly Eighties Dance Party.   Saturday night was the annual Last Waltz tribute show - one of those events where I knew more people on stage than off.  The songs are all classics and the musicians and singers were all incredible. It would have been hard for it to not be great, and it still exceeded expectations.   Sunday, I caught Slowforce (Megan Palmer and Bob Lewis) along with what was billed as a solo set by Stuffy Shmitt but which was actually Stuffy and Tom Mason doing a set of classic blues and folk songs.  A really fun way to wrap up the weekend.

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And finally, today's Music City Monday Shuffle is after the jump. 

 

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E2TG 11/5/2021 - Featured Friday - Out of the Ether Mix (ROMP Remix)

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A new Friday brings a new Featured Friday Playlist.  Please check it out. This is also Bandcamp Friday - so if you discover some new (or old) music on Spotify, it is a good day to see if it is available on Bandcamp and throw some love that way. 

This week's playlist features the usual mix of old favorites and new (to us) artists. Plus, a couple of new projects from some old favorites. 

If you are in Nashville, it is a good weekend for tributes - Dee's has an epic Gram Parsons tribute tonight, and tomorrow night is the annual Last Waltz benefit at The Beast with many E2TG favorites taking part. 

 

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E2TG 11/4/2021 - I'm Back - Shed Kids Mix (Landscape Remix)

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Had an unexpected sick day yesterday, but we are back now.  

Also, due to illness and out of an abundance of caution, I did not do the Greetings from Nashville show this morning.  I will be back next week with Ear to the Ground on Tuesday and Greetings from Nashville on Thursday, 

Today is your last chance to check out this week's Featured Friday Playlist - so please do so.  A new list hits around midnight or so.

Today's shuffle is below the jump...

 

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E2TG 11/2/2021 - Today is Today - Beware of Dog Mix (Struggle Remix)

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Today's Ear to the Ground Radio Show is up on the WXNA archive. 

6:02am Sonny Boy by Owsley on Owsley (Giant)

6:02am The Painful Truth by Palm Ghosts on The Lost Frequency (Ice Queen Records)

6:06am I Need You Now by Ajay Mathur on I Need You Now – Single (Yakketeeyak Music)

6:10am Lights by Lost Tuesday Society on Bee Skin Rug (Lost Tuesday Society)

6:16am New York by Van Plating on New York – Single (Fallin’ Angel Records)

6:18am Queen of Pittsburgh by Tedi Brunetti on Queen of Pittsburgh (3071289 Records DK2)

6:24am Shadow Hunters by Sara Syms on Shadow Hunters – Single (Sara Syms)

6:29am Tryna Make Sense of It by Lone Wild on Tryna Make Sense of It – Single (Lone Wild)

6:33am For Those I Love by Cameron Carrus on Odd (2079001 Records DK)

6:36am I’ll Row by The Chaw on I’ll Row – Single (747252 Records DK)

6:39am Always Old Friends by Dana Cooper on Always Old Friends – Single (Dana Cooper)

6:44am Shadows That Still Stretch by Andrew Leahey & The Homestead on American Static, Vol. 1 (Mule Kick Records)

6:49am More Than Love by Steve Schultz on Small Batch, Vol. 1 – EP (Steve Schultz)

6:55am Envision Yourself Levitating by Sons Of Kemet on Black To The Future (Impulse!)

Don't forget to check out and "Follow" our E2TG Featured Friday Playlist on Spotify. A lot of great music this week. 

 

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E2TG 11/1/2021 - Music City Monday - Hell and Hills Mix (Sea Walls Remix)

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Here at E2TG - every Monday is Music City Monday - where we shuffle up songs from an expansive and ever-growing playlist of music by Nashville artists past and present. My rules for what constitutes a Nashville artist are flexible and malleable. Basically, it is generally music by artists who do or have lived in Nashville. In some cases, that extends to music made before or after the artist lived in Nashville. My philosophy is that every musician/songwriter who comes to town (no matter how long they stay) brings a little something to the fabric of Nashville's music community and they also take a little of Nashville with them.  

Also (hopefully) rarely, something will pop up from someone I thought was from Nashville but who never actually lived here... Oops. 

The Smoking Flowers/Collins Family Halloween bash at The 5 Spot has become my favorite way to celebrate the holiday.  This year Kim and Scott Collins were backed by the fabulous DeeOhGee and joined by guests like Lauren and Jason Morrow and Justin Collins and more.  There were fireeaters and dancers,   Also costumes galore.  I even won a prize although for the sake of full disclosure, I was the only entry in my category, but still - a win is a win. 

Lots of great music from Raygun, Gyasi, The Minks (in coordinate Wizard of Oz costumes), and Lauren and Jason Morrow - doing murder ballads under the name The Bone Morrows. 

Reminder - we unleashed a new Featured Friday Playlist last Friday, please check it out.  

 

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