Music City Monday Morning Shuffle - Dress Like Minnie Pearl Mix

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Best laid plans...  I started this like I do every day. I had a dental appointment at 11:30, and I planned to take the rest of the day off work. I hoped to make it home by like 2 or something, and I was going to finish this post and do a bunch of other things. Well, I just got home around 8:00pm.  But, this was such I good shuffle that I didn't want to let it go without posting it.

So, my written contribution will be minimal but enjoy.

Featured Friday Morning Shuffle - Are You Having Fun Boys and Girls? Mix

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Reminder the Magnolia Roads American Roots Hoedown III kicks off tonight with a pre-party at Dee's.  Details and feature on Taylor Kropp (plus links to the first four parts of my preview and features on other artists can be found HERE.

Among the artists performing tonight at Dee's is Allen Thompson.  I went out (for the first time in over a week) last night for the last night of Allen's residency at The 5 Spot.  Maxwell Putnam opened -and as usual he was awesome.  Allen played with a ten piece band that he dubbed Lady Couch.  The band included Jack Silverman, Clint Maine, and Lilly Winwood, and the Nashville Horns. They played a loose, fun set of originals and choice covers. Pretty awesome for an early show (it would have been awesome regardless of the time).

Now, it is FRIDAY!  We have a very mixed bag of music to "Feature".  So sit back, as we take the week out in style.

Magnolia Roads American Roots Hoedown III - Part 5 (Taylor Kropp)

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I've had a great time previewing the Magnolia Roads American Roots III which kicks off TONIGHT!

Read the first 4 parts of my preview.

Part 1 -  Ben Sparaco
Part 2 - Don Gallardo
Part 3 - James Scott Bullard
Part 4 - Rich Mahan 




We close things out and get ready for tonight's pre-party at Dee's Country Cocktail Lounge with a feature and preview of Taylor Kropp.  It's all after the jump.

Trending Thursday Morning Shuffle - Cherry Red Anthology Mix

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The Magnolia Roads American Roots Hoedown III is getting very close. You can read our preview -
Part 1 (Ben Sparaco) 
Part 2 (Don Gallardo) 
Part 3 (James Scott Bullard) 
Part 4 (Rich Mahan)


Meanwhile, it is Thursday and time to jump back into the "New Music" playlist.

Let's just jump right to it!

Magnolia Roads American Roots Hoedown III - Part 4 (Rich Mahan)

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It is just one day until the Magnolia Roads American Roots Hoedown III Pre-party at Dee's Country Cocktail Lounge.  It all begins at 5:30pm - don't miss out on Dee's awesome Happy Hour specials - they also have some great food.  The full schedule will be posted below, but what you need to know is that you should be at Dee's all night on Friday and at The 5 Spot all night on Saturday.  Friday's show is free but there will be a tip jar for the band.  Saturday night is just $5.

We have been featuring a different Hoedown artist each day this week.  You can read the previous posts about Ben Sparaco, Don Gallardo, and James Scott Bullard. 

Today's Featured Artist is Rich Mahan!  Read more after the jump.

Wild Wednesday Morning Shuffle - You Could Really Get It On Mix

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The Magnolia Roads American Roots Hoedown III kicks off in two days. We have been helping to spread the word about this cool event because:

1.  It features some awesome musicians - several of whom have been featured on E2TG
2. It's being held in two of my favorite places to hang out.
3. They asked if we would.
4. That's the kind of blog we are.
(not necessarily in that order)

If you have missed or want to relive my preview posts - they can be found here:

Part 1  Part 2  Part 3

Meanwhile, it is Wednesday and that is the day things get "Wild" here at E2TG.  We call it "Wild Wednesday" because the shuffle on Wednesday comes from all the songs saved to my phones memory.

Let's go!

Magnolia Roads American Roots Hoedown III - Part 3 (James Scott Bullard)

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The Third Annual Magnolia Road American Roots Hoedown is coming up this Friday April 27 and Saturday April 28.  Read Part 1 and Part 2 of our preview.

Friday night's pre-party show is at Dee's Country Cocktail Lounge in Madison. Saturday night's event takes place at The 5 Spot.

Today's featured artist is James Scott Bullard whose latest album is Full Tilt Boogie. We have been featuring this album on E2TG.

More on the Hoedown and James Scott Bullard after the jump...