Here are this week’s five songs worth listening to. John Paul White–The Good Old Days This is the lead track off John Paul’s second solo album since The Civil Wars (apropos name?) split. This album is very Marty Stuart-esque. And … Continue reading Fab Five Friday–Jan. 24, 2020
Chris Shiflett was a pleasant surprise for me a couple years ago. Not in a “who is this guy”. He plays in Foo Fighters, one of the biggest bands in the world, after all. No, the surprise was “this guy is legit in the Americana world” way. Chris has a podcast called Walking The Floor, borrowing from Earnest Tubbs. He has awesome guest on a regular basis, a regular Who’s Who of the music world I tend to make my’s ears’ habitat. This was was no exception (the correct use, Darrelle Revis), with the venerable Robert Earl Keene joining Chris … Continue reading “I Guess The Party Ended”–Robert Earl Keen Walks The Floor
Here is what I’m reading ahead of tonight’s championship game between Clemson and LSU. Dabo vs. Coach O, and I’ve got Swinney’s Tigers +5.5. I thought the two best teams met in the semifinals, with Clemson clipping the Buckeyes. 538’s … Continue reading CFB Championship Blog: Clemson vs. LSU
Here are this week’s five songs worth listening too. Briston Maroney–Fool’s Gold Indie rock-turned-troubadour at 21, Maroney has released a few EPs, and this one came out late in the summer. It has a serious Ryan Adams vibe to it. … Continue reading Fab Five Friday–Jan. 10, 2020
Continuing on in our look back at the last decade of music. Part 1 was here. 2015–Chris Stapleton–Traveller Chris Stapleton went from one of Nashville’s best kept secrets to full blown superstar in 2015, with the release of Traveller, his first solo album. Chris had written many hits within country, and earned street cred in bluegrass (The Steeldrivers) and southern rock (Jompson Brothers). Since Traveller, however, he has been selling out stadiums and amphitheaters ever since. My first exposure to this album was the video for Fire Away, dealing with mental stability. In a ironic twist of sorts, after years … Continue reading Albums Of The Year, For A Decade, Pt. 2 (2015-2019)
With the rollover of the calendar last week, a lot of year-end, and decade-end list popped up, for everything from music and movies, to politics to technology advancement. This just another such list. Here is my Albums of the Year, for every year of the decade. These are hindsight as of currently. Not all of them were my Album of the Year in the year I rated them. My list, my rules. Sometime around 2008-2009, my musical interests shifted greatly, more to the roots, Americana style. But as you can see by the list below, my likes did not change … Continue reading Albums Of The Year, For A Decade, Pt. 1 (2010-2014)
The first Fab Five Friday of 2020. Here are five songs worth listening to this week. Kolton Moore and The Clever Few–Kyle’s Song Texas country out of the Dallas area. I discovered Kolton through one of my facebook fan groups … Continue reading Fab Five Friday–Jan. 3, 2020
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