Yeah, it is Valentine’s Day, but more importantly, it is Fab Five Friday Day! Here are this week’s five songs worth listening to. The Grand Scheme–Hold On To Your Bag ft. Aloe Blacc Let’s funk it up to start this … Continue reading Fab Five Friday–Feb. 14, 2020
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 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)
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
Let’s get a little inside baseball to start off this week. My musical inputs come in a variety of manners–Spotify playlists, song of the day podcasts, occasional XM, etc. So, when I stumble across a song I think my be … Continue reading Fab Five Friday–Dec. 20, 2019
Here are this week’s five songs worth listening to. Kesha–Resentment ft. Sturgill Simpson, Brian Wilson, Wrabel There are four names I never expected to hear together. This one actually leans more into the country side than the pop side, in … Continue reading Fab Five Friday–Dec. 13, 2019
Back in the old days when Illinoishighschoolsports.com was worth visiting, there was this man. Well, a legend of sorts. His screen name was Reggie Dunlop. If IHSS had a Hall of Fame, he would be first ballot. Truly some of the best message board posts you can find on a site dedicated to the athletic pursuits of the youth, that had nothing to do with the athletic pursuits of of the youth. Reggie was the IHSS Superman. In Clark Kent form, Reggie is Jeff. Jeff is a connoisseur of the rustic life, both the bucolic and the desolate. Especially the … Continue reading Playlist of the Week: Rural Noir
I call my Best Of list Interesting Air, based on a Tom Waits quote. Dude is just a cool cat. Even the stuff he puts out I don’t love, I appreciate. Well, Mr. Waits is 70 today. Born Dec. 7, 1949, Waits pairs an eclectic folk-blues van guarded with his gravel voice. And incredible song writing. I still say the best example of just how outside-the-box he is, is his 1978 performance on Austin City Limits. Yeah, the same year i was born. It is still one of my favorites, and i don’t need much of an excuse to watch … Continue reading Happy Birthday Tom awaits
