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  • New Releases – 11/15/11

    Here we go again for another run through of this week’s notable NEW releases.  As you know, I’m not dealing with reissues, vinyls, etc…. We are talking about NEW releases. Below is a list of music that might be worth some of your time.  I’ve done my best to find reviews with tracks you…

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  • Nashville’s Marathon Music Works opens tomorrow night…

    Everyone has been talking about the opening of Nashville’s newest mid-sized venue, Marathon Music Works.  There was the contest to name the venue, and, those of you that voted correctly, have surely been getting the emails about the upcoming Wanda Jackson/Black Belles show to thank you for participating.  We’ve been getting updates about their…

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  • News and Notes – 11/14/11

    Chugging along again and needing a reboot.  Here’s the latest edition of news and notes. The Horrors cover Bowie I was probably 15 when my uncle gave me a copy of David Bowie’s The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and The Spiders From Mars.  It was a hallmark in my appreciation of music. …

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  • Those Darlins’, The 5 Spot, Today in Nashville

    I was telling you yesterday about today’s premier of Girls Night Out at the 5 spot.  Remember I was telling you that there was a special guest that was going to be there?  Well… UPDATE. Nashville favs Those Darlins are going to be performing today at The 5 Spot in East Nashville.  They will…

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  • Girls Night Out premier with Rall Tide, Bird Cloud, and special guest, The 5 Spot, Saturday in Nashville

    Sometimes I just need to write down a thought to let the stream of consciousness start to flow, so here you go.  Do you ever karate chop the toilet paper?  AND…. We’re off! Today is 11-11-11.  Is that some sort of big deal?  It seems like it should be.  Like all the lotteries in…

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  • Carl Broemel’s Daytrotter session

    The Daytrotter updates just keep coming this week.  While the little studio (known as the “Horseshack”) in Rock Island, Il keeps pumping out great sessions by more up and coming artists than you can keep up with, there was also an announcement that they were going to have to start charging folks a couple…

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  • Youth Lagoon, The Basement, Tonight In Nashville

    Thursday is mini-Friday, right?  Yeah, you know that.  So what are you going to do tonight in Nashville? I think you should get out to see the wonder kid that all the blogs are talking about… Youth Lagoon.  He’s the 22-year old Trevor Powers that wrote a truly awesome debut album to help him…

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  • Get To Know: Gun Lake

    This has been in my email inbox for months.  I first heard Gun Lake (aka Mark Fain) on Turntable several months ago, and met him right there in that little land of avatars.  Luckily, I wowed him with this video clip, and from there a mutual appreciation was born.  Actually, I don’t know how…

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  • News and Notes

    Once again, this computer is creeping along, and needs to be rebooted.  Here’s some random tid bits that are sitting on my computer.  As usually happens with my News and Notes write-ups there aren’t real Nashville connections (save the Feist retweet), but I want to get them out there anyway. The Antlers go XX…

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  • New Music Releases for 11/8/11

    It’s time again for us all to get familiar with the new music releases of this week.  This without a doubt takes more time than any other post I prepare, and I wonder how much longer I will be able to devote a day to writing them.  In the meantime though, here are a…

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