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Here we are at the end of the work week!
I had such a massively fun time last night at The Basement East. Two shows, six full band sets, seeing and hanging out with some of my favorite people. Music-wise: Nancy Terzian and the Leg Men, Stone Cupid featuring Julie Christensen rocked the early show. Lauren Farrah, Raelyn Nelson Band, Darrin Bradbury leading Hot Garbage (which included Margo Price on Drums and Andrew Leahey on Guitar), and Brian Wright closed the night with four very different but all incredible sets.
Onward, we have our second installment of the newly repurposed Featured Friday… enjoy!
“Middle” by Paul Zografi
We start out our last shuffle of the work week with another great song from Paul Zografi’s album Bright.
“Magnetized” by Wilco
We continue to dig into the recent surprise Wilco release Star Wars. “Magnetized” is the final song on the album.
“Whiskey” by Grumsling
“Whiskey” is the first track on Grumsling’s album Full Coverage. The song goes down easy and leaves a warmth in your belly… just like fine whiskey…
“Uniform” by The Poorhouse Says
Has anyone else noticed that the first four songs in today’s shuffle all had one word titles? The streak ends after this song, but a happy coincidence. as patterns go is one of my favorite albums of 2015 – delightfully understated and brilliant. The Poorhouse Says are a relatively long-running band from St. Louis.
“Great Highway” by Dog Without Warning
Dog Without Warning have been an #E2TG favorite for a few years. Great Highway is one of a handful of new songs the band has released in the last couple of months. As they seem to do at every opportunity, the band has once again reinvented their sound while maintaining their integrity of writing great songs. Great Highway comes off to me as a classic-sounding California rock song.
“The Deadly Depression of a Sad Salesman” by Bashful Hips
Word on the street is that Bashful Hips may be returning to Nashville. After our run of one word titles followed by a two word title, this one comes it at seven words! The music is unique and the songs are very good.
“I’m Through Hurting” by Dale Watson
Another track from Dale Watson’s Call Me Insane album. Watson has been making music for close to 40 years, and his latest album finds him sounding as good as he ever has – offering hope that the best is yet to come.
“Poseidon’s Daughter” by Susan James
Susan James’ new album, Sea Glass, finds the California singer-songwriter adding a page to the rich and storied California Pop Song lexicon. There is a delicate and subtle psychedelic vibe to this opening song. Or at least that is the feeling the song evoked in me.
“Don’t Wanna Fight No More” by Patrick Kinsley and A Fistful of Dollars
We close out the week’s music with a favorite song from Patrick Kinsley’s For a Thousand Miles album which I reviewed earlier this month. Kinsley’s music falls into a musical gray area that often gets labeled as Americana these days. Kinsley favors verse-heavy songs over choruses, but as in this song, he shows that he is capable of writing a mean hook when necessary.
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