One of my favorite things is seeing a band live and being completely blown away by one of the opening acts. One of my least favorite things is finding out this new discovery has been playing locally for years and I’ve been completely oblivious to their existence.
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Music Monday: Elton John
Written by long-time collaborators Elton John and Bernie Taupin, “Tiny Dancer” was a single from John’s 1971 album “Madman Across the Water.” A video for the song, however, wasn’t released until 2017.
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A cover of The Cars’ “Just What I Needed” with steel guitar and a fiddle?
Could be odd…unless if it’s Jesse Dayton. Then it’s just awesome.
Music Monday: Kelley Mickwee
TLDR summary: The search for the writer of a song lead me to the great singer/songwriter Kelley Mickwee.
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“100 Days, 100 Nights” by Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings
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Come for the guest appearances by the always great Damon Johnson and Jason Bonham. Stay for the incredible vocal stylings of Caleb Johnson.
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A few seconds of music on an episode of Showtime’s “Shameless” led me down a musical rabbit hole.
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Charlie Benante of Anthrax, Alex Skolnik of Testament, MeeEun Kim of Trans-Siberian Orchestra, Brandon Yeagley of Crobot and Ra Diaz of Suicidal Tendencies cover “Subdivisions” by Rush.
Music Monday: Rosanne Cash
An acoustic version of “Black Cadillac” by Rosanne Cash.
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