Some awesome red dirt - Morehead, Millsap and Fulbright

So what exactly is red dirt music?  Americana? Alt country?  I really don't know but I went with a red dirt pic anyway.  I'm going with red dirt music is awesome music made by Oklahomans.  I have been amazed by three talented men from Oklahoma lately so I'm sharing them here.  Again... I know I shared Jon Fulbright before but he's still part of this club so I'm sharing him again. 

John Moreland is AMAZING!!! to me.  He is just so talented and his lyrics absolutely touch my heart.  I am a lyrics lover and there's always that moment of recognition in the songs.  The "I know that feeling" moment.  I will absolutely catch him the next time he is near funkytown.  I know his songs have been on Sons of Anarchy which I don't watch because I'm a wimp about violence but I'm glad that people are hearing his wonderful music.  I love the song Gospel and Nobody Gives A Damn About Songs Anymore.  I wonder if I can get 95.9 the Ranch to play him.  I guess I can always make some requests.  This music blog exists solely so I can pimp music I love.  I'm not a writer just a promoter of what I love.   This song is God's Medicine.

Parker Millsap so incredibly talented and he is ONLY 12!!! Okay not really.  That's when you know you're getting old when someone who is ten or fifteen years younger than you somehow becomes twelve, just a baby.  This song is called Truckstop Gospel.  I think I discovered him via the wonderful DJ extraordinaire Shayne Hollinger of 95.9 the Ranch.  Give him a listen, share his music with your friends.  Go see him if you get the chance.  Love him as I love him. 

John Fullbright is such a talented singer songwriter.  I believe he used to be part of the wonderful Turnpike Troubadours.  Nature conspired to keep me from a John Fullbright show last December at Live Oak in Fort Worth.  For some reason an ice stormageddon made  my friends abandon me.  I need fabulously skilled driver friends to make up for my lack of skill in the driving part.  Since I'm challenged on a sunny day, icy roads do not call me.  I kept hoping he would reschedule but nope, I guess the show went on without me.  I will catch him another time.   I believe he's at work on a new album and this song is called Moving. 

Dishwashing music

So Artic Monkeys have a new video Arabella which I wanted to pick as my jam for This is My Jam but as always I wasn't able to post it.  Since that aggravates me so, I thought I would post it here.  Oh and for the easily offended, you see a boob for half a second.  I think AM was one of the best albums of 2013 and I'm kicking myself for missing their last show at HOB Dallas.  So...cool band.  I'm not a writer just a music lover.  Listen to their tunes.  I'm going to listen to them while I clean.  I love how  music can transform the mundane into an enjoyable experience. 

Their newest video Arabella. 

 

 

 

Flourescent Adolescent - The first song I heard by them. 

 

 

R U mine?

 

 

Do I Wanna Know?

 

Insomnia playlist

Oh my heck, is there anything worse than not being able to sleep when you KNOW you need to be sleep.  I have to work in the morning but I can only lay in bed wide awake for so long before I give it up and decide to get up.  So here are a few songs to be awake to or maybe put  me to sleep.

I love Little Green Cars and  this is the last song they played in the audience when I saw them last year.  The song is Consequence of Not Sleeping.

Beck's new album is AMAZING!!!! This is my favorite song from it, Waking Light.  I'm going to see him next month and I can't wait.  I miss live music.  I've missed too many shows lately.

Imogen Heap - Hide and Seek - I do not get tired of this song.  I shall now attempt to get a few hours sleep.  Good night,  my music loving friends.   More soon.  I've missed this blog.  I just enjoy sharing the music I love.

Songs for a Root Canal

Number one - take very good care of your teeth.  Brush, floss, use mouth rinse, get your cleanings religiously.  If you don't you will end up like me in such horrible pain that that dreaded root canal is something to look forward to.  So I get nervous at the dentist.  It's something about the drills and the smell of drilled teeth.  It's an awful, stressful experience for me so I beg and plead, can I listen to my music while they do the procedure?  They say yes and I am happy.  It only makes me feel a million times better.  Here are my music take me away from this dreadful experience songs...

Sorry that I've ignored you bloggity blog.  I got distracted by life.  Now I can't sleep so I will finish this post that I began a month and a half ago....

 

Jenny O - Well Ok Honey

 

Pure awesomeness in my book

 

He's My Brother, She's My Sister - Same Old Ground

 

The Royal Concept - On Our Way

 

I'm not sure about this song but it transports. 

 

Pharrell - Happy

The Hush Sound - We Intertwined

Music discovered from year end best of lists

No Depression is a fabulous site for Americana music.  They posted a question about what artists had been discovered via year end best of lists.  I thought I would share a few that I discovered from those best of lists. 

Tristen - No One's Gonna Know

Caitlin Rose - Only a Clown

Tim Easton - Troubled Times

Night Beds - Even If We Try

The Black Lillies  - The Fall

Linky love - Seven proven ways music makes your life better

Seven proven ways music makes your life better

Three Favorite Texas Country Songs of 2013

 

 

I always have a hard time explaining how Texas country is different than mainstream or Nashville country.  I say its better, more heartfelt, more genuine but the best way to discover Texas country is to listen.  Here are a few of my favorites from 2013.  I wanted to share more but had trouble getting the videos to load. 

 

 

 

Jason Boland  - Dark and Dirty Mile

 

"It's a broken hearted world we inherit"

 

 

Zane Williams - Overnight Success

 

 

 

Mark McKinney - Stolen Cash

 

 

Songs that I wanted to include but had trouble getting videos to load from Youtube.  Grrrr...

Chris King - Native Son
Randy Rogers Band - Trouble
William Clark Green - She Likes the Beatles
Mario Flores - Let Your Lonesome End with Me