Author Archives: Michael Eades

Shaboi – Curse Walk

Curse Walk by Shaboi Curse Walk* is the one and only release by Shaboi. It was released in 2009 and we’ve talked about it many times. In fact, this is at least the fifth mention of the record in the history of We Own This Town; likely more than any other album has been mentioned […]

Musicians for Marquita Bradshaw set for Oct. 20th

On Tuesday, October 20th, Third Man Records will host Musicians for Marquita Bradshaw, a live streaming telethon event to raise funds for U.S. Senate candidate Marquita Bradshaw. If you aren’t familiar with Bradshaw and her platform, check out this episode of our TNDP podcast in which she discusses her history and her plan for fighting […]

217: Effortless

Joy Oladokun, 24., Elements x Ron Obasi, Classic Williams, Dale Hollow, Palace Ghosts, Brineaboy, Basic Printer, Monkheads, Luke Quarto

Makeup and Vanity Set – “Algorithm” (Official Video)

Makeup and Vanity Set is likely one of the most prolific artists in the Nashville area. He provides the score for countless podcasts such as Monster, Radio Rental and Up and Vanished, drops multiple full-length albums that embrace a range of styles and even manages to post up exclusives for his Bandcamp subscribers. It’s a […]

Dale Hollow – “I’m a Lover, But I’ll Still Fight”

I'm a Lover, but I'll Still Fight by Dale Hollow Dale Hollow is a bit of an enigma. He is purportedly friends with the mysterious Orville Peck; a fact backed up by his brief appearance in the video for “Legends Never Die” and his performance in the Orville Peck Rodeo. His online persona is boastful […]

Smart Objects – Smart Objects

On a long enough timeline, most songwriters devolve into crafting songs that either fall squarely into the categories of Embarrassingly Corny or Shockingly Self-Indulgent. There’s few things worse than a middle aged man with an acoustic guitar on a stool. Benjamin Harper has been writing and playing in Music City for roughly 20 years but […]

Lost Spring: Benefiting the Service Industry with Cocktail Insights

Everyone is wildly familiar with the series of events that started in early March of 2020 with the devastating tornado that touched down in multiple Nashville neighborhoods that was quickly followed on by the onset of the COVID quarantine; which continues even now, six months later. As former head bartender at Husk and one of […]