Author Archives: Michael Eades

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 […]

214: In Praise of Bandcamp

After a brief pounding of the pulpit in praise of Bandcamp, we dive into a massive playlist of new local music. Some might even say a little too much music but when there’s this much to share, why wait to share it? Be sure to click through on the releases below for more music and […]

Nehoda – “Shakey Pop”

Shakey Pop by Nehoda Nehoda is a relatively new band to the Nashville music scene but it’s comprised of members with plenty of experience making music in other outfits (drummer Jeremy Gill in Kitchn and namesake Patrick Nehoda with solo releases). The trio took their experience and headed to Sundog Recording Studio in East Nashville […]

213: Zero Doubt of Greatness

Adia Victoria, Petty, *repeat repeat, Nehoda, Black Moon Mother, Palm Ghosts, Bez, Lul Lion, Young Soul, Future Crib, Mount Olympic, Brainweight, Michael Logozar, Daniel Tashian

The Stories Behind the Stuff; Introducing Memento Stori

We Own This Town is very excited to welcome a new show to our roster of podcasts; Memento Stori. Hosted by Rebecca Delius, the series investigates our complicated connections to inherited items. Why do you love the stuff you love? Do you ever think about what will happen to it when you die? Listen in […]

Emma Swift – “You’re a Big Girl Now” (Official Video)

Emma Swift recently released Blonde on the Tracks, an eight song LP of various Bob Dylan covers spanning his varied career. In early August she released the official video for “You’re a Big Girl Now,” which pays some serious homage to famed graphic designer Milton Glaser. It’s a fitting stylistic choice given that Glaser designed […]

The Blam Blams – “Opening Night” (Official Video)

The Blam Blams will release Opening Night on August 28th, 2020. It’s a concept album that, according to this No Country for New Nashville post, will tell the story of Sydney Fable who is “a bisexual actor/ artist in 1970’s London that is stepping out onto the stage both literally and figuratively as he begins […]

211: A Rabidly Active Scene

Savoy Motel, The Blam Blams, Jordan Lehning, Emma Swift, The Guac Mamas, asadsangabi, MNTN, Sundaes, Fu Stan, BeHoward, Bamboon Sauve, vast ness, Doug Lehmann, Jaguar Gold, Woodsplitter, William Tyler