161: Defying Articulation
Z. Swann, Gary Wilson & R. Stevie Moore, BEDROOM, Olivia Jean, Local Cult, Faux Ferocious, Soft Bodies, Ziona Riley
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Olivia Jean – Night Owl
Night Owl by Olivia Jean For the uninitiated, Olivia Jean is a Detroit born multi-instrumentalist now residing in Nashville that came on to our collective radars in 2009 when she was involved as the guitarist / vocalist for The Black Belles; an outfit known as much for their gothic appearances as their stylistic musical output. […]
Stone Jack Jones – “I’m Gone” (Official Video)
File Under: Haunting and Spellbinding. It’s a slow burn but the payoff is worth it.
The Critical Assertions of Chris Gaines
Examining the press reception of a smoldering rock and roll character that put together an album of R&B songs that was then pitched to Adult Contemporary radio. Not great.
160: Huger than Huge, An Instrumental Special
Makeup and Vanity Set, Woodsplitter, Robots Against Children, Rich Ruth, flwr grl, Adrienne Franke, Oral Sax, VH1 CLASSIC
VH1 Classic – WVOL 1470 AM, The Mighty 147!
WVOL 1470 AM – The Mighty 147! by V H 1 C L A S S I C Vaporwave and Nashville aren’t exactly two concepts you generally think of together. However, local artist VH1 Classic has managed to figure out how to bring the two together in a perfectly sublime manner without even making a […]
Nordista Freeze – “Wysteria” (Acme Radio Live)
The catalog of performances from ACME Radio Live is a deep well of in-studio, low-key, performances from the likes of Daniella Mason, Molly Parden, Bantug and many, many, more. Finding an entry point can be difficult, so lemme recommend this performance of “Wysteria” from Nordista Freeze. Nordista, if I may be so bold as to […]
The World Meets Chris Gaines
From Jan 1999 to the Chris Gaines album release, we pull together all the disparate threads to weave the full story of Gaines birth into the world.
159: Amphidromic Education
Ian Ferguson, Michelle Sullivan & The All Night Boys, Chico, Styrofoam Winos, Taylor Narain, Brasko, American Roommates, Your Gaze
Introducing Ladyland
Very proud to announce the addition of a new show to the We Own This Town network of podcasts; Ladyland. Host Kim Baldwin is a social media consultant and blogger. On her blog, The Blonde Mule, she’s maintained a written Q&A series with a wide range of women around Nashville (and beyond) about their jobs, […]
Eve Maret – “Pink Ray” (Official Video)
The rumors are true, Eve Maret has packed up and moved to Oakland, CA for further studies. While that would generally make any new music emanations ineligible for We Own This Town coverage, we can’t help but make an exception. As co-founder of Hyasynth House and progenitor of the most excellent No More Running, our […]
Behind the Life of Chris Gaines
Who was Christian Gene Gaines? We review the known facts from birth to 1999; including Crush, Straight Jacket, Fornucopia, Apostle, Triangle and Greatest Hits.